All Buildings By Greenhouse Gas Intensity
These are the Chicago's benchmarked buildings that reported the highest greenhouse gas intensity i.e. emissions per square foot. Large, efficient, buildings can perform much better than very inefficient small buildings on this metric.
Note: Data From Large Buildings in 2023
Note: This data only includes buildings whose emissions
are reported under the
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance
. According to the City “As of 2016, this list includes all
commercial, institutional, and residential buildings larger than 50,000
square feet.”
The latest year of data is from 2023, but we update the site regularly when new data is available, and some buildings may have failed to report that year, and only have older data available.
Additionally, note that all tons specified are metric tons.
| Name / Address | Primary Property Type |
GHG Intensity (kg CO2 eq./sqft) |
Total GHG Emissions (tons CO2 eq.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Michigan Avenue Lofts (910 S. Michigan Ave.)
910 S. Michigan Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft 
Lowest 24%
| 2,549 tons 
Highest 16%
|
|
VB 1224 Lofts CA (1224 W. Van Buren)
1224 W. Van Buren
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 1,463 tons
Highest 31%
|
|
Yusho/Commercial Bldg.
⚠️
5301-23 S. Kimbark Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 291 tons
Lowest 7%
|
|
Sterling Condominium, The
4101-21 N Sheridan
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 339 tons
Lowest 12%
|
|
The Parc Orleans Condominium Association Inc
⚠️
1546 N. Orleans
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 567 tons
Lowest 34%
|
|
The Regal
⚡
651 S. Wells
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 488 tons
Lowest 26%
|
|
210-220 N Green St.
⚠️
210 N Green Street
| Office | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 453 tons
Lowest 23%
|
|
451 W Melrose, LLC
447-55 W Melrose St
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 262 tons
Lowest 5%
|
|
4900 Drexel Cooperative
🕰️
⚠️
4900 South Drexel
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft | 437 tons |
|
Barclay Condominium Home Owners' Association, Inc
4940 S. East End Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 716 tons
Lowest 44%
|
|
6901 Oglesby Avenue Apartment Building Corporation
⚠️
6901-6915 S. Oglesby Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 527 tons
Lowest 30%
|
|
233 E Walton Place Building (233 E. Walton Place)
📷
⚠️
233 E. Walton Place
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 343 tons
Lowest 12%
|
|
Ravinia Lofts Condominium Association
2024 S Wabash Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 272 tons
Lowest 6%
|
|
Dunbar Vocational Acad HS -CPS
🕰️
⚠️
(CPS)
3000 S King Dr
| K-12 School | 4.9 kg/sqft | 1,569 tons |
|
Surf III LLC
426 W Surf St
| Multifamily Housing | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 437 tons
Lowest 22%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data