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.)
534 West Stratford 532 - 536 West Stratford Place	Multifamily Housing	3.6 kg/sqft Lowest 5%	575 tons Lowest 35%
CHICAGO, IL-1542 ⚠️ 7601 S Cicero Ave	Retail Store	3.6 kg/sqft Lowest 5%	723 tons Lowest 44%
CHCHIL76_IB00100009489/O10170/4533 W ROSCOE ST/CHICAGO/IL 📷 4533 W Roscoe St	Office	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	388 tons Lowest 17%
Richardson 6018 S Karlov Ave	K-12 School	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	467 tons Lowest 25%
The Burnham at Woodlawn Park ⚠️ 6134 S. Cottage Grove Avenue	Multifamily Housing	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	254 tons Lowest 4%
2700 N Halsted St 🕰️ ⚠️ 2700 N Halsted St	Multifamily Housing	3.5 kg/sqft	296 tons
The Broadmoor Apartments 7600 N. Bosworth Ave.	Multifamily Housing	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	461 tons Lowest 24%
Frances Larry Apartments 824-32 E 53rd St	Multifamily Housing	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	212 tons Lowest 2%
Lyndale Place 🕰️ ⚠️ 2575 W Lyndale	Multifamily Housing	3.5 kg/sqft	292 tons
New Sullivan (CPS) 8331 S Mackinaw Ave	K-12 School	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	756 tons Lowest 46%
The New York Private Residences (242935) 🕰️ 3660 N Lake Shore Dr	Multifamily Housing	3.5 kg/sqft	2,211 tons
The Darien (3100 N. Lake Shore Drive) ⚠️ 3100 N. Lake Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	1,224 tons Highest 36%
Randolph Place Residences Condominium Association 165 N Canal Street	Multifamily Housing	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	2,616 tons Highest 15%
IL2125ZZ-OUINCY COURT BLDG ⚠️ 11 W Ouincy Court	Office	3.5 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	426 tons Lowest 21%
Lake Street Lofts LLC 🕰️ ⚠️ 900 910 912 W Lake St & 212 N Peoria St	Multifamily Housing	3.5 kg/sqft	376 tons

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data