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.) |
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Ridgemoor Estates Condominiums
6433 W Belle Plaine Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft 
Highest 31%
| 425 tons 
Lowest 21%
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1200 Condominium Association
1200 North Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 700 tons
Lowest 43%
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North Park Tower Cooperative
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300 W. North Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft | 846 tons |
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1329 1341 W ESTES AVE
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1329 1341 W ESTES AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft | 489 tons |
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233-Senior Suites of Hegewisch
13550 S. Avenue O
| Senior Living Community | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 441 tons
Lowest 22%
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OneTwoPru
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130 East Randolph & 180 North Stetson
| Office | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 20,000 tons #14 Highest
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330 WELLS OWNER LLC
330 S. Wells Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 711 tons
Lowest 43%
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One North Wacker
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One North Wacker Drive
| Office | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 11,863 tons #44 Highest
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Accenture Tower
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500 West Madison Street
| Office | 7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 13,621 tons #34 Highest
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3812 S MICHIGAN AVE
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3812 S MICHIGAN AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 7.2 kg/sqft | 518 tons |
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Woodlawn - University of Chicago
(UChicago)
1156 E 61st Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.2 kg/sqft
Highest 32%
| 2,764 tons
Highest 14%
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221 W Hubbard
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221 W Hubbard St
| Multifamily Housing | 7.2 kg/sqft
Highest 32%
| 1,247 tons
Highest 36%
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Burnham Pointe
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730 S Clark St
| Multifamily Housing | 7.2 kg/sqft
Highest 32%
| 2,834 tons
Highest 14%
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2950 North Sheridan
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2950 North Sheridan
| Multifamily Housing | 7.2 kg/sqft
Highest 32%
| 977 tons
Highest 44%
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5550 North Kenmore Avenue
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5550 North Kenmore Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 7.2 kg/sqft
Highest 32%
| 1,128 tons
Highest 39%
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Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data