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.)
Harbor Point 155 Harbor Drive	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	6,712 tons Highest 4%
Park 1500 Loft (1500 W Monroe) 📷 ⚠️ 1500 W Monroe	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	2,148 tons Highest 19%
Renaissance Place at Hyde Park Condominium Association South 1000 E 53rd	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	777 tons Lowest 47%
1550 Condo Association (1550 N. Lake Shore Drive) 1550 N. Lake Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	2,025 tons Highest 21%
Lake Point Tower Condominium Association (505 N. Lake Shore Drive) 505 N. Lake Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	8,735 tons Highest 3%
Cornell Village Tower Condominium Association 5201 South Cornell Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	1,609 tons Highest 28%
1122 N Dearborn 1122 N Dearborn	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	1,321 tons Highest 34%
5514 S. Cornell Condominium Association Inc 5514-5524 S Cornell Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	304 tons Lowest 8%
Ashland Devon Chicago EOuities: 6748 North Ashland Avenue ⚠️ 6748 North Ashland Avenue	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	333 tons Lowest 11%
Tower Lofts Condo ⚠️ 1601 West School Street	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	990 tons Highest 44%
540 North Lake Shore Drive Condominium (540 N Lake Shore Dr ) 540 N Lake Shore Dr	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	1,266 tons Highest 36%
Clark Street Investors L.L.C. ⚠️ 3134 N. Clark St.	Urgent Care/Clinic/Other Outpatient	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	324 tons Lowest 11%
Catherine Courts Condominium Association of Chicago (5306-5310 N. Chester Ave.) 🕰️ ⚠️ 5306 - 5310 N. Chester Ave.	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft	572 tons
River West Lofts 925 W Huron	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	986 tons Highest 44%
Baumhart Hall-ID#160412 ⚠️ (Loyola) 26 E Pearson	Residence Hall/Dormitory	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	1,369 tons Highest 33%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data