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.)
247 East Chestnut Condominium Association 247 East Chestnut	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	725 tons Lowest 44%
Eugenie Terrace on the Park (gn037) ⚠️ 1730 N Clark St	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	3,266 tons Highest 11%
Clinton Street Lofts 226 N Clinton Street	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	778 tons Lowest 48%
3284-CHICAGO, IL (WICKER PARK) 1360 North Ashland Ave	Wholesale Club/Supercenter	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	489 tons Lowest 26%
642 W. Addison Apartments 630-644 W. Addison St.	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	285 tons Lowest 7%
1155 E 60th Street 📷 (UChicago) 1155 East 60th St	College/University	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	1,037 tons Highest 42%
171 West Oak Street 📷 171 West Oak Street	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	880 tons Highest 48%
Elston Industrial lofts, Llc ⚠️ 1737-1747 N Elston/ 1430-1454 W Willow	Mixed Use Property	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	473 tons Lowest 25%
2912 Condominium Association 2912-2914 N. Commonwealth Ave.	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	335 tons Lowest 12%
The Park Astor Condominium 1515 N Astor	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	597 tons Lowest 36%
1316 1326 N STATE PKWY 🕰️ ⚠️ 1316 1326 N STATE PKWY	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft	862 tons
Shoreline Park Condominium Association 4950 N. Marine Drive	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	2,179 tons Highest 19%
1300 Astor Tower (1300-1306 N. Astor St.) ⚠️ 1300-1306 N. Astor St.	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	565 tons Lowest 33%
3300 Lake Shore Drive Condominium Association 3300 N Lake Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	777 tons Lowest 47%
Commonwealth Towers Condominium Association 2920 N. Commonwealth Ave.	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 45%	439 tons Lowest 22%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data