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.)
1260 Astor Building Corporation 🕰️ ⚠️ 1260 N ASTOR ST	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft	510 tons
2738 N. Pine Grove 2738 N. Pine Grove Ave.	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	550 tons Lowest 32%
Westminster Condominium Association 36-50 N. Menard Avenue	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	362 tons Lowest 14%
Chestnut Place Apartments 850 North State Street	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	1,364 tons Highest 34%
The Pavilion ⚠️ 5441 N. East River Road	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	5,690 tons Highest 5%
Alta at K Station 555 West Kinzie	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	4,935 tons Highest 6%
Lidia Puchinska Apartments 838 N. Noble Street	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	1,414 tons Highest 32%
Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush ⚡ 🕰️ 1611 W HARRISON ST	Medical Office	5.3 kg/sqft	1,128 tons
Seventy East ⚡ 70 E. Lake Street	Office	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	816 tons Lowest 49%
4101-4113 N Kedzie Ave: 4113 North Kedzie Avenue ⚠️ 4113 North Kedzie Avenue	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	280 tons Lowest 6%
333 S Des Plaines (333 S. Des Plaines) ⚠️ 333 S. Des Plaines	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	951 tons Highest 45%
N001845-CHICAGO BRICKYARD 2630 N. Narragansett Ave.	Wholesale Club/Supercenter	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	741 tons Lowest 45%
4200 Marine Drive Condominium Association 4200 N Marine Dr	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	610 tons Lowest 37%
1430 S. Michigan Ave 1430 S. Michigan Avenue	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	565 tons Lowest 33%
Fifteen Thirty North State Parkway Building Corporation 1530 N State Parkway	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	403 tons Lowest 18%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data