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.)
Cedar Street Corporation 70 E Cedar Street	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	403 tons Lowest 18%
1366 North Dearborn Condominium Association 1366 N Dearborn	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	408 tons Lowest 19%
Surfside Condominium 🕰️ ⚠️ 5815 N Sheridan Rd	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft	1,007 tons
6300 Sheridan Building Condominium Association 6300 North Sheridan	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	743 tons Lowest 45%
Casa Bonita Condominium Association ⚠️ 7340-7352 N. Ridge Blvd.	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	586 tons Lowest 35%
Twain (CPS) 5134 S Lotus Ave	K-12 School	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	745 tons Lowest 45%
Pine Grove Property LLC ⚠️ 2828 N Pine Grove Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	522 tons Lowest 29%
725 W Sheridan Condominium Association, Inc. 🕰️ ⚠️ 721 729 W SHERIDAN RD	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft	275 tons
Arlington Place 546-550 West Arlington Place	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	295 tons Lowest 8%
Winthrop Terrace Apartments 🕰️ 5734 N Winthrop Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft	275 tons
2600 N Hampden ⚠️ 2600 N Hampden Court	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	343 tons Lowest 12%
Hollywood Property 1040 W Hollywood	Multifamily Housing	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	323 tons Lowest 11%
Two North LaSalle ⚡ 2 North Lasalle	Office	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	4,122 tons Highest 8%
311 West Monroe ⚠️ 311 West Monroe	Office	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	2,263 tons Highest 18%
10 South Riverside Plaza 10 South Riverside Plaza	Office	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	4,173 tons Highest 8%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data