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.)
Market SOuare Lofts Condominium Association 161 W Harrison	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	816 tons Lowest 49%
St. Mary of Providence 4200 N. Austin Ave	Mixed Use Property	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	943 tons Highest 45%
73 East Elm Street Condominium Association 73 E Elm St	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	481 tons Lowest 26%
2970 North Sheridan 2970 North Sheridan	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	1,186 tons Highest 38%
Infinite Chicago (nf04) 📷 ⚠️ 28 E Jackson Blvd	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	1,067 tons Highest 41%
633 N St. Clair 🏆 633 N St. Clair	Office	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	3,080 tons Highest 12%
East Point Condominium Association ⚡ 940 W Glenlake Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	1,555 tons Highest 29%
Michigan Avenue Lofts (910 S. Michigan Ave.) 910 S. Michigan Ave.	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	2,549 tons Highest 16%
VB 1224 Lofts CA (1224 W. Van Buren) 1224 W. Van Buren	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	1,463 tons Highest 31%
Yusho/Commercial Bldg. ⚠️ 5301-23 S. Kimbark Ave.	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	291 tons Lowest 7%
Sterling Condominium, The 4101-21 N Sheridan	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	339 tons Lowest 12%
The Parc Orleans Condominium Association Inc ⚠️ 1546 N. Orleans	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	567 tons Lowest 34%
The Regal ⚡ 651 S. Wells	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	488 tons Lowest 26%
210-220 N Green St. ⚠️ 210 N Green Street	Office	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	453 tons Lowest 23%
451 W Melrose, LLC 447-55 W Melrose St	Multifamily Housing	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	262 tons Lowest 5%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data