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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
218 Irving Park
⚠️
3443 W. Addison St.
| Retail Store | 4.4 kg/sqft 
Lowest 25%
| 372 tons
Lowest 15%
|
|
300 West Grand Condominium Association
300-310 W. Grand Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 25%
| 423 tons
Lowest 20%
|
|
833 West Jackson
⚠️
833 West Jackson
| Office | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 25%
| 329 tons
Lowest 11%
|
|
Royalton Condominium Association
6800 N California Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 25%
| 553 tons
Lowest 32%
|
|
505 W BELMONT AVE
🕰️
505 W BELMONT AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft | 228 tons |
|
fmc management
🕰️
⚠️
1016 w balmoral
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft | 240 tons |
|
3161 N CAMBRIDGE AVE
🕰️
⚠️
3161 N CAMBRIDGE AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft | 224 tons |
|
1025 W Hollywood
🕰️
1025 W Hollywood
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft | 275 tons |
|
The Resurrection Project - Casa Morelos
2015 S Morgan St
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 25%
| 237 tons
Lowest 3%
|
|
3447-3457 W Foster Avenue
📷
3447-3457 W Foster Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 24%
| 229 tons
Lowest 3%
|
|
320 South Canal
📷
⚡
320 South Canal Street
| Office | 4.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 7,727 tons 
Highest 3%
|
|
8727 W. BRYN MAWR CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.
8727 W Bryn Mawr Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 4.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 393 tons
Lowest 17%
|
|
1201 N Clark
🕰️
⚠️
1201 N Clark
| Multifamily Housing | 4.3 kg/sqft | 421 tons |
|
Wrigleyville Lofts
949 W. Dakin Street
| Multifamily Housing | 4.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 525 tons
Lowest 29%
|
|
2755 N Milwaukee Avenue
2755 N Milwaukee Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 4.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 312 tons
Lowest 9%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data