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.)
The Belmont by Reside 3170 North Sheridan Road	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	2,030 tons Highest 21%
Park Lincoln By Reside 2470 North Clark Street	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	649 tons Lowest 39%
1440 N Lake Shore Drive (1440 N. Lake Shore Drive) ⚠️ 1440 N. Lake Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	1,325 tons Highest 34%
1530 Dearborn Parkway Association 1530 N. Dearborn Pkwy.	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	495 tons Lowest 27%
Opera Lofts Condominiums 2545 S Dearborn	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	701 tons Lowest 43%
245-Senior Suites Chicago Midway 6800 Keating Avenue	Senior Living Community	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	358 tons Lowest 14%
Chicago Metropolitan Housing Development Corporation 5152-5178 S. King Dr.	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	253 tons Lowest 4%
Farwell Florence LLC 🏆 2232 W Farwell Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	217 tons Lowest 2%
Adlake Limited Partnership 320 W. Ohio	Office	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	349 tons Lowest 13%
6456 6460 W BELLE PLAINE AVE 🕰️ 6456 6460 W BELLE PLAINE AVE	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft	217 tons
1820 N Spaulding 1820 N Spaulding	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	279 tons Lowest 6%
North & Talman Elderly Apartments 1600 N Talman	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	258 tons Lowest 4%
AG One East Delaware Owner, LLC 1 East Delaware	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	2,201 tons Highest 19%
1601 W Division LLC 1611 W Division St	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	464 tons Lowest 25%
The Bush Temple 📷 800-10 N Clark St	Multifamily Housing	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	854 tons Highest 49%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data