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.)
3260 North Lake Shore 3260 North Lake Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 22%	1,092 tons Highest 40%
Ingleside investment group 🕰️ 8101-25 S Ingleside	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft	401 tons
Pomeroy (CHA) 5650 N Kenmore Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 22%	633 tons Lowest 38%
(IL554M) - Kinzie Station Condo, Mid (324 N. Jefferson Court) 🏆 324 N. Jefferson Court	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 22%	160 tons #8 Lowest in Chicago*
212 West Superior Street 212 West Superior Street	Office	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 22%	385 tons Lowest 16%
StJuliana_School ⚠️ 7400 W Touhy Ave	K-12 School	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 22%	286 tons Lowest 7%
SmithVillage 📷 ⚡ 2320 W 113th Place	Senior Living Community	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 22%	1,579 tons Highest 28%
The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center 🏆 2258 N. Clybourn Avenue	Other - Lodging/Residential	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 22%	228 tons Lowest 3%
Providence St. Mel School 🕰️ ⚠️ 119 S Central Park Blvd	K-12 School	4.2 kg/sqft	782 tons
33 West Ontario Street 33 W Ontario St.	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 22%	4,376 tons Highest 8%
1251/1255 S. Michigan 1251/1255 S. Michigan Avenue	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 22%	2,625 tons Highest 15%
Parc Huron Apartments (pc15) 469 West Huron Street	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 22%	1,491 tons Highest 30%
Park Edgewater Condominium Association 6101 N. Sheridan Road	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 22%	637 tons Lowest 39%
The Metro ⚠️ 1200 W. Monroe St.	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 22%	1,177 tons Highest 38%
828 W Grace 828 W Grace	Multifamily Housing	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 22%	925 tons Highest 46%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data