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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
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McKinley Park Lofts Condominium Association
2323 W Pershing Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 3.6 kg/sqft 
Lowest 16%
| 753 tons
Lowest 46%
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1550 S Indiana
1550 S Indiana
| Mixed Use Property | 3.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 16%
| 326 tons
Lowest 11%
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1330 N LaSalle
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1330 N Lasalle Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 3.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 16%
| 185 tons
#20 Lowest in Chicago*
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534 West Stratford
532 - 536 West Stratford Place
| Multifamily Housing | 3.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 16%
| 575 tons
Lowest 35%
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CHICAGO, IL-1542
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7601 S Cicero Ave
| Retail Store | 3.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 16%
| 723 tons
Lowest 44%
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CHCHIL76_IB00100009489/O10170/4533 W ROSCOE ST/CHICAGO/IL
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4533 W Roscoe St
| Office | 3.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 388 tons
Lowest 17%
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Richardson
6018 S Karlov Ave
| K-12 School | 3.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 467 tons
Lowest 25%
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The Burnham at Woodlawn Park
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6134 S. Cottage Grove Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 3.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 254 tons
Lowest 4%
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2700 N Halsted St
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2700 N Halsted St
| Multifamily Housing | 3.5 kg/sqft | 296 tons |
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The Broadmoor Apartments
7600 N. Bosworth Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 3.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 461 tons
Lowest 24%
|
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Frances Larry Apartments
824-32 E 53rd St
| Multifamily Housing | 3.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 212 tons
Lowest 2%
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Lyndale Place
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2575 W Lyndale
| Multifamily Housing | 3.5 kg/sqft | 292 tons |
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New Sullivan
(CPS)
8331 S Mackinaw Ave
| K-12 School | 3.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 756 tons
Lowest 46%
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The New York Private Residences (242935)
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3660 N Lake Shore Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 3.5 kg/sqft | 2,211 tons  |
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The Darien (3100 N. Lake Shore Drive)
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3100 N. Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 3.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 1,224 tons
Highest 36%
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Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data