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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Holland Apartments
🕰️
240 W 107th Pl
| Multifamily Housing | 2.8 kg/sqft  | 164 tons |
|
Newberry Plaza Townhouse Owners Association
⚡
🕰️
⚠️
1000 N STATE ST
| Multifamily Housing | 2.8 kg/sqft | 171 tons |
|
StStan_School
⚠️
1255 N Noble St
| K-12 School | 2.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 275 tons
Lowest 6%
|
|
Vision Rentals
⚠️
1624 W. Division St
| Multifamily Housing | 2.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 176 tons
#16 Lowest in Chicago*
|
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1606 1624 W Granville Ave / 6200 6248 N Clark St / 1605 1623 Thome Ave
🏆
1606 1624 W Granville Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 2.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 560 tons
Lowest 33%
|
|
Dickens Place Condominium Association
🕰️
⚠️
2100 N RACINE AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 2.8 kg/sqft | 205 tons |
|
2333 2341 N COMMONWEALTH AVE
🕰️
⚠️
2333 2341 N COMMONWEALTH AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 2.8 kg/sqft | 245 tons |
|
4600-4650 W. Diversey
🕰️
⚠️
4600 4650 W Diversey Ave
| Strip Mall | 2.8 kg/sqft | 151 tons |
|
Optima Lakeview
📷
3460 N Broadway St
| Multifamily Housing | 2.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 849 tons 
Highest 49%
|
|
A&M 445 WEST ERIE, LLC
🏆
445 West Erie
| Office | 2.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 142 tons
#6 Lowest in Chicago*
|
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2150 S Canalport Avenue
2150 S Canalport Avenue
| Office | 2.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 594 tons
Lowest 36%
|
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1502 N Ainslie LLC
🕰️
4914 N CLARK ST
| Multifamily Housing | 2.7 kg/sqft | 151 tons |
|
343 W Erie St
🏆
343 W Erie Street
| Office | 2.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 232 tons
Lowest 3%
|
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La Plaza Hubbard 1812, LLC
1812-1840 Hubbard Street
| Mixed Use Property | 2.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 326 tons
Lowest 11%
|
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860 West Evergreen
📷
860 West Evergreen
| Office | 2.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
| 285 tons
Lowest 7%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data