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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1237 Fullerton LLC dba Ion Lincoln Park
⚠️
1237 West Fullerton
| Multifamily Housing | 8.5 kg/sqft 
Highest 17%
| 1,876 tons
Highest 23%
|
|
2120 Lincoln Park West Condo Association
⚠️
2120 N Lincoln Park West
| Multifamily Housing | 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 487 tons 
Lowest 26%
|
|
The Bryn
5600 Sheridan
| Multifamily Housing | 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 1,050 tons
Highest 41%
|
|
4048 S LAKE PARK AVE
🕰️
⚠️
4048 S LAKE PARK AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 8.5 kg/sqft | 473 tons |
|
Cook County Building
118 N. Clark St.
| Office | 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 5,421 tons
Highest 6%
|
|
First Praire Shores, LLC
2901 S King Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 2,450 tons
Highest 16%
|
|
METROPOLITIAN PIER AND EXPOSITION AUTHORITY
🚨
📷
301 East Cermak Road
| Convention Center | 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 78,782 tons #2 Highest
|
|
5550 5556 S DORCHESTER AVE
🕰️
5550 5556 S DORCHESTER AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 8.4 kg/sqft | 684 tons |
|
HYP-Loop-Chicago
⚠️
28 N. Franklin St.
| Hotel | 8.4 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 1,199 tons
Highest 37%
|
|
513 W Fullerton Pkwy
🕰️
513 W Fullerton Pkwy
| Senior Care Community | 8.4 kg/sqft | 815 tons |
|
Catholic Charities: St. Leo Residence
🕰️
7750 S Emerald Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 8.4 kg/sqft | 554 tons |
|
1259 - Sonesta ES Suites Chicago Downtown 201 East Walton Place - SVC
201 East Walton Place
| Hotel | 8.4 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 1,495 tons
Highest 30%
|
|
820 S Michigan
🏆
820 S Michigan Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 8.4 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 949 tons
Highest 45%
|
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Garvy
(CPS)
5225 N Oak Park Ave
| K-12 School | 8.4 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 667 tons
Lowest 40%
|
|
Near North Career Metropolitan High School
🕰️
(CPS)
1450 N Larrabee
| Other - Public Services | 8.4 kg/sqft | 1,594 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data