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.)
Winston Towers No. 2 Association ⚠️ 6833 N Kedzie Ave	Multifamily Housing	7.7 kg/sqft Highest 23%	1,998 tons Highest 21%
130 S Jefferson 130 S Jefferson	Office	7.7 kg/sqft Highest 23%	610 tons Lowest 37%
21 East Chestnut Condominium Association 21 East Chestnut Street	Multifamily Housing	7.7 kg/sqft Highest 23%	947 tons Highest 45%
550 St. Clair Condominium 550 N St. Clair St	Multifamily Housing	7.7 kg/sqft Highest 23%	1,493 tons Highest 30%
7447 South Shore LLC 7447 S. South Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	7.7 kg/sqft Highest 23%	2,564 tons Highest 16%
The Patricians 🕰️ ⚠️ 401 411 W FULLERTON PKWY	Multifamily Housing	7.7 kg/sqft	1,461 tons
Chicago DT River North IL ES 600 N State St	Hotel	7.7 kg/sqft Highest 23%	2,186 tons Highest 19%
Beth Anne Residences 4952 W. Thomas	Multifamily Housing	7.7 kg/sqft Highest 23%	922 tons Highest 46%
2606 N ELSTON AVE 🕰️ 2606 N ELSTON AVE	Distribution Center	7.7 kg/sqft	371 tons
605 N Michigan Ave ⚠️ 605 N Michigan Ave	Office	7.7 kg/sqft Highest 23%	814 tons Lowest 49%
CC Care (Community Care Center) 4314 S. Wabash Ave.	Senior Living Community	7.7 kg/sqft Highest 23%	483 tons Lowest 26%
Chicago Theological Seminary 🏆 1407 East 60th Street	College/University	7.7 kg/sqft Highest 23%	621 tons Lowest 38%
6250 6258 S PARK SHORE EAST CT 🕰️ ⚠️ 6250 6258 S PARK SHORE EAST CT	Multifamily Housing	7.7 kg/sqft	1,160 tons
Wave Lakeview 420 West Belmont Avenue	Multifamily Housing	7.7 kg/sqft Highest 23%	1,675 tons Highest 26%
1330 N. Dearborn Apartments 1330 N. Dearborn St.	Multifamily Housing	7.7 kg/sqft Highest 23%	560 tons Lowest 33%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data