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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Museum Park Tower 1 Condominium Association
1322 S. Prairie Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 7.4 kg/sqft 
Highest 26%
| 2,076 tons
Highest 20%
|
|
East Wrigleyview Village
737-47 Cornelia
| Multifamily Housing | 7.4 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 377 tons 
Lowest 15%
|
|
Superior at LaSalle
⚠️
150 W Superior St.
| Multifamily Housing | 7.4 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 682 tons
Lowest 41%
|
|
Bernard Horwich JCC
3003 Touhy Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 7.4 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 1,224 tons
Highest 36%
|
|
Canterbury Court Apartments
1220 N State Parkway
| Multifamily Housing | 7.4 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 736 tons
Lowest 45%
|
|
Ninos Heroes
⚠️
(CPS)
8344 S Commercial Ave
| K-12 School | 7.4 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 541 tons
Lowest 31%
|
|
134 N. LaSalle LLC
134 N. Lasalle Street
| Office | 7.4 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 1,504 tons
Highest 30%
|
|
The Van der Rohe
🕰️
⚠️
2933 N Sheridan Rd
| Multifamily Housing | 7.4 kg/sqft | 1,432 tons |
|
339 W. Barry Condominium Association
337-339 W. Barry Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 7.4 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 873 tons
Highest 48%
|
|
The Montrose (Pensacola) (ps49)
⚠️
4334 N Hazel St
| Multifamily Housing | 7.4 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 3,072 tons
Highest 12%
|
|
Courtyard Chicago Downtown Mag Mile
⚠️
165 E Ontario St
| Hotel | 7.4 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 2,123 tons
Highest 20%
|
|
congress plaza hotel
520 S. Michigan Ave.
| Hotel | 7.4 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 4,429 tons
Highest 7%
|
|
Lake Meadows Building 9
501 E. 32nd Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.4 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 2,113 tons
Highest 20%
|
|
Churchview SLF
⚠️
2626 W 63rd Street
| Senior Living Community | 7.4 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 500 tons
Lowest 27%
|
|
1986 - 47TH AND WESTERN
4555 S Western Blvd
| Retail Store | 7.4 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 764 tons
Lowest 47%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data