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.)
340 on the Park 340 East Randolph Street	Multifamily Housing	7.2 kg/sqft Highest 29%	5,777 tons Highest 5%
Hampden Tower Condominium Association 2754 N. Hampden Ct.	Multifamily Housing	7.2 kg/sqft Highest 29%	875 tons Highest 48%
ParkView at River East Condos (505 N McClurg Ct) 505 N Mcclurg Ct	Multifamily Housing	7.2 kg/sqft Highest 29%	3,167 tons Highest 12%
(IL554-H) - Kinzie Station, Hi-Rise (330 N Jefferson Court) ⚠️ 330 N Jefferson Court	Multifamily Housing	7.2 kg/sqft Highest 29%	1,623 tons Highest 27%
5330 N Damen 📷 5330 N Damen Ave	Multifamily Housing	7.2 kg/sqft Highest 29%	361 tons Lowest 14%
Victory Centre of Galewood 🕰️ ⚠️ 2370 N Newcastle Ave	Senior Living Community	7.2 kg/sqft	566 tons
Lake Meadows Building 3 ⚠️ 3240 S. Cottage Grove Ave	Multifamily Housing	7.2 kg/sqft Highest 29%	764 tons Lowest 47%
The Woodlands of Bronzeville Condominium Association 🕰️ 619 645 E WOODLAND PARK	Multifamily Housing	7.2 kg/sqft	738 tons
155 North Wacker ⚡ 155 N. Wacker	Office	7.2 kg/sqft Highest 29%	10,087 tons Highest 2%
Dwight Lofts (dw26) ⚠️ 642 S Clark St	Multifamily Housing	7.2 kg/sqft Highest 29%	1,409 tons Highest 32%
Island Terrace 6430 S Stony Island Ave	Multifamily Housing	7.2 kg/sqft Highest 29%	1,723 tons Highest 25%
Clarendon Court Apartments ⚠️ 4500 N Clarendon Ave	Multifamily Housing	7.2 kg/sqft Highest 29%	787 tons Lowest 48%
The Warwick Condominium Association (1501 N State Parkway) ⚠️ 1501 N State Parkway	Multifamily Housing	7.2 kg/sqft Highest 29%	1,216 tons Highest 37%
Third Prairie Shores, LLC 3001 South King Dr	Multifamily Housing	7.2 kg/sqft Highest 29%	2,075 tons Highest 20%
Metropolis 8 West Monroe Street	Multifamily Housing	7.2 kg/sqft Highest 29%	1,585 tons Highest 28%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data