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.)
1300 Lake Shore Drive Condominium Association 1300 N Lake Shore Dr	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 35%	2,440 tons Highest 17%
Prairie District Homes Tower Residences Condominium Association 1717 S. Prairie	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 35%	1,962 tons Highest 22%
Blackwood 5200-5208 S. Blackstone Avenue	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 35%	997 tons Highest 43%
2040 Belmont LLC 2040 Belmont Ave	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 35%	350 tons Lowest 13%
Greenwood Place 🕰️ ⚠️ 1111-1135 E. 87th Street	Medical Office	6.7 kg/sqft	414 tons
Chatham Park South Co-Op 660 E 85th Street	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 35%	507 tons Lowest 28%
Sacred Heart Home Inc ⚠️ 1550 S Albany Ave	Residential Care Facility	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 35%	483 tons Lowest 26%
1765 N Elston Ave 1765 N. Elston	Office	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 35%	864 tons Highest 49%
Lafayette Plaza Housing Cooperative 🕰️ ⚠️ 50 W 71st St	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft	1,506 tons
1700-GGP Headquarters 🕰️ 110 N Wacker Drive	Office	6.7 kg/sqft	1,484 tons
(IL323)- Two River Place (720 N Larrabee) 720 N Larrabee	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 35%	1,742 tons Highest 25%
50 E 16th 50 East 16th St	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 35%	1,533 tons Highest 29%
The 30 West Erie CA 30 W. Erie Street	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 35%	394 tons Lowest 17%
PCC - Chicago 643 North Orleans Street	Office	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 35%	360 tons Lowest 14%
768 West Jackson, LLC ⚠️ 768 W. Jackson Blvd.	Multifamily Housing	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 35%	375 tons Lowest 15%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data