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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lewis Towers-ID# 174182
⚠️
(Loyola)
820 N Michigan Ave
| Office | 6.5 kg/sqft 
Highest 44%
| 1,402 tons
Highest 32%
|
|
1338 West Argyle Street (wr80)
⚠️
1338-1354 W Argyle St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 330 tons 
Lowest 11%
|
|
1104 S Wabash
(Columbia)
1104 S Wabash
| College/University | 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 1,085 tons
Highest 40%
|
|
3130 N. Lake Shore Apartments
3130 N. Lake Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 1,533 tons
Highest 29%
|
|
Lake Park Manor
🕰️
⚠️
3601 3645 S LAKEPARK AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 6.5 kg/sqft | 928 tons |
|
Chestnut Tower (ch084)
121 W Chestnut St
| Multifamily Housing | 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 1,519 tons
Highest 30%
|
|
Bethany Retirement Community
🕰️
⚠️
4950 N ASHLAND AVE
| Senior Care Community | 6.5 kg/sqft | 785 tons |
|
Lakeview East Cooperative
707 W. Waveland Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 1,517 tons
Highest 30%
|
|
55 West Wacker Drive
55 West Wacker Drive
| Office | 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 1,820 tons
Highest 24%
|
|
Kennedy Plaza BK, L.L.C.
🕰️
⚠️
3300 W Belmont Ave
| Strip Mall | 6.5 kg/sqft | 502 tons |
|
Sunshine Enterprise, LLC - Series II (218 S Wabash)
⚠️
218 South Wabash
| Office | 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 729 tons
Lowest 45%
|
|
460 E 41ST ST
🕰️
⚠️
460 E 41ST ST
| Multifamily Housing | 6.5 kg/sqft | 625 tons |
|
Cranston Condo
6929-39 S. Crandon
| Multifamily Housing | 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 728 tons
Lowest 44%
|
|
Wrightwood II LLC
443 W Wrightwood Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 589 tons
Lowest 36%
|
|
Commonwealth Apartments LLC
⚠️
2751-2765 N. Pine Grove Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 44%
| 666 tons
Lowest 40%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data