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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Monroe Building
104 S Michigan Avenue
| Office | 5.9 kg/sqft 
Lowest 44%
| 1,432 tons 
Highest 31%
|
|
The Residences at 950 West Monroe
950 W Monroe St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 725 tons
Lowest 44%
|
|
Affinity on North Ave.
⚠️
(CHA)
551 W North Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 374 tons
Lowest 15%
|
|
Union Health Service
🕰️
⚠️
1634 W Polk St
| Medical Office | 5.9 kg/sqft | 299 tons |
|
Park View Apartments
1936 N Clark St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 1,036 tons
Highest 42%
|
|
224 North Desplaines
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⚠️
224 N Desplaines St
| Office | 5.9 kg/sqft | 457 tons |
|
Wentworth Commons
11045 South Wentworth
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 407 tons
Lowest 19%
|
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Van Buren Place
1504 W. Van Buren
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 464 tons
Lowest 25%
|
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5918 N KENMORE AVE
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⚠️
5918 N KENMORE AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft | 364 tons |
|
3470 N LAKE SHORE DR
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3470 N LAKE SHORE DR
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft | 779 tons |
|
Archer Courts Apartments
(CHA)
2220-2242 S Princeton Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 810 tons
Lowest 49%
|
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2018 2040 W FARWELL AVE
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2018 2040 W FARWELL AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft | 351 tons |
|
33 N. Dearborn
33 N. Dearborn
| Office | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 2,208 tons
Highest 19%
|
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Marshall Field Garden Apartment Homes
1448 N Sedgwick St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 3,420 tons
Highest 10%
|
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1344 N. Dearborn Condo Association (nd112)
1344 N Dearborn St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 44%
| 496 tons
Lowest 27%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data