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.)
Lake Point Tower Condominium Association (505 N. Lake Shore Drive) 505 N. Lake Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	8,735 tons Highest 3%
Cornell Village Tower Condominium Association 5201 South Cornell Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	1,609 tons Highest 28%
1122 N Dearborn 1122 N Dearborn	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	1,321 tons Highest 34%
5514 S. Cornell Condominium Association Inc 5514-5524 S Cornell Ave	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	304 tons Lowest 8%
Ashland Devon Chicago EOuities: 6748 North Ashland Avenue ⚠️ 6748 North Ashland Avenue	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	333 tons Lowest 11%
Tower Lofts Condo ⚠️ 1601 West School Street	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	990 tons Highest 44%
540 North Lake Shore Drive Condominium (540 N Lake Shore Dr ) 540 N Lake Shore Dr	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	1,266 tons Highest 36%
Clark Street Investors L.L.C. ⚠️ 3134 N. Clark St.	Urgent Care/Clinic/Other Outpatient	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	324 tons Lowest 11%
Catherine Courts Condominium Association of Chicago (5306-5310 N. Chester Ave.) 🕰️ ⚠️ 5306 - 5310 N. Chester Ave.	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft	572 tons
River West Lofts 925 W Huron	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	986 tons Highest 44%
Baumhart Hall-ID#160412 ⚠️ (Loyola) 26 E Pearson	Residence Hall/Dormitory	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	1,369 tons Highest 33%
247 East Chestnut Condominium Association 247 East Chestnut	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	725 tons Lowest 44%
Eugenie Terrace on the Park (gn037) ⚠️ 1730 N Clark St	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	3,266 tons Highest 11%
Clinton Street Lofts 226 N Clinton Street	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	778 tons Lowest 48%
3284-CHICAGO, IL (WICKER PARK) 1360 North Ashland Ave	Wholesale Club/Supercenter	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 38%	489 tons Lowest 26%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data