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.)
801 S Plymouth Court ⚠️ 801 South Plymouth Court	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 36%	1,381 tons Highest 33%
Granville Beach Condominium Association 6171 North Sheridan Rd	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 36%	2,091 tons Highest 20%
Jefferson Tower Condominium Association (200 N. Jefferson ) 200 N. Jefferson	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 36%	1,253 tons Highest 36%
Elm II LLC 18 E Elm St	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 36%	433 tons Lowest 21%
Jeffery Building Inc. 1949 - 1959 E. 71st Street	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 36%	286 tons Lowest 7%
Eddystone Condominium Homes, Inc. 421 W. Melrose St.	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 36%	902 tons Highest 47%
4120 S INDIANA AVE 🕰️ ⚠️ 4120 S INDIANA AVE	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft	666 tons
Luxe on Madison ~ lx015 1222 W Madison St	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 36%	762 tons Lowest 47%
Apostolic Church of God 6320 S Dorchester Ave	Worship Facility	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 36%	1,198 tons Highest 37%
The Streeter - Village Green 345 E Ohio St	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 36%	4,329 tons Highest 8%
Parkways, The (IL) 🕰️ 6718 S. East End	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft	2,563 tons
4100 Marine Dr 4100 N Marine Dr	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 36%	1,381 tons Highest 33%
MAM 7301 Sheridan, LLC 7301 N. Sheridan Rd.	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 36%	410 tons Lowest 19%
N002301-CHICAGO (83RD & STEWART) IL 8411 South Holland Road	Wholesale Club/Supercenter	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 36%	760 tons Lowest 46%
Verde Condo Association 680 N Green Street	Multifamily Housing	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 36%	392 tons Lowest 17%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data