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.)
1700 East 56th Street 1700 E 56th St	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	2,184 tons Highest 19%
Catherine Courts Condominium Association of Chicago (5348-58 N. Cumberland Ave) 🕰️ ⚠️ 5348-5358 N. Cumberland Ave	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft	476 tons
3240 North Lake Shore Drive 3240 North Lake Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	1,183 tons Highest 38%
Park Boulevard IIA - 3622 S State 3622 S State	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	443 tons Lowest 22%
444 West St. James LLC 444 W St James Pl	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	523 tons Lowest 29%
Ivy at Carlson 1401 E Hyde Park	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	259 tons Lowest 4%
The Morse Wolcott 6942-60 N Wolcott	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	283 tons Lowest 7%
Printers Row Condominium Association 711 S Dearborn	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	1,039 tons Highest 42%
Rickover Military HS 5700 W Berteau Ave	K-12 School	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	536 tons Lowest 30%
One East 14th Place ⚠️ 5 E. 14th Place	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	712 tons Lowest 43%
Ironwood Court Apartments ⚠️ 6015 S. Indiana	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	321 tons Lowest 10%
Kingston Place 7435 S Kingston	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	286 tons Lowest 7%
500 Lake Shore Drive 500 Lake Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	3,301 tons Highest 11%
Roosevelt Collection 📷 🕰️ 150 W Roosevelt Rd	Mixed Use Property	4.6 kg/sqft	4,991 tons
K2 Apartments 365 N. Halsted St.	Multifamily Housing	4.6 kg/sqft Lowest 18%	3,279 tons Highest 11%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data