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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Fullerton Plaza
⚠️
1737-1829 W. Fullerton Avenue
| Retail Store | 8.0 kg/sqft 
Highest 23%
| 567 tons 
Lowest 34%
|
|
210 N Wells St
🕰️
⚠️
210 N Wells St
| Multifamily Housing | 8.0 kg/sqft | 3,100 tons |
|
Northwest Home for the Aged
6840 N Sacramento Ave
| Senior Living Community | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 1,201 tons
Highest 37%
|
|
Promontory Corp (5530 South Shore Drive)
⚠️
5530 South Shore Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 997 tons
Highest 43%
|
|
2555 North Clark
2555 North Clark
| Multifamily Housing | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 1,214 tons
Highest 37%
|
|
600 Fulton Owner, LLC
⚡
600 West Fulton
| Office | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 1,880 tons
Highest 23%
|
|
Little Village Multiplex
(CPS)
3120 S Kostner Ave
| K-12 School | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 2,320 tons
Highest 18%
|
|
West Point Plaza Venture LLLP
300 S Damen
| Multifamily Housing | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 1,372 tons
Highest 33%
|
|
Freehand Hotel Chicago
19 East Ohio
| Hotel | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 589 tons
Lowest 36%
|
|
1903 - BRICKYARD
2555 Normandy Ave
| Retail Store | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 1,105 tons
Highest 40%
|
|
4101 S Calumet Avenue
4101 S Calumet Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 464 tons
Lowest 24%
|
|
Astor Terrace (1450 N. Astor St)
1450 N. Astor St
| Multifamily Housing | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 538 tons
Lowest 31%
|
|
Kenwood HS
⚠️
(CPS)
5015 S Blackstone Ave
| K-12 School | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 2,188 tons
Highest 19%
|
|
4180 Polo Tower CA
4180 N. Marine Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 870 tons
Highest 49%
|
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7100 S SOUTH SHORE DR
🕰️
⚠️
7100 S SOUTH SHORE DR
| Multifamily Housing | 8.0 kg/sqft | 911 tons |
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data