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.)
The Van der Rohe 🕰️ ⚠️ 2933 N Sheridan Rd	Multifamily Housing	7.4 kg/sqft	1,432 tons
339 W. Barry Condominium Association 337-339 W. Barry Ave.	Multifamily Housing	7.4 kg/sqft Highest 30%	873 tons Highest 48%
The Montrose (Pensacola) (ps49) ⚠️ 4334 N Hazel St	Multifamily Housing	7.4 kg/sqft Highest 30%	3,072 tons Highest 12%
Courtyard Chicago Downtown Mag Mile ⚠️ 165 E Ontario St	Hotel	7.4 kg/sqft Highest 30%	2,123 tons Highest 20%
congress plaza hotel 520 S. Michigan Ave.	Hotel	7.4 kg/sqft Highest 30%	4,429 tons Highest 7%
Lake Meadows Building 9 501 E. 32nd Street	Multifamily Housing	7.4 kg/sqft Highest 30%	2,113 tons Highest 20%
Churchview SLF ⚠️ 2626 W 63rd Street	Senior Living Community	7.4 kg/sqft Highest 30%	500 tons Lowest 27%
1986 - 47TH AND WESTERN 4555 S Western Blvd	Retail Store	7.4 kg/sqft Highest 30%	764 tons Lowest 47%
3318 N LAKE SHORE DR 🕰️ ⚠️ 3318 N LAKE SHORE DR	Multifamily Housing	7.4 kg/sqft	856 tons
1819 S Michigan Avenue Condominium Association 1819 S Michigan Ave	Multifamily Housing	7.4 kg/sqft Highest 30%	844 tons Lowest 50%
Bloomingdale Apartments 1745 North Keystone	Multifamily Housing	7.4 kg/sqft Highest 30%	760 tons Lowest 46%
Goethe Astor Inc (1301 N. Astor St) 1301 N. Astor St	Multifamily Housing	7.4 kg/sqft Highest 30%	415 tons Lowest 20%
601 Condominium Association ⚠️ 601 E 32nd Street	Multifamily Housing	7.4 kg/sqft Highest 30%	1,413 tons Highest 32%
190 South LaSalle ⚡ 190 South Lasalle	Office	7.4 kg/sqft Highest 30%	6,524 tons Highest 4%
Buena Shores 833 W.Buena Avenue	Multifamily Housing	7.4 kg/sqft Highest 30%	1,373 tons Highest 33%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data