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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
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5858 N Broadway
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5858 North Broadway Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.1 kg/sqft  | 486 tons  |
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Yusuf North
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2753 W North Ave
| Office | 7.1 kg/sqft | 354 tons |
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6161-6165 N. Winthrop, L.L.C.
6165 N. Winthrop Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 360 tons
Lowest 14%
|
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The Chicago Building
(SAIC)
7 West Madison Street
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 741 tons
Lowest 45%
|
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232-Senior Suites of Washington Heights
848 W. 103rd Street
| Senior Living Community | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 464 tons
Lowest 25%
|
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2750 W Roosevelt Rd
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2750 W ROOSEVELT
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 7.1 kg/sqft | 868 tons |
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Crowne Plaza Chicago Metro
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733 W Madison St
| Hotel | 7.1 kg/sqft | 1,425 tons |
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4848 North Winthrop Avenue
4848 North Winthrop Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 1,772 tons
Highest 25%
|
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Echelon Chicago
353 N Desplaines
| Multifamily Housing | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 2,379 tons
Highest 17%
|
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Michigan - 180 Property LLC
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180 N Michigan
| Office | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 1,648 tons
Highest 27%
|
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Prairie House at Central Station
1515 S. Prairie Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 1,935 tons
Highest 23%
|
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1301 1311 W FLETCHER ST
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1301 1311 W FLETCHER ST
| Multifamily Housing | 7.1 kg/sqft | 428 tons |
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26810_26811 939 North Avenue Collection,LLC
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939 W. North Avenue
| Mixed Use Property | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 1,570 tons
Highest 28%
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550 W. Surf
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550 W. Surf
| Multifamily Housing | 7.1 kg/sqft | 707 tons |
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Dearborn Plaza
(CHA)
1030 N Dearborn St
| Multifamily Housing | 7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 562 tons
Lowest 33%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data