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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The Covington
4600 N. Clarendon Ave.
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft 
Highest 35%
| 952 tons
Highest 45%
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111 W HURON ST
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111 W HURON ST
| Hotel | 7.0 kg/sqft | 842 tons |
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900 910 W VANBUREN ST
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900 910 W VANBUREN ST
| Office | 7.0 kg/sqft | 539 tons  |
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1120 N. LaSalle Apartments
1120 N. Lasalle
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 1,441 tons
Highest 31%
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The Seneca
200 E Chestnut Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 1,378 tons
Highest 33%
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Presence Resurrection Retirement Community
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7262 W Peterson Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft | 2,820 tons |
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North Park Village Apartments
5801 N. Pulaski Rd., Bldg. H
| Residential Care Facility | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 1,925 tons
Highest 23%
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Rice Building
815 W Van Buren
| Office | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 567 tons
Lowest 34%
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The Royalle Condominium Association
744 N. Clark St.
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 548 tons
Lowest 32%
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US Bank -- Englewood
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815 W 63rd St
| Office | 7.0 kg/sqft | 443 tons |
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209 W. Jackson
209 W. Jackson
| Office | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 1,146 tons
Highest 39%
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4437 S CICERO AVE
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4437 S CICERO AVE
| Senior Living Community | 7.0 kg/sqft | 695 tons |
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Midrise at Ike Sims Village
3333 W Maypole Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 546 tons
Lowest 31%
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Barton Senior Residences of Chicago
1245 South Wood Street
| Senior Living Community | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 582 tons
Lowest 35%
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Dearborn I LLC
1036 N Dearborn St
| Multifamily Housing | 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 502 tons
Lowest 27%
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Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data