Chicago's 132 Fully Gas Free Buildings

These buildings are already all-electric, and feature some of the most famous buildings in the city! If even the John Hancock center or Marina Towers can run off of only electricity, your building can too.

Note: This list is of buildings that use neither natural gas nor a district steam system, since all district steam systems in the city are currently powered by burning natural gas (to the best of our knowledge).

Note: Data From Large Buildings in 2022

Note: This data only includes buildings whose emissions are reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance(opens in a new tab). According to the City “As of 2016, this list includes all commercial, institutional, and residential buildings larger than 50,000 square feet.” This dataset is also then filtered to only buildings with reported emissions > 1,000 metric tons CO2 equivalent.

The latest year of data is from 2022, 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 Square Footage GHG Intensity
(kg CO2 eq./sqft)
Total GHG Emissions
(tons CO2 eq.)
The John Hancock Center
🚩 📷
875 N Michigan Ave
Mixed Use Property
2,620,946 sqft
7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
15,923 tons
#26 Highest
55 E Monroe
🚩
55 E Monroe St
Office
2,065,629 sqft
8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
12,987 tons
#41 Highest
Citigroup Center
🚩
500 W Madison St
Office
1,877,620 sqft
7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
12,992 tons
#40 Highest
110 N WACKER DR
🚩
110 N WACKER DR
Office
1,770,000 sqft
6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
11,304 tons
Highest 2%
One North Wacker
🚩
1 N Wacker Dr
Office
1,684,690 sqft
7.2 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
11,681 tons
#50 Highest
311 S Wacker
🚩
311 S Wacker
Office
1,627,486 sqft
6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
9,513 tons
Highest 3%
500 W Monroe
500 W Monroe
Office
1,559,966 sqft
6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 41%
8,002 tons
Highest 4%
Chicago Board of Trade Building
🚩
141 W Jackson Blvd
Office
1,559,956 sqft
8.2 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
12,840 tons
#42 Highest
155 North Wacker
155 N Wacker Dr
Office
1,484,327 sqft
7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 37%
9,939 tons
Highest 2%
111 S Wacker
🚩
111 S Wacker
Office
1,454,157 sqft
7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 29%
9,600 tons
Highest 3%
One South Wacker
1 S Wacker
Office
1,429,883 sqft
5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 35%
7,462 tons
Highest 4%
Leo Burnett Building
🚩
35 W Wacker Dr
Office
1,398,335 sqft
6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
9,237 tons
Highest 3%
222 N LaSalle St
222 N LaSalle St
Office
1,246,961 sqft
5.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 29%
6,450 tons
Highest 5%
300 South Riverside Plaza
300 S Riverside Plz
Office
1,225,724 sqft
6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
8,174 tons
Highest 3%
77 West Wacker Drive
77 W Wacker Dr
Office
1,223,136 sqft
5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 35%
6,691 tons
Highest 5%
737 North Michigan Avenue Investors LLC
🚩
737 N Michigan Ave
Mixed Use Property
1,217,060 sqft
9.0 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
9,516 tons
Highest 3%
NBC Tower
🚩
455 N Cityfront Plaza Dr
Office
1,164,458 sqft
10.3 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
9,710 tons
Highest 2%
33 West Monroe
33 W Monroe St
Office
1,134,375 sqft
6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 43%
7,338 tons
Highest 4%
161 North Clark
161 N Clark
Office
1,133,525 sqft
7.5 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
8,147 tons
Highest 3%
Malibu East Condominium
6033 N Sheridan Rd
Multifamily Housing
1,132,600 sqft
5.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 33%
5,422 tons
Highest 6%
181 West Madison
181 W Madison St
Office
1,107,510 sqft
7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 30%
8,271 tons
Highest 3%
333 W Wacker
333 W Wacker Dr
Office
1,075,664 sqft
6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
6,608 tons
Highest 5%
One South Dearborn
1 S Dearborn
Office
1,048,763 sqft
5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 37%
5,417 tons
Highest 6%
One Magnificent Mile
980 N Michigan Ave
Mixed Use Property
1,047,675 sqft
6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 41%
7,057 tons
Highest 4%
200 W Madison
200 W Madison
Office
1,026,496 sqft
6.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 48%
6,337 tons
Highest 5%
321 N Clark @ Riverfront Plaza
321 N Clark St
Office
996,359 sqft
5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 40%
5,807 tons
Highest 5%
Wolf Point East
313 W Wolf Point Plaza
Multifamily Housing
938,917 sqft
3.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 4%
2,983 tons
Highest 14%
191 N Wacker
191 N Wacker Dr
Office
904,965 sqft
5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 40%
4,594 tons
Highest 8%
190 S LaSalle St
190 S LaSalle St
Office
901,459 sqft
7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 30%
6,730 tons
Highest 4%
John Hancock
55 W Monroe
Office
895,765 sqft
5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
4,794 tons
Highest 7%
200 S Wacker Property LLC
200 S Wacker Dr
Office
865,070 sqft
7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
6,196 tons
Highest 5%
200 West Adams St.
200 W Adams St
Office
789,024 sqft
4.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 11%
3,230 tons
Highest 12%
Two North LaSalle
2 N LaSalle St
Office
776,691 sqft
5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 35%
4,369 tons
Highest 8%
Marina Towers Condominium Association
📷
300 N State St
Multifamily Housing
769,951 sqft
5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 35%
4,310 tons
Highest 8%
515 North State
515 N STATE ST
Office
758,442 sqft
6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 42%
4,543 tons
Highest 8%
Harold Washington Library
(Chicago)
400 S State St
Library
756,640 sqft
11.4 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
8,610 tons
Highest 3%
One North Franklin
1 N Franklin
Office
726,112 sqft
6.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
4,564 tons
Highest 8%
200 N LaSalle Ave
200 N LaSalle Ave
Office
698,645 sqft
6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 42%
4,217 tons
Highest 9%
125 South Wacker
125 S Wacker Dr
Office
641,962 sqft
6.9 kg/sqft
Highest 41%
4,402 tons
Highest 8%
Malibu Condominium
6007 N Sheridan Rd
Multifamily Housing
616,050 sqft
4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
2,504 tons
Highest 17%
120 North LaSalle
120 N LaSalle St
Office
570,884 sqft
6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
3,082 tons
Highest 13%
123 N Wacker
123 N Wacker
Office
564,484 sqft
6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
3,615 tons
Highest 10%
Congress Center
525 W Van Buren
Office
539,738 sqft
5.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 39%
3,053 tons
Highest 14%
225 W Washington
225 W Washington St
Office
528,713 sqft
6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 43%
3,607 tons
Highest 10%
O'Hare Plaza II
8755 W HIGGINS RD
Office
516,010 sqft
7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 30%
1,941 tons
Highest 24%
22 W Washington St
22 W Washington St
Office
496,607 sqft
13.0 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
6,123 tons
Highest 5%
550 W Jackson
550 W Jackson Blvd
Office
480,117 sqft
4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
1,943 tons
Highest 24%
20 S Clark
20 S Clark St
Office
464,592 sqft
7.5 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
3,467 tons
Highest 11%
20 N Clark St
20 N Clark St
Office
445,973 sqft
5.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 39%
2,571 tons
Highest 17%
Smith Senior Living
2320 W 113TH PL
Senior Living Community
445,461 sqft
4.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 10%
1,497 tons
Highest 31%
500 N Michigan
500 N Michigan Ave
Office
405,288 sqft
8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
3,237 tons
Highest 12%
550 W Washington
550 W Washington
Office
400,492 sqft
5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 37%
2,228 tons
Highest 20%
20 W Kinzie St
20 W Kinzie St
Office
393,838 sqft
8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 20%
3,447 tons
Highest 11%
The Apartments at Lincoln Common
2345 N Lincoln Ave
Multifamily Housing
372,431 sqft
5.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 33%
2,035 tons
Highest 23%
Thorndale Beach South Condominium Association
5855 N Sheridan Rd
Multifamily Housing
371,795 sqft
8.4 kg/sqft
Highest 22%
2,424 tons
Highest 18%
8647 W Higgins Road
8647 W Higgins Road
Office
371,216 sqft
7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 27%
1,169 tons
Highest 40%
East Point Condo Association
6101E N Sheridan Rd
Multifamily Housing
361,990 sqft
5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
1,691 tons
Highest 28%
303 W Madison
303 W Madison St
Office
353,439 sqft
6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
2,309 tons
Highest 19%
939 North Avenue Collection,LLC
913 949 W North Ave
Mixed Use Property
341,451 sqft
9.9 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
2,177 tons
Highest 21%
018110 - Union Tower, LLC
550 W Van Buren
Office
338,934 sqft
6.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 46%
2,070 tons
Highest 22%
TransUnion LLC
555 W Adams St
Office
312,000 sqft
3.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 8%
1,201 tons
Highest 39%
5901 N SHERIDAN RD
5901 N SHERIDAN RD
Multifamily Housing
287,688 sqft
5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
1,226 tons
Highest 38%
The Lincoln Common
2335 N Lincoln Ave
Multifamily Housing
284,297 sqft
4.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 12%
1,199 tons
Highest 39%
Horizon House Inc.
5733 N Sheridan Rd
Multifamily Housing
273,845 sqft
5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
1,487 tons
Highest 32%
Tiara Homeowners Association
6145 6147 N SHERIDAN RD
Multifamily Housing
261,305 sqft
4.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 14%
920 tons
Highest 48%
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
8765 W Higgins Rd
Office
252,250 sqft
4.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
1,118 tons
Highest 41%
190 N State St
190 N State St
Office
245,000 sqft
5.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 29%
1,213 tons
Highest 39%
The Private Residences of Ritchie Court
1313 N Ritchie Ct
Multifamily Housing
239,468 sqft
5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 37%
1,109 tons
Highest 42%
600 Fulton Owner, LLC
600 W Fulton St
Office
236,216 sqft
8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
2,027 tons
Highest 23%
111 W Illinois St
111 W Illinois St
Office
233,373 sqft
7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 27%
1,832 tons
Highest 25%
U.S. Cellular Plaza - 8420 _ Goby LLC
🏆
8420 W Bryn Mawr Ave
Office
212,651 sqft
0.5 kg/sqft
#2 Lowest in Chicago*
103 tons
#10 Lowest in Chicago*
Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush
1611 W HARRISON ST
Medical Office
212,511 sqft
5.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 29%
1,128 tons
Highest 41%
1110 N Lake Shore Drive Apartments
1110 N Lake Shore Dr
Multifamily Housing
208,489 sqft
7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 29%
1,615 tons
Highest 29%
U.S. Cellular Plaza - 8430 _ Goby LLC
8430 W Bryn Mawr Ave
Office
200,150 sqft
2.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 3%
558 tons
Lowest 31%
Bell Federal Building
79 W Monroe St
Office
198,650 sqft
8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
1,683 tons
Highest 28%
770 N Halsted St
770 N Halsted St
Office
193,496 sqft
9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
1,411 tons
Highest 34%
NMH 211 East Ontario
211 E Ontario St
Office
188,172 sqft
8.2 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
1,552 tons
Highest 30%
820 W Jackson Blvd
820 W Jackson Blvd
Office
186,958 sqft
9.4 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
1,766 tons
Highest 26%
WTTW 11 - Main Campus
5400 N St Louis Ave
Office
183,047 sqft
12.1 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
2,206 tons
Highest 20%
1432 S CLINTON ST
1432 S CLINTON ST
Data Center
180,000 sqft
11.4 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
2,050 tons
Highest 22%
345-355 N Canal St
345-355 N Canal St
Multifamily Housing
175,456 sqft
6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
1,152 tons
Highest 40%
Bennett Brothers Building (Hartman Building)
30 32 E ADAMS ST
Office
175,200 sqft
3.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 6%
635 tons
Lowest 36%
8501 W Higgins Rd
8501 W Higgins Rd
Office
165,957 sqft
8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
1,338 tons
Highest 36%
401 S Clinton St
401 S Clinton St
Office
163,900 sqft
8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 21%
1,398 tons
Highest 34%
CoreSite
🚨 📷
427 S LaSalle St
Data Center
160,000 sqft
114.8 kg/sqft
#1 Highest
18,365 tons
#19 Highest
Catholic Theological Union - Academic and Conferen
5416 S Cornell Ave
College/University
159,693 sqft
7.1 kg/sqft
Highest 37%
716 tons
Lowest 41%
318 West Adams Commercial Condo Assoc.
🏆
318 W Adams St
Office
158,510 sqft
0.8 kg/sqft
#5 Lowest in Chicago*
133 tons
#16 Lowest in Chicago*
Point at Clark
3131 N Clark St
Strip Mall
157,490 sqft
11.8 kg/sqft
Highest 9%
1,069 tons
Highest 43%
Seventy East
70 E Lake St
Office
154,373 sqft
5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 37%
885 tons
Lowest 50%
Cardenas Elementary -CPS
(CPS)
2345 S Millard Ave
K-12 School
149,786 sqft
4.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 14%
640 tons
Lowest 36%
2700 N. Hampden Court Condominium Association
2700 N Hampden Ct
Multifamily Housing
144,000 sqft
7.3 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
813 tons
Lowest 47%
4631 W FOSTER AVE
4631 W FOSTER AVE
Strip Mall
142,890 sqft
5.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 39%
834 tons
Lowest 48%
Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadersh
610 S Michigan Ave
College/University
142,776 sqft
6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
953 tons
Highest 47%
711 W GORDON TER
711 W GORDON TER
Multifamily Housing
142,073 sqft
6.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 42%
729 tons
Lowest 42%
Harris Theater for Music and Dance
205 E Randolph St
Performing Arts
141,322 sqft
5.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 29%
754 tons
Lowest 43%
142 E Ontario St
142 E Ontario St
Office
137,050 sqft
7.6 kg/sqft
Highest 30%
1,037 tons
Highest 44%
Advocate Healthcare Center (Beverly Center)
9831 S Western Ave
Medical Office
126,145 sqft
13.6 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
809 tons
Lowest 46%
830 N Michigan Ave
🏆
830 N Michigan Ave
Office
126,000 sqft
1.7 kg/sqft
#20 Lowest in Chicago*
208 tons
Lowest 2%
Manhattan Building
423 439 S DEARBORN ST
Multifamily Housing
121,000 sqft
8.9 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
1,075 tons
Highest 43%
626 West Jackson
626 W Jackson Blvd
Office
120,637 sqft
6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
778 tons
Lowest 44%
Moody Bible Institute, Sweeting Center
(Moody Bible)
860 N LaSalle St
College/University
119,629 sqft
3.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 7%
446 tons
Lowest 21%
343 W SCHILLER ST
343 W SCHILLER ST
Multifamily Housing
119,330 sqft
5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
496 tons
Lowest 26%
Academy of General Dentistry
560 - 566 W Lake St
Office
113,151 sqft
7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
798 tons
Lowest 46%
F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates, LLC
8734 W Catalpa
Office
112,700 sqft
9.6 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
1,080 tons
Highest 42%
1308 N Elston
🏆
1308 N Elston
Office
110,951 sqft
1.7 kg/sqft
#20 Lowest in Chicago*
186 tons
Lowest 2%
850 W Jackson Blvd
850 W Jackson Blvd
Office
107,145 sqft
12.9 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
1,380 tons
Highest 34%
605 N Michigan Ave
605 N Michigan Ave
Office
105,000 sqft
8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
853 tons
Lowest 49%
601 W Polk Street
🚨
601 W Polk Street
Data Center
104,000 sqft
62.2 kg/sqft
#5 Highest
6,467 tons
Highest 5%
1165 N Clark St
1165 N Clark St
Office
102,535 sqft
10.6 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
1,084 tons
Highest 42%
Chicago Bar Association
321 S Plymouth Ct
Office
99,051 sqft
9.9 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
978 tons
Highest 46%
Evelyn Lane Condos
5332 N DELPHIA AVE
Multifamily Housing
97,709 sqft
4.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 11%
261 tons
Lowest 5%
East West University - The Loftrium
815 823 S WABASH AVE
Office
95,800 sqft
9.6 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
918 tons
Highest 48%
Madison 123 Assoc LLC
123 W Madison St
Office
90,318 sqft
9.8 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
885 tons
Lowest 50%
2600 N HAMPDEN CT
2600 N HAMPDEN CT
Multifamily Housing
90,000 sqft
5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
350 tons
Lowest 12%
Moody Bible Institute, Torrey-Gray Doane
(Moody Bible)
840 N LaSalle St
College/University
86,585 sqft
10.7 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
926 tons
Highest 48%
118 S Clinton St
118 S Clinton St
Office
78,751 sqft
8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
652 tons
Lowest 37%
Moody Bible Institute, Solheim Center
(Moody Bible)
930 N Wells St
College/University
77,807 sqft
2.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 3%
223 tons
Lowest 3%
1201 W Washington Blvd
1201 W Washington Blvd
Office
74,666 sqft
13.2 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
734 tons
Lowest 42%
444 N Wells St
444 N Wells St
Office
73,332 sqft
5.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 28%
384 tons
Lowest 15%
1830 N WINCHESTER AVE
🏆
1830 N WINCHESTER AVE
Multifamily Housing
73,000 sqft
0.7 kg/sqft
#3 Lowest in Chicago*
47 tons
#2 Lowest in Chicago*
849 W Ohio Street
849 W Ohio Street
Multifamily Housing
70,742 sqft
3.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 6%
188 tons
Lowest 2%
Kanoon Magnet Elementary -CPS
(CPS)
2233 S Kedzie Ave
K-12 School
67,900 sqft
9.0 kg/sqft
Highest 19%
609 tons
Lowest 34%
1330 N LASALLE DR
1330 N LASALLE DR
Multifamily Housing
63,968 sqft
3.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 9%
203 tons
Lowest 2%
303 Erie Partners
303 W Erie St
Office
63,000 sqft
7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 27%
497 tons
Lowest 26%
Newberry Plaza Townhouse Owners Association
1000 N STATE ST
Multifamily Housing
61,000 sqft
2.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 3%
171 tons
Lowest 1%
1767 N Milwaukee Ave
1767 N Milwaukee Ave
Multifamily Housing
58,984 sqft
8.2 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
486 tons
Lowest 25%
2007 N Sedgwick Condominium Association
2007 N Sedgwick
Multifamily Housing
57,600 sqft
5.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 35%
282 tons
Lowest 7%
10 S STATE ST
10 S STATE ST
Retail Store
56,109 sqft
3.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 7%
206 tons
Lowest 2%
2535 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr
2535 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr
Medical Office
55,184 sqft
14.6 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
807 tons
Lowest 46%
4434 4444 N Damen Ave
🏆
4434 4444 N Damen Ave
Multifamily Housing
53,800 sqft
2.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 3%
156 tons
#26 Lowest in Chicago*
Coeval 2
🏆
1419 S Wabash Ave
Multifamily Housing
53,352 sqft
2.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 2%
129 tons
#15 Lowest in Chicago*
Professional Office Building
840 W Irving Park Rd
Medical Office
51,825 sqft
9.9 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
514 tons
Lowest 28%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data (opens in a new tab)