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 2022

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 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	GHG Intensity (kg CO₂ eq./sqft)	Total GHG Emissions (tons CO₂ eq.)
Residence at RiverBend Condominium Association ⚠️ 333 N Canal St	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 35%	3,305 tons Highest 12%
Marina Towers Condominium Association 📷 300 N State St	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 35%	4,310 tons Highest 8%
7321 SOUTH SHORE DRIVE CO-OPERATIVE 7321 S South Shore Dr	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 35%	967 tons Highest 46%
1301 N DEARBORN ST 1301 N DEARBORN ST	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 35%	1,276 tons Highest 37%
Wentworth Condo Association 2734 S WENTWORTH AVE	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 35%	356 tons Lowest 13%
BVM Hall/IES-ID#175895 🕰️ (Loyola) 6364 N SHERIDAN RD	Office	5.6 kg/sqft	617 tons
540 N LAKE SHORE DR 540 N LAKE SHORE DR	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 35%	1,265 tons Highest 37%
4157 N CLARENDON AVE 4157 N CLARENDON AVE	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 35%	348 tons Lowest 12%
2738 N PINE GROVE AVE 2738 N PINE GROVE AVE	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 35%	582 tons Lowest 32%
Catherine Courts Condominium Association of Chicago (5306-5310 N. Chester Ave.) 🕰️ 5306 - 5310 N. Chester Ave.	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft	572 tons
Hawthorne House Apartments 3450 N Lake Shore Dr	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 35%	2,989 tons Highest 14%
East Ohio LLC 420 E Ohio St	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 35%	1,836 tons Highest 25%
1936 N Clark 1936 N Clark	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 35%	991 tons Highest 45%
4444 W LAWRENCE AVE 4444 W LAWRENCE AVE	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 35%	475 tons Lowest 24%
1316 1326 N STATE PKWY 🕰️ 1316 1326 N STATE PKWY	Multifamily Housing	5.6 kg/sqft	862 tons

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data