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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
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Target, T2613 - Chicago Division
1200 N Larrabee St
| Retail Store | 8.0 kg/sqft 
Highest 26%
| 1,517 tons
Highest 31%
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210 N Wells St
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210 N Wells St
| Multifamily Housing | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 3,100 tons
Highest 13%
|
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Fourth Prairie Shores, LLC
2851 S King Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 2,303 tons
Highest 19%
|
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The Algonquin #6
1606 E Hyde Park Blvd
| Multifamily Housing | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 475 tons 
Lowest 24%
|
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United Winthrop Tower Cooperative
4848 N Winthrop Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 2,009 tons
Highest 23%
|
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Chicago Magnificent Mile Dbtree
300 E Ohio St
| Hotel | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 3,370 tons
Highest 11%
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Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center, Inc.
5001 - 5013 S Michigan Ave
| Other - Services | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 483 tons
Lowest 25%
|
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6125 S KENWOOD AVE
6125 S KENWOOD AVE
| Senior Living Community | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 1,031 tons
Highest 44%
|
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1237 W Fullerton Ave
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1237 W Fullerton Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 1,768 tons
Highest 26%
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7100 S SOUTH SHORE DR
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7100 S SOUTH SHORE DR
| Multifamily Housing | 8.0 kg/sqft | 911 tons |
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The Palmer House Hotel
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17 E Monroe St
| Hotel | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 13,521 tons #37 Highest
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100 N LaSalle
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100 N LaSalle St
| Office | 8.0 kg/sqft | 1,280 tons |
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71215A State St
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101 N State St E
| Retail Store | 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 14,741 tons #33 Highest
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1555 N ASHLAND AVE
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1555 N ASHLAND AVE
| Hotel | 7.9 kg/sqft | 618 tons |
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8647 W Higgins Road
8647 W Higgins Road
| Office | 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 27%
| 1,169 tons
Highest 40%
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Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data