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.)
Tilden HS -CPS 🕰️ ⚠️ (CPS) 4747 S Union Ave	K-12 School	3.9 kg/sqft	1,272 tons
Metropolitan Place Condo (130 S Canal St ) 130 S Canal St	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	1,297 tons Highest 35%
530 North Lake Shore Drive 530 North Lake Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	2,004 tons Highest 21%
Westhaven Park Tower 🕰️ (CHA) 100 N HERMITAGE AVE	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft	679 tons
Condos at Monroe Place 🏆 1228 W Monroe Street	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	199 tons #29 Lowest in Chicago*
7707 W Irving Park Road 7707 W Irving Park Road	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	215 tons Lowest 2%
7200SSDR 7200-10 South Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	305 tons Lowest 8%
Lakeside Terrace 📷 7645 N Sheridan Rd	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	266 tons Lowest 5%
Dr King Legacy Apartments 3816 W. 16th St., Chicago, Il 60623	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	243 tons Lowest 3%
Park Harbor Condominium Association 🕰️ 3620 N. Pine Grove Ave	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft	360 tons
COakdale Towers 431 W. Oakdale	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	526 tons Lowest 30%
St. Edmund's Episcopal Church 🕰️ ⚠️ 6105 S Michigan Ave	K-12 School	3.9 kg/sqft	234 tons
3500 N Lake Shore 3500 N Lake Shore Drive	Multifamily Housing	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	825 tons Lowest 49%
Lenart (CPS) 8101 S Lasalle St	K-12 School	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	234 tons Lowest 3%
Wells Community Academy HS -CPS 🕰️ ⚠️ (CPS) 936 N Ashland Ave	K-12 School	3.9 kg/sqft	1,026 tons

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data