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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lakefront Place Condo
⚠️
6730 S South Shore Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 7.5 kg/sqft 
Highest 29%
| 745 tons 
Lowest 45%
|
|
Shops and Lofts at 47
(CHA)
747 E. 47th St
| Multifamily Housing | 7.5 kg/sqft
Highest 29%
| 1,504 tons
Highest 30%
|
|
8598 - LINCOLN & MCCORMICK
6211 N Lincoln Ave
| Retail Store | 7.5 kg/sqft
Highest 29%
| 859 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
Lake Meadows Building 4
3440 S. Cottage Grove
| Multifamily Housing | 7.5 kg/sqft
Highest 29%
| 791 tons
Lowest 48%
|
|
Granville Courts Condo Association
2025 W Granville Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 7.5 kg/sqft
Highest 29%
| 1,736 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
Fourth Prairie Shores, LLC
2851 S King Drive
| Multifamily Housing | 7.5 kg/sqft
Highest 29%
| 2,157 tons
Highest 19%
|
|
The Kimpton Gray Hotel
39 S Lasalle St
| Hotel | 7.5 kg/sqft
Highest 29%
| 1,790 tons
Highest 25%
|
|
1063 - Royal Sonesta Chicago Riverfront 71 E Wacker Drive - SVC
⚠️
71 E Wacker Drive
| Hotel | 7.5 kg/sqft
Highest 29%
| 2,848 tons
Highest 14%
|
|
65 E SCOTT ST
🕰️
⚠️
65 E SCOTT ST
| Multifamily Housing | 7.5 kg/sqft | 1,641 tons |
|
Lake Meadows Building 8
401 E 32nd Street
| Multifamily Housing | 7.5 kg/sqft
Highest 29%
| 2,131 tons
Highest 20%
|
|
Foxboro Properties, LLC
🕰️
⚠️
6201 S Emerald Dr
| Other - Public Services | 7.5 kg/sqft | 603 tons |
|
The Buckingham
🕰️
⚠️
59 E. Van Buren
| Residence Hall/Dormitory | 7.5 kg/sqft | 1,578 tons |
|
Travelodge by Wyndham Downtown Chicago
🕰️
⚠️
61 67 E HARRISON ST
| Hotel | 7.5 kg/sqft | 1,047 tons |
|
2601 2607 N MILWAUKEE AVE
🕰️
⚠️
2601 2607 N MILWAUKEE AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 7.5 kg/sqft | 343 tons |
|
Reside on Barry
533 West Barry Avenue
| Multifamily Housing | 7.5 kg/sqft
Highest 29%
| 852 tons
Highest 49%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data