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Chicago Buildings by Greenhouse Gas Intensity

Note: Data only includes large Chicago buildings from 2020

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.

This data is also from 2020, but when new benchmark data is available, we'll update the site.

Property Name / address Primary Property Type Greenhouse Gas Intensity
(kg CO2/sqft)
Total Greenhouse Emissions
(metric tons CO2)
Natural Gas Use
(kBtu)
Electricity Use
(kBtu)
Dwight Lofts LLC
642 S Clark St
Multifamily Housing
8.4
Highest 41%
1,656
Lowest 36%
9,142,096
Lowest 36%
7,500,368
Lowest 41%
990 North Lake Shore Drive
990 N Lake Shore Dr
Multifamily Housing
8.4
Highest 41%
2,502
Highest 38%
9,720,150
Lowest 39%
12,722,642
Highest 32%
21 E CHESTNUT ST 🏆
21 E CHESTNUT ST
Multifamily Housing
8.4
Highest 41%
1,028
#30 Lowest
10,297,600
Lowest 41%
3,081,326
Lowest 5%
1035 W Van Buren St
1035 W Van Buren St
Multifamily Housing
8.4
Highest 41%
2,117
Highest 48%
11,992,330
Lowest 48%
9,484,057
Highest 46%
Vision On State Condominium Association
1255 S State St
Multifamily Housing
8.4
Highest 41%
2,318
Highest 43%
13,369,700
Highest 46%
10,299,006
Highest 41%
Admiral's Pointe Condominium Association
645 N Kingsbury St
Multifamily Housing
8.4
Highest 41%
1,786
Lowest 42%
14,493,481
Highest 42%
5,047,597
Lowest 19%
Ambassador House Condominium Association
1317 1325 N STATE PKWY
Multifamily Housing
8.3
Highest 42%
1,589
Lowest 34%
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5,056,724
Lowest 19%
Kenect Chicago
505 N GREEN ST
Multifamily Housing
8.3
Highest 42%
1,523
Lowest 31%
6,283,156
Lowest 23%
7,622,610
Lowest 42%
Curie Metropolitan HS -CPS
4975 S Archer Ave
K-12 School
8.3
Highest 42%
3,464
Highest 25%
9,819,320
Lowest 39%
18,855,019
Highest 19%
The Fordham Condominium Association
25 E Superior St
Multifamily Housing
8.3
Highest 42%
4,825
Highest 17%
10,792,066
Lowest 43%
27,243,858
Highest 13%
21 W. Chestnut Condominium Association
21 W Chestnut St
Multifamily Housing
8.3
Highest 42%
1,412
Lowest 24%
12,422,968
Lowest 50%
4,820,304
Lowest 17%
2728 N HAMPDEN CT
2728 N HAMPDEN CT
Multifamily Housing
8.3
Highest 42%
1,160
Lowest 12%
13,088,800
Highest 47%
2,978,140
Lowest 4%
Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago 🚩
401 N Wabash Ave
Mixed Use Property
8.3
Highest 42%
17,566
#33 Highest
17,691,000
Highest 31%
106,529,175
#22 Highest
Hilton Chicago MM Suites
198 E Delaware Pl
Hotel
8.3
Highest 42%
2,625
Highest 36%
17,942,454
Highest 31%
10,715,308
Highest 39%
Intercontinental Hotel
505 N Michigan Ave
Hotel
8.3
Highest 42%
5,905
Highest 12%
47,576,365
Highest 7%
21,644,570
Highest 16%

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