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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)
Hyde Park Academy HS -CPS
6220 S Stony Island Ave
K-12 School
6.5
Lowest 29%
2,112
Highest 48%
14,878,360
Highest 40%
8,469,447
Lowest 48%
Kinzie Station
330 N Jefferson Ct
Multifamily Housing
6.5
Lowest 29%
1,468
Lowest 28%
15,283,655
Highest 38%
4,204,689
Lowest 12%
One Museum Park South
1901 S Calumet Ave
Multifamily Housing
6.5
Lowest 29%
2,716
Highest 34%
19,414,001
Highest 27%
10,793,555
Highest 38%
Lowell House
88 W Schiller St
Multifamily Housing
6.5
Lowest 29%
1,806
Lowest 42%
20,996,267
Highest 24%
4,428,608
Lowest 14%
The New York Private Residences
3660 N Lake Shore Dr
Multifamily Housing
6.5
Lowest 29%
4,037
Highest 21%
26,078,722
Highest 17%
16,990,289
Highest 22%
2020 Lincoln Park West Condominium Association
2020 N Lincoln Park West
Multifamily Housing
6.5
Lowest 29%
2,810
Highest 33%
28,925,999
Highest 15%
8,162,030
Lowest 46%
1251 S. Michigan Avenue
1251 S. Michigan Avenue
Multifamily Housing
6.5
Lowest 29%
4,028
Highest 21%
32,283,000
Highest 12%
14,820,360
Highest 26%
Harbor Point
155 N Harbor Dr
Multifamily Housing
6.5
Lowest 29%
7,760
Highest 9%
42,997,302
Highest 8%
35,086,373
Highest 9%
Park Tower Condominium Association
5415 N Sheridan Rd
Multifamily Housing
6.5
Lowest 29%
5,611
Highest 13%
50,695,098
Highest 6%
18,700,981
Highest 19%
Aon Center 🚩
200 E Randolph St
Office
6.5
Lowest 29%
20,741
#22 Highest
74,788,660
#38 Highest
88,649,320
#31 Highest
Imperial Towers Condominium 🚩
4250 N Marine Dr
Multifamily Housing
6.5
Lowest 29%
7,274
Highest 9%
79,372,704
#31 Highest
19,594,345
Highest 18%
Hyatt Regency Chicago 🚩
151 E Wacker Dr
Hotel
6.5
Lowest 29%
13,219
#49 Highest
99,737,807
#22 Highest
50,754,797
Highest 6%
Malibu East Condominium
6033 N Sheridan Rd
Multifamily Housing
6.4
Lowest 27%
6,357
Highest 11%
-
40,733,009
Highest 8%
One South Dearborn
1 S Dearborn
Office
6.4
Lowest 27%
6,042
Highest 12%
-
38,710,554
Highest 9%
525 W Monroe St
525 W Monroe St
Office
6.4
Lowest 27%
6,534
Highest 11%
647,189
Lowest 5%
41,639,342
Highest 8%

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