Top 50 Buildings by Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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)
Digital Lakeside 🚨
350 E Cermak
Data Center
142.1
#2 Highest
173,706
#1 Highest
-
987,573,211
#1 Highest
5841 S. Maryland Ave MC0985 🚨
5841 S. Maryland Ave MC0985
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
26.9
Highest 4%
146,536
#2 Highest
6,752,334
Lowest 25%
625,686,586
#2 Highest
Rush University Medical Center 🚨
1653 W Congress Pkwy
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
26.4
Highest 4%
102,661
#3 Highest
325,954,997
#6 Highest
456,007,414
#3 Highest
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority 🚨
301 Cermak Rd
Convention Center
8.3
Highest 42%
76,935
#4 Highest
346,725,882
#4 Highest
374,952,025
#4 Highest
Cook County Department of Corrections Campus 🚨
2700 S California Ave
Prison/Incarceration
11.1
Highest 24%
50,507
#5 Highest
417,475,703
#2 Highest
181,413,219
#7 Highest
NMH Feinberg Pavilion and Galter Pavilion 🚨
251 E Huron St
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
20.6
Highest 8%
45,388
#6 Highest
286,960,500
#7 Highest
193,160,452
#6 Highest
Stroger Hospital Campus 🚨
1901 W Harrison St
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
28.3
#42 Highest
45,230
#7 Highest
339,841,062
#5 Highest
174,151,364
#8 Highest
Willis Tower 🚨
233 S Wacker Dr
Office
8.8
Highest 37%
43,675
#8 Highest
33,423,630
Highest 11%
268,467,346
#5 Highest
600 W Chicago 🚨
600 W Chicago
Office
13.8
Highest 15%
29,599
#9 Highest
23,432,289
Highest 20%
173,736,803
#9 Highest
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago 🚨
225 E Chicago Ave
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
20.9
Highest 8%
26,971
#10 Highest
169,769,568
#9 Highest
114,113,847
#20 Highest
300 E Randolph 🚨
300 E Randolph
Office
11.1
Highest 24%
24,655
#11 Highest
728,377
Lowest 5%
144,238,481
#10 Highest
Keating Hall 🚨
(Illinois Tech)
3040 S Wabash Avenue
College/University
461.6
#1 Highest
24,538
#12 Highest
456,846,022
#1 Highest
1,743,931
#9 Lowest
Presence Resurrection Medical Center 🚨
7435 W Talcott Ave
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
20.9
Highest 8%
22,882
#13 Highest
170,758,938
#8 Highest
88,501,012
#32 Highest
The John Hancock Center 🚩
875 N Michigan Ave
Mixed Use Property
9.7
Highest 31%
22,228
#14 Highest
-
142,425,511
#11 Highest
Water Tower Place 🚩
845 N Michigan Ave
Mixed Use Property
8.6
Highest 39%
22,117
#15 Highest
47,103,168
Highest 7%
125,682,219
#14 Highest
The Franklin 🚩
227 W Monroe
Office
7.4
Lowest 45%
22,015
#16 Highest
514,472
Lowest 4%
140,883,398
#12 Highest
Merchandise Mart 🚩
222 Merchandise Mart Plz
Office
5.1
Lowest 9%
20,933
#17 Highest
76,248,401
#36 Highest
97,554,926
#26 Highest
Prudential Plaza 🚩
130 E Randolph St
Office
7.6
Lowest 48%
20,898
#18 Highest
45,550,333
Highest 7%
118,399,840
#18 Highest
The Art Institute of Chicago 🚨
111 S Michigan Ave
Museum
20.7
Highest 8%
20,891
#19 Highest
160,912,625
#10 Highest
79,096,897
#38 Highest
NMH Prentice Womens Hospital 🚩
250 E Superior St
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
22.0
Highest 7%
20,820
#20 Highest
129,096,845
#13 Highest
89,465,259
#30 Highest
900 North Michigan 🚩
900 North Michigan
Mixed Use Property
9.7
Highest 31%
20,806
#21 Highest
29,220,664
Highest 14%
123,364,979
#15 Highest
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
10/30 South Wacker 🚩
10 S Wacker Dr
Office
7.1
Lowest 40%
20,376
#23 Highest
1,689,689
Lowest 7%
129,942,482
#13 Highest
352 360 W WELLINGTON AVE 🚨
352 360 W WELLINGTON AVE
Multifamily Housing
136.5
#3 Highest
19,870
#24 Highest
371,924,615
#3 Highest
738,234
#3 Lowest
River North Point 🚩
350 N Orleans St
Office
10.2
Highest 28%
19,305
#25 Highest
716,600
Lowest 5%
112,089,931
#21 Highest
Ford City Mall 🚩
7601 S Cicero Ave
Enclosed Mall
22.2
Highest 7%
19,161
#26 Highest
12,388,850
Lowest 50%
118,556,417
#17 Highest
Digital Printer's Row 🚨
600 S Federal St
Data Center
105.8
#5 Highest
18,979
#27 Highest
1,187,865
Lowest 6%
121,202,120
#16 Highest
Swedish Covenant Hospital Campus 🚩
5145 N California Ave
Mixed Use Property
23.4
Highest 6%
18,719
#28 Highest
76,788,106
#34 Highest
93,809,382
#27 Highest
IL0000FC - Chicago Federal Ctr 🚩
219 S Dearborn
Mixed Use Property
5.8
Lowest 16%
18,413
#29 Highest
101,934,238
#21 Highest
83,287,238
#36 Highest
AMA Plaza 🚩
330 N Wabash Av
Office
9.8
Highest 30%
18,347
#30 Highest
41,766,637
Highest 8%
84,953,984
#35 Highest
CoreSite 🚨
427 S LaSalle St
Data Center
114.3
#4 Highest
18,282
#31 Highest
-
117,139,297
#19 Highest
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center 🚩
836 W Wellington Ave
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
13.5
Highest 16%
17,649
#32 Highest
126,018,715
#14 Highest
70,196,581
#46 Highest
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
Gordon Center for Integrative Science (GCIS) 🚩
929 E 57th St
Laboratory
35.9
#16 Highest
17,199
#34 Highest
81,790
#19 Lowest
85,442,080
#34 Highest
540 W Madison Ave 🚩
540 W Madison
Financial Office
13.4
Highest 16%
16,431
#35 Highest
689,249
Lowest 5%
105,046,453
#23 Highest
Michigan Plaza 🚩
205 N Michigan Ave
Office
7.7
Lowest 50%
15,937
#36 Highest
83,852
#20 Lowest
102,086,963
#24 Highest
55 E Monroe 🚩
55 E Monroe St
Office
9.3
Highest 34%
15,558
#37 Highest
-
88,292,385
#33 Highest
River East Center Campus 🚩
322 E Illinois St
Mixed Use Property
10.2
Highest 28%
15,479
#38 Highest
102,156,516
#19 Highest
64,410,587
Highest 4%
Presence SMEMC St Mary Campus 🚩
2233 W Division St
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
22.1
Highest 7%
15,415
#39 Highest
97,798,072
#24 Highest
65,483,978
Highest 4%
500 W Monroe 🚩
500 W Monroe
Office
13.3
Highest 16%
15,317
#40 Highest
-
98,139,027
#25 Highest
S1-Sinai 🚩
1525 S CALIFORNIA AVE
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
15.0
Highest 14%
15,145
#41 Highest
115,696,004
#16 Highest
57,666,265
Highest 5%
Hyatt Center 🚩
71 S Wacker Dr
Office
8.6
Highest 39%
14,570
#42 Highest
755,156
Lowest 5%
93,096,764
#28 Highest
Citigroup Center 🚩
500 W Madison St
Office
7.8
Highest 49%
14,397
#43 Highest
-
92,248,340
#29 Highest
James R Thompson Center 🚩
100 W Randolph St
Office
12.0
Highest 20%
14,265
#44 Highest
42,412,652
Highest 8%
76,964,456
#39 Highest
Harris Bank Building 🚩
115 S LaSalle St
Office
9.3
Highest 34%
14,249
#45 Highest
85,619,807
#28 Highest
62,158,179
Highest 4%
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab 🚩
355 E ERIE ST
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
16.2
Highest 12%
14,188
#46 Highest
103,494,107
#17 Highest
55,683,805
Highest 5%
Presidential Towers 🚩
555 W Madison St
Multifamily Housing
5.0
Lowest 8%
13,672
#47 Highest
116,051,284
#15 Highest
48,105,567
Highest 6%
Hilton Chicago 🚩
720 S Michigan Ave
Hotel
6.6
Lowest 31%
13,461
#48 Highest
86,384,061
#27 Highest
56,853,319
Highest 5%
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%
William Eckhardt Research Center 🚩
5640 S ELLIS AVE
Laboratory
46.2
#11 Highest
13,137
#50 Highest
-
40,449,584
Highest 8%

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