Top 50 Buildings by Natural Gas Use

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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Aqua 🚩
225 N Columbus Dr
Multifamily Housing
10.0
Highest 29%
12,896
Highest 4%
152,388,452
#11 Highest
30,768,518
Highest 11%
Holy Cross Hospial 🚩
2701 W 68th St
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
18.8
Highest 10%
7,708
Highest 9%
130,271,002
#12 Highest
5,050,094
Lowest 19%
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
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
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%
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%
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%
The Palmer House Hotel 🚩
17 E Monroe St
Hotel
6.6
Lowest 31%
11,168
Highest 5%
103,199,235
#18 Highest
36,891,526
Highest 9%
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%
Altgeld Gardens 🚩
925 E 130th St
Multifamily Housing
9.4
Highest 33%
11,064
Highest 5%
102,081,397
#20 Highest
44,542,896
Highest 7%
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
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%
Lowden Homes 🚨
200 W 95th St
Multifamily Housing
48.1
#10 Highest
5,530
Highest 13%
98,870,772
#23 Highest
1,786,862
#11 Lowest
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%
Regents Park 🚩
5020 - 5050 S Lake Shore Dr
Multifamily Housing
6.6
Lowest 31%
9,661
Highest 7%
95,443,599
#25 Highest
29,420,994
Highest 12%
Presence St Joseph Hospital - Chicago 🚩
2900 N Lake Shore Dr
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
18.5
Highest 10%
12,603
Highest 4%
90,660,907
#26 Highest
49,900,285
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%
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%
Shop & Save Market - Nagle 🚨
6312 N Nagle Ave
Supermarket/Grocery Store
83.7
#8 Highest
5,584
Highest 13%
80,514,978
#29 Highest
8,378,709
Lowest 48%
The Field Museum 🚩
1400 S Lake Shore Dr
Mixed Use Property
9.9
Highest 29%
12,647
Highest 4%
79,910,088
#30 Highest
53,837,202
Highest 6%
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%
Park Place Tower I CA 🚩
655 W Irving Park Rd
Multifamily Housing
7.9
Highest 47%
7,805
Highest 9%
78,728,980
#32 Highest
23,213,681
Highest 15%
Lawless Gardens 🚩
3510 S RHODES AVE
Multifamily Housing
6.2
Lowest 23%
4,614
Highest 18%
78,375,003
#33 Highest
2,891,179
Lowest 4%
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
McClurg Court Center 🚩
333 E Ontario St
Multifamily Housing
11.0
Highest 24%
9,004
Highest 7%
76,755,520
#35 Highest
31,572,489
Highest 11%
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
Chicago State University Campus 🚩
9501 S Martin Luther King Dr
College/University
10.3
Highest 27%
12,026
Highest 4%
75,457,754
#37 Highest
51,376,816
Highest 6%
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
135 S LaSalle Property LLC 🚩
135 S LaSalle St
Office
7.7
Lowest 50%
11,970
Highest 5%
72,467,512
#39 Highest
44,403,070
Highest 7%
4700 N MARINE DR 🚩
4700 N MARINE DR
Medical Office
31.1
#29 Highest
4,594
Highest 18%
71,164,912
#40 Highest
5,215,078
Lowest 21%
Eugenie Terrace 🚩
1730 N Clark St
Multifamily Housing
9.7
Highest 31%
6,048
Highest 12%
70,552,683
#41 Highest
14,740,659
Highest 26%
Salem Baptist Church of Chicago 🚩
10909 S Cottage Grove Ave
Worship Facility
42.9
#13 Highest
3,941
Highest 22%
70,361,039
#42 Highest
1,302,350
#6 Lowest
Dearborn Homes 🚩
2960 S Federal St
Multifamily Housing
10.1
Highest 28%
7,159
Highest 9%
68,851,921
#43 Highest
20,715,235
Highest 17%
Parkway Gardens 🚩
6415 S Calumet Ave
Multifamily Housing
10.6
Highest 26%
9,961
Highest 6%
66,317,200
#44 Highest
41,257,077
Highest 8%
Richard J Daley Center 🚩
50 W Washington
Courthouse
6.9
Lowest 36%
10,603
Highest 6%
65,724,182
#45 Highest
45,571,417
Highest 7%
Provident Hospital 🚩
500 E 51st St
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
25.7
Highest 5%
9,599
Highest 7%
65,627,291
#46 Highest
39,167,074
Highest 9%
The Newport CA 🚩
4800 S Chicago Beach Dr
Multifamily Housing
6.3
Lowest 25%
4,821
Highest 17%
65,024,082
#47 Highest
8,757,628
Lowest 50%
CNA Building 🚩
333 S Wabash Ave
Office
7.5
Lowest 46%
10,566
Highest 6%
64,228,995
#48 Highest
45,840,108
Highest 7%
Grand Plaza 🚩
540 N State St
Multifamily Housing
8.5
Highest 40%
9,525
Highest 7%
63,799,037
#49 Highest
30,176,479
Highest 11%
375 E Chicago Ave 🚩
375 E Chicago Ave
College/University
14.1
Highest 15%
5,490
Highest 14%
63,605,880
#50 Highest
13,527,143
Highest 29%

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