Electrify Chicago
An independent tool for viewing City of Chicago building data
According to the
2022 Chicago Climate Action Plan
,
69% of Chicago's emissions come from buildings, making
building emissions our biggest challenge and our biggest opportunity as a city
to tackle climate change. At Electrify Chicago, we showcase building performance using
publicly available data supplemented by community-submitted photographs and building
owners.
Start by looking at Chicago's buildings with 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.
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Chicago Buildings by Greenhouse Gas Intensity
Note: Data only includes large Chicago buildings from 2021, unless explicitly stated otherwise.
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.” This dataset is also then filtered to only buildings with
reported emissions > 1,000 metric tons CO2 equivalent.
This data is also from 2021, but when new benchmark data is available, we'll update the site.
| Property Name / address | Primary Property Type |
Greenhouse Gas Intensity (kg CO2 eq./sqft) |
Total Greenhouse Emissions (metric tons CO2 eq.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Continental Plaza
1330 1358 W 76th St
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft 
Lowest 23%
| 1,025 tons 
Highest 44%
|
|
300 West Grand Condominium Association
300 310 W GRAND AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 483 tons
Lowest 26%
|
|
537 S. Dearborn St.
537 S DEARBORN ST
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 391 tons
Lowest 17%
|
|
Universal Building
700 N SACRAMENTO BLVD
| Office | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 747 tons
Lowest 44%
|
|
The Bronzeville Vincennes LLC
4724 S VINCENNES AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 435 tons
Lowest 21%
|
|
Barclay Condominium Home Owners' Association, Inc
4940 S EASTEND AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 735 tons
Lowest 43%
|
|
Westgate Center
331 S PEORIA ST
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 284 tons
Lowest 8%
|
|
Lake Shore Land Association, Inc.
1130 N LAKE SHORE DR
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 297 tons
Lowest 9%
|
|
Twelve Nine Astor Building Corporation
1209 1217 N ASTOR ST
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 484 tons
Lowest 26%
|
|
Ravinia Lofts Condominium Association
2024 2030 S WABASH AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 308 tons
Lowest 10%
|
|
415 Condominium Association
415 421 W ALDINE AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 693 tons
Lowest 41%
|
|
2516-2526 N Kedzie Blvd
2516 2526 N KEDZIE BLVD
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 183 tons
Lowest 2%
|
|
Aldine Building II LLC
528 534 W ALDINE AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 264 tons
Lowest 6%
|
|
Institute of Cultural Affairs - Greenrise
4750 N Sheridan Rd
| Office | 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
| 904 tons
Highest 49%
|
|
110 North Wacker Drive - Bank of America Tower
110 N WACKER DR
| Office | 4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 22%
| 8,494 tons
Highest 3%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data