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.) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Washtenaw on the Park
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2645 2657 W LAWRENCE AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 3.1 kg/sqft 
Lowest 4%
| 159 tons
#30 Lowest in Chicago*
|
|
The Chicago Theatre
175 N State St
| Performing Arts | 3.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 4%
| 434 tons
Lowest 21%
|
|
Newberry Plaza Townhouse Association
1000 N STATE ST
| Multifamily Housing | 3.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 4%
| 191 tons
Lowest 2%
|
|
U.S. Cellular Plaza - 8430 _ Goby LLC
8430 W Bryn Mawr Ave
| Office | 3.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 4%
| 612 tons
Lowest 36%
|
|
Union Park Lofts Condominium Association
1327 W WASHINGTON BLVD
| Multifamily Housing | 3.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 4%
| 312 tons
Lowest 10%
|
|
5460 S Woodlawn Ave
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5460 5472 S WOODLAWN AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 3.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 4%
| 163 tons
Lowest 1%
|
|
7200 Ridge Condominium Association
7200 7216 N RIDGE BLVD
| Multifamily Housing | 3.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 4%
| 194 tons
Lowest 2%
|
|
5452 S Ellis
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5452 5466 S ELLIS AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 3.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 4%
| 159 tons
Lowest 1%
|
|
IMDC LAPORTE, LLC
4039 4051 N LAPORTE AVE
| Multifamily Housing | 3.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 4%
| 301 tons
Lowest 9%
|
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2150 S Canalport Avenue
2150 S Canalport Avenue
| Office | 3.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 3%
| 669 tons
Lowest 40%
|
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Union West Apartments
939 W WASHINGTON BLVD
| Multifamily Housing | 3.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 3%
| 1,068 tons 
Highest 43%
|
|
Aberdeen West Loop (mb71)
20 22 N Aberdeen St
| Multifamily Housing | 3.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 3%
| 254 tons
Lowest 6%
|
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The Robey
4434 4444 N Damen Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 3.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 3%
| 161 tons
Lowest 1%
|
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Map Factory Lofts
5235 N Ravenswood Ave
| Multifamily Housing | 3.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 3%
| 160 tons
Lowest 1%
|
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Lawn Terrace Apartments
2601 W 63rd St
| Multifamily Housing | 3.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 3%
| 377 tons
Lowest 15%
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data