These are the biggest buildings in our dataset, which should encompass all of the largest buildings in the city that submitted their energy use for 2020. Being a big building does basically guarantee that you use a lot of energy (and emit a lot of CO2), but a lot of big buildings are very energy efficient and use less energy per square foot than much smaller buildings!
Note: This data only includes buildings whose emissions are reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance. According to the City βAs of 2016, this list includes all commercial, institutional, and residential buildings larger than 50,000 square feet.β This dataset is also then filtered to only buildings with reported emissions > 1,000 metric tons CO2 equivalent.
This data is also from 2020, but when new benchmark data is available, we'll update the site.
Property Name / address | Primary Property Type | Square Footage |
Greenhouse Gas Intensity (kg CO2 eq./sqft) |
Total Greenhouse Emissions (metric tons CO2 eq.) |
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Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
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301 Cermak Rd
| Convention Center | 9,245,333 sqft #1 Highest
| 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 76,935 tons #4 Highest
|
Rush University Medical Center
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1653 W Congress Pkwy
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 5,863,656 sqft #2 Highest
| 26.4 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 102,661 tons #3 Highest
|
5841 S. Maryland Ave MC0985
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(UChicago)
5841 S. Maryland Ave MC0985
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 5,441,713 sqft #3 Highest
| 26.9 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
| 146,536 tons #2 Highest
|
Cook County Department of Corrections Campus
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2700 S California Ave
| Prison/Incarceration | 5,283,746 sqft #4 Highest
| 11.1 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 50,507 tons #5 Highest
|
Willis Tower
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π·
233 S Wacker Dr
| Office | 5,037,125 sqft #5 Highest
| 8.8 kg/sqft
Highest 37%
| 43,675 tons #8 Highest
|
Merchandise Mart
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222 Merchandise Mart Plz
| Office | 4,259,185 sqft #6 Highest
| 5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 9%
| 20,933 tons #17 Highest
|
Aon Center
π©
200 E Randolph St
| Office | 3,457,865 sqft #7 Highest
| 6.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 29%
| 20,741 tons #22 Highest
|
IL0000FC - Chicago Federal Ctr
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219 S Dearborn
| Mixed Use Property | 3,176,860 sqft #8 Highest
| 5.8 kg/sqft
Lowest 16%
| 18,413 tons #29 Highest
|
The Franklin
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227 W Monroe
| Office | 3,135,770 sqft #9 Highest
| 7.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 45%
| 22,015 tons #16 Highest
|
Presidential Towers
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555 W Madison St
| Multifamily Housing | 3,045,000 sqft #10 Highest
| 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 8%
| 13,672 tons #47 Highest
|
Prudential Plaza
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130 E Randolph St
| Office | 3,021,067 sqft #11 Highest
| 7.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 48%
| 20,898 tons #18 Highest
|
10/30 South Wacker
π©
10 S Wacker Dr
| Office | 3,014,304 sqft #12 Highest
| 7.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 40%
| 20,376 tons #23 Highest
|
Water Tower Place
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845 N Michigan Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 2,984,641 sqft #13 Highest
| 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 22,117 tons #15 Highest
|
900 North Michigan
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900 North Michigan
| Mixed Use Property | 2,731,896 sqft #14 Highest
| 9.7 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 20,806 tons #21 Highest
|
The John Hancock Center
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875 N Michigan Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 2,620,946 sqft #15 Highest
| 9.7 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 22,228 tons #14 Highest
|
Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago
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401 N Wabash Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 2,612,396 sqft #16 Highest
| 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 42%
| 17,566 tons #33 Highest
|
Chase Tower Chicago
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10 S Dearborn St
| Financial Office | 2,521,929 sqft #17 Highest
| 4.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 5%
| 11,190 tons
Highest 5%
|
Hyatt Regency Chicago
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151 E Wacker Dr
| Hotel | 2,295,495 sqft #18 Highest
| 6.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 29%
| 13,219 tons #49 Highest
|
300 E Randolph
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300 E Randolph
| Office | 2,286,697 sqft #19 Highest
| 11.1 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 24,655 tons #11 Highest
|
600 W Chicago
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600 W Chicago
| Office | 2,266,502 sqft #20 Highest
| 13.8 kg/sqft
Highest 15%
| 29,599 tons #9 Highest
|
NMH Feinberg Pavilion and Galter Pavilion
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251 E Huron St
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 2,200,000 sqft #21 Highest
| 20.6 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 45,388 tons #6 Highest
|
Michigan Plaza
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205 N Michigan Ave
| Office | 2,159,198 sqft #22 Highest
| 7.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 50%
| 15,937 tons #36 Highest
|
55 E Monroe
π©
55 E Monroe St
| Office | 2,144,478 sqft #23 Highest
| 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 34%
| 15,558 tons #37 Highest
|
Hilton Chicago
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720 S Michigan Ave
| Hotel | 2,054,590 sqft #24 Highest
| 6.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 13,461 tons #48 Highest
|
River East Center Campus
π©
322 E Illinois St
| Mixed Use Property | 1,975,361 sqft #25 Highest
| 10.2 kg/sqft
Highest 28%
| 15,479 tons #38 Highest
|
680 North Lake Shore Drive
680 N Lake Shore Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 1,945,838 sqft #26 Highest
| 5.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 11%
| 8,773 tons
Highest 8%
|
Ford City Mall
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7601 S Cicero Ave
| Enclosed Mall | 1,939,923 sqft #27 Highest
| 22.2 kg/sqft
Highest 7%
| 19,161 tons #26 Highest
|
River North Point
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350 N Orleans St
| Office | 1,883,966 sqft #28 Highest
| 10.2 kg/sqft
Highest 28%
| 19,305 tons #25 Highest
|
AMA Plaza
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330 N Wabash Av
| Office | 1,881,319 sqft #29 Highest
| 9.8 kg/sqft
Highest 30%
| 18,347 tons #30 Highest
|
175 W Jackson
175 W Jackson
| Office | 1,863,650 sqft #30 Highest
| 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 18%
| 10,690 tons
Highest 6%
|
Citigroup Center
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500 W Madison St
| Office | 1,855,810 sqft #31 Highest
| 7.8 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 14,397 tons #43 Highest
|
71215A State St
101 N State St E
| Retail Store | 1,841,736 sqft #32 Highest
| 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 15%
| 10,414 tons
Highest 6%
|
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
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836 W Wellington Ave
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 1,836,457 sqft #33 Highest
| 13.5 kg/sqft
Highest 16%
| 17,649 tons #32 Highest
|
Juvenile Temporary Detention Center
1100 S Hamilton Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 1,812,628 sqft #34 Highest
| 9.5 kg/sqft
Highest 33%
| 9,742 tons
Highest 6%
|
Hyatt Center
π©
71 S Wacker Dr
| Office | 1,797,097 sqft #35 Highest
| 8.6 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 14,570 tons #42 Highest
|
Navy Pier, Inc.
π·
600 E Grand Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 1,780,000 sqft #36 Highest
| 11.0 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 12,638 tons
Highest 4%
|
The Palmer House Hotel
π©
17 E Monroe St
| Hotel | 1,749,427 sqft #37 Highest
| 6.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 11,168 tons
Highest 5%
|
20 N Wacker Dr
20 N Wacker Dr
| Office | 1,742,899 sqft #38 Highest
| 5.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 13%
| 9,538 tons
Highest 7%
|
309-The Breakers at Edgewater Beach
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5333 N Sheridan Rd
| Senior Living Community | 1,742,595 sqft #39 Highest
| 1.8 kg/sqft
#1 Lowest in Chicago*
| 3,180 tons
Highest 28%
|
Lake Point Tower
505 N Lake Shore Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 1,705,000 sqft #40 Highest
| 6.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 36%
| 10,182 tons
Highest 6%
|
Roosevelt Collection
150 W Roosevelt Rd
| Mixed Use Property | 1,686,996 sqft #41 Highest
| 4.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 5%
| 4,988 tons
Highest 16%
|
One North Wacker
π©
1 N Wacker Dr
| Office | 1,684,690 sqft #42 Highest
| 7.9 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 12,683 tons
Highest 4%
|
Aqua
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π·
225 N Columbus Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 1,668,187 sqft #43 Highest
| 10.0 kg/sqft
Highest 29%
| 12,896 tons
Highest 4%
|
Grand Plaza
π©
540 N State St
| Multifamily Housing | 1,640,000 sqft #44 Highest
| 8.5 kg/sqft
Highest 40%
| 9,525 tons
Highest 7%
|
Three First National Plaza
70 W Madison St
| Office | 1,636,819 sqft #45 Highest
| 6.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 29%
| 10,364 tons
Highest 6%
|
311 S Wacker
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311 S Wacker
| Office | 1,627,486 sqft #46 Highest
| 7.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 46%
| 10,757 tons
Highest 5%
|
Stroger Hospital Campus
π¨
1901 W Harrison St
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 1,596,300 sqft #47 Highest
| 28.3 kg/sqft #42 Highest
| 45,230 tons #7 Highest
|
Richard J Daley Center
π©
50 W Washington
| Courthouse | 1,593,714 sqft #48 Highest
| 6.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 36%
| 10,603 tons
Highest 6%
|
300 North LaSalle
π©
300 N LaSalle St
| Office | 1,587,805 sqft #49 Highest
| 7.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 42%
| 10,862 tons
Highest 5%
|
Chicago Board of Trade Building
π©
141 W Jackson Blvd
| Office | 1,559,956 sqft #50 Highest
| 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 46%
| 12,507 tons
Highest 4%
|
Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data