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