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 2022. 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 includes large Chicago buildings with data from 2022, 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.
The latest year of data is from 2022, but we update the site regularly when new data is available, and some buildings may have failed to report that year, and only have older data available.
| 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
🚨
📷
301 E Cermak Rd
| Convention Center | 9,245,333 sqft  #1 Highest
| 8.7 kg/sqft 
Highest 20%
| 80,845 tons #3 Highest
|
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Rush University Medical Center
🚨
1653 W Congress Pkwy
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 5,863,656 sqft #2 Highest
| 23.7 kg/sqft #36 Highest
| 92,454 tons #2 Highest
|
|
5841 S. Maryland Ave MC0985
🚨
(UChicago)
5841 S. Maryland Ave MC0985
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 5,441,713 sqft #3 Highest
| 25.0 kg/sqft #27 Highest
| 135,876 tons #1 Highest
|
|
Cook County Department of Corrections Campus
🚨
2700 S California Ave
| Prison/Incarceration | 5,283,773 sqft #4 Highest
| 9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
| 42,560 tons #4 Highest
|
|
Willis Tower
🚨
📷
233 S Wacker Dr
| Office | 4,600,624 sqft #5 Highest
| 9.2 kg/sqft
Highest 18%
| 41,767 tons #6 Highest
|
|
Merchandise Mart
🚩
📷
222 Merchandise Mart Plz
| Office | 4,259,185 sqft #6 Highest
| 4.7 kg/sqft 
Lowest 20%
| 19,236 tons #15 Highest
|
|
Aon Center
🚩
200 E Randolph St
| Office | 3,457,865 sqft #7 Highest
| 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 45%
| 19,331 tons #14 Highest
|
|
IL0000FC-CHICAGO FEDERAL CTR
🕰️
219 S Dearborn
| Mixed Use Property | 3,176,860 sqft | 5.8 kg/sqft | 18,420 tons |
|
The Franklin
🚩
227 W Monroe
| Office | 3,135,770 sqft #8 Highest
| 5.0 kg/sqft
Lowest 25%
| 14,830 tons #32 Highest
|
|
Prudential Plaza
🚩
130 E Randolph St
| Office | 3,021,067 sqft #9 Highest
| 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 17,965 tons #20 Highest
|
|
10/30 South Wacker
🚩
10 S Wacker Dr
| Office | 3,014,304 sqft #10 Highest
| 6.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
| 18,395 tons #18 Highest
|
|
Water Tower Place
🚨
845 N Michigan Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 2,984,641 sqft #11 Highest
| 8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 20%
| 22,501 tons #10 Highest
|
|
Illinois Institute of Technology
🕰️
(Illinois Tech)
3300 South Federal Street
| College/University | 2,944,091 sqft | 15.6 kg/sqft | 45,930 tons |
|
900 North Michigan
🚨
900 North Michigan
| Mixed Use Property | 2,731,896 sqft #12 Highest
| 9.8 kg/sqft
Highest 14%
| 20,835 tons #11 Highest
|
|
The John Hancock Center
🚩
📷
875 N Michigan Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 2,620,946 sqft #13 Highest
| 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 15,923 tons #26 Highest
|
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Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago
🚩
401 N Wabash Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 2,612,396 sqft #14 Highest
| 7.5 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
| 15,949 tons #25 Highest
|
|
Chase Tower Chicago
🕰️
10 S Dearborn St
| Financial Office | 2,521,929 sqft | 4.6 kg/sqft | 11,190 tons |
|
Old Chicago Main Post Office
🚩
404 W HARRISON ST
| Office | 2,493,160 sqft #15 Highest
| 5.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 40%
| 14,703 tons #34 Highest
|
|
135 S LaSalle Property LLC
🚩
135 S LaSalle St
| Office | 2,453,127 sqft #16 Highest
| 4.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 11%
| 9,969 tons
Highest 2%
|
|
Presidential Towers
🚩
555 W Madison St
| Multifamily Housing | 2,409,540 sqft #17 Highest
| 6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 45%
| 12,830 tons #43 Highest
|
|
600 W Chicago
🚨
600 W Chicago
| Office | 2,388,977 sqft #18 Highest
| 10.7 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 24,266 tons #8 Highest
|
|
Michigan Plaza
🚩
205 N Michigan Ave
| Office | 2,344,224 sqft #19 Highest
| 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 14,620 tons #35 Highest
|
|
Hyatt Regency Chicago
🚩
151 E Wacker Dr
| Hotel | 2,295,495 sqft #20 Highest
| 7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 29%
| 15,625 tons #29 Highest
|
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300 E Randolph
🕰️
300 E Randolph
| Office | 2,286,697 sqft | 11.1 kg/sqft | 24,655 tons |
|
NMH Feinberg Pavilion and Galter Pavilion
🚨
(Northwestern)
251 E Huron St
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 2,200,000 sqft #21 Highest
| 19.0 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
| 41,775 tons #5 Highest
|
|
55 E Monroe
🚩
55 E Monroe St
| Office | 2,065,629 sqft #22 Highest
| 8.1 kg/sqft
Highest 25%
| 12,987 tons #41 Highest
|
|
Hilton Chicago
🚩
720 S Michigan Ave
| Hotel | 2,054,590 sqft #23 Highest
| 8.2 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 16,801 tons #23 Highest
|
|
River East Center Campus
🚩
322 E Illinois St
| Mixed Use Property | 1,976,978 sqft #24 Highest
| 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 12,061 tons #47 Highest
|
|
680 North Lake Shore Drive
680 N Lake Shore Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 1,945,838 sqft #25 Highest
| 4.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 18%
| 7,569 tons
Highest 4%
|
|
Aqua
🚩
📷
225 N Columbus Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 1,938,443 sqft #26 Highest
| 5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
| 8,464 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
River North Point
🚩
350 N Orleans St
| Office | 1,883,966 sqft #27 Highest
| 8.3 kg/sqft
Highest 23%
| 15,659 tons #28 Highest
|
|
AMA Plaza
🚩
330 N Wabash Av
| Office | 1,881,319 sqft #28 Highest
| 10.6 kg/sqft
Highest 11%
| 19,786 tons #13 Highest
|
|
Citigroup Center
🚩
500 W Madison St
| Office | 1,877,620 sqft #29 Highest
| 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 12,992 tons #40 Highest
|
|
175 W Jackson
175 W Jackson
| Office | 1,863,650 sqft #30 Highest
| 5.2 kg/sqft
Lowest 28%
| 9,342 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
71215A State St
🚩
101 N State St E
| Retail Store | 1,841,736 sqft #31 Highest
| 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 14,741 tons #33 Highest
|
|
Juvenile Temporary Detention Center
1100 S Hamilton Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 1,812,628 sqft #32 Highest
| 8.2 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
| 8,346 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
Hyatt Center
🚩
71 S Wacker Dr
| Office | 1,797,097 sqft #33 Highest
| 7.0 kg/sqft
Highest 39%
| 11,762 tons #49 Highest
|
|
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
🚩
836 W Wellington Ave
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 1,792,682 sqft #34 Highest
| 12.3 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 15,611 tons #30 Highest
|
|
Lake Point Tower
505 N Lake Shore Dr
| Multifamily Housing | 1,783,891 sqft #35 Highest
| 5.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 37%
| 8,908 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
Navy Pier, Inc.
🚩
📷
600 E Grand Ave
| Mixed Use Property | 1,780,000 sqft #36 Highest
| 12.3 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
| 14,089 tons #36 Highest
|
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110 N WACKER DR
🚩
110 N WACKER DR
| Office | 1,770,000 sqft #37 Highest
| 6.5 kg/sqft
Highest 49%
| 11,304 tons
Highest 2%
|
|
The Palmer House Hotel
🚨
17 E Monroe St
| Hotel | 1,749,427 sqft #38 Highest
| 8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
| 13,521 tons #37 Highest
|
|
20 N Wacker Dr
🚩
20 N Wacker Dr
| Office | 1,742,899 sqft #39 Highest
| 5.5 kg/sqft
Lowest 33%
| 9,583 tons
Highest 3%
|
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309-The Breakers at Edgewater Beach
🏆
5333 N Sheridan Rd
| Senior Living Community | 1,742,595 sqft #40 Highest
| 1.4 kg/sqft
#13 Lowest in Chicago*
| 2,440 tons
Highest 18%
|
|
Roosevelt Collection
150 W Roosevelt Rd
| Mixed Use Property | 1,686,996 sqft #41 Highest
| 4.6 kg/sqft
Lowest 18%
| 4,991 tons
Highest 7%
|
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One North Wacker
🚩
1 N Wacker Dr
| Office | 1,684,690 sqft #42 Highest
| 7.2 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 11,681 tons #50 Highest
|
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Grand Plaza
540 N State St
| Multifamily Housing | 1,640,000 sqft #43 Highest
| 7.2 kg/sqft
Highest 35%
| 8,005 tons
Highest 4%
|
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Three First National Plaza
🚩
70 W Madison St
| Office | 1,636,819 sqft #44 Highest
| 6.3 kg/sqft
Lowest 48%
| 10,013 tons
Highest 2%
|
|
311 S Wacker
🚩
311 S Wacker
| Office | 1,627,486 sqft #45 Highest
| 6.6 kg/sqft
Highest 47%
| 9,513 tons
Highest 3%
|
|
Stroger Hospital Campus
🚨
1901 W Harrison St
| Hospital (General Medical & Surgical) | 1,596,300 sqft #46 Highest
| 24.8 kg/sqft #29 Highest
| 39,603 tons #7 Highest
|
Data Source:
Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data