Top 50 Buildings By Square Footage

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(opens in a new tab). 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) 		Natural Gas Use
(kBtu) 		Electricity Use
(kBtu)
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority 🚨
301 Cermak Rd
Convention Center
9,245,333
#1 Highest
8.3
Highest 42%
76,935
#4 Highest
346,725,882
#4 Highest
374,952,025
#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
325,954,997
#6 Highest
456,007,414
#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
6,752,334
Lowest 25%
625,686,586
#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
417,475,703
#2 Highest
181,413,219
#7 Highest
Willis Tower 🚨
233 S Wacker Dr
Office
5,037,125
#5 Highest
8.8
Highest 37%
43,675
#8 Highest
33,423,630
Highest 11%
268,467,346
#5 Highest
Merchandise Mart 🚩
222 Merchandise Mart Plz
Office
4,259,185
#6 Highest
5.1
Lowest 9%
20,933
#17 Highest
76,248,401
#36 Highest
97,554,926
#26 Highest
Aon Center 🚩
200 E Randolph St
Office
3,457,865
#7 Highest
6.5
Lowest 29%
20,741
#22 Highest
74,788,660
#38 Highest
88,649,320
#31 Highest
IL0000FC - Chicago Federal Ctr 🚩
219 S Dearborn
Mixed Use Property
3,176,860
#8 Highest
5.8
Lowest 16%
18,413
#29 Highest
101,934,238
#21 Highest
83,287,238
#36 Highest
The Franklin 🚩
227 W Monroe
Office
3,135,770
#9 Highest
7.4
Lowest 45%
22,015
#16 Highest
514,472
Lowest 4%
140,883,398
#12 Highest
Presidential Towers 🚩
555 W Madison St
Multifamily Housing
3,045,000
#10 Highest
5.0
Lowest 8%
13,672
#47 Highest
116,051,284
#15 Highest
48,105,567
Highest 6%
Prudential Plaza 🚩
130 E Randolph St
Office
3,021,067
#11 Highest
7.6
Lowest 48%
20,898
#18 Highest
45,550,333
Highest 7%
118,399,840
#18 Highest
10/30 South Wacker 🚩
10 S Wacker Dr
Office
3,014,304
#12 Highest
7.1
Lowest 40%
20,376
#23 Highest
1,689,689
Lowest 7%
129,942,482
#13 Highest
Water Tower Place 🚩
845 N Michigan Ave
Mixed Use Property
2,984,641
#13 Highest
8.6
Highest 39%
22,117
#15 Highest
47,103,168
Highest 7%
125,682,219
#14 Highest
900 North Michigan 🚩
900 North Michigan
Mixed Use Property
2,731,896
#14 Highest
9.7
Highest 31%
20,806
#21 Highest
29,220,664
Highest 14%
123,364,979
#15 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
-
142,425,511
#11 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
17,691,000
Highest 31%
106,529,175
#22 Highest
Chase Tower Chicago 🚩
10 S Dearborn St
Financial Office
2,521,929
#17 Highest
4.6
Lowest 5%
11,190
Highest 5%
811,300
Lowest 5%
71,360,321
#43 Highest
Hyatt Regency Chicago 🚩
151 E Wacker Dr
Hotel
2,295,495
#18 Highest
6.5
Lowest 29%
13,219
#49 Highest
99,737,807
#22 Highest
50,754,797
Highest 6%
300 E Randolph 🚨
300 E Randolph
Office
2,286,697
#19 Highest
11.1
Highest 24%
24,655
#11 Highest
728,377
Lowest 5%
144,238,481
#10 Highest
600 W Chicago 🚨
600 W Chicago
Office
2,266,502
#20 Highest
13.8
Highest 15%
29,599
#9 Highest
23,432,289
Highest 20%
173,736,803
#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
286,960,500
#7 Highest
193,160,452
#6 Highest
Michigan Plaza 🚩
205 N Michigan Ave
Office
2,159,198
#22 Highest
7.7
Lowest 50%
15,937
#36 Highest
83,852
#20 Lowest
102,086,963
#24 Highest
55 E Monroe 🚩
55 E Monroe St
Office
2,144,478
#23 Highest
9.3
Highest 34%
15,558
#37 Highest
-
88,292,385
#33 Highest
Hilton Chicago 🚩
720 S Michigan Ave
Hotel
2,054,590
#24 Highest
6.6
Lowest 31%
13,461
#48 Highest
86,384,061
#27 Highest
56,853,319
Highest 5%
River East Center Campus 🚩
322 E Illinois St
Mixed Use Property
1,975,361
#25 Highest
10.2
Highest 28%
15,479
#38 Highest
102,156,516
#19 Highest
64,410,587
Highest 4%
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%
52,107,310
Highest 5%
38,480,092
Highest 9%
Ford City Mall 🚩
7601 S Cicero Ave
Enclosed Mall
1,939,923
#27 Highest
22.2
Highest 7%
19,161
#26 Highest
12,388,850
Lowest 50%
118,556,417
#17 Highest
River North Point 🚩
350 N Orleans St
Office
1,883,966
#28 Highest
10.2
Highest 28%
19,305
#25 Highest
716,600
Lowest 5%
112,089,931
#21 Highest
AMA Plaza 🚩
330 N Wabash Av
Office
1,881,319
#29 Highest
9.8
Highest 30%
18,347
#30 Highest
41,766,637
Highest 8%
84,953,984
#35 Highest
175 W Jackson
175 W Jackson
Office
1,863,650
#30 Highest
5.9
Lowest 18%
10,690
Highest 6%
38,006,992
Highest 9%
45,549,193
Highest 7%
Citigroup Center 🚩
500 W Madison St
Office
1,855,810
#31 Highest
7.8
Highest 49%
14,397
#43 Highest
-
92,248,340
#29 Highest
71215A State St
101 N State St E
Retail Store
1,841,736
#32 Highest
5.7
Lowest 15%
10,414
Highest 6%
46,958,412
Highest 7%
50,747,763
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
126,018,715
#14 Highest
70,196,581
#46 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%
36,953,500
Highest 10%
49,842,129
Highest 6%
Hyatt Center 🚩
71 S Wacker Dr
Office
1,797,097
#35 Highest
8.6
Highest 39%
14,570
#42 Highest
755,156
Lowest 5%
93,096,764
#28 Highest
Navy Pier, Inc.
600 E Grand Ave
Mixed Use Property
1,780,000
#36 Highest
11.0
Highest 24%
12,638
Highest 4%
60,504,641
Highest 5%
60,382,889
Highest 4%
The Palmer House Hotel 🚩
17 E Monroe St
Hotel
1,749,427
#37 Highest
6.6
Lowest 31%
11,168
Highest 5%
103,199,235
#18 Highest
36,891,526
Highest 9%
20 N Wacker Dr
20 N Wacker Dr
Office
1,742,899
#38 Highest
5.5
Lowest 13%
9,538
Highest 7%
51,714,077
Highest 5%
43,512,453
Highest 8%
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%
22,394,501
Highest 22%
12,752,999
Highest 31%
Lake Point Tower
505 N Lake Shore Dr
Multifamily Housing
1,705,000
#40 Highest
6.9
Lowest 36%
10,182
Highest 6%
21,158,461
Highest 23%
58,039,418
Highest 5%
Roosevelt Collection
150 W Roosevelt Rd
Mixed Use Property
1,686,996
#41 Highest
4.6
Lowest 5%
4,988
Highest 16%
13,816,678
Highest 44%
27,260,492
Highest 13%
One North Wacker 🚩
1 N Wacker Dr
Office
1,684,690
#42 Highest
7.9
Highest 47%
12,683
Highest 4%
-
70,708,210
#45 Highest
Aqua 🚩
225 N Columbus Dr
Multifamily Housing
1,668,187
#43 Highest
10.0
Highest 29%
12,896
Highest 4%
152,388,452
#11 Highest
30,768,518
Highest 11%
Grand Plaza 🚩
540 N State St
Multifamily Housing
1,640,000
#44 Highest
8.5
Highest 40%
9,525
Highest 7%
63,799,037
#49 Highest
30,176,479
Highest 11%
Three First National Plaza
70 W Madison St
Office
1,636,819
#45 Highest
6.5
Lowest 29%
10,364
Highest 6%
312,625
Lowest 3%
66,300,332
Highest 4%
311 S Wacker 🚩
311 S Wacker
Office
1,627,486
#46 Highest
7.5
Lowest 46%
10,757
Highest 5%
-
68,926,499
#48 Highest
Stroger Hospital Campus 🚨
1901 W Harrison St
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
1,596,300
#47 Highest
28.3
#42 Highest
45,230
#7 Highest
339,841,062
#5 Highest
174,151,364
#8 Highest
Richard J Daley Center 🚩
50 W Washington
Courthouse
1,593,714
#48 Highest
6.9
Lowest 36%
10,603
Highest 6%
65,724,182
#45 Highest
45,571,417
Highest 7%
300 North LaSalle 🚩
300 N LaSalle St
Office
1,587,805
#49 Highest
7.2
Lowest 42%
10,862
Highest 5%
3,463,981
Lowest 11%
68,420,872
#49 Highest
Chicago Board of Trade Building 🚩
141 W Jackson Blvd
Office
1,559,956
#50 Highest
8.0
Highest 46%
12,507
Highest 4%
-
70,963,375
#44 Highest

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data (opens in a new tab)