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Top 50 Buildings by Natural Gas Use

These buildings are the largest consumers of natural gas (methane) in the city. Natural gas in these buildings is typically used for heating gas and water, and since electrifying the grid won't clean up these emissions it's an important set of buildings to focus on!

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(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 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 Natural Gas Use
(kBtu)
Greenhouse Gas Intensity
(kg CO2 eq./sqft)
Total Greenhouse Emissions
(metric tons CO2 eq.)
Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
🚨 📷
301 E Cermak Rd
Convention Center
412,348,802 kBtu
#1 Highest
8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 20%
80,845 tons
#3 Highest
Cook County Department of Corrections Campus
🚨
2700 S California Ave
Prison/Incarceration
376,640,218 kBtu
#2 Highest
9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
42,560 tons
#4 Highest
Rush University Medical Center
🚨
1653 W Congress Pkwy
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
360,612,171 kBtu
#3 Highest
23.7 kg/sqft
#36 Highest
92,454 tons
#2 Highest
Illinois Institute of Technology
🕰️
(Illinois Tech)
3300 South Federal Street
College/University
346,410,557 kBtu
15.6 kg/sqft
45,930 tons
Hyde Park West Apartments
🕰️
5325 S. Cottage Grove Ave
Multifamily Housing
337,102,993 kBtu
126.0 kg/sqft
18,454 tons
Stroger Hospital Campus
🚨
1901 W Harrison St
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
323,922,553 kBtu
#4 Highest
24.8 kg/sqft
#29 Highest
39,603 tons
#7 Highest
NMH Feinberg Pavilion and Galter Pavilion
🚨
(Northwestern)
251 E Huron St
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
302,771,984 kBtu
#5 Highest
19.0 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
41,775 tons
#5 Highest
Presence Resurrection Medical Center
🚨
7435 W Talcott Ave
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
172,928,684 kBtu
#6 Highest
18.7 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
20,493 tons
#12 Highest
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
🚨
225 E Chicago Ave
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
169,649,000 kBtu
#7 Highest
18.6 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
24,012 tons
#9 Highest
The Art Institute of Chicago
🚨 📷
111 S Michigan Ave
Museum
158,224,779 kBtu
#8 Highest
18.9 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
19,069 tons
#17 Highest
The Palmer House Hotel
🚨
17 E Monroe St
Hotel
131,214,699 kBtu
#9 Highest
8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
13,521 tons
#37 Highest
Salem Baptist Church of Chicago
🚨
10909 S Cottage Grove Ave
Worship Facility
130,570,525 kBtu
#10 Highest
78.0 kg/sqft
#4 Highest
7,160 tons
Highest 4%
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
🚩
836 W Wellington Ave
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
129,706,832 kBtu
#11 Highest
12.3 kg/sqft
Highest 8%
15,611 tons
#30 Highest
Hilton Chicago
🚩
720 S Michigan Ave
Hotel
122,906,933 kBtu
#12 Highest
8.2 kg/sqft
Highest 24%
16,801 tons
#23 Highest
Holy Cross Hospial
🚩
2701 W 68th St
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
120,876,422 kBtu
#13 Highest
23.7 kg/sqft
#36 Highest
9,723 tons
Highest 2%
Presidential Towers
🚩
555 W Madison St
Multifamily Housing
116,565,519 kBtu
#14 Highest
6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 45%
12,830 tons
#43 Highest
NMH Prentice Womens Hospital
🚩
(Northwestern)
250 E Superior St
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
113,337,994 kBtu
#15 Highest
17.9 kg/sqft
Highest 3%
16,896 tons
#22 Highest
Presence SMEMC St Mary Campus
🚩
2233 W Division St
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
111,657,822 kBtu
#16 Highest
21.8 kg/sqft
Highest 2%
15,172 tons
#31 Highest
Hyatt Regency Chicago
🚩
151 E Wacker Dr
Hotel
111,320,203 kBtu
#17 Highest
7.7 kg/sqft
Highest 29%
15,625 tons
#29 Highest
Regents Park
🚩
5020 - 5050 S Lake Shore Dr
Multifamily Housing
109,683,594 kBtu
#18 Highest
6.8 kg/sqft
Highest 43%
9,858 tons
Highest 2%
Altgeld Gardens
🚩
(CHA)
925 E 130th St
Multifamily Housing
109,243,642 kBtu
#19 Highest
9.3 kg/sqft
Highest 17%
11,051 tons
Highest 2%
IL0000FC-CHICAGO FEDERAL CTR
🕰️
219 S Dearborn
Mixed Use Property
108,131,429 kBtu
5.8 kg/sqft
18,420 tons
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
🚩
355 E ERIE ST
Outpatient Rehabilitation/Physical Therapy
104,669,919 kBtu
#20 Highest
15.0 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
13,211 tons
#38 Highest
Presence St Joseph Hospital - Chicago
🚩
2900 N Lake Shore Dr
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
95,085,837 kBtu
#21 Highest
16.7 kg/sqft
Highest 4%
11,357 tons
Highest 2%
The Field Museum
🚩
1400 S Lake Shore Dr
Mixed Use Property
93,262,092 kBtu
#22 Highest
10.3 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
13,157 tons
#39 Highest
S1-Sinai
🚩
1525 S CALIFORNIA AVE
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
90,945,780 kBtu
#23 Highest
14.9 kg/sqft
Highest 5%
12,679 tons
#44 Highest
Northeastern Illinois University
🕰️
5500 N. Saint Louis Avenue
College/University
88,910,222 kBtu
12.3 kg/sqft
15,478 tons
71215A State St
🚩
101 N State St E
Retail Store
88,706,601 kBtu
#24 Highest
8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
14,741 tons
#33 Highest
Mercy Chicago - Hospital
🕰️
2525 S Michigan Ave
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
88,085,405 kBtu
22.0 kg/sqft
16,524 tons
Merchandise Mart
🚩 📷
222 Merchandise Mart Plz
Office
87,808,385 kBtu
#25 Highest
4.7 kg/sqft
Lowest 20%
19,236 tons
#15 Highest
Chicago State University Campus
🚩
9501 S Martin Luther King Dr
College/University
87,216,219 kBtu
#26 Highest
10.5 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
12,346 tons
#46 Highest
Imperial Towers Condominium
🚩
4250 N Marine Dr
Multifamily Housing
87,179,426 kBtu
#27 Highest
5.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 26%
5,798 tons
Highest 6%
Harris Bank Building
🕰️
115 S LaSalle St
Office
85,834,798 kBtu
9.1 kg/sqft
13,824 tons
Aon Center
🚩
200 E Randolph St
Office
84,739,207 kBtu
#28 Highest
6.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 45%
19,331 tons
#14 Highest
Park Place Tower I CA
🚩
655 W Irving Park Rd
Multifamily Housing
83,978,306 kBtu
#29 Highest
7.5 kg/sqft
Highest 31%
7,378 tons
Highest 4%
Aqua
🚩 📷
225 N Columbus Dr
Multifamily Housing
83,761,896 kBtu
#30 Highest
5.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 31%
8,464 tons
Highest 3%
WEISS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
🕰️
4646 N MARINE DR
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
83,216,042 kBtu
27.7 kg/sqft
11,410 tons
135 S LaSalle Property LLC
🚩
135 S LaSalle St
Office
82,542,498 kBtu
#31 Highest
4.1 kg/sqft
Lowest 11%
9,969 tons
Highest 2%
Water Tower Place
🚨
845 N Michigan Ave
Mixed Use Property
82,476,254 kBtu
#32 Highest
8.7 kg/sqft
Highest 20%
22,501 tons
#10 Highest
River East Center Campus
🚩
322 E Illinois St
Mixed Use Property
82,196,028 kBtu
#33 Highest
8.0 kg/sqft
Highest 26%
12,061 tons
#47 Highest
McClurg Court Center
🚩
333 E Ontario St
Multifamily Housing
81,171,610 kBtu
#34 Highest
10.3 kg/sqft
Highest 12%
8,462 tons
Highest 3%
Shop & Save Market - Nagle
📷 🕰️
6312 N Nagle Ave
Supermarket/Grocery Store
80,514,978 kBtu
83.7 kg/sqft
5,584 tons
Lawless Gardens
🕰️
3510 S RHODES AVE
Multifamily Housing
78,375,003 kBtu
6.2 kg/sqft
4,614 tons
Trumbull Park Homes
🚩
(CHA)
2437 E 106th St
Multifamily Housing
76,860,621 kBtu
#35 Highest
13.9 kg/sqft
Highest 6%
5,542 tons
Highest 6%
Jackson Park Hospital
🕰️
7531 S Stony Island Ave
Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
76,803,000 kBtu
24.1 kg/sqft
9,219 tons
Swedish Covenant Hospital Campus
🚩
5145 N California Ave
Mixed Use Property
75,038,914 kBtu
#36 Highest
19.8 kg/sqft
Highest 2%
15,863 tons
#27 Highest
The Pavilion
🚩
5441 N East River Rd
Multifamily Housing
71,661,599 kBtu
#37 Highest
4.9 kg/sqft
Lowest 23%
5,254 tons
Highest 6%
The Newport CA
🚩
4800 S Chicago Beach Dr
Multifamily Housing
71,169,927 kBtu
#38 Highest
6.4 kg/sqft
Lowest 49%
4,918 tons
Highest 7%
4700 N MARINE DR
🕰️
4700 N MARINE DR
Medical Office
71,164,912 kBtu
31.1 kg/sqft
4,594 tons
The 3600 Condominium Association
🚩
3600 N Lake Shore Dr
Multifamily Housing
69,825,968 kBtu
#39 Highest
6.7 kg/sqft
Highest 45%
5,650 tons
Highest 6%

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