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
. 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
🚩
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