Chicago's 132 Fully Gas Free Buildings

These buildings are already all-electric, and feature some of the most famous buildings in the city! If even the John Hancock center or Marina Towers can run off of only electricity, your building can too.

Note: This list is of buildings that use neither natural gas nor a district steam system, since all district steam systems in the city are currently powered by burning natural gas (to the best of our knowledge).

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.)
The John Hancock Center 🚩 📷 875 N Michigan Ave	Mixed Use Property	2,620,946 sqft	7.0 kg/sqft Highest 39%	15,923 tons #26 Highest
55 E Monroe 🚩 55 E Monroe St	Office	2,065,629 sqft	8.1 kg/sqft Highest 25%	12,987 tons #41 Highest
Citigroup Center 🚩 500 W Madison St	Office	1,877,620 sqft	7.0 kg/sqft Highest 39%	12,992 tons #40 Highest
110 N WACKER DR 🚩 110 N WACKER DR	Office	1,770,000 sqft	6.5 kg/sqft Highest 49%	11,304 tons Highest 2%
One North Wacker 🚩 1 N Wacker Dr	Office	1,684,690 sqft	7.2 kg/sqft Highest 35%	11,681 tons #50 Highest
311 S Wacker 🚩 311 S Wacker	Office	1,627,486 sqft	6.6 kg/sqft Highest 47%	9,513 tons Highest 3%
500 W Monroe 500 W Monroe	Office	1,559,966 sqft	6.9 kg/sqft Highest 41%	8,002 tons Highest 4%
Chicago Board of Trade Building 🚩 141 W Jackson Blvd	Office	1,559,956 sqft	8.2 kg/sqft Highest 24%	12,840 tons #42 Highest
155 North Wacker 155 N Wacker Dr	Office	1,484,327 sqft	7.1 kg/sqft Highest 37%	9,939 tons Highest 2%
111 S Wacker 🚩 111 S Wacker	Office	1,454,157 sqft	7.7 kg/sqft Highest 29%	9,600 tons Highest 3%
One South Wacker 1 S Wacker	Office	1,429,883 sqft	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 35%	7,462 tons Highest 4%
Leo Burnett Building 🚩 35 W Wacker Dr	Office	1,398,335 sqft	6.6 kg/sqft Highest 47%	9,237 tons Highest 3%
222 N LaSalle St 222 N LaSalle St	Office	1,246,961 sqft	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	6,450 tons Highest 5%
300 South Riverside Plaza 300 S Riverside Plz	Office	1,225,724 sqft	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 45%	8,174 tons Highest 3%
77 West Wacker Drive 77 W Wacker Dr	Office	1,223,136 sqft	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 35%	6,691 tons Highest 5%
737 North Michigan Avenue Investors LLC 🚩 737 N Michigan Ave	Mixed Use Property	1,217,060 sqft	9.0 kg/sqft Highest 19%	9,516 tons Highest 3%
NBC Tower 🚩 455 N Cityfront Plaza Dr	Office	1,164,458 sqft	10.3 kg/sqft Highest 12%	9,710 tons Highest 2%
33 West Monroe 33 W Monroe St	Office	1,134,375 sqft	6.8 kg/sqft Highest 43%	7,338 tons Highest 4%
161 North Clark 161 N Clark	Office	1,133,525 sqft	7.5 kg/sqft Highest 31%	8,147 tons Highest 3%
Malibu East Condominium 6033 N Sheridan Rd	Multifamily Housing	1,132,600 sqft	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	5,422 tons Highest 6%
181 West Madison 181 W Madison St	Office	1,107,510 sqft	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 30%	8,271 tons Highest 3%
333 W Wacker 333 W Wacker Dr	Office	1,075,664 sqft	6.5 kg/sqft Highest 49%	6,608 tons Highest 5%
One South Dearborn 1 S Dearborn	Office	1,048,763 sqft	5.7 kg/sqft Lowest 37%	5,417 tons Highest 6%
One Magnificent Mile 980 N Michigan Ave	Mixed Use Property	1,047,675 sqft	6.9 kg/sqft Highest 41%	7,057 tons Highest 4%
200 W Madison 200 W Madison	Office	1,026,496 sqft	6.3 kg/sqft Lowest 48%	6,337 tons Highest 5%
321 N Clark @ Riverfront Plaza 321 N Clark St	Office	996,359 sqft	5.9 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	5,807 tons Highest 5%
Wolf Point East 313 W Wolf Point Plaza	Multifamily Housing	938,917 sqft	3.2 kg/sqft Lowest 4%	2,983 tons Highest 14%
191 N Wacker 191 N Wacker Dr	Office	904,965 sqft	5.9 kg/sqft Lowest 40%	4,594 tons Highest 8%
190 S LaSalle St 190 S LaSalle St	Office	901,459 sqft	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 30%	6,730 tons Highest 4%
John Hancock 55 W Monroe	Office	895,765 sqft	5.4 kg/sqft Lowest 31%	4,794 tons Highest 7%
200 S Wacker Property LLC 200 S Wacker Dr	Office	865,070 sqft	7.3 kg/sqft Highest 34%	6,196 tons Highest 5%
200 West Adams St. 200 W Adams St	Office	789,024 sqft	4.1 kg/sqft Lowest 11%	3,230 tons Highest 12%
Two North LaSalle 2 N LaSalle St	Office	776,691 sqft	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 35%	4,369 tons Highest 8%
Marina Towers Condominium Association 📷 300 N State St	Multifamily Housing	769,951 sqft	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 35%	4,310 tons Highest 8%
515 North State 515 N STATE ST	Office	758,442 sqft	6.0 kg/sqft Lowest 42%	4,543 tons Highest 8%
Harold Washington Library (Chicago) 400 S State St	Library	756,640 sqft	11.4 kg/sqft Highest 9%	8,610 tons Highest 3%
One North Franklin 1 N Franklin	Office	726,112 sqft	6.4 kg/sqft Lowest 49%	4,564 tons Highest 8%
200 N LaSalle Ave 200 N LaSalle Ave	Office	698,645 sqft	6.0 kg/sqft Lowest 42%	4,217 tons Highest 9%
125 South Wacker 125 S Wacker Dr	Office	641,962 sqft	6.9 kg/sqft Highest 41%	4,402 tons Highest 8%
Malibu Condominium 6007 N Sheridan Rd	Multifamily Housing	616,050 sqft	4.9 kg/sqft Lowest 23%	2,504 tons Highest 17%
120 North LaSalle 120 N LaSalle St	Office	570,884 sqft	6.5 kg/sqft Highest 49%	3,082 tons Highest 13%
123 N Wacker 123 N Wacker	Office	564,484 sqft	6.5 kg/sqft Highest 49%	3,615 tons Highest 10%
Congress Center 525 W Van Buren	Office	539,738 sqft	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	3,053 tons Highest 14%
225 W Washington 225 W Washington St	Office	528,713 sqft	6.8 kg/sqft Highest 43%	3,607 tons Highest 10%
O'Hare Plaza II 8755 W HIGGINS RD	Office	516,010 sqft	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 30%	1,941 tons Highest 24%
22 W Washington St 22 W Washington St	Office	496,607 sqft	13.0 kg/sqft Highest 7%	6,123 tons Highest 5%
550 W Jackson 550 W Jackson Blvd	Office	480,117 sqft	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	1,943 tons Highest 24%
20 S Clark 20 S Clark St	Office	464,592 sqft	7.5 kg/sqft Highest 31%	3,467 tons Highest 11%
20 N Clark St 20 N Clark St	Office	445,973 sqft	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	2,571 tons Highest 17%
Smith Senior Living 2320 W 113TH PL	Senior Living Community	445,461 sqft	4.0 kg/sqft Lowest 10%	1,497 tons Highest 31%
500 N Michigan 500 N Michigan Ave	Office	405,288 sqft	8.3 kg/sqft Highest 23%	3,237 tons Highest 12%
550 W Washington 550 W Washington	Office	400,492 sqft	5.7 kg/sqft Lowest 37%	2,228 tons Highest 20%
20 W Kinzie St 20 W Kinzie St	Office	393,838 sqft	8.8 kg/sqft Highest 20%	3,447 tons Highest 11%
The Apartments at Lincoln Common 2345 N Lincoln Ave	Multifamily Housing	372,431 sqft	5.5 kg/sqft Lowest 33%	2,035 tons Highest 23%
Thorndale Beach South Condominium Association 5855 N Sheridan Rd	Multifamily Housing	371,795 sqft	8.4 kg/sqft Highest 22%	2,424 tons Highest 18%
8647 W Higgins Road 8647 W Higgins Road	Office	371,216 sqft	7.9 kg/sqft Highest 27%	1,169 tons Highest 40%
East Point Condo Association 6101E N Sheridan Rd	Multifamily Housing	361,990 sqft	5.4 kg/sqft Lowest 31%	1,691 tons Highest 28%
303 W Madison 303 W Madison St	Office	353,439 sqft	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 45%	2,309 tons Highest 19%
939 North Avenue Collection,LLC 913 949 W North Ave	Mixed Use Property	341,451 sqft	9.9 kg/sqft Highest 14%	2,177 tons Highest 21%
018110 - Union Tower, LLC 550 W Van Buren	Office	338,934 sqft	6.2 kg/sqft Lowest 46%	2,070 tons Highest 22%
TransUnion LLC 555 W Adams St	Office	312,000 sqft	3.8 kg/sqft Lowest 8%	1,201 tons Highest 39%
5901 N SHERIDAN RD 5901 N SHERIDAN RD	Multifamily Housing	287,688 sqft	5.1 kg/sqft Lowest 26%	1,226 tons Highest 38%
The Lincoln Common 2335 N Lincoln Ave	Multifamily Housing	284,297 sqft	4.2 kg/sqft Lowest 12%	1,199 tons Highest 39%
Horizon House Inc. 5733 N Sheridan Rd	Multifamily Housing	273,845 sqft	5.4 kg/sqft Lowest 31%	1,487 tons Highest 32%
Tiara Homeowners Association 6145 6147 N SHERIDAN RD	Multifamily Housing	261,305 sqft	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 14%	920 tons Highest 48%
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 8765 W Higgins Rd	Office	252,250 sqft	4.4 kg/sqft Lowest 15%	1,118 tons Highest 41%
190 N State St 190 N State St	Office	245,000 sqft	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	1,213 tons Highest 39%
The Private Residences of Ritchie Court 1313 N Ritchie Ct	Multifamily Housing	239,468 sqft	5.7 kg/sqft Lowest 37%	1,109 tons Highest 42%
600 Fulton Owner, LLC 600 W Fulton St	Office	236,216 sqft	8.6 kg/sqft Highest 21%	2,027 tons Highest 23%
111 W Illinois St 111 W Illinois St	Office	233,373 sqft	7.9 kg/sqft Highest 27%	1,832 tons Highest 25%
U.S. Cellular Plaza - 8420 _ Goby LLC 🏆 8420 W Bryn Mawr Ave	Office	212,651 sqft	0.5 kg/sqft #2 Lowest in Chicago*	103 tons #10 Lowest in Chicago*
Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush 1611 W HARRISON ST	Medical Office	212,511 sqft	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	1,128 tons Highest 41%
1110 N Lake Shore Drive Apartments 1110 N Lake Shore Dr	Multifamily Housing	208,489 sqft	7.7 kg/sqft Highest 29%	1,615 tons Highest 29%
U.S. Cellular Plaza - 8430 _ Goby LLC 8430 W Bryn Mawr Ave	Office	200,150 sqft	2.8 kg/sqft Lowest 3%	558 tons Lowest 31%
Bell Federal Building 79 W Monroe St	Office	198,650 sqft	8.5 kg/sqft Highest 21%	1,683 tons Highest 28%
770 N Halsted St 770 N Halsted St	Office	193,496 sqft	9.3 kg/sqft Highest 17%	1,411 tons Highest 34%
NMH 211 East Ontario 211 E Ontario St	Office	188,172 sqft	8.2 kg/sqft Highest 24%	1,552 tons Highest 30%
820 W Jackson Blvd 820 W Jackson Blvd	Office	186,958 sqft	9.4 kg/sqft Highest 16%	1,766 tons Highest 26%
WTTW 11 - Main Campus 5400 N St Louis Ave	Office	183,047 sqft	12.1 kg/sqft Highest 8%	2,206 tons Highest 20%
1432 S CLINTON ST 1432 S CLINTON ST	Data Center	180,000 sqft	11.4 kg/sqft Highest 9%	2,050 tons Highest 22%
345-355 N Canal St 345-355 N Canal St	Multifamily Housing	175,456 sqft	6.6 kg/sqft Highest 47%	1,152 tons Highest 40%
Bennett Brothers Building (Hartman Building) 30 32 E ADAMS ST	Office	175,200 sqft	3.6 kg/sqft Lowest 6%	635 tons Lowest 36%
8501 W Higgins Rd 8501 W Higgins Rd	Office	165,957 sqft	8.1 kg/sqft Highest 25%	1,338 tons Highest 36%
401 S Clinton St 401 S Clinton St	Office	163,900 sqft	8.5 kg/sqft Highest 21%	1,398 tons Highest 34%
CoreSite 🚨 📷 427 S LaSalle St	Data Center	160,000 sqft	114.8 kg/sqft #1 Highest	18,365 tons #19 Highest
Catholic Theological Union - Academic and Conferen 5416 S Cornell Ave	College/University	159,693 sqft	7.1 kg/sqft Highest 37%	716 tons Lowest 41%
318 West Adams Commercial Condo Assoc. 🏆 318 W Adams St	Office	158,510 sqft	0.8 kg/sqft #5 Lowest in Chicago*	133 tons #16 Lowest in Chicago*
Point at Clark 3131 N Clark St	Strip Mall	157,490 sqft	11.8 kg/sqft Highest 9%	1,069 tons Highest 43%
Seventy East 70 E Lake St	Office	154,373 sqft	5.7 kg/sqft Lowest 37%	885 tons Lowest 50%
Cardenas Elementary -CPS (CPS) 2345 S Millard Ave	K-12 School	149,786 sqft	4.3 kg/sqft Lowest 14%	640 tons Lowest 36%
2700 N. Hampden Court Condominium Association 2700 N Hampden Ct	Multifamily Housing	144,000 sqft	7.3 kg/sqft Highest 34%	813 tons Lowest 47%
4631 W FOSTER AVE 4631 W FOSTER AVE	Strip Mall	142,890 sqft	5.8 kg/sqft Lowest 39%	834 tons Lowest 48%
Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadersh 610 S Michigan Ave	College/University	142,776 sqft	6.7 kg/sqft Highest 45%	953 tons Highest 47%
711 W GORDON TER 711 W GORDON TER	Multifamily Housing	142,073 sqft	6.0 kg/sqft Lowest 42%	729 tons Lowest 42%
Harris Theater for Music and Dance 205 E Randolph St	Performing Arts	141,322 sqft	5.3 kg/sqft Lowest 29%	754 tons Lowest 43%
142 E Ontario St 142 E Ontario St	Office	137,050 sqft	7.6 kg/sqft Highest 30%	1,037 tons Highest 44%
Advocate Healthcare Center (Beverly Center) 9831 S Western Ave	Medical Office	126,145 sqft	13.6 kg/sqft Highest 6%	809 tons Lowest 46%
830 N Michigan Ave 🏆 830 N Michigan Ave	Office	126,000 sqft	1.7 kg/sqft #20 Lowest in Chicago*	208 tons Lowest 2%
Manhattan Building 423 439 S DEARBORN ST	Multifamily Housing	121,000 sqft	8.9 kg/sqft Highest 19%	1,075 tons Highest 43%
626 West Jackson 626 W Jackson Blvd	Office	120,637 sqft	6.5 kg/sqft Highest 49%	778 tons Lowest 44%
Moody Bible Institute, Sweeting Center 860 N LaSalle St	College/University	119,629 sqft	3.7 kg/sqft Lowest 7%	446 tons Lowest 21%
343 W SCHILLER ST 343 W SCHILLER ST	Multifamily Housing	119,330 sqft	5.1 kg/sqft Lowest 26%	496 tons Lowest 26%
Academy of General Dentistry 560 - 566 W Lake St	Office	113,151 sqft	7.0 kg/sqft Highest 39%	798 tons Lowest 46%
F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates, LLC 8734 W Catalpa	Office	112,700 sqft	9.6 kg/sqft Highest 15%	1,080 tons Highest 42%
1308 N Elston 🏆 1308 N Elston	Office	110,951 sqft	1.7 kg/sqft #20 Lowest in Chicago*	186 tons Lowest 2%
850 W Jackson Blvd 850 W Jackson Blvd	Office	107,145 sqft	12.9 kg/sqft Highest 7%	1,380 tons Highest 34%
605 N Michigan Ave 605 N Michigan Ave	Office	105,000 sqft	8.1 kg/sqft Highest 25%	853 tons Lowest 49%
601 W Polk Street 🚨 601 W Polk Street	Data Center	104,000 sqft	62.2 kg/sqft #5 Highest	6,467 tons Highest 5%
1165 N Clark St 1165 N Clark St	Office	102,535 sqft	10.6 kg/sqft Highest 11%	1,084 tons Highest 42%
Chicago Bar Association 321 S Plymouth Ct	Office	99,051 sqft	9.9 kg/sqft Highest 14%	978 tons Highest 46%
Evelyn Lane Condos 5332 N DELPHIA AVE	Multifamily Housing	97,709 sqft	4.1 kg/sqft Lowest 11%	261 tons Lowest 5%
East West University - The Loftrium 815 823 S WABASH AVE	Office	95,800 sqft	9.6 kg/sqft Highest 15%	918 tons Highest 48%
Madison 123 Assoc LLC 123 W Madison St	Office	90,318 sqft	9.8 kg/sqft Highest 14%	885 tons Lowest 50%
2600 N HAMPDEN CT 2600 N HAMPDEN CT	Multifamily Housing	90,000 sqft	5.4 kg/sqft Lowest 31%	350 tons Lowest 12%
Moody Bible Institute, Torrey-Gray Doane 840 N LaSalle St	College/University	86,585 sqft	10.7 kg/sqft Highest 11%	926 tons Highest 48%
118 S Clinton St 118 S Clinton St	Office	78,751 sqft	8.3 kg/sqft Highest 23%	652 tons Lowest 37%
Moody Bible Institute, Solheim Center 930 N Wells St	College/University	77,807 sqft	2.9 kg/sqft Lowest 3%	223 tons Lowest 3%
1201 W Washington Blvd 1201 W Washington Blvd	Office	74,666 sqft	13.2 kg/sqft Highest 7%	734 tons Lowest 42%
444 N Wells St 444 N Wells St	Office	73,332 sqft	5.2 kg/sqft Lowest 28%	384 tons Lowest 15%
1830 N WINCHESTER AVE 🏆 1830 N WINCHESTER AVE	Multifamily Housing	73,000 sqft	0.7 kg/sqft #3 Lowest in Chicago*	47 tons #2 Lowest in Chicago*
849 W Ohio Street 849 W Ohio Street	Multifamily Housing	70,742 sqft	3.6 kg/sqft Lowest 6%	188 tons Lowest 2%
Kanoon Magnet Elementary -CPS (CPS) 2233 S Kedzie Ave	K-12 School	67,900 sqft	9.0 kg/sqft Highest 19%	609 tons Lowest 34%
1330 N LASALLE DR 1330 N LASALLE DR	Multifamily Housing	63,968 sqft	3.9 kg/sqft Lowest 9%	203 tons Lowest 2%
303 Erie Partners 303 W Erie St	Office	63,000 sqft	7.9 kg/sqft Highest 27%	497 tons Lowest 26%
Newberry Plaza Townhouse Owners Association 1000 N STATE ST	Multifamily Housing	61,000 sqft	2.8 kg/sqft Lowest 3%	171 tons Lowest 1%
1767 N Milwaukee Ave 1767 N Milwaukee Ave	Multifamily Housing	58,984 sqft	8.2 kg/sqft Highest 24%	486 tons Lowest 25%
2007 N Sedgwick Condominium Association 2007 N Sedgwick	Multifamily Housing	57,600 sqft	5.6 kg/sqft Lowest 35%	282 tons Lowest 7%
10 S STATE ST 10 S STATE ST	Retail Store	56,109 sqft	3.7 kg/sqft Lowest 7%	206 tons Lowest 2%
2535 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr 2535 S Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr	Medical Office	55,184 sqft	14.6 kg/sqft Highest 5%	807 tons Lowest 46%
4434 4444 N Damen Ave 🏆 4434 4444 N Damen Ave	Multifamily Housing	53,800 sqft	2.9 kg/sqft Lowest 3%	156 tons #26 Lowest in Chicago*
Coeval 2 🏆 1419 S Wabash Ave	Multifamily Housing	53,352 sqft	2.4 kg/sqft Lowest 2%	129 tons #15 Lowest in Chicago*
Professional Office Building 840 W Irving Park Rd	Medical Office	51,825 sqft	9.9 kg/sqft Highest 14%	514 tons Lowest 28%

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data