1-59 Saint James Ave

How does 1-59 Saint James Ave compare with other office buildings in Boston?

The latest disclosures cover 467 office buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. 1-59 Saint James Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 71 compares with an average of 71 across the 356 that report a score; it scores higher than 39% of them and lower than 58%. Its site EUI of 71.3 kBtu/ft² is about 16% above the average of 61.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 507,664 sq ft, it is about 165% above the average floor area of 191,803 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².

How has 1-59 Saint James Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 1-59 Saint James Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 78 in 2022 to 71 in 2024 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 78. Site EUI moved from 66.2 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 71.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 8% increase. Reported emissions went from 2,176 tCO₂e to 1,981 tCO₂e over the same span (down 9%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 71 mean?

ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 71 means the building performs better than about 71% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 71 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 4 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Boston, 52% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.

Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. 1-59 Saint James Ave's 71.3 kBtu/ft² across 507,664 sq ft works out to about 36.2 billion Btu (10,608 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 4,385,798 kWh of electricity and 212,338 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 1-59 Saint James Ave to report its energy use?

1-59 Saint James Ave reports under BERDO 2.0, the legal basis of Boston's Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record boston:104852:2024). BERDO 2.0 sets emissions standards for buildings of 20,000+ sq ft or 15+ units, starting in 2025 or 2030 depending on building size, with an alternative-compliance payment of $234 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit.