1163 Blue Hill Ave
Police Station in Boston, MA · 2124.
At a glance
1163 Blue Hill Ave is a 15,000-square-foot police station in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 136.3 kBtu/ft² and 113 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 136.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 113 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 307,089 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,969 therms |
| Gross floor area | 15,000 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:102065:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 136.3 kBtu/ft² | 113 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 178.7 kBtu/ft² | 150 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 141.9 kBtu/ft² | 142 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
BERDO 2.0
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.
Ownership
CITY OF BOSTON
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Location
- Address
- 1163 Blue Hill Ave
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2124.
Within ~1 km
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How does 1163 Blue Hill Ave compare with other police station buildings in Boston?
The latest disclosures cover 17 police station buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 136.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 127.7 kBtu/ft².
At 15,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 30,426 sq ft for those buildings.
How has 1163 Blue Hill Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 1163 Blue Hill Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 141.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 136.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 142 tCO₂e to 113 tCO₂e over the same span (down 21%).
What does a site EUI of 136.3 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 1163 Blue Hill Ave's 136.3 kBtu/ft² across 15,000 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (599 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 307,089 kWh of electricity and 9,969 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1163 Blue Hill Ave to report its energy use?
1163 Blue Hill 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:102065:2024). 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.
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- 105 W Broadway· 13,171 sq ft · EUI 144.8 kBtu/ft²
- 251 River St· 3,115 sq ft · EUI 69.3 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1163 Blue Hill Ave's energy grade?
1163 Blue Hill Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 136.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1163 Blue Hill Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 136.3 kBtu/ft² across 15,000 sq ft, including 307,089 kWh of electricity and 9,969 therms of natural gas.
What are 1163 Blue Hill Ave's carbon emissions?
1163 Blue Hill Ave reported 113 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 1163 Blue Hill Ave?
1163 Blue Hill Ave is in Boston, Massachusetts 2124.
How big is 1163 Blue Hill Ave and when was it built?
1163 Blue Hill Ave has 15,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as police station.
Is 1163 Blue Hill Ave covered by BERDO 2.0?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under BERDO 2.0.
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About this data
Source: Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO 2.0), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “1163 Blue Hill Ave, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/1163-blue-hill-ave-5b7bfde1 (data as of July 9, 2026).