120 Garfield Ave
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2136.
At a glance
120 Garfield Ave is a 3,800-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 123.9 kBtu/ft² and 25 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 123.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 25 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 35,263 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,504 therms |
| Gross floor area | 3,800 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:101133:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 123.9 kBtu/ft² | 25 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 107.1 kBtu/ft² | 22 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — |
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
BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
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Location
- Address
- 120 Garfield Ave
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2136.
Within ~1 km
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How does 120 Garfield Ave compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Boston?
The latest disclosures cover 2,174 multifamily housing buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 123.9 kBtu/ft² is about 83% above the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 3,800 sq ft, it is about 93% below the average floor area of 58,087 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 59,945 multifamily housing buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 70 and a site EUI of 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How has 120 Garfield Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 120 Garfield Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 107.1 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 123.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 16% increase. Reported emissions went from 22 tCO₂e to 25 tCO₂e over the same span (up 14%).
What does a site EUI of 123.9 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. 120 Garfield Ave's 123.9 kBtu/ft² across 3,800 sq ft works out to about 0.5 billion Btu (138 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 35,263 kWh of electricity and 3,504 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 120 Garfield Ave to report its energy use?
120 Garfield 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:101133:2024). 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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Frequently asked questions
What is 120 Garfield Ave's energy grade?
120 Garfield Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 123.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 120 Garfield Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 123.9 kBtu/ft² across 3,800 sq ft, including 35,263 kWh of electricity and 3,504 therms of natural gas.
What are 120 Garfield Ave's carbon emissions?
120 Garfield Ave reported 25 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 120 Garfield Ave?
120 Garfield Ave is in Boston, Massachusetts 2136.
How big is 120 Garfield Ave and when was it built?
120 Garfield Ave has 3,800 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 120 Garfield 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, “120 Garfield Ave, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/120-garfield-ave-e3b191b3 (data as of July 9, 2026).