1200 Adams St
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2124.
At a glance
1200 Adams St is a 71,784-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 64 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 72.6 kBtu/ft² and 343 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 32% of the 1,225 scored multifamily housing buildings in Boston.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 64 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 72.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 343 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 275,117 kWh |
| Natural gas | 54,590 therms |
| Gross floor area | 71,784 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:101728:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 64 | 72.6 kBtu/ft² | 343 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | |
| 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
CHARTWELL CHOCOLATE FACTORY LLC
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Location
- Address
- 1200 Adams St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2124.
Within ~1 km
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How does 1200 Adams St 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. 1200 Adams St's ENERGY STAR score of 64 compares with an average of 71 across the 1,225 that report a score; it scores higher than 32% of them and lower than 67%. Its site EUI of 72.6 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft².
At 71,784 sq ft, it is about 24% above 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 1200 Adams St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 1200 Adams St, covering report years 2022–2024. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 64 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 64 means the building performs better than about 64% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 64 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 11 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. 1200 Adams St's 72.6 kBtu/ft² across 71,784 sq ft works out to about 5.2 billion Btu (1,527 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 275,117 kWh of electricity and 54,590 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1200 Adams St to report its energy use?
1200 Adams St 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:101728:2024). 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 1200 Adams St's energy grade?
1200 Adams St scores 64 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 Boston disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1200 Adams St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 72.6 kBtu/ft² across 71,784 sq ft, including 275,117 kWh of electricity and 54,590 therms of natural gas.
What are 1200 Adams St's carbon emissions?
1200 Adams St reported 343 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 1200 Adams St?
1200 Adams St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2124.
How big is 1200 Adams St and when was it built?
1200 Adams St has 71,784 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1200 Adams St 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, “1200 Adams St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/1200-adams-st-8b91e478 (data as of July 9, 2026).