121-125 Grove St
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2132.
At a glance
121-125 Grove St is a 21,280-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 70 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 62.8 kBtu/ft² and 61 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 37% of the 1,225 scored multifamily housing buildings in Boston.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 70 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 62.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 61 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 64,171 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,134 therms |
| Gross floor area | 21,280 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:103316:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 70 | +24 | 62.8 kBtu/ft² | 61 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 46 | 47.2 kBtu/ft² | 90 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
GLEN GROVE CONDO TR
Own or manage this building? Claim it to correct the record and get compliance alerts.
Location
- Address
- 121-125 Grove St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2132.
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
This source publishes no coordinates, so nearby buildings can't be resolved yet.
See also: most efficient in Boston · biggest emitters
How does 121-125 Grove 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. 121-125 Grove St's ENERGY STAR score of 70 compares with an average of 71 across the 1,225 that report a score; it scores higher than 37% of them and lower than 62%. Its site EUI of 62.8 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 21,280 sq ft, it is about 63% 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 121-125 Grove St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 121-125 Grove St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 46 in 2023 to 70 in 2024 (+24 points). Site EUI moved from 47.2 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 62.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 33% increase. Reported emissions went from 90 tCO₂e to 61 tCO₂e over the same span (down 32%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 70 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 70 means the building performs better than about 70% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 70 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 5 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. 121-125 Grove St's 62.8 kBtu/ft² across 21,280 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (392 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 64,171 kWh of electricity and 9,134 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 121-125 Grove St to report its energy use?
121-125 Grove 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:103316:2024). 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.
More multifamily housing buildings in Boston
- 1193 Commonwealth Ave· 21,270 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- 120 Norway St· 21,241 sq ft · score 61 (C)
- 56 Brighton Ave· 21,235 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- 9-15 Redford St· 21,206 sq ft · EUI 39.1 kBtu/ft²
- 60 Woodstock Ave· 21,175 sq ft · score 49 (D)
- 1-17 Twomey Ct· 21,144 sq ft · score 42 (D)
- Multifamily Housing buildings in Boston· 2,174 benchmarked
- All Boston benchmarked buildings· BERDO 2.0
- Most efficient large buildings in Boston
- Least efficient large buildings in Boston
- Biggest emitters in Boston
Frequently asked questions
What is 121-125 Grove St's energy grade?
121-125 Grove St scores 70 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 Boston disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 121-125 Grove St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 62.8 kBtu/ft² across 21,280 sq ft, including 64,171 kWh of electricity and 9,134 therms of natural gas.
What are 121-125 Grove St's carbon emissions?
121-125 Grove St reported 61 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 121-125 Grove St?
121-125 Grove St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2132.
How big is 121-125 Grove St and when was it built?
121-125 Grove St has 21,280 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 121-125 Grove 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.
Working with Boston building benchmarking records? Pro adds alerts, change history and CSV export ($49/mo); Enterprise adds full national files, the API and an MCP server for AI tools.
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, “121-125 Grove St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/121-125-grove-st-db8040a6 (data as of July 9, 2026).