124 Peterborough St
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2215.
At a glance
124 Peterborough St is a 15,920-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 24 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 116.3 kBtu/ft² and 99 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 8% of the 1,225 scored multifamily housing buildings in Boston.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 24 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 116.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 99 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 53,422 kWh |
| Natural gas | 16,700 therms |
| Gross floor area | 15,920 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:107392:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 24 | +3 | 116.3 kBtu/ft² | 99 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 21 | 117.1 kBtu/ft² | 100 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
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Location
- Address
- 124 Peterborough St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2215.
Within ~1 km
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How does 124 Peterborough 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. 124 Peterborough St's ENERGY STAR score of 24 compares with an average of 71 across the 1,225 that report a score; it scores higher than 8% of them and lower than 92%. Its site EUI of 116.3 kBtu/ft² is about 72% above the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 15,920 sq ft, it is about 73% 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 124 Peterborough St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 124 Peterborough St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 21 in 2023 to 24 in 2024 (+3 points). Site EUI moved from 117.1 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 116.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 1% decrease. Reported emissions went from 100 tCO₂e to 99 tCO₂e over the same span (down 1%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 24 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 24 means the building performs better than about 24% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 24 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 51 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. 124 Peterborough St's 116.3 kBtu/ft² across 15,920 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (543 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 53,422 kWh of electricity and 16,700 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 124 Peterborough St to report its energy use?
124 Peterborough 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:107392:2024). 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 124 Peterborough St's energy grade?
124 Peterborough St scores 24 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 Boston disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 124 Peterborough St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 116.3 kBtu/ft² across 15,920 sq ft, including 53,422 kWh of electricity and 16,700 therms of natural gas.
What are 124 Peterborough St's carbon emissions?
124 Peterborough St reported 99 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 124 Peterborough St?
124 Peterborough St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2215.
How big is 124 Peterborough St and when was it built?
124 Peterborough St has 15,920 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 124 Peterborough 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, “124 Peterborough St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/124-peterborough-st-cc11f487 (data as of July 9, 2026).