1253-1263 Hyde Park Ave

How does 1253-1263 Hyde Park Ave compare with other office buildings in Boston?

The latest disclosures cover 467 office buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. 1253-1263 Hyde Park Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 43 compares with an average of 71 across the 356 that report a score; it scores higher than 13% of them and lower than 87%. Its site EUI of 86.0 kBtu/ft² is about 39% above the average of 61.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 26,648 sq ft, it is about 86% below the average floor area of 191,803 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².

How has 1253-1263 Hyde Park Ave's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 1253-1263 Hyde Park Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 87.9 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 86.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 145 tCO₂e to 125 tCO₂e over the same span (down 14%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 43 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 43 means the building performs better than about 43% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 43 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 32 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. 1253-1263 Hyde Park Ave's 86.0 kBtu/ft² across 26,648 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (672 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 215,091 kWh of electricity and 15,565 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 1253-1263 Hyde Park Ave to report its energy use?

1253-1263 Hyde Park 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:103856:2024). 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.