136 Lenox St

How does 136 Lenox 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. 136 Lenox 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 61.4 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 259,055 sq ft, it is about 346% 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 136 Lenox St's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 136 Lenox St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 18.8 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 61.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 227% increase. Reported emissions went from 14 tCO₂e to 867 tCO₂e over the same span (up 6235%).

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. 136 Lenox St's 61.4 kBtu/ft² across 259,055 sq ft works out to about 15.9 billion Btu (4,662 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,644,219 kWh of electricity and 102,991 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 136 Lenox St to report its energy use?

136 Lenox 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:100786:2024). 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.