1361-1375 Washington St

How does 1361-1375 Washington 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. 1361-1375 Washington St's ENERGY STAR score of 2 compares with an average of 71 across the 1,225 that report a score; it scores higher than 1% of them and lower than 98%. Its site EUI of 108.1 kBtu/ft² is about 60% above the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.

At 38,667 sq ft, it is about 33% 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 1361-1375 Washington St's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 1361-1375 Washington St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 1 in 2022 to 2 in 2024 (+1 points). Site EUI moved from 152.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 108.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 29% decrease. Reported emissions went from 376 tCO₂e to 230 tCO₂e over the same span (down 39%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 2 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 2 means the building performs better than about 2% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 2 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 73 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. 1361-1375 Washington St's 108.1 kBtu/ft² across 38,667 sq ft works out to about 4.2 billion Btu (1,225 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 622,364 kWh of electricity and 20,551 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 1361-1375 Washington St to report its energy use?

1361-1375 Washington 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:105038:2024). 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.