1439 Blue Hill Ave
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2126.
At a glance
1439 Blue Hill Ave is a 29,416-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 44 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 60.9 kBtu/ft² and 97 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 17% of the 1,225 scored multifamily housing buildings in Boston.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 44 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 60.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 97 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 140,683 kWh |
| Natural gas | 13,118 therms |
| Gross floor area | 29,416 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:106690:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 44 | -14 | 60.9 kBtu/ft² | 97 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 58 | -7 | 54.7 kBtu/ft² | 88 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 65 | 56.0 kBtu/ft² | 98 tCO₂e |
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
WBH HOUSING LLC MASS LLC
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Location
- Address
- 1439 Blue Hill Ave
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2126.
Within ~1 km
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How does 1439 Blue Hill Ave 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. 1439 Blue Hill Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 44 compares with an average of 71 across the 1,225 that report a score; it scores higher than 17% of them and lower than 82%. Its site EUI of 60.9 kBtu/ft² is about 10% below the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 29,416 sq ft, it is about half of 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 1439 Blue Hill Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 1439 Blue Hill Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 65 in 2022 to 44 in 2024 (-21 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 65. Site EUI moved from 56.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 60.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 9% increase. Reported emissions went from 98 tCO₂e to 97 tCO₂e over the same span (down 1%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 44 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 44 means the building performs better than about 44% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 44 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 31 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. 1439 Blue Hill Ave's 60.9 kBtu/ft² across 29,416 sq ft works out to about 1.8 billion Btu (525 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 140,683 kWh of electricity and 13,118 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1439 Blue Hill Ave to report its energy use?
1439 Blue Hill 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:106690:2024). 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 1439 Blue Hill Ave's energy grade?
1439 Blue Hill Ave scores 44 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 1439 Blue Hill Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 60.9 kBtu/ft² across 29,416 sq ft, including 140,683 kWh of electricity and 13,118 therms of natural gas.
What are 1439 Blue Hill Ave's carbon emissions?
1439 Blue Hill Ave reported 97 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 1439 Blue Hill Ave?
1439 Blue Hill Ave is in Boston, Massachusetts 2126.
How big is 1439 Blue Hill Ave and when was it built?
1439 Blue Hill Ave has 29,416 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1439 Blue Hill Ave 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, “1439 Blue Hill Ave, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/1439-blue-hill-ave-2e7ae1b0 (data as of July 9, 2026).