159 Worcester St
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2118.
At a glance
159 Worcester St is a 9,104-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 29.0 kBtu/ft² and 15 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 29.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 15 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 74,504 kWh |
| Natural gas | 96 therms |
| Gross floor area | 9,104 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:106810:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 29.0 kBtu/ft² | 15 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 35.8 kBtu/ft² | 19 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 31.7 kBtu/ft² | 23 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 159 Worcester St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2118.
Within ~1 km
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How does 159 Worcester 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. Its site EUI of 29.0 kBtu/ft² is about 57% below the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 9,104 sq ft, it is about 84% 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 159 Worcester St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 159 Worcester St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 31.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 29.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 9% decrease. Reported emissions went from 23 tCO₂e to 15 tCO₂e over the same span (down 34%).
What does a site EUI of 29.0 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 159 Worcester St's 29.0 kBtu/ft² across 9,104 sq ft works out to about 0.3 billion Btu (77 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 74,504 kWh of electricity and 96 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 159 Worcester St to report its energy use?
159 Worcester 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:106810:2024). 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 159 Worcester St's energy grade?
159 Worcester St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 29.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 159 Worcester St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 29.0 kBtu/ft² across 9,104 sq ft, including 74,504 kWh of electricity and 96 therms of natural gas.
What are 159 Worcester St's carbon emissions?
159 Worcester St reported 15 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 159 Worcester St?
159 Worcester St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2118.
How big is 159 Worcester St and when was it built?
159 Worcester St has 9,104 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 159 Worcester 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, “159 Worcester St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/159-worcester-st-a520b180 (data as of July 9, 2026).