164-178 Garfield Ave
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2136.
At a glance
164-178 Garfield Ave is a 6,600-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 125.5 kBtu/ft² and 45 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 125.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 45 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 61,246 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,193 therms |
| Gross floor area | 6,600 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:101140:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 125.5 kBtu/ft² | 45 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 120.2 kBtu/ft² | 43 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — |
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
BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
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Location
- Address
- 164-178 Garfield Ave
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2136.
Within ~1 km
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How does 164-178 Garfield 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. Its site EUI of 125.5 kBtu/ft² is about 85% above the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 6,600 sq ft, it is about 89% 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 164-178 Garfield Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 164-178 Garfield Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 120.2 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 125.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 4% increase. Reported emissions went from 43 tCO₂e to 45 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3%).
What does a site EUI of 125.5 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. 164-178 Garfield Ave's 125.5 kBtu/ft² across 6,600 sq ft works out to about 0.8 billion Btu (243 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 61,246 kWh of electricity and 6,193 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 164-178 Garfield Ave to report its energy use?
164-178 Garfield 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:101140:2024). 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 164-178 Garfield Ave's energy grade?
164-178 Garfield Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 125.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 164-178 Garfield Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 125.5 kBtu/ft² across 6,600 sq ft, including 61,246 kWh of electricity and 6,193 therms of natural gas.
What are 164-178 Garfield Ave's carbon emissions?
164-178 Garfield Ave reported 45 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 164-178 Garfield Ave?
164-178 Garfield Ave is in Boston, Massachusetts 2136.
How big is 164-178 Garfield Ave and when was it built?
164-178 Garfield Ave has 6,600 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 164-178 Garfield 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, “164-178 Garfield Ave, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/164-178-garfield-ave-523b64da (data as of July 9, 2026).