At a glance
17-19 Farnsworth St is a 127,652-square-foot parking building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2022 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 3.6 kBtu/ft² and 37 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 3.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 37 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 135,471 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 127,652 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:104395:2022 |
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
MEPT SEAPORT 17 FARNSWORTH LLC
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Location
- Address
- 17-19 Farnsworth St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 02210
Within ~1 km
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How does 17-19 Farnsworth St compare with other parking buildings in Boston?
The latest disclosures cover 29 parking buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 3.6 kBtu/ft² is about 95% below the average of 66.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 127,652 sq ft, it is about 21% below the average floor area of 162,166 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,071 parking buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 40.3 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 3.6 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. 17-19 Farnsworth St's 3.6 kBtu/ft² across 127,652 sq ft works out to about 0.5 billion Btu (135 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 135,471 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 17-19 Farnsworth St to report its energy use?
17-19 Farnsworth 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 2022 disclosure (source record boston:104395:2022). 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.
More parking buildings in Boston
- 11-15 Stillings St· 123,875 sq ft · EUI 75.7 kBtu/ft²
- 120 Herald St· 115,680 sq ft · EUI 1.5 kBtu/ft²
- 35 Northampton· 109,056 sq ft
- 100 Hood Park Dr· 105,824 sq ft · EUI 170.8 kBtu/ft²
- 720 Harrison Ave· 97,289 sq ft · EUI 43.9 kBtu/ft²
- 80 Francis St· 95,545 sq ft · EUI 131.4 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is 17-19 Farnsworth St's energy grade?
17-19 Farnsworth St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 3.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 17-19 Farnsworth St use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 3.6 kBtu/ft² across 127,652 sq ft, including 135,471 kWh of electricity.
What are 17-19 Farnsworth St's carbon emissions?
17-19 Farnsworth St reported 37 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2022.
Where is 17-19 Farnsworth St?
17-19 Farnsworth St is in Boston, Massachusetts 02210.
How big is 17-19 Farnsworth St and when was it built?
17-19 Farnsworth St has 127,652 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. It is classed as parking.
Is 17-19 Farnsworth St covered by BERDO 2.0?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “17-19 Farnsworth St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/17-19-farnsworth-st-0029676f (data as of July 9, 2026).