189-277 Massachusetts Ave
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2115.
At a glance
189-277 Massachusetts Ave is a 537,306-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 49 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 66.5 kBtu/ft² and 1,948 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 20% of the 1,225 scored multifamily housing buildings in Boston.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 49 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 66.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,948 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 3,749,801 kWh |
| Natural gas | 229,465 therms |
| Gross floor area | 537,306 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:106477:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 49 | 66.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,948 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | |
| 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
OE CHURCH PARK LLC
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Location
- Address
- 189-277 Massachusetts Ave
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2115.
Within ~1 km
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How does 189-277 Massachusetts 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. 189-277 Massachusetts Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 49 compares with an average of 71 across the 1,225 that report a score; it scores higher than 20% of them and lower than 79%. Its site EUI of 66.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 537,306 sq ft, it is about 825% above 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 189-277 Massachusetts Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 189-277 Massachusetts Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 49 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 49 means the building performs better than about 49% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 49 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 26 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. 189-277 Massachusetts Ave's 66.5 kBtu/ft² across 537,306 sq ft works out to about 35.7 billion Btu (10,472 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 3,749,801 kWh of electricity and 229,465 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 189-277 Massachusetts Ave to report its energy use?
189-277 Massachusetts 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:106477:2024). 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 189-277 Massachusetts Ave's energy grade?
189-277 Massachusetts Ave scores 49 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 189-277 Massachusetts Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 66.5 kBtu/ft² across 537,306 sq ft, including 3,749,801 kWh of electricity and 229,465 therms of natural gas.
What are 189-277 Massachusetts Ave's carbon emissions?
189-277 Massachusetts Ave reported 1,948 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 189-277 Massachusetts Ave?
189-277 Massachusetts Ave is in Boston, Massachusetts 2115.
How big is 189-277 Massachusetts Ave and when was it built?
189-277 Massachusetts Ave has 537,306 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 189-277 Massachusetts 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, “189-277 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/189-277-massachusetts-ave-85150fb2 (data as of July 9, 2026).