19-27 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2127.
At a glance
19-27 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way is a 25,256-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 130.2 kBtu/ft² and 177 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 130.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 177 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 209,455 kWh |
| Natural gas | 25,725 therms |
| Gross floor area | 25,256 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:100898:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 130.2 kBtu/ft² | 177 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 97.3 kBtu/ft² | 246 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
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Location
- Address
- 19-27 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2127.
Within ~1 km
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How does 19-27 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way 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 130.2 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 25,256 sq ft, it is about 57% 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 19-27 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 19-27 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 97.3 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 130.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 34% increase. Reported emissions went from 246 tCO₂e to 177 tCO₂e over the same span (down 28%).
What does a site EUI of 130.2 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. 19-27 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way's 130.2 kBtu/ft² across 25,256 sq ft works out to about 3.3 billion Btu (964 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 209,455 kWh of electricity and 25,725 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 19-27 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way to report its energy use?
19-27 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way 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:100898:2024). 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 19-27 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way's energy grade?
19-27 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 130.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 19-27 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 130.2 kBtu/ft² across 25,256 sq ft, including 209,455 kWh of electricity and 25,725 therms of natural gas.
What are 19-27 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way's carbon emissions?
19-27 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way reported 177 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 19-27 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way?
19-27 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way is in Boston, Massachusetts 2127.
How big is 19-27 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way and when was it built?
19-27 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way has 25,256 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 19-27 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way 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, “19-27 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/19-27-colonel-michael-j-mcdonough-way-ac1275ad (data as of July 9, 2026).