1A Buswell Street
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2115.
At a glance
1A Buswell Street is a 7,547-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 65.5 kBtu/ft² and 27 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 65.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 27 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 26,560 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,040 therms |
| Gross floor area | 7,547 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:107080:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 65.5 kBtu/ft² | 27 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 62.0 kBtu/ft² | 25 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 82.3 kBtu/ft² | 35 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
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Location
- Address
- 1A Buswell Street
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2115.
Within ~1 km
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How does 1A Buswell Street 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 65.5 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 7,547 sq ft, it is about 87% 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 1A Buswell Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 1A Buswell Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 82.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 65.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 20% decrease. Reported emissions went from 35 tCO₂e to 27 tCO₂e over the same span (down 24%).
What does a site EUI of 65.5 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. 1A Buswell Street's 65.5 kBtu/ft² across 7,547 sq ft works out to about 0.5 billion Btu (145 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 26,560 kWh of electricity and 4,040 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1A Buswell Street to report its energy use?
1A Buswell Street 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:107080:2024). 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 1A Buswell Street's energy grade?
1A Buswell Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 65.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1A Buswell Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 65.5 kBtu/ft² across 7,547 sq ft, including 26,560 kWh of electricity and 4,040 therms of natural gas.
What are 1A Buswell Street's carbon emissions?
1A Buswell Street reported 27 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 1A Buswell Street?
1A Buswell Street is in Boston, Massachusetts 2115.
How big is 1A Buswell Street and when was it built?
1A Buswell Street has 7,547 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1A Buswell Street 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, “1A Buswell Street, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/1a-buswell-street-13636855 (data as of July 9, 2026).