2 Hawthorne Pl

How does 2 Hawthorne Pl 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. 2 Hawthorne Pl's ENERGY STAR score of 86 compares with an average of 71 across the 1,225 that report a score; it scores higher than 59% of them and lower than 39%. Its site EUI of 68.2 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft².

At 286,352 sq ft, it is about 393% 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 2 Hawthorne Pl's energy performance changed over time?

BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 2 Hawthorne Pl, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2022 to 86 in 2024 (-14 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 100. Site EUI moved from 6.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 68.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1037% increase. Reported emissions went from 98 tCO₂e to 1,043 tCO₂e over the same span (up 969%).

What does an ENERGY STAR score of 86 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 86 means the building performs better than about 86% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 86 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 2 Hawthorne Pl's 68.2 kBtu/ft² across 286,352 sq ft works out to about 19.5 billion Btu (5,723 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 462,614 kWh of electricity and 179,502 therms of natural gas for the year.

Which law requires 2 Hawthorne Pl to report its energy use?

2 Hawthorne Pl 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:103603:2024). 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.