2165 Dorchester Ave
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2124.
At a glance
2165 Dorchester Ave is a 31,200-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 95 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 53.8 kBtu/ft² and 119 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 78% of the 1,225 scored multifamily housing buildings in Boston.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 95 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 53.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 119 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 89,844 kWh |
| Gross floor area | 31,200 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:100084:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 95 | +4 | 53.8 kBtu/ft² | 119 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 91 | +8 | 55.5 kBtu/ft² | 123 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 83 | 67.6 kBtu/ft² | 158 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
2165 DOT AVE LLC
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Location
- Address
- 2165 Dorchester Ave
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2124.
Within ~1 km
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How does 2165 Dorchester 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. 2165 Dorchester Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 95 compares with an average of 71 across the 1,225 that report a score; it scores higher than 78% of them and lower than 15%. Its site EUI of 53.8 kBtu/ft² is about 21% below the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 31,200 sq ft, it is about half of 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 2165 Dorchester Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 2165 Dorchester Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 83 in 2022 to 95 in 2024 (+12 points). Site EUI moved from 67.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 53.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 20% decrease. Reported emissions went from 158 tCO₂e to 119 tCO₂e over the same span (down 25%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 95 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 95 means the building performs better than about 95% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 95 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. 2165 Dorchester Ave's 53.8 kBtu/ft² across 31,200 sq ft works out to about 1.7 billion Btu (492 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 89,844 kWh of electricity for the year.
Which law requires 2165 Dorchester Ave to report its energy use?
2165 Dorchester 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:100084:2024). 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 2165 Dorchester Ave's energy grade?
2165 Dorchester Ave scores 95 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 Boston disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 2165 Dorchester Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 53.8 kBtu/ft² across 31,200 sq ft, including 89,844 kWh of electricity.
What are 2165 Dorchester Ave's carbon emissions?
2165 Dorchester Ave reported 119 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 2165 Dorchester Ave?
2165 Dorchester Ave is in Boston, Massachusetts 2124.
How big is 2165 Dorchester Ave and when was it built?
2165 Dorchester Ave has 31,200 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 2165 Dorchester 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, “2165 Dorchester Ave, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/2165-dorchester-ave-b42fed43 (data as of July 9, 2026).