22 Buswell Street
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2115.
At a glance
22 Buswell Street is a 17,663-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 61.4 kBtu/ft² and 59 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 61.4 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 59 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 87,640 kWh |
| Natural gas | 7,863 therms |
| Gross floor area | 17,663 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:107072:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 61.4 kBtu/ft² | 59 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 36.1 kBtu/ft² | 35 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 45.0 kBtu/ft² | 46 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
- 22 Buswell Street
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2115.
Within ~1 km
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How does 22 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 61.4 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 17,663 sq ft, it is about 70% 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 22 Buswell Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 22 Buswell Street, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 45.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 61.4 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 36% increase. Reported emissions went from 46 tCO₂e to 59 tCO₂e over the same span (up 28%).
What does a site EUI of 61.4 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. 22 Buswell Street's 61.4 kBtu/ft² across 17,663 sq ft works out to about 1.1 billion Btu (318 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 87,640 kWh of electricity and 7,863 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 22 Buswell Street to report its energy use?
22 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:107072:2024). 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 22 Buswell Street's energy grade?
22 Buswell Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 61.4 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 22 Buswell Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 61.4 kBtu/ft² across 17,663 sq ft, including 87,640 kWh of electricity and 7,863 therms of natural gas.
What are 22 Buswell Street's carbon emissions?
22 Buswell Street reported 59 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 22 Buswell Street?
22 Buswell Street is in Boston, Massachusetts 2115.
How big is 22 Buswell Street and when was it built?
22 Buswell Street has 17,663 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 22 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, “22 Buswell Street, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/22-buswell-street-f56a0c3f (data as of July 9, 2026).