249-257 A St
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2210.
At a glance
249-257 A St is a 79,916-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported 100 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | — |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 100 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 211,164 kWh |
| Natural gas | 11,083 therms |
| Gross floor area | 79,916 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:106397:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | — | 100 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | 78 | 53.1 kBtu/ft² | 277 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | 67 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
TWO 49A ST COOPERATIVE CORP
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Location
- Address
- 249-257 A St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2210.
Within ~1 km
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How does 249-257 A St 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.
At 79,916 sq ft, it is about 38% 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 249-257 A St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 249-257 A St, covering report years 2022–2024. Reported emissions went from 67 tCO₂e to 100 tCO₂e over the same span (up 49%). Only one of those years carries energy figures.
Which law requires 249-257 A St to report its energy use?
249-257 A St 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:106397:2024). 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 249-257 A St's energy grade?
249-257 A St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure.
How much energy does 249-257 A St use?
No energy-use intensity was reported for 2024.
What are 249-257 A St's carbon emissions?
249-257 A St reported 100 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 249-257 A St?
249-257 A St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2210.
How big is 249-257 A St and when was it built?
249-257 A St has 79,916 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 249-257 A St 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, “249-257 A St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/249-257-a-st-e970cdc2 (data as of July 9, 2026).