25 Harbor Shore Drive
Museum in Boston, MA · 2110.
At a glance
25 Harbor Shore Drive is a 65,000-square-foot museum building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 200.1 kBtu/ft² and 712 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 200.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 712 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,601,767 kWh |
| Natural gas | 75,425 therms |
| Gross floor area | 65,000 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:103885:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 200.1 kBtu/ft² | 712 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 206.9 kBtu/ft² | 754 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 194.7 kBtu/ft² | 816 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.
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Location
- Address
- 25 Harbor Shore Drive
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2110.
Within ~1 km
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How does 25 Harbor Shore Drive compare with other museum buildings in Boston?
The latest disclosures cover 13 museum buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 200.1 kBtu/ft² is about 79% above the average of 111.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 65,000 sq ft, it is about 57% below the average floor area of 152,283 sq ft for those buildings.
How has 25 Harbor Shore Drive's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 25 Harbor Shore Drive, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 194.7 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 200.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 3% increase. Reported emissions went from 816 tCO₂e to 712 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does a site EUI of 200.1 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. 25 Harbor Shore Drive's 200.1 kBtu/ft² across 65,000 sq ft works out to about 13 billion Btu (3,812 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 1,601,767 kWh of electricity and 75,425 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 25 Harbor Shore Drive to report its energy use?
25 Harbor Shore Drive 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:103885:2024). 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 25 Harbor Shore Drive's energy grade?
25 Harbor Shore Drive did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 200.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 25 Harbor Shore Drive use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 200.1 kBtu/ft² across 65,000 sq ft, including 1,601,767 kWh of electricity and 75,425 therms of natural gas.
What are 25 Harbor Shore Drive's carbon emissions?
25 Harbor Shore Drive reported 712 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 25 Harbor Shore Drive?
25 Harbor Shore Drive is in Boston, Massachusetts 2110.
How big is 25 Harbor Shore Drive and when was it built?
25 Harbor Shore Drive has 65,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as museum.
Is 25 Harbor Shore Drive 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, “25 Harbor Shore Drive, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/25-harbor-shore-drive-719c6d64 (data as of July 9, 2026).