273-275 Clarendon St
Senior Living Community in Boston, MA · 2116.
At a glance
273-275 Clarendon St is a 28,434-square-foot senior living community building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 74 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 113.0 kBtu/ft² and 175 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 43% of the 7 scored senior living community buildings in Boston.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 74 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 113.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 175 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 294,705 kWh |
| Natural gas | 22,077 therms |
| Gross floor area | 28,434 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:102773:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 74 | -5 | 113.0 kBtu/ft² | 175 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 79 | -2 | 106.6 kBtu/ft² | 168 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 81 | 106.4 kBtu/ft² | 186 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
EDWARD EVERETT HALE HSE INC
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Location
- Address
- 273-275 Clarendon St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2116.
Within ~1 km
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How does 273-275 Clarendon St compare with other senior living community buildings in Boston?
The latest disclosures cover 9 senior living community buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. 273-275 Clarendon St's ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 67 across the 7 that report a score; it scores higher than 43% of them and lower than 43%. Its site EUI of 113.0 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 111.2 kBtu/ft².
At 28,434 sq ft, it is about 39% below the average floor area of 46,371 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,181 senior living community buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 71 and a site EUI of 73.6 kBtu/ft².
How has 273-275 Clarendon St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 273-275 Clarendon St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 81 in 2022 to 74 in 2024 (-7 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 81. Site EUI moved from 106.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 113.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 6% increase. Reported emissions went from 186 tCO₂e to 175 tCO₂e over the same span (down 6%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. 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. 273-275 Clarendon St's 113.0 kBtu/ft² across 28,434 sq ft works out to about 3.2 billion Btu (942 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 294,705 kWh of electricity and 22,077 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 273-275 Clarendon St to report its energy use?
273-275 Clarendon 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:102773:2024). 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 273-275 Clarendon St's energy grade?
273-275 Clarendon St scores 74 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 Boston disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 273-275 Clarendon St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 113.0 kBtu/ft² across 28,434 sq ft, including 294,705 kWh of electricity and 22,077 therms of natural gas.
What are 273-275 Clarendon St's carbon emissions?
273-275 Clarendon St reported 175 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 273-275 Clarendon St?
273-275 Clarendon St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2116.
How big is 273-275 Clarendon St and when was it built?
273-275 Clarendon St has 28,434 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as senior living community.
Is 273-275 Clarendon 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, “273-275 Clarendon St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/273-275-clarendon-st-9b3df5ca (data as of July 9, 2026).