3-17 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2127.
At a glance
3-17 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way is a 26,203-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 130.2 kBtu/ft² and 184 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 130.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 184 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 217,308 kWh |
| Natural gas | 26,690 therms |
| Gross floor area | 26,203 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:100904:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 130.2 kBtu/ft² | 184 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 97.3 kBtu/ft² | 261 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | — | — |
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
BOSTON HOUSING AUTHORITY
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Location
- Address
- 3-17 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2127.
Within ~1 km
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How does 3-17 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way 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 130.2 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 26,203 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 3-17 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 3-17 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 97.3 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 130.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 34% increase. Reported emissions went from 261 tCO₂e to 184 tCO₂e over the same span (down 29%).
What does a site EUI of 130.2 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. 3-17 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way's 130.2 kBtu/ft² across 26,203 sq ft works out to about 3.4 billion Btu (1,000 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 217,308 kWh of electricity and 26,690 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 3-17 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way to report its energy use?
3-17 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way 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:100904:2024). 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 3-17 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way's energy grade?
3-17 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 130.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 3-17 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 130.2 kBtu/ft² across 26,203 sq ft, including 217,308 kWh of electricity and 26,690 therms of natural gas.
What are 3-17 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way's carbon emissions?
3-17 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way reported 184 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 3-17 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way?
3-17 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way is in Boston, Massachusetts 2127.
How big is 3-17 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way and when was it built?
3-17 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way has 26,203 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 3-17 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way 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, “3-17 Colonel Michael J. Mcdonough Way, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/3-17-colonel-michael-j-mcdonough-way-c6957c99 (data as of July 9, 2026).