428 Adams St
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2122.
At a glance
428 Adams St is a 31,792-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 17 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 101.0 kBtu/ft² and 172 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 6% of the 1,225 scored multifamily housing buildings in Boston.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 17 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 101.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 172 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 135,554 kWh |
| Natural gas | 27,497 therms |
| Gross floor area | 31,792 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:101693:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 17 | -9 | 101.0 kBtu/ft² | 172 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 26 | 91.2 kBtu/ft² | 157 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
CESCO LLC MASS LLC
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Location
- Address
- 428 Adams St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2122.
Within ~1 km
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How does 428 Adams 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. 428 Adams St's ENERGY STAR score of 17 compares with an average of 71 across the 1,225 that report a score; it scores higher than 6% of them and lower than 94%. Its site EUI of 101.0 kBtu/ft² is about 49% above the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 31,792 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 428 Adams St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 428 Adams St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 26 in 2023 to 17 in 2024 (-9 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 26. Site EUI moved from 91.2 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 101.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 11% increase. Reported emissions went from 157 tCO₂e to 172 tCO₂e over the same span (up 10%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 17 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 17 means the building performs better than about 17% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 17 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 58 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. 428 Adams St's 101.0 kBtu/ft² across 31,792 sq ft works out to about 3.2 billion Btu (941 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 135,554 kWh of electricity and 27,497 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 428 Adams St to report its energy use?
428 Adams 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:101693:2024). 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 428 Adams St's energy grade?
428 Adams St scores 17 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 Boston disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 428 Adams St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 101.0 kBtu/ft² across 31,792 sq ft, including 135,554 kWh of electricity and 27,497 therms of natural gas.
What are 428 Adams St's carbon emissions?
428 Adams St reported 172 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 428 Adams St?
428 Adams St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2122.
How big is 428 Adams St and when was it built?
428 Adams St has 31,792 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 428 Adams 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, “428 Adams St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/428-adams-st-f6c0a344 (data as of July 9, 2026).