471 Commercial St
Other - Recreation in Boston, MA · 2109.
At a glance
471 Commercial St is a 13,000-square-foot other - recreation building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 13.5 kBtu/ft² and 10 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 13.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 10 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 50,587 kWh |
| Natural gas | 23 therms |
| Gross floor area | 13,000 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:106953:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 13.5 kBtu/ft² | 10 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 12.2 kBtu/ft² | 9 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 14.3 kBtu/ft² | 15 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
CITY OF BOSTON
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Location
- Address
- 471 Commercial St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2109.
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 471 Commercial St compare with other other - recreation buildings in Boston?
The latest disclosures cover 36 other - recreation buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 13.5 kBtu/ft² is about 86% below the average of 96.4 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 13,000 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 28,455 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 482 other - recreation buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 51 and a site EUI of 134.0 kBtu/ft².
How has 471 Commercial St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 471 Commercial St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 14.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 13.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 6% decrease. Reported emissions went from 15 tCO₂e to 10 tCO₂e over the same span (down 32%).
What does a site EUI of 13.5 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. 471 Commercial St's 13.5 kBtu/ft² across 13,000 sq ft works out to about 0.2 billion Btu (51 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 50,587 kWh of electricity and 23 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 471 Commercial St to report its energy use?
471 Commercial 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:106953:2024). 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.
More other - recreation buildings in Boston
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- Other - Recreation building #107179· 11,250 sq ft · EUI 65.7 kBtu/ft²
- Ambrose St· 10,500 sq ft · EUI 56.6 kBtu/ft²
- 61 Woodruff Way· 10,400 sq ft · EUI 123.4 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is 471 Commercial St's energy grade?
471 Commercial St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 13.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 471 Commercial St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 13.5 kBtu/ft² across 13,000 sq ft, including 50,587 kWh of electricity and 23 therms of natural gas.
What are 471 Commercial St's carbon emissions?
471 Commercial St reported 10 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 471 Commercial St?
471 Commercial St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2109.
How big is 471 Commercial St and when was it built?
471 Commercial St has 13,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as other - recreation.
Is 471 Commercial 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, “471 Commercial St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/471-commercial-st-f3d75fb4 (data as of July 9, 2026).