48 Beacon St
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2108.
At a glance
48 Beacon St is a 22,000-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 141.1 kBtu/ft² and 166 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 141.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 166 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 55,888 kWh |
| Natural gas | 29,139 therms |
| Gross floor area | 22,000 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:103062:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 141.1 kBtu/ft² | 166 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 85.4 kBtu/ft² | 101 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 75.3 kBtu/ft² | 94 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
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Location
- Address
- 48 Beacon St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2108.
Within ~1 km
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How does 48 Beacon 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. Its site EUI of 141.1 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 22,000 sq ft, it is about 62% below 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 48 Beacon St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 48 Beacon St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 75.3 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 141.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 87% increase. Reported emissions went from 94 tCO₂e to 166 tCO₂e over the same span (up 77%).
What does a site EUI of 141.1 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. 48 Beacon St's 141.1 kBtu/ft² across 22,000 sq ft works out to about 3.1 billion Btu (910 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 55,888 kWh of electricity and 29,139 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 48 Beacon St to report its energy use?
48 Beacon 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:103062:2024). 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 48 Beacon St's energy grade?
48 Beacon St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 141.1 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 48 Beacon St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 141.1 kBtu/ft² across 22,000 sq ft, including 55,888 kWh of electricity and 29,139 therms of natural gas.
What are 48 Beacon St's carbon emissions?
48 Beacon St reported 166 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 48 Beacon St?
48 Beacon St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2108.
How big is 48 Beacon St and when was it built?
48 Beacon St has 22,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 48 Beacon 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, “48 Beacon St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/48-beacon-st-b104480e (data as of July 9, 2026).