486 Beacon St
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2115.
At a glance
486 Beacon St is a 13,872-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 73.3 kBtu/ft² and 65 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 73.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 65 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 71,117 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3 therms |
| Gross floor area | 13,872 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:100176:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 73.3 kBtu/ft² | 65 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | |
| 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
486- 488 BEACON STREET
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Location
- Address
- 486 Beacon St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2115.
Within ~1 km
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How does 486 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 73.3 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft².
At 13,872 sq ft, it is about 76% 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 486 Beacon St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 486 Beacon St, covering report years 2022–2024. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does a site EUI of 73.3 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. 486 Beacon St's 73.3 kBtu/ft² across 13,872 sq ft works out to about 1 billion Btu (298 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 71,117 kWh of electricity and 3 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 486 Beacon St to report its energy use?
486 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:100176:2024). 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 486 Beacon St's energy grade?
486 Beacon St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 73.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 486 Beacon St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 73.3 kBtu/ft² across 13,872 sq ft, including 71,117 kWh of electricity and 3 therms of natural gas.
What are 486 Beacon St's carbon emissions?
486 Beacon St reported 65 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 486 Beacon St?
486 Beacon St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2115.
How big is 486 Beacon St and when was it built?
486 Beacon St has 13,872 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 486 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, “486 Beacon St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/486-beacon-st-3e3966f5 (data as of July 9, 2026).