490 Blue Hill Ave
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2121.
At a glance
490 Blue Hill Ave is a 15,793-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 91.2 kBtu/ft² and 77 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 91.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 77 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 65,307 kWh |
| Natural gas | 12,180 therms |
| Gross floor area | 15,793 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:103367:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 91.2 kBtu/ft² | 77 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 90.0 kBtu/ft² | 77 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
GROVE HALL APARTMENTS LLC MASS LLC
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Location
- Address
- 490 Blue Hill Ave
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2121.
Within ~1 km
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How does 490 Blue Hill Ave 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 91.2 kBtu/ft² is about 35% above the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 15,793 sq ft, it is about 73% 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 490 Blue Hill Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 490 Blue Hill Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 90.0 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 91.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 77 tCO₂e to 77 tCO₂e over the same span (up 0%).
What does a site EUI of 91.2 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. 490 Blue Hill Ave's 91.2 kBtu/ft² across 15,793 sq ft works out to about 1.4 billion Btu (422 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 65,307 kWh of electricity and 12,180 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 490 Blue Hill Ave to report its energy use?
490 Blue Hill Ave 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:103367:2024). 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 490 Blue Hill Ave's energy grade?
490 Blue Hill Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 91.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 490 Blue Hill Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 91.2 kBtu/ft² across 15,793 sq ft, including 65,307 kWh of electricity and 12,180 therms of natural gas.
What are 490 Blue Hill Ave's carbon emissions?
490 Blue Hill Ave reported 77 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 490 Blue Hill Ave?
490 Blue Hill Ave is in Boston, Massachusetts 2121.
How big is 490 Blue Hill Ave and when was it built?
490 Blue Hill Ave has 15,793 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 490 Blue Hill Ave 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, “490 Blue Hill Ave, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/490-blue-hill-ave-868f4fdd (data as of July 9, 2026).