498 Norfolk St
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2126.
At a glance
498 Norfolk St is a 12,628-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 39.8 kBtu/ft² and 28 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 39.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 28 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 91,946 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,888 therms |
| Gross floor area | 12,628 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:107475:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 39.8 kBtu/ft² | 28 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
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Location
- Address
- 498 Norfolk St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2126.
Within ~1 km
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How does 498 Norfolk 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 39.8 kBtu/ft² is about 41% below the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 12,628 sq ft, it is about 78% 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 498 Norfolk St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 498 Norfolk St, covering report years 2022–2024. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does a site EUI of 39.8 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. 498 Norfolk St's 39.8 kBtu/ft² across 12,628 sq ft works out to about 0.5 billion Btu (147 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 91,946 kWh of electricity and 1,888 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 498 Norfolk St to report its energy use?
498 Norfolk 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:107475:2024). 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 498 Norfolk St's energy grade?
498 Norfolk St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 39.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 498 Norfolk St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 39.8 kBtu/ft² across 12,628 sq ft, including 91,946 kWh of electricity and 1,888 therms of natural gas.
What are 498 Norfolk St's carbon emissions?
498 Norfolk St reported 28 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 498 Norfolk St?
498 Norfolk St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2126.
How big is 498 Norfolk St and when was it built?
498 Norfolk St has 12,628 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 498 Norfolk 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, “498 Norfolk St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/498-norfolk-st-058dd088 (data as of July 9, 2026).