51-61 Prentiss St
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2120.
At a glance
51-61 Prentiss St is a 16,875-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 75.3 kBtu/ft² and 69 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 75.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 69 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 87,438 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,726 therms |
| Gross floor area | 16,875 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:101910:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 75.3 kBtu/ft² | 69 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 136.6 kBtu/ft² | 127 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
CITY OF BOSTON
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Location
- Address
- 51-61 Prentiss St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2120.
Within ~1 km
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How does 51-61 Prentiss 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 75.3 kBtu/ft² is about 11% above the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 16,875 sq ft, it is about 71% 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 51-61 Prentiss St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 51-61 Prentiss St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 136.6 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 75.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 45% decrease. Reported emissions went from 127 tCO₂e to 69 tCO₂e over the same span (down 46%).
What does a site EUI of 75.3 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. 51-61 Prentiss St's 75.3 kBtu/ft² across 16,875 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (372 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 87,438 kWh of electricity and 9,726 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 51-61 Prentiss St to report its energy use?
51-61 Prentiss 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:101910:2024). 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 51-61 Prentiss St's energy grade?
51-61 Prentiss St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 75.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 51-61 Prentiss St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 75.3 kBtu/ft² across 16,875 sq ft, including 87,438 kWh of electricity and 9,726 therms of natural gas.
What are 51-61 Prentiss St's carbon emissions?
51-61 Prentiss St reported 69 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 51-61 Prentiss St?
51-61 Prentiss St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2120.
How big is 51-61 Prentiss St and when was it built?
51-61 Prentiss St has 16,875 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 51-61 Prentiss 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, “51-61 Prentiss St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/51-61-prentiss-st-14856666 (data as of July 9, 2026).