52 Hemenway St
Other - Entertainment/Public Assembly in Boston, MA · 2115.
At a glance
52 Hemenway St is a 35,789-square-foot other - entertainment/public assembly building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 35.0 kBtu/ft² and 67 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 35.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 67 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 67,250 kWh |
| Natural gas | 10,245 therms |
| Gross floor area | 35,789 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:100522:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 35.0 kBtu/ft² | 67 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 38.2 kBtu/ft² | 74 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 45.6 kBtu/ft² | 93 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
- 52 Hemenway St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2115.
Within ~1 km
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How does 52 Hemenway St compare with other other - entertainment/public assembly buildings in Boston?
The latest disclosures cover 10 other - entertainment/public assembly buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 35.0 kBtu/ft² is about 61% below the average of 89.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 35,789 sq ft, it is about 71% below the average floor area of 124,230 sq ft for those buildings.
How has 52 Hemenway St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 52 Hemenway St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 45.6 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 35.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 23% decrease. Reported emissions went from 93 tCO₂e to 67 tCO₂e over the same span (down 27%).
What does a site EUI of 35.0 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. 52 Hemenway St's 35.0 kBtu/ft² across 35,789 sq ft works out to about 1.3 billion Btu (367 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 67,250 kWh of electricity and 10,245 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 52 Hemenway St to report its energy use?
52 Hemenway 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:100522:2024). 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 52 Hemenway St's energy grade?
52 Hemenway St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 35.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 52 Hemenway St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 35.0 kBtu/ft² across 35,789 sq ft, including 67,250 kWh of electricity and 10,245 therms of natural gas.
What are 52 Hemenway St's carbon emissions?
52 Hemenway St reported 67 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 52 Hemenway St?
52 Hemenway St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2115.
How big is 52 Hemenway St and when was it built?
52 Hemenway St has 35,789 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as other - entertainment/public assembly.
Is 52 Hemenway 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, “52 Hemenway St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/52-hemenway-st-c7cfaf29 (data as of July 9, 2026).