53 Glenway St
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2121.
At a glance
53 Glenway St is a 7,412-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 84.5 kBtu/ft² and 34 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 84.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 34 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 49,893 kWh |
| Natural gas | 4,561 therms |
| Gross floor area | 7,412 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:107556:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 84.5 kBtu/ft² | 34 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 100.5 kBtu/ft² | 41 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 103.1 kBtu/ft² | 47 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
LBB APARTMENTS LLC MASS LLC
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Location
- Address
- 53 Glenway St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2121.
Within ~1 km
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How does 53 Glenway 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 84.5 kBtu/ft² is about 25% above the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 7,412 sq ft, it is about 87% 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 53 Glenway St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 53 Glenway St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 103.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 84.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 18% decrease. Reported emissions went from 47 tCO₂e to 34 tCO₂e over the same span (down 28%).
What does a site EUI of 84.5 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. 53 Glenway St's 84.5 kBtu/ft² across 7,412 sq ft works out to about 0.6 billion Btu (184 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 49,893 kWh of electricity and 4,561 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 53 Glenway St to report its energy use?
53 Glenway 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:107556:2024). 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 53 Glenway St's energy grade?
53 Glenway St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 84.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 53 Glenway St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 84.5 kBtu/ft² across 7,412 sq ft, including 49,893 kWh of electricity and 4,561 therms of natural gas.
What are 53 Glenway St's carbon emissions?
53 Glenway St reported 34 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 53 Glenway St?
53 Glenway St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2121.
How big is 53 Glenway St and when was it built?
53 Glenway St has 7,412 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 53 Glenway 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, “53 Glenway St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/53-glenway-st-c5f7cc96 (data as of July 9, 2026).