534-538 Commonwealth Ave
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2215.
At a glance
534-538 Commonwealth Ave is a 43,078-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 43.9 kBtu/ft² and 104 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 43.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 104 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 287,635 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,104 therms |
| Gross floor area | 43,078 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:105286:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 43.9 kBtu/ft² | 104 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 44.9 kBtu/ft² | 110 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 46.1 kBtu/ft² | 133 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
- 534-538 Commonwealth Ave
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2215.
Within ~1 km
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How does 534-538 Commonwealth 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 43.9 kBtu/ft² is about 35% below the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 43,078 sq ft, it is about 26% 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 534-538 Commonwealth Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 534-538 Commonwealth Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 46.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 43.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 5% decrease. Reported emissions went from 133 tCO₂e to 104 tCO₂e over the same span (down 21%).
What does a site EUI of 43.9 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. 534-538 Commonwealth Ave's 43.9 kBtu/ft² across 43,078 sq ft works out to about 1.9 billion Btu (554 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 287,635 kWh of electricity and 9,104 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 534-538 Commonwealth Ave to report its energy use?
534-538 Commonwealth 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:105286:2024). 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 534-538 Commonwealth Ave's energy grade?
534-538 Commonwealth Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 43.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 534-538 Commonwealth Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 43.9 kBtu/ft² across 43,078 sq ft, including 287,635 kWh of electricity and 9,104 therms of natural gas.
What are 534-538 Commonwealth Ave's carbon emissions?
534-538 Commonwealth Ave reported 104 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 534-538 Commonwealth Ave?
534-538 Commonwealth Ave is in Boston, Massachusetts 2215.
How big is 534-538 Commonwealth Ave and when was it built?
534-538 Commonwealth Ave has 43,078 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 534-538 Commonwealth 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, “534-538 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/534-538-commonwealth-ave-b4d7a0b6 (data as of July 9, 2026).