54 Bower St
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2119.
At a glance
54 Bower St is a 7,690-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 150.3 kBtu/ft² and 58 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 150.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 58 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 49,412 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,067 therms |
| Gross floor area | 7,690 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:100566:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 150.3 kBtu/ft² | 58 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 150.3 kBtu/ft² | 63 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 23.4 kBtu/ft² | 14 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
- 54 Bower St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2119.
Within ~1 km
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How does 54 Bower 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 150.3 kBtu/ft² is about 122% above the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 7,690 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 54 Bower St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 54 Bower St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 23.4 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 150.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 542% increase. Reported emissions went from 14 tCO₂e to 58 tCO₂e over the same span (up 313%).
What does a site EUI of 150.3 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. 54 Bower St's 150.3 kBtu/ft² across 7,690 sq ft works out to about 1.2 billion Btu (339 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 49,412 kWh of electricity and 9,067 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 54 Bower St to report its energy use?
54 Bower 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:100566:2024). 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 54 Bower St's energy grade?
54 Bower St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 150.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 54 Bower St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 150.3 kBtu/ft² across 7,690 sq ft, including 49,412 kWh of electricity and 9,067 therms of natural gas.
What are 54 Bower St's carbon emissions?
54 Bower St reported 58 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 54 Bower St?
54 Bower St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2119.
How big is 54 Bower St and when was it built?
54 Bower St has 7,690 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 54 Bower 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, “54 Bower St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/54-bower-st-bf416bc2 (data as of July 9, 2026).