601 Congress St
Financial Office in Boston, MA · 2210.
At a glance
601 Congress St is a 446,760-square-foot financial office in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 56.8 kBtu/ft² and 1,404 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 56.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 1,404 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 4,220,692 kWh |
| Natural gas | 109,746 therms |
| Gross floor area | 446,760 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:100203:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 56.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,404 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 34.8 kBtu/ft² | 931 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
BRE-BMR CONGRESS LLC
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Location
- Address
- 601 Congress St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2210.
Within ~1 km
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How does 601 Congress St compare with other financial office buildings in Boston?
The latest disclosures cover 11 financial office buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 56.8 kBtu/ft² is about 11% below the average of 63.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 446,760 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 216,766 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 161 financial office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 72 and a site EUI of 69.2 kBtu/ft².
How has 601 Congress St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 601 Congress St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 34.8 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 56.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 63% increase. Reported emissions went from 931 tCO₂e to 1,404 tCO₂e over the same span (up 51%).
What does a site EUI of 56.8 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. 601 Congress St's 56.8 kBtu/ft² across 446,760 sq ft works out to about 25.4 billion Btu (7,437 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 4,220,692 kWh of electricity and 109,746 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 601 Congress St to report its energy use?
601 Congress 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:100203:2024). 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 601 Congress St's energy grade?
601 Congress St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 56.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 601 Congress St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 56.8 kBtu/ft² across 446,760 sq ft, including 4,220,692 kWh of electricity and 109,746 therms of natural gas.
What are 601 Congress St's carbon emissions?
601 Congress St reported 1,404 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 601 Congress St?
601 Congress St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2210.
How big is 601 Congress St and when was it built?
601 Congress St has 446,760 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as financial office.
Is 601 Congress 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, “601 Congress St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/601-congress-st-f35a65b2 (data as of July 9, 2026).