At a glance
643 653 Summer St is a 767,210-square-foot office building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2022 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 53.9 kBtu/ft².
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 53.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | — |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 6,651,438 kWh |
| Natural gas | 186,451 therms |
| Gross floor area | 767,210 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:104245, 104246, 104247, 104248, 104249, 104250, 104251, 104252:2022 |
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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 643 653 Summer St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 02127
Within ~1 km
Nearby benchmarked buildings
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How does 643 653 Summer St compare with other office buildings in Boston?
The latest disclosures cover 467 office buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 53.9 kBtu/ft² is about 13% below the average of 61.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 767,210 sq ft, it is about 300% above the average floor area of 191,803 sq ft for those buildings. Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 15,264 office buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 59.3 kBtu/ft².
What does a site EUI of 53.9 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. 643 653 Summer St's 53.9 kBtu/ft² across 767,210 sq ft works out to about 41.4 billion Btu (12,119 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 6,651,438 kWh of electricity and 186,451 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 643 653 Summer St to report its energy use?
643 653 Summer 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 2022 disclosure (source record boston:104245, 104246, 104247, 104248, 104249, 104250, 104251, 104252:2022). 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 643 653 Summer St's energy grade?
643 653 Summer St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 53.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 643 653 Summer St use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 53.9 kBtu/ft² across 767,210 sq ft, including 6,651,438 kWh of electricity and 186,451 therms of natural gas.
What are 643 653 Summer St's carbon emissions?
No greenhouse-gas emissions figure was reported for 2022.
Where is 643 653 Summer St?
643 653 Summer St is in Boston, Massachusetts 02127.
How big is 643 653 Summer St and when was it built?
643 653 Summer St has 767,210 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. It is classed as office.
Is 643 653 Summer St covered by BERDO 2.0?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “643 653 Summer St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/643-653-summer-st-09f024cb (data as of July 9, 2026).