67-81 Ruggles St
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2120.
At a glance
67-81 Ruggles St is a 31,548-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 15 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 115.6 kBtu/ft² and 196 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 5% of the 1,225 scored multifamily housing buildings in Boston.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 15 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 115.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 196 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 191,657 kWh |
| Natural gas | 29,930 therms |
| Gross floor area | 31,548 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:107601:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 15 | +7 | 115.6 kBtu/ft² | 196 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 8 | 112.8 kBtu/ft² | 141 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
MPIII TOWNHOMES LLC
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Location
- Address
- 67-81 Ruggles St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2120.
Within ~1 km
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How does 67-81 Ruggles 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. 67-81 Ruggles St's ENERGY STAR score of 15 compares with an average of 71 across the 1,225 that report a score; it scores higher than 5% of them and lower than 94%. Its site EUI of 115.6 kBtu/ft² is about 71% above the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 31,548 sq ft, it is about half of 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 67-81 Ruggles St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 67-81 Ruggles St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 8 in 2023 to 15 in 2024 (+7 points). Site EUI moved from 112.8 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 115.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 2% increase. Reported emissions went from 141 tCO₂e to 196 tCO₂e over the same span (up 39%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 15 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 15 means the building performs better than about 15% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 15 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 60 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Boston, 52% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
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. 67-81 Ruggles St's 115.6 kBtu/ft² across 31,548 sq ft works out to about 3.6 billion Btu (1,069 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 191,657 kWh of electricity and 29,930 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 67-81 Ruggles St to report its energy use?
67-81 Ruggles 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:107601:2024). 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 67-81 Ruggles St's energy grade?
67-81 Ruggles St scores 15 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 Boston disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 67-81 Ruggles St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 115.6 kBtu/ft² across 31,548 sq ft, including 191,657 kWh of electricity and 29,930 therms of natural gas.
What are 67-81 Ruggles St's carbon emissions?
67-81 Ruggles St reported 196 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 67-81 Ruggles St?
67-81 Ruggles St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2120.
How big is 67-81 Ruggles St and when was it built?
67-81 Ruggles St has 31,548 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 67-81 Ruggles 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, “67-81 Ruggles St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/67-81-ruggles-st-519564ac (data as of July 9, 2026).