69-83 Ames St
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2124.
At a glance
69-83 Ames St is a 21,600-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 73.7 kBtu/ft² and 86 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 73.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 86 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 147,141 kWh |
| Natural gas | 10,895 therms |
| Gross floor area | 21,600 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:102026:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 73.7 kBtu/ft² | 86 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 75.4 kBtu/ft² | 90 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 64.0 kBtu/ft² | — |
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
CITY OF BOSTON
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Location
- Address
- 69-83 Ames St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2124.
Within ~1 km
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How does 69-83 Ames 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 73.7 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft².
At 21,600 sq ft, it is about 63% 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 69-83 Ames St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 69-83 Ames St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 64.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 73.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 15% increase. Reported emissions went from 90 tCO₂e to 86 tCO₂e over the same span (down 4%).
What does a site EUI of 73.7 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. 69-83 Ames St's 73.7 kBtu/ft² across 21,600 sq ft works out to about 1.6 billion Btu (467 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 147,141 kWh of electricity and 10,895 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 69-83 Ames St to report its energy use?
69-83 Ames 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:102026:2024). 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 69-83 Ames St's energy grade?
69-83 Ames St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 73.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 69-83 Ames St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 73.7 kBtu/ft² across 21,600 sq ft, including 147,141 kWh of electricity and 10,895 therms of natural gas.
What are 69-83 Ames St's carbon emissions?
69-83 Ames St reported 86 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 69-83 Ames St?
69-83 Ames St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2124.
How big is 69-83 Ames St and when was it built?
69-83 Ames St has 21,600 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 69-83 Ames 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, “69-83 Ames St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/69-83-ames-st-c21f96c7 (data as of July 9, 2026).