70-90 Ames Way
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2124.
At a glance
70-90 Ames Way is a 28,500-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 114 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 | 114 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 194,143 kWh |
| Natural gas | 14,374 therms |
| Gross floor area | 28,500 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:102033:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 73.7 kBtu/ft² | 114 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 76.1 kBtu/ft² | 120 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 73.5 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
- 70-90 Ames Way
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2124.
Within ~1 km
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How does 70-90 Ames Way 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 28,500 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 70-90 Ames Way's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 70-90 Ames Way, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 73.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 73.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 0% increase. Reported emissions went from 120 tCO₂e to 114 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).
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. 70-90 Ames Way's 73.7 kBtu/ft² across 28,500 sq ft works out to about 2.1 billion Btu (616 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 194,143 kWh of electricity and 14,374 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 70-90 Ames Way to report its energy use?
70-90 Ames Way 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:102033:2024). 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 70-90 Ames Way's energy grade?
70-90 Ames Way 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 70-90 Ames Way use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 73.7 kBtu/ft² across 28,500 sq ft, including 194,143 kWh of electricity and 14,374 therms of natural gas.
What are 70-90 Ames Way's carbon emissions?
70-90 Ames Way reported 114 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 70-90 Ames Way?
70-90 Ames Way is in Boston, Massachusetts 2124.
How big is 70-90 Ames Way and when was it built?
70-90 Ames Way has 28,500 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 70-90 Ames Way 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, “70-90 Ames Way, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/70-90-ames-way-283af88f (data as of July 9, 2026).