74-78 Phillips St
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2114.
At a glance
74-78 Phillips St is a 15,211-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 50 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 111.1 kBtu/ft² and 121 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 21% of the 1,225 scored multifamily housing buildings in Boston.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 50 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 111.1 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 121 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 71,232 kWh |
| Natural gas | 37 therms |
| Gross floor area | 15,211 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:105691:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 50 | -1 | 111.1 kBtu/ft² | 121 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 51 | 110.4 kBtu/ft² | 121 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
SEVENTY 4-78 PHILLIPS
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Location
- Address
- 74-78 Phillips St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2114.
Within ~1 km
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How does 74-78 Phillips 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. 74-78 Phillips St's ENERGY STAR score of 50 compares with an average of 71 across the 1,225 that report a score; it scores higher than 21% of them and lower than 78%. Its site EUI of 111.1 kBtu/ft² is about 64% above the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 15,211 sq ft, it is about 74% 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 74-78 Phillips St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 74-78 Phillips St, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 51 in 2023 to 50 in 2024 (-1 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 51. Site EUI moved from 110.4 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 111.1 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 121 tCO₂e to 121 tCO₂e over the same span (down 0%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 50 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 50 means the building performs better than about 50% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 50 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 25 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. 74-78 Phillips St's 111.1 kBtu/ft² across 15,211 sq ft works out to about 1.7 billion Btu (495 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 71,232 kWh of electricity and 37 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 74-78 Phillips St to report its energy use?
74-78 Phillips 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:105691:2024). 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 74-78 Phillips St's energy grade?
74-78 Phillips St scores 50 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 74-78 Phillips St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 111.1 kBtu/ft² across 15,211 sq ft, including 71,232 kWh of electricity and 37 therms of natural gas.
What are 74-78 Phillips St's carbon emissions?
74-78 Phillips St reported 121 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 74-78 Phillips St?
74-78 Phillips St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2114.
How big is 74-78 Phillips St and when was it built?
74-78 Phillips St has 15,211 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 74-78 Phillips 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, “74-78 Phillips St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/74-78-phillips-st-75e34d37 (data as of July 9, 2026).