74 Bower St
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2119.
At a glance
74 Bower St is a 2,060-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 147.7 kBtu/ft² and 15 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 147.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 15 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 13,237 kWh |
| Natural gas | 2,429 therms |
| Gross floor area | 2,060 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:100572:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 147.7 kBtu/ft² | 15 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 147.7 kBtu/ft² | 16 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 23.0 kBtu/ft² | 4 tCO₂e |
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
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Location
- Address
- 74 Bower St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2119.
Within ~1 km
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How does 74 Bower 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 147.7 kBtu/ft² is about twice the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 2,060 sq ft, it is about 96% 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 Bower St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 74 Bower St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 23.0 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 147.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 542% increase. Reported emissions went from 4 tCO₂e to 15 tCO₂e over the same span (up 321%).
What does a site EUI of 147.7 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. 74 Bower St's 147.7 kBtu/ft² across 2,060 sq ft works out to about 0.3 billion Btu (89 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 13,237 kWh of electricity and 2,429 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 74 Bower St to report its energy use?
74 Bower 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:100572:2024). 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 Bower St's energy grade?
74 Bower St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 147.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 74 Bower St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 147.7 kBtu/ft² across 2,060 sq ft, including 13,237 kWh of electricity and 2,429 therms of natural gas.
What are 74 Bower St's carbon emissions?
74 Bower St reported 15 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 74 Bower St?
74 Bower St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2119.
How big is 74 Bower St and when was it built?
74 Bower St has 2,060 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 74 Bower 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 Bower St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/74-bower-st-dadaed2b (data as of July 9, 2026).