837 River St
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2136.
At a glance
837 River St is a 14,720-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 45.6 kBtu/ft² and 37 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 45.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 37 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 116,699 kWh |
| Natural gas | 2,726 therms |
| Gross floor area | 14,720 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:107344:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 45.6 kBtu/ft² | 37 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 45.0 kBtu/ft² | 38 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
837 RIVER STREET LLC
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Location
- Address
- 837 River St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2136.
Within ~1 km
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How does 837 River 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 45.6 kBtu/ft² is about 33% below the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 14,720 sq ft, it is about 75% 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 837 River St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 837 River St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 45.0 kBtu/ft² (2023) to 45.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 1% increase. Reported emissions went from 38 tCO₂e to 37 tCO₂e over the same span (down 2%).
What does a site EUI of 45.6 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. 837 River St's 45.6 kBtu/ft² across 14,720 sq ft works out to about 0.7 billion Btu (197 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 116,699 kWh of electricity and 2,726 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 837 River St to report its energy use?
837 River 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:107344:2024). 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 837 River St's energy grade?
837 River St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 45.6 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 837 River St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 45.6 kBtu/ft² across 14,720 sq ft, including 116,699 kWh of electricity and 2,726 therms of natural gas.
What are 837 River St's carbon emissions?
837 River St reported 37 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 837 River St?
837 River St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2136.
How big is 837 River St and when was it built?
837 River St has 14,720 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 837 River 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, “837 River St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/837-river-st-3f17fb6e (data as of July 9, 2026).