87-99 Lawrence Ave
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2121.
At a glance
87-99 Lawrence Ave is a 20,100-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 12 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 130.5 kBtu/ft² and 141 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 4% of the 1,225 scored multifamily housing buildings in Boston.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 12 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 130.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 141 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 134,529 kWh |
| Natural gas | 21,638 therms |
| Gross floor area | 20,100 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:105220:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 12 | -2 | 130.5 kBtu/ft² | 141 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 14 | -11 | 126.4 kBtu/ft² | 138 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 25 | 118.5 kBtu/ft² | 138 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
Q-G II HOUSING MASS LP
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Location
- Address
- 87-99 Lawrence Ave
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2121.
Within ~1 km
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How does 87-99 Lawrence Ave 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. 87-99 Lawrence Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 12 compares with an average of 71 across the 1,225 that report a score; it scores higher than 4% of them and lower than 95%. Its site EUI of 130.5 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 20,100 sq ft, it is about 65% 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 87-99 Lawrence Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 87-99 Lawrence Ave, covering report years 2022–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 25 in 2022 to 12 in 2024 (-13 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 25. Site EUI moved from 118.5 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 130.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 10% increase. Reported emissions went from 138 tCO₂e to 141 tCO₂e over the same span (up 3%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 12 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 12 means the building performs better than about 12% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 12 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 63 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. 87-99 Lawrence Ave's 130.5 kBtu/ft² across 20,100 sq ft works out to about 2.6 billion Btu (769 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 134,529 kWh of electricity and 21,638 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 87-99 Lawrence Ave to report its energy use?
87-99 Lawrence Ave 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:105220:2024). 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 87-99 Lawrence Ave's energy grade?
87-99 Lawrence Ave scores 12 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 87-99 Lawrence Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 130.5 kBtu/ft² across 20,100 sq ft, including 134,529 kWh of electricity and 21,638 therms of natural gas.
What are 87-99 Lawrence Ave's carbon emissions?
87-99 Lawrence Ave reported 141 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 87-99 Lawrence Ave?
87-99 Lawrence Ave is in Boston, Massachusetts 2121.
How big is 87-99 Lawrence Ave and when was it built?
87-99 Lawrence Ave has 20,100 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 87-99 Lawrence Ave 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, “87-99 Lawrence Ave, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/87-99-lawrence-ave-25668f5c (data as of July 9, 2026).