1-55 White Street
Strip Mall in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
1-55 White Street is a 175,687-square-foot strip mall building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1960. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 91.9 kBtu/ft² and 1,095 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 91.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 220.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 1,095 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 3,642,599 kWh |
| Natural gas | 37,162 therms |
| Water use | 26 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 175,687 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1914:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 91.9 kBtu/ft² | 1,095 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 0.0 kBtu/ft² | 1 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
BEUDO
Cambridge's 2023 BEUDO amendments require non-residential buildings of 100,000+ sq ft to reach net-zero emissions by 2035 (reductions starting 2026) and those of 25,000–100,000 sq ft by 2050 (starting 2030).
Ownership
TA PORTER SQUARE LLC
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Location
- Address
- 1-55 White Street
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.38960, -71.11850
Within ~1 km
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How does 1-55 White Street compare with other strip mall buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 6 strip mall buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 91.9 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 87.6 kBtu/ft².
At 175,687 sq ft, it is about 59% above the average floor area of 110,740 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1960, 12 years earlier than the group's average year built (1972). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,607 strip mall buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 68 and a site EUI of 83.1 kBtu/ft².
How has 1-55 White Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 2 Cambridge disclosures for 1-55 White Street, covering report years 2023–2024. Reported emissions went from 1 tCO₂e to 1,095 tCO₂e over the same span (up 218208%).
What does a site EUI of 91.9 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. 1-55 White Street's 91.9 kBtu/ft² across 175,687 sq ft works out to about 16.1 billion Btu (4,732 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 220.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 3,642,599 kWh of electricity, 37,162 therms of natural gas and 26 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1-55 White Street to report its energy use?
1-55 White Street reports under BEUDO, the legal basis of Cambridge's Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO), which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record cambridge:B1914:2024). Cambridge's 2023 BEUDO amendments require non-residential buildings of 100,000+ sq ft to reach net-zero emissions by 2035 (reductions starting 2026) and those of 25,000–100,000 sq ft by 2050 (starting 2030).
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1-55 White Street's energy grade?
1-55 White Street did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 91.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1-55 White Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 91.9 kBtu/ft² (220.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 175,687 sq ft, including 3,642,599 kWh of electricity and 37,162 therms of natural gas.
What are 1-55 White Street's carbon emissions?
1-55 White Street reported 1,095 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 1-55 White Street?
1-55 White Street is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.38960, -71.11850 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 1-55 White Street and when was it built?
1-55 White Street has 175,687 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1960 as its year built. It is classed as strip mall.
Is 1-55 White Street covered by BEUDO?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under BEUDO.
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About this data
Source: Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) (BEUDO), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “1-55 White Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/1-55-white-street-15a5da51 (data as of October 2, 2026).