1 Corcoran Lane
Multifamily Housing in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
1 Corcoran Lane is a 200,633-square-foot multifamily housing building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1953. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 52 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 86.0 kBtu/ft² and 963 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 19% of the 155 scored multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 52 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 86.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 111.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 963 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 714,486 kWh |
| Natural gas | 148,190 therms |
| Water use | 18,737 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 200,633 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1440:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 52 | -6 | 86.0 kBtu/ft² | 963 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 58 | -4 | 81.1 kBtu/ft² | 910 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 62 | ±0 | 81.5 kBtu/ft² | 915 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 62 | +6 | 80.4 kBtu/ft² | 904 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 56 | -6 | 84.3 kBtu/ft² | 944 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 62 | +1 | 84.8 kBtu/ft² | 932 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 61 | +2 | 87.0 kBtu/ft² | 966 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 59 | +3 | 84.6 kBtu/ft² | 951 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 56 | +1 | 85.1 kBtu/ft² | 959 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 55 | 89.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,013 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
CAMBRIDGE HOUSING AUTHORITY
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Location
- Address
- 1 Corcoran Lane
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.37700, -71.15410
Within ~1 km
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How does 1 Corcoran Lane compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 187 multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. 1 Corcoran Lane's ENERGY STAR score of 52 compares with an average of 75 across the 155 that report a score; it scores higher than 19% of them and lower than 79%. Its site EUI of 86.0 kBtu/ft² is about 51% above the average of 56.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 200,633 sq ft, it is about 52% above the average floor area of 132,415 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1953, 20 years earlier than the group's average year built (1973). 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 1 Corcoran Lane's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 1 Corcoran Lane, covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 55 in 2015 to 52 in 2024 (-3 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 62. Site EUI moved from 89.7 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 86.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 4% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,013 tCO₂e to 963 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 52 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 52 means the building performs better than about 52% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 52 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 23 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In Cambridge, 50% 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. 1 Corcoran Lane's 86.0 kBtu/ft² across 200,633 sq ft works out to about 17.3 billion Btu (5,057 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 111.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 714,486 kWh of electricity, 148,190 therms of natural gas and 18,737 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1 Corcoran Lane to report its energy use?
1 Corcoran Lane 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:B1440:2024). 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 Corcoran Lane's energy grade?
1 Corcoran Lane scores 52 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2024 Cambridge disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1 Corcoran Lane use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 86.0 kBtu/ft² (111.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 200,633 sq ft, including 714,486 kWh of electricity and 148,190 therms of natural gas.
What are 1 Corcoran Lane's carbon emissions?
1 Corcoran Lane reported 963 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 1 Corcoran Lane?
1 Corcoran Lane is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.37700, -71.15410 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 1 Corcoran Lane and when was it built?
1 Corcoran Lane has 200,633 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1953 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1 Corcoran Lane 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 Corcoran Lane, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/1-corcoran-lane-da2712d6 (data as of October 2, 2026).