1 Jackson Place
Multifamily Housing in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
1 Jackson Place is a 207,765-square-foot multifamily housing building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1952. In its 2022 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 73 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 87.5 kBtu/ft² and 987 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 37% of the 155 scored multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge.
BEUDO · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 73 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 87.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 101.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 987 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 331,357 kWh |
| Natural gas | 170,575 therms |
| Water use | 5,627 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 207,765 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1446:2022 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022latest | 73 | -18 | 87.5 kBtu/ft² | 987 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 91 | +32 | 62.5 kBtu/ft² | 729 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 59 | -17 | 83.8 kBtu/ft² | 971 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 76 | +4 | 75.2 kBtu/ft² | 861 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 72 | +22 | 75.3 kBtu/ft² | 884 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 50 | +24 | 78.3 kBtu/ft² | 957 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 26 | +1 | 84.2 kBtu/ft² | 1,058 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 25 | 89.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,131 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 Jackson Place
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.39210, -71.13490
Within ~1 km
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How does 1 Jackson Place compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 187 multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. 1 Jackson Place's ENERGY STAR score of 73 compares with an average of 75 across the 155 that report a score; it scores higher than 37% of them and lower than 63%. Its site EUI of 87.5 kBtu/ft² is about 54% above the average of 56.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 207,765 sq ft, it is about 57% above the average floor area of 132,415 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1952, 21 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 Jackson Place's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 Cambridge disclosures for 1 Jackson Place, covering report years 2015–2022. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 25 in 2015 to 73 in 2022 (+48 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 91. Site EUI moved from 89.5 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 87.5 kBtu/ft² (2022), a 2% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,131 tCO₂e to 987 tCO₂e over the same span (down 13%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 73 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 73 means the building performs better than about 73% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 73 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 2 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 Jackson Place's 87.5 kBtu/ft² across 207,765 sq ft works out to about 18.2 billion Btu (5,328 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. Its source EUI of 101.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 331,357 kWh of electricity, 170,575 therms of natural gas and 5,627 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1 Jackson Place to report its energy use?
1 Jackson Place 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 2022 disclosure (source record cambridge:B1446:2022). 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 Jackson Place's energy grade?
1 Jackson Place scores 73 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2022 Cambridge disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1 Jackson Place use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 87.5 kBtu/ft² (101.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 207,765 sq ft, including 331,357 kWh of electricity and 170,575 therms of natural gas.
What are 1 Jackson Place's carbon emissions?
1 Jackson Place reported 987 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2022.
Where is 1 Jackson Place?
1 Jackson Place is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.39210, -71.13490 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 1 Jackson Place and when was it built?
1 Jackson Place has 207,765 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1952 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1 Jackson Place covered by BEUDO?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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 Jackson Place, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/1-jackson-place-2a12650d (data as of October 2, 2026).