1 Whittemore Ave
Multifamily Housing in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
1 Whittemore Ave is a 200,000-square-foot multifamily housing building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 2016. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 100 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 5.5 kBtu/ft² and 64 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 85% of the 155 scored multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 100 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 5.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 8.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 64 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 83,124 kWh |
| Natural gas | 8,156 therms |
| Water use | 2,320 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 200,000 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1759:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 100 | ±0 | 5.5 kBtu/ft² | 64 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 100 | ±0 | 5.7 kBtu/ft² | 67 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 100 | ±0 | 1.6 kBtu/ft² | 22 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 100 | 0.1 kBtu/ft² | 1 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | 0 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | 0 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | — | 0 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | — | 0 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | — | 0 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | — | 0 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
TYLER COURT LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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Location
- Address
- 1 Whittemore Ave
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.39830, -71.13400
Within ~1 km
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How does 1 Whittemore Ave compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 187 multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. 1 Whittemore Ave's ENERGY STAR score of 100 compares with an average of 75 across the 155 that report a score; it scores higher than 85% of them. Its site EUI of 5.5 kBtu/ft² is about 90% below the average of 56.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 200,000 sq ft, it is about 51% above the average floor area of 132,415 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2016, 43 years later 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 Whittemore Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 1 Whittemore Ave, covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score was 100 in both 2021 and 2024. Site EUI moved from 0.1 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 5.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 5400% increase.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 100 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: 100 is the top of the scale. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 100 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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 Whittemore Ave's 5.5 kBtu/ft² across 200,000 sq ft works out to about 1.1 billion Btu (322 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 8.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 83,124 kWh of electricity, 8,156 therms of natural gas and 2,320 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1 Whittemore Ave to report its energy use?
1 Whittemore Ave 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:B1759:2024). 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 Whittemore Ave's energy grade?
1 Whittemore Ave scores 100 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 Cambridge disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1 Whittemore Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 5.5 kBtu/ft² (8.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 200,000 sq ft, including 83,124 kWh of electricity and 8,156 therms of natural gas.
What are 1 Whittemore Ave's carbon emissions?
1 Whittemore Ave reported 64 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 1 Whittemore Ave?
1 Whittemore Ave is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.39830, -71.13400 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 1 Whittemore Ave and when was it built?
1 Whittemore Ave has 200,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2016 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1 Whittemore Ave 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 Whittemore Ave, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/1-whittemore-ave-7a752ab6 (data as of October 2, 2026).