1003 Massachusetts Avenue
Strip Mall in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
1003 Massachusetts Avenue is a 38,261-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 59.0 kBtu/ft² and 138 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 59.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 106.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 138 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 283,761 kWh |
| Natural gas | 12,873 therms |
| Water use | 350 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 38,261 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1540:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 59.0 kBtu/ft² | 138 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 61.8 kBtu/ft² | 143 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 81.6 kBtu/ft² | 183 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 80.1 kBtu/ft² | 180 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
SIMON, RICHARD & WILLIAM C.KAPLAN,TRS. 997 MASS AVE NOMINEE TRST
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Location
- Address
- 1003 Massachusetts Avenue
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.36960, -71.11130
Within ~1 km
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How does 1003 Massachusetts Avenue 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 59.0 kBtu/ft² is about 33% below the average of 87.6 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 38,261 sq ft, it is about 65% below 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 1003 Massachusetts Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 1003 Massachusetts Avenue, covering report years 2015–2024. Site EUI moved from 80.1 kBtu/ft² (2021) to 59.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 26% decrease.
What does a site EUI of 59.0 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. 1003 Massachusetts Avenue's 59.0 kBtu/ft² across 38,261 sq ft works out to about 2.3 billion Btu (662 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 106.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 283,761 kWh of electricity, 12,873 therms of natural gas and 350 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1003 Massachusetts Avenue to report its energy use?
1003 Massachusetts Avenue 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:B1540:2024). 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 1003 Massachusetts Avenue's energy grade?
1003 Massachusetts Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 59.0 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1003 Massachusetts Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 59.0 kBtu/ft² (106.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 38,261 sq ft, including 283,761 kWh of electricity and 12,873 therms of natural gas.
What are 1003 Massachusetts Avenue's carbon emissions?
1003 Massachusetts Avenue reported 138 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 1003 Massachusetts Avenue?
1003 Massachusetts Avenue is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.36960, -71.11130 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 1003 Massachusetts Avenue and when was it built?
1003 Massachusetts Avenue has 38,261 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 1003 Massachusetts Avenue 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, “1003 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/1003-massachusetts-avenue-2294993c (data as of October 2, 2026).