1008 Massachusetts Avenue
Multifamily Housing in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
1008 Massachusetts Avenue is a 50,000-square-foot multifamily housing building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1987. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 57 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 67.5 kBtu/ft² and 215 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 23% of the 155 scored multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 57 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 67.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 136.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 215 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 547,157 kWh |
| Natural gas | 15,077 therms |
| Water use | 1,378 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 50,000 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1007:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 57 | -7 | 67.5 kBtu/ft² | 215 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 64 | +4 | 64.5 kBtu/ft² | 205 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 60 | +5 | 68.7 kBtu/ft² | 217 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 55 | -9 | 69.5 kBtu/ft² | 221 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 64 | +10 | 65.5 kBtu/ft² | 206 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 54 | +8 | 71.8 kBtu/ft² | 215 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 46 | +11 | 76.0 kBtu/ft² | 238 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 35 | +2 | 78.2 kBtu/ft² | 256 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 33 | +3 | 79.0 kBtu/ft² | 259 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 30 | 84.1 kBtu/ft² | 279 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
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
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Location
- Address
- 1008 Massachusetts Avenue
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.36910, -71.11140
Within ~1 km
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How does 1008 Massachusetts Avenue compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 187 multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. 1008 Massachusetts Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 57 compares with an average of 75 across the 155 that report a score; it scores higher than 23% of them and lower than 76%. Its site EUI of 67.5 kBtu/ft² is about 19% above the average of 56.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 50,000 sq ft, it is about 62% below the average floor area of 132,415 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1987, 14 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 1008 Massachusetts Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 1008 Massachusetts Avenue, covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 30 in 2015 to 57 in 2024 (+27 points); its best year on file was 2020, at 64. Site EUI moved from 84.1 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 67.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 20% decrease. Reported emissions went from 279 tCO₂e to 215 tCO₂e over the same span (down 23%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 57 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 57 means the building performs better than about 57% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 57 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 18 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. 1008 Massachusetts Avenue's 67.5 kBtu/ft² across 50,000 sq ft works out to about 3.4 billion Btu (989 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 136.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 547,157 kWh of electricity, 15,077 therms of natural gas and 1,378 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1008 Massachusetts Avenue to report its energy use?
1008 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:B1007:2024). 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).
More multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge
- 375 Harvard Street· 49,940 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- 262 Monsignor O'Brien Hwy· 49,096 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- 842-860 (even) Massachusetts Ave· 48,704 sq ft · score 65 (C)
- 1610-1616-1622 Massachusetts Avenue· 47,492 sq ft · score 74 (B)
- 16 Chauncy Street· 47,000 sq ft · score 91 (A)
- 25 Eighth Street· 46,408 sq ft · score 40 (D)
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1008 Massachusetts Avenue's energy grade?
1008 Massachusetts Avenue scores 57 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 Cambridge disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1008 Massachusetts Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 67.5 kBtu/ft² (136.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 50,000 sq ft, including 547,157 kWh of electricity and 15,077 therms of natural gas.
What are 1008 Massachusetts Avenue's carbon emissions?
1008 Massachusetts Avenue reported 215 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 1008 Massachusetts Avenue?
1008 Massachusetts Avenue is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.36910, -71.11140 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 1008 Massachusetts Avenue and when was it built?
1008 Massachusetts Avenue has 50,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1987 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1008 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, “1008 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/1008-massachusetts-avenue-f22a038b (data as of October 2, 2026).