130 Mount Auburn Street
Multifamily Housing in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
130 Mount Auburn Street is a 63,208-square-foot multifamily housing building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1985. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 17 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 64.0 kBtu/ft² and 274 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 4% of the 155 scored multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 17 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 64.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 153.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 274 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 908,260 kWh |
| Natural gas | 9,482 therms |
| Water use | 1,199 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 63,208 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1011:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 17 | -1 | 64.0 kBtu/ft² | 274 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 18 | +5 | 64.3 kBtu/ft² | 273 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 13 | -19 | 72.5 kBtu/ft² | 303 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 32 | -18 | 59.9 kBtu/ft² | 253 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 50 | +13 | 54.5 kBtu/ft² | 225 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 37 | -63 | 65.8 kBtu/ft² | 252 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 100 | ±0 | 20.0 kBtu/ft² | 67 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 100 | ±0 | 19.9 kBtu/ft² | 67 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 100 | ±0 | 13.8 kBtu/ft² | 46 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 100 | 16.9 kBtu/ft² | 287 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
No owning organisation shown. Names of private individuals in the disclosure are not published here.
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Location
- Address
- 130 Mount Auburn Street
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.37300, -71.12430
Within ~1 km
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How does 130 Mount Auburn Street compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 187 multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. 130 Mount Auburn Street's ENERGY STAR score of 17 compares with an average of 75 across the 155 that report a score; it scores higher than 4% of them and lower than 95%. Its site EUI of 64.0 kBtu/ft² is about 12% above the average of 56.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 63,208 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 132,415 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1985, 12 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 130 Mount Auburn Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 130 Mount Auburn Street, covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2015 to 17 in 2024 (-83 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 100. Site EUI moved from 16.9 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 64.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 279% increase. Reported emissions went from 287 tCO₂e to 274 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 17 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 17 means the building performs better than about 17% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 17 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 58 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. 130 Mount Auburn Street's 64.0 kBtu/ft² across 63,208 sq ft works out to about 4 billion Btu (1,186 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 153.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 908,260 kWh of electricity, 9,482 therms of natural gas and 1,199 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 130 Mount Auburn Street to report its energy use?
130 Mount Auburn Street 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:B1011:2024). 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
- 1-33 Henry Street, 2-26 Chestnut Street, 276-294 Sydney Street· 60,737 sq ft · score 100 (A)
- 8-10 Lancaster St· 59,900 sq ft · score 72 (B)
- 881 Mass. Avenue· 59,746 sq ft · score 93 (A)
- 931 Massachusetts Ave· 59,260 sq ft · score 64 (C)
- 243 Broadway· 57,927 sq ft · score 52 (D)
- 6 Fresh Pond Place· 57,875 sq ft · score 65 (C)
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Frequently asked questions
What is 130 Mount Auburn Street's energy grade?
130 Mount Auburn Street scores 17 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 130 Mount Auburn Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 64.0 kBtu/ft² (153.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 63,208 sq ft, including 908,260 kWh of electricity and 9,482 therms of natural gas.
What are 130 Mount Auburn Street's carbon emissions?
130 Mount Auburn Street reported 274 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 130 Mount Auburn Street?
130 Mount Auburn Street is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.37300, -71.12430 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 130 Mount Auburn Street and when was it built?
130 Mount Auburn Street has 63,208 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1985 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 130 Mount Auburn Street 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, “130 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/130-mount-auburn-street-a9e17948 (data as of October 2, 2026).