14 Roosevelt Towers
Multifamily Housing in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
14 Roosevelt Towers is a 134,884-square-foot multifamily housing building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1950. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 45 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 91.5 kBtu/ft² and 698 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 15% of the 155 scored multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 45 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 91.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 125.0 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 698 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 651,409 kWh |
| Natural gas | 101,245 therms |
| Water use | 3,893 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 134,884 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1737:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 45 | -12 | 91.5 kBtu/ft² | 698 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 57 | -42 | 81.8 kBtu/ft² | 628 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 99 | +38 | 38.8 kBtu/ft² | 316 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 61 | +12 | 87.1 kBtu/ft² | 658 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 49 | +18 | 94.7 kBtu/ft² | 713 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 31 | +5 | 111.7 kBtu/ft² | 826 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 26 | +9 | 114.7 kBtu/ft² | 862 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 17 | +13 | 111.8 kBtu/ft² | 868 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 4 | ±0 | 123.0 kBtu/ft² | 987 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 4 | 127.1 kBtu/ft² | 1,028 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
- 14 Roosevelt Towers
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.37320, -71.09240
Within ~1 km
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How does 14 Roosevelt Towers compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 187 multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. 14 Roosevelt Towers's ENERGY STAR score of 45 compares with an average of 75 across the 155 that report a score; it scores higher than 15% of them and lower than 84%. Its site EUI of 91.5 kBtu/ft² is about 61% above the average of 56.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 134,884 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 132,415 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1950, 23 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 14 Roosevelt Towers's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 14 Roosevelt Towers, covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 4 in 2015 to 45 in 2024 (+41 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 99. Site EUI moved from 127.1 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 91.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 28% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,028 tCO₂e to 698 tCO₂e over the same span (down 32%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 45 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 45 means the building performs better than about 45% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 45 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 30 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. 14 Roosevelt Towers's 91.5 kBtu/ft² across 134,884 sq ft works out to about 12.3 billion Btu (3,617 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 125.0 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 651,409 kWh of electricity, 101,245 therms of natural gas and 3,893 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 14 Roosevelt Towers to report its energy use?
14 Roosevelt Towers 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:B1737:2024). 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 14 Roosevelt Towers's energy grade?
14 Roosevelt Towers scores 45 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 14 Roosevelt Towers use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 91.5 kBtu/ft² (125.0 kBtu/ft² source) across 134,884 sq ft, including 651,409 kWh of electricity and 101,245 therms of natural gas.
What are 14 Roosevelt Towers's carbon emissions?
14 Roosevelt Towers reported 698 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 14 Roosevelt Towers?
14 Roosevelt Towers is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.37320, -71.09240 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 14 Roosevelt Towers and when was it built?
14 Roosevelt Towers has 134,884 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1950 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 14 Roosevelt Towers 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, “14 Roosevelt Towers, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/14-roosevelt-towers-f9cafc03 (data as of October 2, 2026).