1515 Massachusetts Ave
Fitness Center/Health Club/Gym in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
1515 Massachusetts Ave is a 35,583-square-foot fitness center/health club/gym in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1940. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 173.2 kBtu/ft² and 400 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 173.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 259.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 400 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 420,455 kWh |
| Natural gas | 3,946 therms |
| Water use | 931 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 35,583 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1259:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 173.2 kBtu/ft² | 400 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 167.3 kBtu/ft² | 390 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 176.7 kBtu/ft² | 409 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 93.8 kBtu/ft² | 214 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 83.3 kBtu/ft² | 197 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 165.9 kBtu/ft² | 372 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 115.3 kBtu/ft² | 270 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 143.4 kBtu/ft² | 340 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 162.3 kBtu/ft² | 377 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 166.0 kBtu/ft² | 392 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
PRESIDENT & FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
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Location
- Address
- 1515 Massachusetts Ave
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.37700, -71.11960
Within ~1 km
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How does 1515 Massachusetts Ave compare with other fitness center/health club/gym buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 7 fitness center/health club/gym buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 173.2 kBtu/ft² is about 84% above the average of 94.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 35,583 sq ft, it is about half of the average floor area of 72,969 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1940, 39 years earlier than the group's average year built (1979). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 399 fitness center/health club/gym buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 89 and a site EUI of 112.4 kBtu/ft².
How has 1515 Massachusetts Ave's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 1515 Massachusetts Ave, covering report years 2015–2024. Site EUI moved from 166.0 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 173.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 4% increase. Reported emissions went from 392 tCO₂e to 400 tCO₂e over the same span (up 2%).
What does a site EUI of 173.2 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. 1515 Massachusetts Ave's 173.2 kBtu/ft² across 35,583 sq ft works out to about 6.2 billion Btu (1,806 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 259.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 420,455 kWh of electricity, 3,946 therms of natural gas and 931 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1515 Massachusetts Ave to report its energy use?
1515 Massachusetts 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:B1259:2024). 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 1515 Massachusetts Ave's energy grade?
1515 Massachusetts Ave did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 173.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 1515 Massachusetts Ave use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 173.2 kBtu/ft² (259.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 35,583 sq ft, including 420,455 kWh of electricity and 3,946 therms of natural gas.
What are 1515 Massachusetts Ave's carbon emissions?
1515 Massachusetts Ave reported 400 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 1515 Massachusetts Ave?
1515 Massachusetts Ave is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.37700, -71.11960 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 1515 Massachusetts Ave and when was it built?
1515 Massachusetts Ave has 35,583 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1940 as its year built. It is classed as fitness center/health club/gym.
Is 1515 Massachusetts 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, “1515 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/1515-massachusetts-ave-6a84e7b1 (data as of October 2, 2026).