16 Garden St.
Hotel in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
16 Garden St. is a 134,200-square-foot hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1927. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 94 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 40.7 kBtu/ft² and 391 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 94% of the 18 scored hotel buildings in Cambridge.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 94 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 40.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 111.6 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 391 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,546,819 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,860 therms |
| Water use | 921,780 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 134,200 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1689:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 94 | +5 | 40.7 kBtu/ft² | 391 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 89 | 55.7 kBtu/ft² | 495 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 81.3 kBtu/ft² | 695 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | 100 | 36.0 kBtu/ft² | 273 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 33.1 kBtu/ft² | 264 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 60.4 kBtu/ft² | 496 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 82.9 kBtu/ft² | 686 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | 72 | +13 | 89.5 kBtu/ft² | 758 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 59 | +9 | 108.6 kBtu/ft² | 905 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 50 | 125.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,039 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
- 16 Garden St.
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.37730, -71.12330
Within ~1 km
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How does 16 Garden St. compare with other hotel buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 19 hotel buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. 16 Garden St.'s ENERGY STAR score of 94 compares with an average of 55 across the 18 that report a score; it scores higher than 94% of them. Its site EUI of 40.7 kBtu/ft² is about 59% below the average of 98.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 134,200 sq ft, it is roughly in line with the average floor area of 146,134 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1927, 62 years earlier than the group's average year built (1990). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,812 hotel buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 65 and a site EUI of 77.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 16 Garden St.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 16 Garden St., covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 50 in 2015 to 94 in 2024 (+44 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 100. Site EUI moved from 125.5 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 40.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 68% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,039 tCO₂e to 391 tCO₂e over the same span (down 62%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 94 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 94 means the building performs better than about 94% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 94 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 16 Garden St.'s 40.7 kBtu/ft² across 134,200 sq ft works out to about 5.5 billion Btu (1,601 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 111.6 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,546,819 kWh of electricity, 1,860 therms of natural gas and 921,780 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 16 Garden St. to report its energy use?
16 Garden St. 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:B1689:2024). 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 16 Garden St.'s energy grade?
16 Garden St. scores 94 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 Cambridge disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 16 Garden St. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 40.7 kBtu/ft² (111.6 kBtu/ft² source) across 134,200 sq ft, including 1,546,819 kWh of electricity and 1,860 therms of natural gas.
What are 16 Garden St.'s carbon emissions?
16 Garden St. reported 391 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 16 Garden St.?
16 Garden St. is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.37730, -71.12330 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 16 Garden St. and when was it built?
16 Garden St. has 134,200 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1927 as its year built. It is classed as hotel.
Is 16 Garden St. 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, “16 Garden St., Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/16-garden-st-3492a14c (data as of October 2, 2026).