1610-1616-1622 Massachusetts Avenue
Multifamily Housing in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
1610-1616-1622 Massachusetts Avenue is a 47,492-square-foot multifamily housing building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1880. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 74 out of 100 (grade B), a site energy-use intensity of 68.8 kBtu/ft² and 181 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 37% of the 155 scored multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 74 (band B) |
| Site EUI | 68.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 85.7 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 181 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 107,318 kWh |
| Natural gas | 29,019 therms |
| Water use | 1,213 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 47,492 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1107:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 74 | -7 | 68.8 kBtu/ft² | 181 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 81 | +8 | 63.4 kBtu/ft² | 166 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 73 | 71.8 kBtu/ft² | 188 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | — | 0 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | — | 0 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | 0 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 58.4 kBtu/ft² | 49 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 55.6 kBtu/ft² | 48 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | 48 | ±0 | 77.5 kBtu/ft² | 211 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 48 | 82.1 kBtu/ft² | 225 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 REALTY LLC,
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Location
- Address
- 1610-1616-1622 Massachusetts Avenue
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.38020, -71.12040
Within ~1 km
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How does 1610-1616-1622 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. 1610-1616-1622 Massachusetts Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 74 compares with an average of 75 across the 155 that report a score; it scores higher than 37% of them and lower than 61%. Its site EUI of 68.8 kBtu/ft² is about 21% above the average of 56.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 47,492 sq ft, it is about 64% below the average floor area of 132,415 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1880, 93 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 1610-1616-1622 Massachusetts Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 1610-1616-1622 Massachusetts Avenue, covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 48 in 2015 to 74 in 2024 (+26 points); its best year on file was 2023, at 81. Site EUI moved from 82.1 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 68.8 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 225 tCO₂e to 181 tCO₂e over the same span (down 20%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 74 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 74 means the building performs better than about 74% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 74 falls in band B — above median (70–84). It sits 1 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. 1610-1616-1622 Massachusetts Avenue's 68.8 kBtu/ft² across 47,492 sq ft works out to about 3.3 billion Btu (958 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 85.7 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 107,318 kWh of electricity, 29,019 therms of natural gas and 1,213 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 1610-1616-1622 Massachusetts Avenue to report its energy use?
1610-1616-1622 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:B1107:2024). 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 1610-1616-1622 Massachusetts Avenue's energy grade?
1610-1616-1622 Massachusetts Avenue scores 74 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band B, above median (70–84) — in its 2024 Cambridge disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1610-1616-1622 Massachusetts Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 68.8 kBtu/ft² (85.7 kBtu/ft² source) across 47,492 sq ft, including 107,318 kWh of electricity and 29,019 therms of natural gas.
What are 1610-1616-1622 Massachusetts Avenue's carbon emissions?
1610-1616-1622 Massachusetts Avenue reported 181 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 1610-1616-1622 Massachusetts Avenue?
1610-1616-1622 Massachusetts Avenue is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.38020, -71.12040 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 1610-1616-1622 Massachusetts Avenue and when was it built?
1610-1616-1622 Massachusetts Avenue has 47,492 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1880 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 1610-1616-1622 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, “1610-1616-1622 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/1610-1616-1622-massachusetts-avenue-e33d7c7b (data as of October 2, 2026).