195 Binney St.
Multifamily Housing in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
195 Binney St. is a 213,000-square-foot multifamily housing building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1898. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 56 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 68.6 kBtu/ft² and 874 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 22% of the 155 scored multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 56 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 68.6 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 114.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 874 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,507,256 kWh |
| Natural gas | 94,648 therms |
| Water use | 7,761 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 213,000 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1682:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 56 | +16 | 68.6 kBtu/ft² | 874 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 40 | -26 | 75.7 kBtu/ft² | 961 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 66 | ±0 | 63.6 kBtu/ft² | 817 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 66 | ±0 | 63.0 kBtu/ft² | 811 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 66 | -4 | 64.3 kBtu/ft² | 816 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 70 | +5 | 66.1 kBtu/ft² | 807 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 65 | -3 | 69.0 kBtu/ft² | 867 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 68 | +3 | 61.5 kBtu/ft² | 810 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 65 | +4 | 61.1 kBtu/ft² | 811 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 61 | 65.1 kBtu/ft² | 875 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
ASN WORTHINGTON PLACE LLC,
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Location
- Address
- 195 Binney St.
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.36620, -71.08340
Within ~1 km
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How does 195 Binney St. compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 187 multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. 195 Binney St.'s ENERGY STAR score of 56 compares with an average of 75 across the 155 that report a score; it scores higher than 22% of them and lower than 77%. Its site EUI of 68.6 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 213,000 sq ft, it is about 61% above the average floor area of 132,415 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1898, 75 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 195 Binney St.'s energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 195 Binney St., covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 61 in 2015 to 56 in 2024 (-5 points); its best year on file was 2019, at 70. Site EUI moved from 65.1 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 68.6 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 5% increase. Reported emissions went from 875 tCO₂e to 874 tCO₂e over the same span (down 0%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 56 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 56 means the building performs better than about 56% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 56 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 19 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. 195 Binney St.'s 68.6 kBtu/ft² across 213,000 sq ft works out to about 14.6 billion Btu (4,282 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 114.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,507,256 kWh of electricity, 94,648 therms of natural gas and 7,761 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 195 Binney St. to report its energy use?
195 Binney 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:B1682:2024). 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 195 Binney St.'s energy grade?
195 Binney St. scores 56 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 Cambridge disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 195 Binney St. use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 68.6 kBtu/ft² (114.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 213,000 sq ft, including 1,507,256 kWh of electricity and 94,648 therms of natural gas.
What are 195 Binney St.'s carbon emissions?
195 Binney St. reported 874 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 195 Binney St.?
195 Binney St. is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.36620, -71.08340 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 195 Binney St. and when was it built?
195 Binney St. has 213,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1898 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 195 Binney 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, “195 Binney St., Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/195-binney-st-965745f6 (data as of October 2, 2026).