211 Alewife Brook Parkway
Retail Store in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
211 Alewife Brook Parkway is a 16,129-square-foot retail store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1987. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 44 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 158.0 kBtu/ft² and 156 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 17% of the 6 scored retail store buildings in Cambridge.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 44 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 158.0 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 283.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 156 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 317,024 kWh |
| Natural gas | 14,665 therms |
| Water use | 0 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 16,129 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1563:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 44 | -1 | 158.0 kBtu/ft² | 156 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 45 | -6 | 100.9 kBtu/ft² | 108 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 51 | +1 | 82.1 kBtu/ft² | 93 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 50 | -5 | 82.9 kBtu/ft² | 94 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 55 | 78.1 kBtu/ft² | 87 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | — | 0 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | — | 0 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | 93 | -2 | 153.9 kBtu/ft² | 312 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 95 | 113.4 kBtu/ft² | 255 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | — | 0 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
LINEAR RETAIL CAMBRIDGE #1 LLC
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Location
- Address
- 211 Alewife Brook Parkway
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.39000, -71.14360
Within ~1 km
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How does 211 Alewife Brook Parkway compare with other retail store buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 9 retail store buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. 211 Alewife Brook Parkway's ENERGY STAR score of 44 compares with an average of 73 across the 6 that report a score; it scores higher than 17% of them and lower than 67%. Its site EUI of 158.0 kBtu/ft² is about 198% above the average of 53.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 16,129 sq ft, it is about 65% below the average floor area of 46,661 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1987, 40 years later than the group's average year built (1947). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 3,025 retail store buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 73 and a site EUI of 57.7 kBtu/ft².
How has 211 Alewife Brook Parkway's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 211 Alewife Brook Parkway, covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 95 in 2016 to 44 in 2024 (-51 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 95. Site EUI moved from 113.4 kBtu/ft² (2016) to 158.0 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 39% increase.
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 44 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 44 means the building performs better than about 44% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 44 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 31 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. 211 Alewife Brook Parkway's 158.0 kBtu/ft² across 16,129 sq ft works out to about 2.5 billion Btu (747 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 283.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 317,024 kWh of electricity, 14,665 therms of natural gas and 0 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 211 Alewife Brook Parkway to report its energy use?
211 Alewife Brook Parkway 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:B1563:2024). 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 211 Alewife Brook Parkway's energy grade?
211 Alewife Brook Parkway scores 44 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 211 Alewife Brook Parkway use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 158.0 kBtu/ft² (283.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 16,129 sq ft, including 317,024 kWh of electricity and 14,665 therms of natural gas.
What are 211 Alewife Brook Parkway's carbon emissions?
211 Alewife Brook Parkway reported 156 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 211 Alewife Brook Parkway?
211 Alewife Brook Parkway is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.39000, -71.14360 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 211 Alewife Brook Parkway and when was it built?
211 Alewife Brook Parkway has 16,129 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1987 as its year built. It is classed as retail store.
Is 211 Alewife Brook Parkway 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, “211 Alewife Brook Parkway, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/211-alewife-brook-parkway-38bfddf6 (data as of October 2, 2026).