402 Rindge Avenue
Multifamily Housing in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
402 Rindge Avenue is a 264,000-square-foot multifamily housing building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1970. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 88 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 63.9 kBtu/ft² and 964 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 54% of the 155 scored multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 88 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 63.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 90.8 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 964 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 1,049,954 kWh |
| Natural gas | 132,844 therms |
| Water use | 14,791 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 264,000 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1633:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 88 | -2 | 63.9 kBtu/ft² | 964 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 90 | +4 | 61.0 kBtu/ft² | 923 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 86 | +3 | 67.8 kBtu/ft² | 1,021 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 83 | -2 | 67.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,025 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 85 | ±0 | 68.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,026 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 85 | -2 | 74.7 kBtu/ft² | 1,085 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 87 | -10 | 71.0 kBtu/ft² | 1,054 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 97 | -2 | 51.3 kBtu/ft² | 792 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 99 | +18 | 34.5 kBtu/ft² | 584 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 81 | 68.5 kBtu/ft² | 1,077 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
RINDGE TOWERS APARTMENTS LLC
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Location
- Address
- 402 Rindge Avenue
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.39310, -71.13990
Within ~1 km
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How does 402 Rindge Avenue compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 187 multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. 402 Rindge Avenue's ENERGY STAR score of 88 compares with an average of 75 across the 155 that report a score; it scores higher than 54% of them and lower than 41%. Its site EUI of 63.9 kBtu/ft² is about 12% above the average of 56.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 264,000 sq ft, it is about twice the average floor area of 132,415 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1970, 3 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 402 Rindge Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 402 Rindge Avenue, covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 81 in 2015 to 88 in 2024 (+7 points); its best year on file was 2016, at 99. Site EUI moved from 68.5 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 63.9 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 7% decrease. Reported emissions went from 1,077 tCO₂e to 964 tCO₂e over the same span (down 10%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 88 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 88 means the building performs better than about 88% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 88 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. 402 Rindge Avenue's 63.9 kBtu/ft² across 264,000 sq ft works out to about 16.9 billion Btu (4,944 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 90.8 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 1,049,954 kWh of electricity, 132,844 therms of natural gas and 14,791 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 402 Rindge Avenue to report its energy use?
402 Rindge 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:B1633:2024). 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 402 Rindge Avenue's energy grade?
402 Rindge Avenue scores 88 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 402 Rindge Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 63.9 kBtu/ft² (90.8 kBtu/ft² source) across 264,000 sq ft, including 1,049,954 kWh of electricity and 132,844 therms of natural gas.
What are 402 Rindge Avenue's carbon emissions?
402 Rindge Avenue reported 964 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 402 Rindge Avenue?
402 Rindge Avenue is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.39310, -71.13990 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 402 Rindge Avenue and when was it built?
402 Rindge Avenue has 264,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1970 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 402 Rindge 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, “402 Rindge Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/402-rindge-avenue-74cc8760 (data as of October 2, 2026).