411 Franklin Street
Multifamily Housing in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
411 Franklin Street is a 27,409-square-foot multifamily housing building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1973. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 53 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 169.5 kBtu/ft² and 273 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 21% of the 155 scored multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 53 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 169.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 265.9 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 273 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 403,373 kWh |
| Natural gas | 32,698 therms |
| Water use | 2,580 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 27,409 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1129:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 53 | +3 | 169.5 kBtu/ft² | 273 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 50 | +3 | 175.0 kBtu/ft² | 280 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 47 | -52 | 183.6 kBtu/ft² | 293 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 99 | +46 | 128.2 kBtu/ft² | 190 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 53 | +5 | 243.0 kBtu/ft² | 357 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 48 | +16 | 195.8 kBtu/ft² | 300 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 32 | +28 | 218.2 kBtu/ft² | 340 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 4 | +3 | 313.4 kBtu/ft² | 490 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 1 | -27 | 346.5 kBtu/ft² | 555 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 28 | 204.5 kBtu/ft² | 338 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
FRANKLIN STREET ASSOCIATES
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Location
- Address
- 411 Franklin Street
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.36670, -71.10860
Within ~1 km
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How does 411 Franklin Street compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 187 multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. 411 Franklin Street's ENERGY STAR score of 53 compares with an average of 75 across the 155 that report a score; it scores higher than 21% of them and lower than 78%. Its site EUI of 169.5 kBtu/ft² is about 198% above the average of 56.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 27,409 sq ft, it is about 79% below the average floor area of 132,415 sq ft for those buildings. Its 1973 construction date is close to 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 411 Franklin Street's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 411 Franklin Street, covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 28 in 2015 to 53 in 2024 (+25 points); its best year on file was 2021, at 99. Site EUI moved from 204.5 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 169.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 17% decrease. Reported emissions went from 338 tCO₂e to 273 tCO₂e over the same span (down 19%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 53 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 53 means the building performs better than about 53% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 53 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 22 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. 411 Franklin Street's 169.5 kBtu/ft² across 27,409 sq ft works out to about 4.6 billion Btu (1,362 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 265.9 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 403,373 kWh of electricity, 32,698 therms of natural gas and 2,580 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 411 Franklin Street to report its energy use?
411 Franklin Street 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:B1129:2024). 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 411 Franklin Street's energy grade?
411 Franklin Street scores 53 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 411 Franklin Street use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 169.5 kBtu/ft² (265.9 kBtu/ft² source) across 27,409 sq ft, including 403,373 kWh of electricity and 32,698 therms of natural gas.
What are 411 Franklin Street's carbon emissions?
411 Franklin Street reported 273 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 411 Franklin Street?
411 Franklin Street is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.36670, -71.10860 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 411 Franklin Street and when was it built?
411 Franklin Street has 27,409 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1973 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 411 Franklin Street 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, “411 Franklin Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/411-franklin-street-cb46e3a3 (data as of October 2, 2026).