452 - 458 Massachusetts Avenue
Mixed Use Property in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
452 - 458 Massachusetts Avenue is a 27,901-square-foot mixed use property building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 2008. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 190.7 kBtu/ft² and 327 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 190.7 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 346.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 327 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 683,133 kWh |
| Natural gas | 29,903 therms |
| Water use | 1,206 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 27,901 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1349:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 190.7 kBtu/ft² | 327 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 217.2 kBtu/ft² | 370 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 188.4 kBtu/ft² | 326 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 173.3 kBtu/ft² | 297 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 144.7 kBtu/ft² | 247 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 189.7 kBtu/ft² | 313 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 227.6 kBtu/ft² | 381 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 198.5 kBtu/ft² | 342 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 170.4 kBtu/ft² | 296 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 226.6 kBtu/ft² | 393 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
MIT 424-456 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE LLC
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Location
- Address
- 452 - 458 Massachusetts Avenue
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.36330, -71.10110
Within ~1 km
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How does 452 - 458 Massachusetts Avenue compare with other mixed use property buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 22 mixed use property buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 190.7 kBtu/ft² is about 19% above the average of 160.5 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 27,901 sq ft, it is about 77% below the average floor area of 121,587 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2008, 38 years later than the group's average year built (1970). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,212 mixed use property buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 69 and a site EUI of 79.8 kBtu/ft².
How has 452 - 458 Massachusetts Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 452 - 458 Massachusetts Avenue, covering report years 2015–2024. Site EUI moved from 226.6 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 190.7 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 393 tCO₂e to 327 tCO₂e over the same span (down 17%).
What does a site EUI of 190.7 kBtu/ft² mean?
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. 452 - 458 Massachusetts Avenue's 190.7 kBtu/ft² across 27,901 sq ft works out to about 5.3 billion Btu (1,559 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 346.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 683,133 kWh of electricity, 29,903 therms of natural gas and 1,206 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 452 - 458 Massachusetts Avenue to report its energy use?
452 - 458 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:B1349:2024). 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).
More mixed use property buildings in Cambridge
- One Kendall Square· 26,695 sq ft · EUI 128.0 kBtu/ft²
- 100 Smith Place· 22,902 sq ft · EUI 26.4 kBtu/ft²
- 66 Church Street· 19,535 sq ft · EUI 38.8 kBtu/ft²
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Frequently asked questions
What is 452 - 458 Massachusetts Avenue's energy grade?
452 - 458 Massachusetts Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 190.7 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 452 - 458 Massachusetts Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 190.7 kBtu/ft² (346.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 27,901 sq ft, including 683,133 kWh of electricity and 29,903 therms of natural gas.
What are 452 - 458 Massachusetts Avenue's carbon emissions?
452 - 458 Massachusetts Avenue reported 327 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 452 - 458 Massachusetts Avenue?
452 - 458 Massachusetts Avenue is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.36330, -71.10110 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 452 - 458 Massachusetts Avenue and when was it built?
452 - 458 Massachusetts Avenue has 27,901 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2008 as its year built. It is classed as mixed use property.
Is 452 - 458 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, “452 - 458 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/452-458-massachusetts-avenue-ffb9573c (data as of October 2, 2026).