460 Massachusetts Avenue
Retail Store in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
460 Massachusetts Avenue is a 3,000-square-foot retail store in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 2001. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 19.5 kBtu/ft² and 4 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 19.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 35.2 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 4 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 7,401 kWh |
| Natural gas | 333 therms |
| Water use | 2 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 3,000 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1310:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 19.5 kBtu/ft² | 4 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 28.9 kBtu/ft² | 5 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 252.7 kBtu/ft² | 43 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 252.6 kBtu/ft² | 43 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 219.6 kBtu/ft² | 37 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 380.1 kBtu/ft² | 63 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 411.0 kBtu/ft² | 69 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
- 460 Massachusetts Avenue
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.36360, -71.10130
Within ~1 km
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How does 460 Massachusetts Avenue compare with other retail store buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 9 retail store buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 19.5 kBtu/ft² is about 63% below the average of 53.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 3,000 sq ft, it is about 94% below the average floor area of 46,661 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2001, 54 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 460 Massachusetts Avenue's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 7 Cambridge disclosures for 460 Massachusetts Avenue, covering report years 2018–2024. Site EUI moved from 411.0 kBtu/ft² (2018) to 19.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 95% decrease. Reported emissions went from 69 tCO₂e to 4 tCO₂e over the same span (down 95%).
What does a site EUI of 19.5 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. 460 Massachusetts Avenue's 19.5 kBtu/ft² across 3,000 sq ft works out to about 0.1 billion Btu (17 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 35.2 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 7,401 kWh of electricity, 333 therms of natural gas and 2 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 460 Massachusetts Avenue to report its energy use?
460 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:B1310:2024). 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 460 Massachusetts Avenue's energy grade?
460 Massachusetts Avenue did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 19.5 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 460 Massachusetts Avenue use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 19.5 kBtu/ft² (35.2 kBtu/ft² source) across 3,000 sq ft, including 7,401 kWh of electricity and 333 therms of natural gas.
What are 460 Massachusetts Avenue's carbon emissions?
460 Massachusetts Avenue reported 4 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 460 Massachusetts Avenue?
460 Massachusetts Avenue is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.36360, -71.10130 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 460 Massachusetts Avenue and when was it built?
460 Massachusetts Avenue has 3,000 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2001 as its year built. It is classed as retail store.
Is 460 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, “460 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/460-massachusetts-avenue-38e9facf (data as of October 2, 2026).