52 Oxford Steet
Parking in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
52 Oxford Steet is a 246,377-square-foot parking building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 2005. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 8.3 kBtu/ft² and 148 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 8.3 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 23.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 148 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 600,532 kWh |
| Water use | 78 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 246,377 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1374:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 8.3 kBtu/ft² | 148 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 7.7 kBtu/ft² | 137 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 7.1 kBtu/ft² | 126 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 8.2 kBtu/ft² | 146 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 7.3 kBtu/ft² | 128 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 7.7 kBtu/ft² | 125 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | 8.0 kBtu/ft² | 139 tCO₂e | |
| 2017 | — | 8.5 kBtu/ft² | 156 tCO₂e | |
| 2016 | — | 9.4 kBtu/ft² | 175 tCO₂e | |
| 2015 | — | 9.9 kBtu/ft² | 193 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
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Location
- Address
- 52 Oxford Steet
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.38000, -71.11540
Within ~1 km
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How does 52 Oxford Steet compare with other parking buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 12 parking buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 8.3 kBtu/ft² is about 90% below the average of 81.1 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 246,377 sq ft, it is about 31% above the average floor area of 188,340 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 2005, 17 years later than the group's average year built (1988). Across all 24 jurisdictions BuildingCensus covers, the 1,071 parking buildings average an ENERGY STAR score of 67 and a site EUI of 40.3 kBtu/ft².
How has 52 Oxford Steet's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 52 Oxford Steet, covering report years 2015–2024. Site EUI moved from 9.9 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 8.3 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 16% decrease. Reported emissions went from 193 tCO₂e to 148 tCO₂e over the same span (down 23%).
What does a site EUI of 8.3 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. 52 Oxford Steet's 8.3 kBtu/ft² across 246,377 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (599 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 23.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 600,532 kWh of electricity and 78 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 52 Oxford Steet to report its energy use?
52 Oxford Steet 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:B1374:2024). 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 52 Oxford Steet's energy grade?
52 Oxford Steet did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 8.3 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 52 Oxford Steet use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 8.3 kBtu/ft² (23.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 246,377 sq ft, including 600,532 kWh of electricity.
What are 52 Oxford Steet's carbon emissions?
52 Oxford Steet reported 148 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 52 Oxford Steet?
52 Oxford Steet is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.38000, -71.11540 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 52 Oxford Steet and when was it built?
52 Oxford Steet has 246,377 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 2005 as its year built. It is classed as parking.
Is 52 Oxford Steet 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, “52 Oxford Steet, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/52-oxford-steet-b1140438 (data as of October 2, 2026).