6 Fresh Pond Place
Multifamily Housing in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
6 Fresh Pond Place is a 57,875-square-foot multifamily housing building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1979. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 65 out of 100 (grade C), a site energy-use intensity of 83.2 kBtu/ft² and 278 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 28% of the 155 scored multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 65 (band C) |
| Site EUI | 83.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 122.3 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 278 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 337,681 kWh |
| Natural gas | 36,659 therms |
| Water use | 546 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 57,875 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1632:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 65 | -35 | 83.2 kBtu/ft² | 278 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 100 | ±0 | 27.0 kBtu/ft² | 104 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 100 | +24 | 25.7 kBtu/ft² | 100 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 76 | +7 | 75.5 kBtu/ft² | 254 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 69 | +12 | 78.3 kBtu/ft² | 263 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 57 | +8 | 91.3 kBtu/ft² | 296 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 49 | -9 | 97.5 kBtu/ft² | 323 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 58 | +1 | 87.7 kBtu/ft² | 297 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 57 | +7 | 86.1 kBtu/ft² | 294 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 50 | 96.1 kBtu/ft² | 328 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
- 6 Fresh Pond Place
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.37990, -71.15350
Within ~1 km
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How does 6 Fresh Pond Place compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 187 multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. 6 Fresh Pond Place's ENERGY STAR score of 65 compares with an average of 75 across the 155 that report a score; it scores higher than 28% of them and lower than 70%. Its site EUI of 83.2 kBtu/ft² is about 46% above the average of 56.9 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 57,875 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 132,415 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1979, 6 years later 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 6 Fresh Pond Place's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 6 Fresh Pond Place, covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 50 in 2015 to 65 in 2024 (+15 points); its best year on file was 2022, at 100. Site EUI moved from 96.1 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 83.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), a 13% decrease. Reported emissions went from 328 tCO₂e to 278 tCO₂e over the same span (down 15%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 65 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 65 means the building performs better than about 65% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 65 falls in band C — below median (55–69). It sits 10 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. 6 Fresh Pond Place's 83.2 kBtu/ft² across 57,875 sq ft works out to about 4.8 billion Btu (1,411 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 122.3 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 337,681 kWh of electricity, 36,659 therms of natural gas and 546 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 6 Fresh Pond Place to report its energy use?
6 Fresh Pond Place 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:B1632:2024). 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 6 Fresh Pond Place's energy grade?
6 Fresh Pond Place scores 65 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band C, below median (55–69) — in its 2024 Cambridge disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 6 Fresh Pond Place use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 83.2 kBtu/ft² (122.3 kBtu/ft² source) across 57,875 sq ft, including 337,681 kWh of electricity and 36,659 therms of natural gas.
What are 6 Fresh Pond Place's carbon emissions?
6 Fresh Pond Place reported 278 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 6 Fresh Pond Place?
6 Fresh Pond Place is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.37990, -71.15350 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 6 Fresh Pond Place and when was it built?
6 Fresh Pond Place has 57,875 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1979 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 6 Fresh Pond Place 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, “6 Fresh Pond Place, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/6-fresh-pond-place-775f0828 (data as of October 2, 2026).