986 Memorial Drive
Multifamily Housing in Cambridge, MA
At a glance
986 Memorial Drive is a 103,314-square-foot multifamily housing building in Cambridge, Massachusetts, built in 1916. In its 2024 Cambridge benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 88 out of 100 (grade A), a site energy-use intensity of 60.5 kBtu/ft² and 348 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 54% of the 155 scored multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge.
BEUDO · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 88 (band A) |
| Site EUI | 60.5 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 77.5 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 348 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 241,322 kWh |
| Natural gas | 54,262 therms |
| Water use | 1,139 kgal |
| Gross floor area | 103,314 sq ft |
| Source record | cambridge:B1791:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | 88 | ±0 | 60.5 kBtu/ft² | 348 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 88 | -9 | 58.6 kBtu/ft² | 337 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 97 | +9 | 52.1 kBtu/ft² | 299 tCO₂e |
| 2021 | 88 | -1 | 59.9 kBtu/ft² | 346 tCO₂e |
| 2020 | 89 | -6 | 59.0 kBtu/ft² | 340 tCO₂e |
| 2019 | 95 | +9 | 52.4 kBtu/ft² | 299 tCO₂e |
| 2018 | 86 | -8 | 67.0 kBtu/ft² | 382 tCO₂e |
| 2017 | 94 | ±0 | 58.0 kBtu/ft² | 332 tCO₂e |
| 2016 | 94 | -6 | 57.7 kBtu/ft² | 330 tCO₂e |
| 2015 | 100 | 25.7 kBtu/ft² | 375 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
LONGVIEW CORPORATION
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Location
- Address
- 986 Memorial Drive
- City
- Cambridge
- State
- Massachusetts
- Coordinates
- 42.37280, -71.12520
Within ~1 km
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How does 986 Memorial Drive compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge?
The latest disclosures cover 187 multifamily housing buildings in Cambridge, out of 902 buildings citywide. 986 Memorial Drive's ENERGY STAR score of 88 compares with an average of 75 across the 155 that report a score; it scores higher than 54% of them and lower than 41%. Its site EUI of 60.5 kBtu/ft² is roughly in line with the average of 56.9 kBtu/ft².
At 103,314 sq ft, it is about 22% below the average floor area of 132,415 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1916, 57 years earlier 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 986 Memorial Drive's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 10 Cambridge disclosures for 986 Memorial Drive, covering report years 2015–2024. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 100 in 2015 to 88 in 2024 (-12 points); its best year on file was 2015, at 100. Site EUI moved from 25.7 kBtu/ft² (2015) to 60.5 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 135% increase. Reported emissions went from 375 tCO₂e to 348 tCO₂e over the same span (down 7%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 88 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 88 means the building performs better than about 88% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 88 falls in band A — high performer (85–100). Scores of 75 or higher meet the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification; certification itself is a separate, verified application that the disclosure does not record. 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. 986 Memorial Drive's 60.5 kBtu/ft² across 103,314 sq ft works out to about 6.3 billion Btu (1,832 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. Its source EUI of 77.5 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 241,322 kWh of electricity, 54,262 therms of natural gas and 1,139 thousand gallons of water for the year.
Which law requires 986 Memorial Drive to report its energy use?
986 Memorial Drive 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:B1791:2024). 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 986 Memorial Drive's energy grade?
986 Memorial Drive scores 88 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band A, high performer (85–100) — in its 2024 Cambridge disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 986 Memorial Drive use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 60.5 kBtu/ft² (77.5 kBtu/ft² source) across 103,314 sq ft, including 241,322 kWh of electricity and 54,262 therms of natural gas.
What are 986 Memorial Drive's carbon emissions?
986 Memorial Drive reported 348 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 986 Memorial Drive?
986 Memorial Drive is in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its coordinates are 42.37280, -71.12520 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Building Energy Use Disclosure Ordinance (BEUDO) file.
How big is 986 Memorial Drive and when was it built?
986 Memorial Drive has 103,314 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1916 as its year built. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 986 Memorial Drive 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, “986 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/cambridge/986-memorial-drive-1f44a9f5 (data as of October 2, 2026).