129-137 Forest Hills St
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2130.
At a glance
129-137 Forest Hills St is a 25,268-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 80.2 kBtu/ft² and 109 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 80.2 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 109 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 137,219 kWh |
| Natural gas | 15,590 therms |
| Gross floor area | 25,268 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:103023:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 80.2 kBtu/ft² | 109 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | 64.2 kBtu/ft² | 89 tCO₂e | |
| 2022 | — | 77.1 kBtu/ft² | 115 tCO₂e |
Compliance context
BERDO 2.0
BERDO 2.0 sets emissions standards for buildings of 20,000+ sq ft or 15+ units, starting in 2025 or 2030 depending on building size, with an alternative-compliance payment of $234 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit.
Ownership
FORESTVALE APARTMENTS LP MASS LP
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Location
- Address
- 129-137 Forest Hills St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2130.
Within ~1 km
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How does 129-137 Forest Hills St compare with other multifamily housing buildings in Boston?
The latest disclosures cover 2,174 multifamily housing buildings in Boston, out of 6,305 buildings citywide. Its site EUI of 80.2 kBtu/ft² is about 18% above the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 25,268 sq ft, it is about 56% below the average floor area of 58,087 sq ft for those buildings. 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 129-137 Forest Hills St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 129-137 Forest Hills St, covering report years 2022–2024. Site EUI moved from 77.1 kBtu/ft² (2022) to 80.2 kBtu/ft² (2024), an 4% increase. Reported emissions went from 115 tCO₂e to 109 tCO₂e over the same span (down 5%).
What does a site EUI of 80.2 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. 129-137 Forest Hills St's 80.2 kBtu/ft² across 25,268 sq ft works out to about 2 billion Btu (594 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 137,219 kWh of electricity and 15,590 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 129-137 Forest Hills St to report its energy use?
129-137 Forest Hills St reports under BERDO 2.0, the legal basis of Boston's Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2024 disclosure (source record boston:103023:2024). BERDO 2.0 sets emissions standards for buildings of 20,000+ sq ft or 15+ units, starting in 2025 or 2030 depending on building size, with an alternative-compliance payment of $234 per metric ton of CO₂e over the limit.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 129-137 Forest Hills St's energy grade?
129-137 Forest Hills St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 80.2 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 129-137 Forest Hills St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 80.2 kBtu/ft² across 25,268 sq ft, including 137,219 kWh of electricity and 15,590 therms of natural gas.
What are 129-137 Forest Hills St's carbon emissions?
129-137 Forest Hills St reported 109 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 129-137 Forest Hills St?
129-137 Forest Hills St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2130.
How big is 129-137 Forest Hills St and when was it built?
129-137 Forest Hills St has 25,268 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 129-137 Forest Hills St covered by BERDO 2.0?
Yes — it appears in the 2024 Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under BERDO 2.0.
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About this data
Source: Building Emissions Reduction and Disclosure Ordinance (BERDO 2.0), as published July 9, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “129-137 Forest Hills St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/129-137-forest-hills-st-0f863f48 (data as of July 9, 2026).