26 Forbes St
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 2130.
At a glance
26 Forbes St is a 8,020-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2024 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 17.8 kBtu/ft² and 8 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2024
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 17.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 8 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 9,661 kWh |
| Natural gas | 1,100 therms |
| Gross floor area | 8,020 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:105953:2024 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024latest | — | 17.8 kBtu/ft² | 8 tCO₂e | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | — | — | — |
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
STARVO DEVELOPMENT CORP
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Location
- Address
- 26 Forbes St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 2130.
Within ~1 km
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How does 26 Forbes 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 17.8 kBtu/ft² is about 74% below the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses less energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 8,020 sq ft, it is about 86% 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 26 Forbes St's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 3 Boston disclosures for 26 Forbes St, covering report years 2022–2024. Only one of those years carries energy figures.
What does a site EUI of 17.8 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. 26 Forbes St's 17.8 kBtu/ft² across 8,020 sq ft works out to about 0.1 billion Btu (42 MWh-equivalent) in 2024. The disclosure also reports 9,661 kWh of electricity and 1,100 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 26 Forbes St to report its energy use?
26 Forbes 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:105953:2024). 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 26 Forbes St's energy grade?
26 Forbes St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2024 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 17.8 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 26 Forbes St use?
Its 2024 site energy-use intensity was 17.8 kBtu/ft² across 8,020 sq ft, including 9,661 kWh of electricity and 1,100 therms of natural gas.
What are 26 Forbes St's carbon emissions?
26 Forbes St reported 8 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2024.
Where is 26 Forbes St?
26 Forbes St is in Boston, Massachusetts 2130.
How big is 26 Forbes St and when was it built?
26 Forbes St has 8,020 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2024 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 26 Forbes 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, “26 Forbes St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2024 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/26-forbes-st-51636fca (data as of July 9, 2026).