399 Forest Hills St
Multifamily Housing in Boston, MA · 02130
At a glance
399 Forest Hills St is a 4,470-square-foot multifamily housing building in Boston, Massachusetts. In its 2022 Boston benchmarking disclosure it reported a site energy-use intensity of 167.9 kBtu/ft² and 41 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions.
BERDO 2.0 · reporting year 2022
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | — |
| Site EUI | 167.9 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | — |
| GHG emissions | 41 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | — |
| Electricity | 15,462 kWh |
| Natural gas | 6,979 therms |
| Gross floor area | 4,470 sq ft |
| Source record | boston:105107:2022 |
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
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Location
- Address
- 399 Forest Hills St
- City
- Boston
- State
- Massachusetts
- ZIP
- 02130
Within ~1 km
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How does 399 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 167.9 kBtu/ft² is about 148% above the average of 67.7 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group.
At 4,470 sq ft, it is about 92% 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.
What does a site EUI of 167.9 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. 399 Forest Hills St's 167.9 kBtu/ft² across 4,470 sq ft works out to about 0.8 billion Btu (220 MWh-equivalent) in 2022. The disclosure also reports 15,462 kWh of electricity and 6,979 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 399 Forest Hills St to report its energy use?
399 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 2022 disclosure (source record boston:105107:2022). 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 399 Forest Hills St's energy grade?
399 Forest Hills St did not report an ENERGY STAR score in its 2022 disclosure, but its site energy-use intensity was 167.9 kBtu/ft².
How much energy does 399 Forest Hills St use?
Its 2022 site energy-use intensity was 167.9 kBtu/ft² across 4,470 sq ft, including 15,462 kWh of electricity and 6,979 therms of natural gas.
What are 399 Forest Hills St's carbon emissions?
399 Forest Hills St reported 41 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions for 2022.
Where is 399 Forest Hills St?
399 Forest Hills St is in Boston, Massachusetts 02130.
How big is 399 Forest Hills St and when was it built?
399 Forest Hills St has 4,470 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2022 disclosure. It is classed as multifamily housing.
Is 399 Forest Hills St covered by BERDO 2.0?
Yes — it appears in the 2022 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, “399 Forest Hills St, Boston, Massachusetts — 2022 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/boston/399-forest-hills-st-06c71ce7 (data as of July 9, 2026).