Single Family Residence at 12 Forest St, Boston MA 02119
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$950,000

12 Forest St, Boston MA 02119
Boston, MA 02119
Listed by Yuan Huang
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
1.5
Living area
1,774 sqft
Year built
1890

About this home

Renovation and build deal for developer, this listing is including the land at 10 Forest St with 4050 SF of land MLS #73474448 that can be used, land is now usable and any restrictions on the lot has been expired, feel free to verify with City of Boston. Owner has explored building two family on 10 Forest with architect, but buyer to do own diligence to design what can be built on the entire land on those two parcels. 12 Forest St. has great bones just needs renovation to update existing place. Has new roof with warranty, new hot water heater, new baseboard boiler

Highlights

Fireplace

Property details

MLS
MLS Property Information Network
MLS #
73474445
Property type
Single Family Residence
Subdivision
N/A
Status
Active
Days on market
261
On market date
February 4, 2026
Stories
N/A
Total bathrooms
1.5
Garage spaces
N/A
Parking spaces
4
Lot size
0.06 acres
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Nearby schools

Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card.

Elementary
Orchard Gardens
0.21 mi away · Grades -1-8
Nearest school -- attendance-zone data not available here
5.0
Local Score (student-teacher ratio only (preliminary -- will incorporate state test-score data once available)) -- not an official state rating
Enrollment
733
Student:teacher ratio
11.8:1
District
Boston
Middle
Higginson/Lewis K-8
0.64 mi away · Grades 3-8
Nearest school -- attendance-zone data not available here
5.0
Local Score (student-teacher ratio only (preliminary -- will incorporate state test-score data once available)) -- not an official state rating
Enrollment
188
Student:teacher ratio
7.5:1
District
Boston
High
Dearborn
0.14 mi away · Grades 6-12
Nearest school -- attendance-zone data not available here
5.0
Local Score (student-teacher ratio only (preliminary -- will incorporate state test-score data once available)) -- not an official state rating
Enrollment
578
Student:teacher ratio
11.3:1
District
Boston

Walkability

Blended score for Boston's center, calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from two sources: the EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) and Google Places amenity data (what's actually reachable on foot from this point). 60% EPA National Walkability Index + 40% nearby-amenity density (Google Places).

91
Highly walkable
out of 100
EPA National Walkability Index
16.8 / 20 -- Most walkable
Google Places amenity density
100 / 100
Restaurants & cafes20
Grocery stores20
Parks20
Schools20
Transit stops20
Pharmacies20

Market position

How this listing compares to current activity in Boston, from live MLS data.

On the market 261 days -- 137 more days than Boston's current average of 124 days.
For reference, the median list price across 8,974 active listings in Boston right now is $85,000.

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$190,000 down
$760,000 loan
Principal & interest$4,929
Property tax (est.)$792
Home insurance (est.)$150

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Data source: Listing information provided by MLS Property Information Network via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated June 13, 2026.

Information herein deemed reliable but not guaranteed; all measurements, school assignments, HOA fees, taxes, and feature lists are approximate and should be independently verified. Equal Housing Opportunity.