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12 Forest St
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$1,095,000

$617/sqft

12 Forest St, Boston

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4 bd·2 ba·1,774 sqft
Built 18902,650 sqft lotRoxbury

12 Forest St, Boston, MA

4 bd · 2 ba · 1,774 sqft Single Family listed at $1,095,000, built in 1890 in the Roxbury neighborhood.

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, feel free to verify with City of Boston. 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

Property details

Price
$1,095,000
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Interior
1,774 sqft
Price / sqft
$617
Year built
1890
Lot size
2,650 sqft
Type
Single Family
Days on market
80
Est. property tax
$13,140/yr · $1,095/mo · 1.2% MA avg
Last sold
$12,500 · Feb 1995

Estimated monthly payment

Down payment20% ($219,000)
Interest rate6.75%
Principal & Interest$5,682
Property Tax$1,004
Insurance$150
Total$6,835/mo

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Price history

5.6%Most recent change on 2026-04-15: $1,159,999$1,095,000.

$1.17M$1.13M$1.09M$1.16M on Feb 26 (Initial list)$1.09M on Apr 26 (Price change)
$1.16M · Feb 26$1.09M · Apr 26
  1. Apr 15, 2026$1,095,000Price change
  2. Feb 4, 2026$1,159,999Initial list price

Location

This home is located in Boston, MA. Browse more Boston listings on the Boston market page or explore the full Boston market report.

About Boston: Boston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as a cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States. Boston has an area of 48.4 sq mi (125 km2) and a population of 675,647 as of the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous city in the Northeastern United States after New York City and Philadelphia. The larger Greater Boston metropolitan statistical area had a population of 4.9 million in 2023, making it the largest metropolitan area in New England and the eleventh-largest in the United States. (source: Wikipedia)

Climate: Average year-round temperature is 52°F with 203 dry days per year and 46.9 inches of annual rainfall.

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Neighborhood (zip 02119)

This neighborhood is primarily renter-occupied (24% owner-occupied). Median age is 34.7; 19% hold a bachelor's degree; median household income is $37,158.

Median income
$37,158
Median age
34.7
Owner-occupied
23.9%
Bachelor's degree
19.2%
Census median home value
$603,900

Source: US Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

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