159-161 Lakeview Ave #159, Cambridge — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1903 in Cambridge, assessed at $5,262,700 for fiscal year 2026; last sold for $2,540,000 on April 18, 2025.

Rebuilt from the Cambridge assessor file as published by MassGIS — not the official card. For the official card, with owner, photo and sketch, ask the Cambridge assessor’s office.

Parcel

Location	159-161 Lakeview Ave #159
Map and parcel ID	236-40 236-40-159
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Middlesex

Valuation — fiscal year 2026

Building	$5,262,700
Land	$0
Total assessed	$5,262,700

Building

Year built	1903
Style	SEMIDETACHED
Living area	2,294 ft²
Rooms	7
Stories	3
Units	3

Last recorded sale

Price	$2,540,000
Date	April 18, 2025
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 83986, page 0239

3 assessor accounts on this parcel

Condominium units or several buildings share one parcel; each has its own assessment.

Address	Account	Use	Assessed	Last sale
159 Lakeview Ave	236-40	CONDO-BLDG	$0
159-161 Lakeview Ave 161	236-40-161	Residential Condominium	$2,591,000	$2,540,000 April 18, 2025
159-161 Lakeview Ave #159	236-40-159	Residential Condominium	$2,671,700

What MassDEP has recorded

No tier-classified 21E site and no Activity and Use Limitation is mapped on this parcel.

Within about 500 m (a third of a mile): 0 active tier-classified 21E sites and 2 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Cambridge.

What this means

Assessed 80% above the median residential condominium in Cambridge ($2,924,050, 2,506 parcels).
The last sale price is 52% below the current assessment. Massachusetts assessments aim at full market value as of January 1 of the year before the fiscal year.
Built before 1978: the Massachusetts Lead Law applies when a child under six lives there; ask for any lead inspection or letter of compliance.

Point at the centre of the assessor parcel — not a survey.

Data: Cambridge assessor file for fiscal year 2026, via MassGIS, retrieved October 30, 2026; MassDEP sites retrieved the same day. Sources and freshness. No owner names are published.

First page of a sample Massachusetts Property Report

The report for 159-161 Lakeview Ave #159

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