247 Garden St, Cambridge — property record card
Apartments with More than Eight Units built in 1972 on 3.31 acres in Cambridge, assessed at $31,217,700 for fiscal year 2026; last sold for $42,500,000 on July 7, 2015.
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 | 247 Garden St |
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| Map and parcel ID | 264-34 |
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| Use | Apartments with More than Eight Units (use code 112) |
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| Zoning | C-1 |
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| County | Middlesex |
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Valuation — fiscal year 2026
| Building | $24,927,400 |
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| Land | $6,290,300 |
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| Total assessed | $31,217,700 |
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Land
| Lot size | 3.31 acres (144,184 ft²) |
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Building
| Year built | 1972 |
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| Style | APARTMENTS |
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| Living area | 156,945 ft² |
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| Stories | 2 |
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| Units | 16 |
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Last recorded sale
| Price | $42,500,000 |
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| Date | July 7, 2015 |
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| Deed | Registry of Deeds book 65687, page 0110 |
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What MassDEP has recorded
- RTN 3-0037197 — Briston Arms Apartment Complex, tier classified (active), status TIER1D · MassDEP file
- RTN 3-0036350 — Briston Arms Apartment Complex, tier classified (active), status TIER1D · MassDEP file
Within about 500 m (a third of a mile): 5 active tier-classified 21E sites and 10 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Cambridge.
What this means
- Assessed 229% above the median apartments with more than eight units in Cambridge ($9,482,200, 208 parcels).
- A tier-classified site is a release still being cleaned up under the Massachusetts Contingency Plan; the MassDEP file shows the stage reached.
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.
The report for 247 Garden St
This page shows the assessor record and the MassDEP sites on the parcel. The report adds what lies around it: FEMA flood zone, wetlands, Zone II and other water supply protection areas, priority habitat, sewer or septic service, protected open space, and every 21E site within half a mile.
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