39 Sherman St #1, Cambridge — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1891 in Cambridge, assessed at $2,872,300 for fiscal year 2026; last sold for $1,280,000 on December 27, 2024.

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	39 Sherman St #1
Map and parcel ID	228-39 228-39-1
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Middlesex

Valuation — fiscal year 2026

Building	$2,872,300
Land	$0
Total assessed	$2,872,300

Building

Year built	1891
Style	TOWNHOUSE
Living area	1,253 ft²
Rooms	6
Stories	2
Units	3

Last recorded sale

Price	$1,280,000
Date	December 27, 2024
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 83630, page 0165

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
39 Sherman St	228-39	CONDO-BLDG	$0	nominal ($0) July 24, 2024
39 Sherman St 2	228-39-2	Residential Condominium	$1,424,100	$1,280,000 December 27, 2024
39 Sherman St #1	228-39-1	Residential Condominium	$1,448,200	$1,450,000 July 29, 2024

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): 1 active tier-classified 21E site and 5 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Cambridge.

What this means

Assessed close to the median residential condominium in Cambridge ($2,924,050, 2,506 parcels).
The last sale price is 55% 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.

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The report for 39 Sherman St #1

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