38 Chester St #2, Somerville — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1920 in Somerville, assessed at $2,673,200 for fiscal year 2025; last sold for $1,255,000 on September 25, 2023.

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

Parcel

Location	38 Chester St #2, Somerville MA 02144
Map and parcel ID	26-I-28 26_I_21_2
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 1020)
Zoning	NR
County	Middlesex

Valuation — fiscal year 2025

Building	$2,666,500
Land	$0
Other	$6,700
Total assessed	$2,673,200

Building

Year built	1920
Style	Two Family
Living area	1,757 ft²
Rooms	7
Units	2

Last recorded sale

Price	$1,255,000
Date	September 25, 2023
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 82029, page 0112

2 assessor accounts on this parcel

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

Address	Account	Use	Assessed	Last sale
38 Chester St #1	26_I_28_1	Residential Condominium	$1,243,900	$1,255,000 September 25, 2023
38 Chester St #2	26_I_21_2	Residential Condominium	$1,429,300	$1,500,000 May 12, 2021

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 0 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Somerville.

What this means

Assessed 43% above the median residential condominium in Somerville ($1,872,900, 1,936 parcels).
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: Somerville assessor file for fiscal year 2025, 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 38 Chester St #2

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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