3 Shepard St #5, Cambridge — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1920 in Cambridge, assessed at $4,653,000 for fiscal year 2026; last sold for $1,260,000 on July 1, 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	3 Shepard St #5
Map and parcel ID	174-70 174-70-5
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Middlesex

Valuation — fiscal year 2026

Building	$4,653,000
Land	$0
Total assessed	$4,653,000

Building

Year built	1920
Style	ATTIC
Living area	1,465 ft²
Rooms	5
Stories	1
Units	6

Last recorded sale

Price	$1,260,000
Date	July 1, 2025
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 84310, page 0586

6 assessor accounts on this parcel

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

Address	Account	Use	Assessed	Last sale
3 Shepard St #1	174-70-1	Residential Condominium	$834,600	$451,000 June 2, 2004
3 Shepard St #2	174-70-2	Residential Condominium	$780,300	$777,000 December 29, 2021
3 Shepard St #3	174-70-3	Residential Condominium	$695,300	$189,000 October 20, 1995
3 Shepard St #4	174-70-4	Residential Condominium	$1,045,600	nominal ($1) August 4, 2022
3 Shepard St #5	174-70-5	Residential Condominium	$1,297,200	$1,260,000 July 1, 2025
3-5 Shepard St	174-70	CONDO-BLDG	$0	$777,000 December 29, 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 1 site with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Cambridge.

What this means

Assessed 59% above the median residential condominium in Cambridge ($2,924,050, 2,506 parcels).
The last sale price is 73% 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 3 Shepard St #5

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