17 James St 1, Brookline — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1930 in Brookline, assessed at $10,510,000 for fiscal year 2027; last sold for $2,250,000 on March 6, 2026.

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

Parcel

Location	17 James St 1, Brookline MA 02446
Map and parcel ID	043-17-00 043-17-07
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Norfolk

Valuation — fiscal year 2027

Building	$10,509,900
Land	$0
Other	$100
Total assessed	$10,510,000

Building

Year built	1930
Style	LOW RISE CONDO
Living area	2,300 ft²
Rooms	8
Stories	1

Last recorded sale

Price	$2,250,000
Date	March 6, 2026
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 42970, page 514

7 assessor accounts on this parcel

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

Address	Account	Use	Assessed	Last sale
15 James St 2	043-17-01	Residential Condominium	$1,515,700	$1,501,000 December 8, 2025
15 James St 4	043-17-03	Residential Condominium	$1,579,900	$959,000 December 15, 2008
15 James St 6	043-17-05	Residential Condominium	$1,545,300	$210,000 August 17, 1990
15 James St 7	043-17-06	Residential Condominium	$616,200	$645,000 November 30, 2017
17 James St 1	043-17-07	Residential Condominium	$2,097,800	$2,250,000 March 6, 2026
17 James St 3	043-17-02	Residential Condominium	$1,580,400	$88,000 May 12, 1983
17 James St 5	043-17-04	Residential Condominium	$1,574,700	$860,000 May 26, 2010

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 Brookline.

What this means

Assessed 184% above the median residential condominium in Brookline ($3,706,500, 1,424 parcels).
The last sale price is 79% 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: Brookline assessor file for fiscal year 2027, 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 17 James St 1

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