187 Magazine St, Cambridge — property record card
Gasoline Service Stations - providing engine repair or maintenance services, and fuel products built in 1931 on 0.51 acres in Cambridge, assessed at $3,164,800 for fiscal year 2026; last sold for $1,625,000 on March 2, 2010.
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 | 187 Magazine St |
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| Map and parcel ID | 100-86 |
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| Use | Gasoline Service Stations - providing engine repair or maintenance services, and fuel products (use code 334) |
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| Zoning | BA |
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| County | Middlesex |
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Valuation — fiscal year 2026
| Building | $521,900 |
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| Land | $2,642,900 |
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| Total assessed | $3,164,800 |
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Land
| Lot size | 0.51 acres (22,216 ft²) |
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Building
| Year built | 1931 |
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| Style | SVC-STATION |
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| Living area | 2,778 ft² |
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| Stories | 1 |
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Last recorded sale
| Price | $1,625,000 |
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| Date | March 2, 2010 |
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| Deed | Registry of Deeds book 54357, page 0481 |
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What MassDEP has recorded
- RTN 3-0003081 — Shell Service Station, activity and use limitation, status RAO, class A3, AUL recorded May 14, 2012 · MassDEP file
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
- An Activity and Use Limitation is a deed restriction: it limits how the land may be used (often no residential use or no digging) and passes to every buyer.
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 187 Magazine 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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