172-174 Putnam Ave #172/1, Cambridge — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1910 in Cambridge, assessed at $4,750,500 for fiscal year 2026; last sold for $840,000 on September 25, 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	172-174 Putnam Ave #172/1
Map and parcel ID	122-176 122-176-172/1
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Middlesex

Valuation — fiscal year 2026

Building	$4,750,500
Land	$0
Total assessed	$4,750,500

Building

Year built	1910
Style	APARTMENT
Living area	915 ft²
Rooms	4
Stories	1
Units	7

Last recorded sale

Price	$840,000
Date	September 25, 2024
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 83279, page 0191

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
172 Putnam Ave	122-176	CONDO-BLDG	$0	$367,000 January 1, 1998
172-174 Putnam Ave #172/1	122-176-172/1	Residential Condominium	$880,900	$730,000 December 15, 2017
172-174 Putnam Ave #172/2	122-176-172/2	Residential Condominium	$746,100	$520,000 May 28, 2014
172-174 Putnam Ave #172/3	122-176-172/3	Residential Condominium	$796,600	nominal ($1) February 1, 2024
172-174 Putnam Ave #174/1	122-176-174/1	Residential Condominium	$723,900	$149,000 September 4, 1996
172-174 Putnam Ave #174/2	122-176-174/2	Residential Condominium	$746,100	nominal ($1) June 1, 2016
172-174 Putnam Ave #174/3	122-176-174/3	Residential Condominium	$856,900	$840,000 September 25, 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): 6 active tier-classified 21E sites and 4 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Cambridge.

What this means

Assessed 62% above the median residential condominium in Cambridge ($2,924,050, 2,506 parcels).
The last sale price is 82% 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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