478 Putnam Ave #6, Cambridge — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1975 in Cambridge, assessed at $4,907,800 for fiscal year 2026; last sold for $736,000 on April 30, 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	478 Putnam Ave #6
Map and parcel ID	102-133 102-133-6
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Middlesex

Valuation — fiscal year 2026

Building	$4,907,800
Land	$0
Total assessed	$4,907,800

Building

Year built	1975
Style	TWO-FLOORS
Living area	1,001 ft²
Rooms	5
Stories	2
Units	8

Last recorded sale

Price	$736,000
Date	April 30, 2025
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 84029, page 0483

8 assessor accounts on this parcel

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

Address	Account	Use	Assessed	Last sale
470 Putnam Ave	102-133	CONDO-BLDG	$0
478 Putnam Ave #1	102-133-1	Residential Condominium	$646,800	$700,000 December 10, 2024
478 Putnam Ave #2	102-133-2	Residential Condominium	$624,800	$59,900 August 5, 1982
478 Putnam Ave #3	102-133-3	Residential Condominium	$646,300	$50,000 May 2, 1984
478 Putnam Ave #4	102-133-4	Residential Condominium	$690,800	$736,000 April 30, 2025
478 Putnam Ave #5	102-133-5	Residential Condominium	$740,600	$603,000 May 20, 2016
478 Putnam Ave #6	102-133-6	Residential Condominium	$811,700	$405,000 August 31, 2012
478 Putnam Ave #7	102-133-7	Residential Condominium	$746,800	$370,000 September 10, 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 7 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Cambridge.

What this means

Assessed 68% above the median residential condominium in Cambridge ($2,924,050, 2,506 parcels).
The last sale price is 85% 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 478 Putnam Ave #6

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