490-492 Putnam Ave #490, Cambridge — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1873 in Cambridge, assessed at $4,606,100 for fiscal year 2026; last sold for $2,249,000 on December 20, 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	490-492 Putnam Ave #490
Map and parcel ID	102-121 102-121-490
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Middlesex

Valuation — fiscal year 2026

Building	$4,606,100
Land	$0
Total assessed	$4,606,100

Building

Year built	1873
Style	TOWNHOUSE
Living area	1,840 ft²
Rooms	8
Stories	4
Units	3

Last recorded sale

Price	$2,249,000
Date	December 20, 2024
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 83612, page 0449

3 assessor accounts on this parcel

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

Address	Account	Use	Assessed	Last sale
490-492 Putnam Ave	102-121	CONDO-BLDG	$0	nominal ($0) August 8, 2024
490-492 Putnam Ave 492	102-121-492	Residential Condominium	$2,246,000	$2,249,000 December 20, 2024
490-492 Putnam Ave #490	102-121-490	Residential Condominium	$2,360,100	$2,525,000 September 20, 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): 0 active tier-classified 21E sites and 7 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Cambridge.

What this means

Assessed 58% above the median residential condominium in Cambridge ($2,924,050, 2,506 parcels).
The last sale price is 51% 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 490-492 Putnam Ave #490

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