189 Pearl St #1, Cambridge — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1910 in Cambridge, assessed at $3,996,000 for fiscal year 2026; last sold for $2,765,000 on May 22, 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	189 Pearl St #1, Cambridge MA 02139
Map and parcel ID	103-112 103-112-1
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Middlesex

Valuation — fiscal year 2026

Building	$3,996,000
Land	$0
Total assessed	$3,996,000

Building

Year built	1910
Style	TWO-FLOORS
Living area	3,284 ft²
Rooms	10
Stories	3
Units	3

Last recorded sale

Price	$2,765,000
Date	May 22, 2025
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 84125, page 0380

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
189 Pearl St	103-112	CONDO-BLDG	$0	$775,000 April 2, 2007
189 Pearl St #1	103-112-1	Residential Condominium	$2,645,700	$2,765,000 May 22, 2025
189 Pearl St #2	103-112-2	Residential Condominium	$1,350,300	nominal ($10) December 11, 2020

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): 1 active tier-classified 21E site and 14 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Cambridge.

What this means

Assessed 37% above the median residential condominium in Cambridge ($2,924,050, 2,506 parcels).
The last sale price is 31% 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 189 Pearl St #1

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