259 Lowell St, Somerville — property record card
Charitable Services built in 1999 on 1.91 acres in Somerville, assessed at $19,953,800 for fiscal year 2025; last transferred February 26, 2016 for a nominal sum.
Rebuilt from the Somerville assessor file as published by MassGIS — not the official card. For the official card, with owner, photo and sketch, ask the Somerville assessor’s office.
Parcel
| Location | 259 Lowell St |
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| Map and parcel ID | 42_B_1_B |
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| Use | Charitable Services (use code 9570) |
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| Zoning | UR |
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| County | Middlesex |
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Valuation — fiscal year 2025
| Building | $17,013,600 |
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| Land | $2,265,200 |
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| Other | $675,000 |
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| Total assessed | $19,953,800 |
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Land
| Lot size | 1.91 acres (83,126 ft²) |
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Building
| Year built | 1999 |
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| Style | Apartments |
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| Living area | 88,517 ft² |
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| Stories | 3 |
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| Units | 2 |
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Last recorded sale
| Price | nominal ($10) |
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| Date | February 26, 2016 |
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| Deed | Registry of Deeds book 66853, page 0091 |
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2 assessor accounts on this parcel
Condominium units or several buildings share one parcel; each has its own assessment.
| Address | Account | Use | Assessed | Last sale |
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| 259 Lowell St | 42_B_1_A | APT OVER 8 MDL-94 | $2,750,000 | nominal ($10)
February 26, 2016 |
| 259 Lowell St | 42_B_1_B | Charitable Services | $17,203,800 | nominal ($10)
February 26, 2016 |
What MassDEP has recorded
- RTN 3-0017602 — No Location Aid, activity and use limitation, status RAO, class A2, AUL recorded June 8, 1999 · MassDEP file
- RTN 3-0014910 — No Location Aid, activity and use limitation, status RAO, class A3, AUL recorded May 16, 1997 · MassDEP file
- RTN 3-0017552 — No Location Aid, activity and use limitation, status RAO, class A2, AUL recorded July 21, 2000 · MassDEP file
Within about 500 m (a third of a mile): 1 active tier-classified 21E site and 10 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Somerville.
What this means
- The last deed was recorded for a nominal sum: a transfer between family members, into a trust or a similar non-market sale. It says nothing about the market value.
- 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: Somerville assessor file for fiscal year 2025, via MassGIS, retrieved October 30, 2026; MassDEP sites retrieved the same day. Sources and freshness. No owner names are published.
The report for 259 Lowell 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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