281 Main St, Reading — property record card
General Office Buildings built in 1950 on 0.77 acres in Reading, assessed at $1,209,500 for fiscal year 2026; last sold for $1,575,000 on September 25, 2025.
Rebuilt from the Reading assessor file as published by MassGIS — not the official card. For the official card, with owner, photo and sketch, ask the Reading assessor’s office.
Parcel
| Location | 281 Main St, Reading MA 01867 |
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| Map and parcel ID | 2460120000000420 012.0-0000-0042.0 |
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| Use | General Office Buildings (use code 340) |
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| Zoning | BUSA |
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| County | Middlesex |
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Valuation — fiscal year 2026
| Building | $611,800 |
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| Land | $588,600 |
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| Other | $9,100 |
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| Total assessed | $1,209,500 |
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Land
| Lot size | 0.77 acres (33,541 ft²) |
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Building
| Year built | 1950 |
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| Style | OFFICE |
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| Living area | 3,600 ft² |
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| Stories | 2 |
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Last recorded sale
| Price | $1,575,000 |
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| Date | September 25, 2025 |
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| Deed | Registry of Deeds book 84657, page 595 |
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What MassDEP has recorded
- RTN 3-0027800 — Vacant Building, activity and use limitation, status RTNCLOSED, AUL recorded June 22, 2009 · MassDEP file
- RTN 3-0027883 — No Location Aid, activity and use limitation, status RTNCLOSED, AUL recorded July 16, 2009 · MassDEP file
- RTN 3-0018903 — New England Forestry Fmr, activity and use limitation, status RAO, class A3, AUL recorded August 28, 2009 · MassDEP file
Within about 500 m (a third of a mile): 0 active tier-classified 21E sites and 5 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Reading.
What this means
- The last sale price is 30% above the current assessment. Massachusetts assessments aim at full market value as of January 1 of the year before the fiscal year.
- 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: Reading 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.
The report for 281 Main 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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