21-23 Essex St #23/2, Cambridge — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1920 in Cambridge, assessed at $4,866,900 for fiscal year 2026; last sold for $500,000 on August 16, 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	21-23 Essex St #23/2, Cambridge MA 02139
Map and parcel ID	90-45 90-45-23/2
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Middlesex

Valuation — fiscal year 2026

Building	$4,866,900
Land	$0
Total assessed	$4,866,900

Building

Year built	1920
Style	APARTMENT
Living area	1,080 ft²
Rooms	7
Stories	1
Units	8

Last recorded sale

Price	$500,000
Date	August 16, 2024
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 83136, page 0018

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
21 Essex St	90-45	CONDO-BLDG	$0	$1,225,000 October 26, 2006
21-23 Essex St #21/1F	90-45-21/1F	Residential Condominium	$423,700	$205,000 February 9, 2007
21-23 Essex St #21/1R	90-45-21/1R	Residential Condominium	$426,100	$500,000 August 16, 2024
21-23 Essex St #21/2	90-45-21/2	Residential Condominium	$788,600	$410,000 April 16, 2009
21-23 Essex St #21/3	90-45-21/3	Residential Condominium	$744,400	$610,000 October 19, 2022
21-23 Essex St #23/1	90-45-23/1	Residential Condominium	$861,800	nominal ($1) December 8, 2023
21-23 Essex St #23/2	90-45-23/2	Residential Condominium	$889,700	$830,000 December 15, 2020
21-23 Essex St #23/3	90-45-23/3	Residential Condominium	$732,600	$390,000 May 11, 2009

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): 4 active tier-classified 21E sites and 3 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Cambridge.

What this means

Assessed 66% above the median residential condominium in Cambridge ($2,924,050, 2,506 parcels).
The last sale price is 90% 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 21-23 Essex St #23/2

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