215 Norfolk St #1, Cambridge — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1854 in Cambridge, assessed at $2,870,300 for fiscal year 2026; last sold for $920,000 on October 17, 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	215 Norfolk St #1, Cambridge MA 02139
Map and parcel ID	87-157 87-157-1
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Middlesex

Valuation — fiscal year 2026

Building	$2,870,300
Land	$0
Total assessed	$2,870,300

Building

Year built	1854
Style	TWO-FLOORS
Living area	1,031 ft²
Rooms	7
Stories	2
Units	5

Last recorded sale

Price	$920,000
Date	October 17, 2024
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 83359, page 0314

5 assessor accounts on this parcel

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

Address	Account	Use	Assessed	Last sale
213-215 Norfolk St	87-157	CONDO-BLDG	$0	$1,100,000 January 13, 2005
215 Norfolk St #1	87-157-1	Residential Condominium	$1,012,200	nominal ($1) August 30, 2010
215 Norfolk St #2	87-157-2	Residential Condominium	$746,200	$335,000 September 26, 2011
215 Norfolk St #3	87-157-3	Residential Condominium	$227,000	$255,000 April 30, 2024
215 Norfolk St #4	87-157-4	Residential Condominium	$884,900	$920,000 October 17, 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): 4 active tier-classified 21E sites and 4 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Cambridge.

What this means

Assessed close to the median residential condominium in Cambridge ($2,924,050, 2,506 parcels).
The last sale price is 68% 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 215 Norfolk St #1

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