398 Broadway, Somerville — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1880 in Somerville, assessed at $3,823,300 for fiscal year 2025; last sold for $725,000 on December 21, 2023.

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	398 Broadway
Map and parcel ID	48_B_2_1A
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 1020)
Zoning	UR
County	Middlesex

Valuation — fiscal year 2025

Building	$3,818,900
Land	$0
Other	$4,400
Total assessed	$3,823,300

Building

Year built	1880
Style	Duplex
Living area	1,350 ft²
Rooms	5
Units	7

Last recorded sale

Price	$725,000
Date	December 21, 2023
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 82336, page 347

7 assessor accounts on this parcel

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

Address	Account	Use	Assessed	Last sale
396 Broadway	48_B_2_1B	Residential Condominium	$664,800	$725,000 December 21, 2023
396 Broadway	48_B_2_2B	Residential Condominium	$603,900	$300,000 May 1, 2001
396 Broadway	48_B_2_3B	Residential Condominium	$624,600	nominal ($100) December 3, 2021
396-398 Broadway	48_B_2_M	Other, Open Space	$0
398 Broadway	48_B_2_2A	Residential Condominium	$657,000	$395,000 January 6, 2014
398 Broadway	48_B_2_1A	Residential Condominium	$678,400	nominal ($100) September 27, 2016
398 Broadway	48_B_2_3A	Residential Condominium	$594,600	$299,000 November 1, 2000

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

What this means

Assessed 104% above the median residential condominium in Somerville ($1,872,900, 1,936 parcels).
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: 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.

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The report for 398 Broadway

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