1542 Columbus Av, Boston — property record card
Other Congregate Housing (includes non-transient shared living arrangements) built in 2014 in Boston, assessed at $5,997,600 for fiscal year 2023; last sold for $4,993,764 on May 19, 2021.
Rebuilt from the Boston assessor file as published by MassGIS — not the official card. For the official card, with owner, photo and sketch, ask the Boston assessor’s office.
Parcel
| Location | 1542 Columbus Av, Boston MA 02119 |
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| Map and parcel ID | 1100871010 1100871012 |
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| Use | Other Congregate Housing (includes non-transient shared living arrangements) (use code 125) |
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| County | Suffolk |
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Valuation — fiscal year 2023
| Building | $5,997,600 |
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| Land | $0 |
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| Total assessed | $5,997,600 |
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Building
| Year built | 2014 |
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| Style | SUBSD HOUSING S- 8 |
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| Living area | 1 ft² |
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| Stories | 4 |
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| Units | 4 |
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Last recorded sale
| Price | $4,993,764 |
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| Date | May 19, 2021 |
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| Deed | Registry of Deeds book 65491, page 38 |
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4 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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| 1542 Columbus Av | 1100871012 | Other Congregate Housing (includes non-transient shared living arrangements) | $2,477,200 | nominal ($9)
October 19, 2015 |
| 1542 Columbus Av | 1100871010 | Other, Open Space | $0 | nominal ($9)
October 19, 2015 |
| 1542 Columbus Av 2 | 1100871014 | Apartments with More than Eight Units | $1,973,500 | $4,993,764
May 19, 2021 |
| 1542 Columbus Av 3 | 1100871016 | OFFICE CONDO | $1,546,900 | nominal ($9)
May 19, 2021 |
What MassDEP has recorded
- RTN 3-0028859 — No Location Aid, activity and use limitation, status PSC, class PA, AUL recorded December 14, 2015 · MassDEP file
Within about 500 m (a third of a mile): 6 active tier-classified 21E sites and 10 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Boston.
What this means
- Assessed 703% above the median other congregate housing (includes non-transient shared living arrangements) in Boston ($747,011, 966 parcels).
- 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: Boston assessor file for fiscal year 2023, via MassGIS, retrieved October 30, 2026; MassDEP sites retrieved the same day. Sources and freshness. No owner names are published.
The report for 1542 Columbus Av
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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