171 Elm St #1, Cambridge — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1902 in Cambridge, assessed at $2,327,800 for fiscal year 2026; last sold for $867,500 on November 15, 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	171 Elm St #1, Cambridge MA 02139
Map and parcel ID	85-97 85-97-1
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Middlesex

Valuation — fiscal year 2026

Building	$2,327,800
Land	$0
Total assessed	$2,327,800

Building

Year built	1902
Style	FLAT
Living area	995 ft²
Rooms	5
Stories	1
Units	4

Last recorded sale

Price	$867,500
Date	November 15, 2024
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 83478, page 0215

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
171 Elm St	85-97	CONDO-BLDG	$0	$690,000 December 11, 2007
171 Elm St #1	85-97-1	Residential Condominium	$819,700	$867,500 November 15, 2024
171 Elm St #2	85-97-2	Residential Condominium	$705,000	$685,000 April 6, 2017
171 Elm St #3	85-97-3	Residential Condominium	$803,100	$530,000 January 24, 2014

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): 6 active tier-classified 21E sites and 6 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Cambridge.

What this means

Assessed 20% below the median residential condominium in Cambridge ($2,924,050, 2,506 parcels).
The last sale price is 63% 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 171 Elm St #1

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