238 Columbia St, Cambridge — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1904 in Cambridge, assessed at $6,986,000 for fiscal year 2026; last sold for $155,801 on January 29, 2025.

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	238 Columbia St, Cambridge MA 02139
Map and parcel ID	77-19 77-19-3W
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Middlesex

Valuation — fiscal year 2026

Building	$6,986,000
Land	$0
Total assessed	$6,986,000

Building

Year built	1904
Style	APARTMENT
Living area	1,293 ft²
Rooms	3
Stories	1
Units	11

Last recorded sale

Price	$155,801
Date	January 29, 2025
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 00174, page 0027

11 assessor accounts on this parcel

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

Address	Account	Use	Assessed	Last sale
238 Columbia St	77-19-3W	Residential Condominium	$958,400	nominal ($1) August 9, 1989
238 Columbia St #1E	77-19-1E	Residential Condominium	$675,500	$280,000 May 6, 2002
238 Columbia St #1N	77-19-1N	Residential Condominium	$161,000	$155,801 January 29, 2025
238 Columbia St #1S	77-19-1S	Residential Condominium	$568,900	nominal ($1) August 6, 2024
238 Columbia St #1W	77-19-1W	Residential Condominium	$617,200	$312,500 July 29, 2004
238 Columbia St #2N	77-19-2N	Residential Condominium	$899,200	nominal ($1) May 6, 2004
238 Columbia St #2S	77-19-2S	Residential Condominium	$713,200
238 Columbia St #2W	77-19-2W	Residential Condominium	$851,800	$750,000 June 20, 2017
238 Columbia St #3E	77-19-3E	Residential Condominium	$887,900
238 Columbia St #3N	77-19-3N	Residential Condominium	$652,900	nominal ($1) August 9, 1989
238-244 Columbia St	77-19	CONDO-BLDG	$0

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): 3 active tier-classified 21E sites and 5 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Cambridge.

What this means

Assessed 139% above the median residential condominium in Cambridge ($2,924,050, 2,506 parcels).
The last sale price is 98% 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 238 Columbia St

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