481 Columbia St, Somerville — property record card
PARK GAR built in 2003 on 0.63 acres in Somerville, assessed at $3,901,700 for fiscal year 2025; last transferred June 30, 2021 for a nominal sum.
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 | 481 Columbia St |
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| Map and parcel ID | 96_B_1 |
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| Use | PARK GAR (use code 0336) |
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| Zoning | MR5 |
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| County | Middlesex |
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Valuation — fiscal year 2025
| Building | $3,064,200 |
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| Land | $837,500 |
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| Total assessed | $3,901,700 |
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Land
| Lot size | 0.63 acres (27,656 ft²) |
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Building
| Year built | 2003 |
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| Style | Pkg Garage |
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| Living area | 89,125 ft² |
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| Stories | 5 |
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Last recorded sale
| Price | nominal ($1) |
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| Date | June 30, 2021 |
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| Deed | Registry of Deeds book 78142, page 0557 |
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What MassDEP has recorded
- RTN 3-0019742 — No Location Aid, tier classified (active), status TIERII · MassDEP file
- RTN 3-0019742 — No Location Aid, activity and use limitation, status TIERII, class A2, AUL recorded July 23, 2001 · MassDEP file
Within about 500 m (a third of a mile): 7 active tier-classified 21E sites and 20 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Somerville.
What this means
- The last deed was recorded for a nominal sum: a transfer between family members, into a trust or a similar non-market sale. It says nothing about the market value.
- 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.
- A tier-classified site is a release still being cleaned up under the Massachusetts Contingency Plan; the MassDEP file shows the stage reached.
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.
The report for 481 Columbia St
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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