257 Commonwealth Av 3, Boston — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1900 in Boston, assessed at $24,519,000 for fiscal year 2023; last sold for $1,225,000 on June 16, 2022.

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	257 Commonwealth Av 3, Boston MA 02116
Map and parcel ID	0503398000 0503398006
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Suffolk

Valuation — fiscal year 2023

Building	$24,519,000
Land	$0
Total assessed	$24,519,000

Building

Year built	1900
Style	Row Middle
Living area	5,930 ft²
Rooms	9
Stories	2

Last recorded sale

Price	$1,225,000
Date	June 16, 2022
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 67811, page 294

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
257 Commonwealth Av	0503398000	Other, Open Space	$0	nominal ($0) January 1, 1987
257 Commonwealth Av 1	0503398002	Residential Condominium	$1,677,200	$1,785,000 June 15, 2022
257 Commonwealth Av 2	0503398004	Residential Condominium	$1,409,400	$1,225,000 June 16, 2022
257 Commonwealth Av 3	0503398006	Residential Condominium	$9,767,600	$7,500,000 March 21, 2022
257 Commonwealth Av 4	0503398008	Residential Condominium	$4,259,100	$2,230,000 March 2, 2006
257 Commonwealth Av 5	0503398010	Residential Condominium	$4,521,400	$5,650,000 October 29, 2021
257 Commonwealth Av 6	0503398012	Residential Condominium	$2,884,300	$3,650,000 December 17, 2021

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 3 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Boston.

What this means

Assessed 1173% above the median residential condominium in Boston ($1,926,500, 10,170 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: 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.

First page of a sample Massachusetts Property Report

The report for 257 Commonwealth Av 3

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.

$19card · PDF within 24 h · you pay after receiving itSee the sample (PDF)

Order the report