249 Newbury St R-2, Boston — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1899 in Boston, assessed at $4,560,400 for fiscal year 2023; last sold for $1,255,000 on October 21, 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	249 Newbury St R-2, Boston MA 02116
Map and parcel ID	0503169000 0503169008
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Suffolk

Valuation — fiscal year 2023

Building	$4,560,400
Land	$0
Total assessed	$4,560,400

Building

Year built	1899
Style	Row Middle
Living area	989 ft²
Rooms	4
Stories	1

Last recorded sale

Price	$1,255,000
Date	October 21, 2022
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 68336, page 142

5 assessor accounts on this parcel

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

Address	Account	Use	Assessed	Last sale
249 Newbury St	0503169000	Other, Open Space	$0	nominal ($0) August 3, 2006
249 Newbury St C-1	0503169002	RETAIL CONDO	$1,141,500	$1,310,000 November 8, 2010
249 Newbury St C-2	0503169004	RETAIL CONDO	$1,149,000	nominal ($9) January 2, 2019
249 Newbury St R-1	0503169006	Residential Condominium	$1,034,200	$1,255,000 October 21, 2022
249 Newbury St R-2	0503169008	Residential Condominium	$1,235,700	$1,862,500 July 25, 2013

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

What this means

Assessed 137% 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.

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The report for 249 Newbury St R-2

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