553 Columbus Av 1, Boston — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1900 in Boston, assessed at $4,588,200 for fiscal year 2023; last sold for $1,000,000 on January 4, 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	553 Columbus Av 1, Boston MA 02118
Map and parcel ID	0402531000 0402531002
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Suffolk

Valuation — fiscal year 2023

Building	$4,588,200
Land	$0
Total assessed	$4,588,200

Building

Year built	1900
Style	Row Middle
Living area	1,733 ft²
Rooms	5
Stories	2

Last recorded sale

Price	$1,000,000
Date	January 4, 2022
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 66968, page 99

6 assessor accounts on this parcel

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

Address	Account	Use	Assessed	Last sale
553 Columbus Av	0402531000	Other, Open Space	$0	nominal ($0) November 30, 1998
553 Columbus Av 1	0402531002	Residential Condominium	$1,565,600	$475,000 July 12, 1999
553 Columbus Av 2F	0402531004	Residential Condominium	$580,600	$115,000 November 30, 1998
553 Columbus Av 2R	0402531006	Residential Condominium	$534,300	$115,000 November 30, 1998
553 Columbus Av 3	0402531008	Residential Condominium	$879,100	$1,000,000 January 4, 2022
553 Columbus Av 4	0402531010	Residential Condominium	$1,028,600	$977,500 August 17, 2015

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): 4 active tier-classified 21E sites and 8 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Boston.

What this means

Assessed 138% 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 553 Columbus Av 1

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