487 Massachusetts Av 5, Boston — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1900 in Boston, assessed at $4,233,400 for fiscal year 2023; last sold for $685,000 on July 20, 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	487 Massachusetts Av 5, Boston MA 02118
Map and parcel ID	0900981000 0900981018
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Suffolk

Valuation — fiscal year 2023

Building	$4,233,400
Land	$0
Total assessed	$4,233,400

Building

Year built	1900
Style	Row Middle
Living area	964 ft²
Rooms	4
Stories	1

Last recorded sale

Price	$685,000
Date	July 20, 2022
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 67969, page 149

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
487 Massachusetts Av	0900981000	Other, Open Space	$0	nominal ($0) August 9, 2006
487 Massachusetts Av 1	0900981010	Residential Condominium	$817,300	$685,000 July 20, 2022
487 Massachusetts Av 2	0900981012	Residential Condominium	$796,700	$447,500 September 4, 2012
487 Massachusetts Av 3	0900981014	Residential Condominium	$853,700	$685,000 September 30, 2015
487 Massachusetts Av 4	0900981016	Residential Condominium	$878,400	nominal ($9) December 31, 2018
487 Massachusetts Av 5	0900981018	Residential Condominium	$887,300	$845,000 April 16, 2019

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 120% 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 487 Massachusetts Av 5

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