165 Second St, Cambridge — property record card
General Office Buildings built in 1918 on 1.95 acres in Cambridge, assessed at $42,341,300 for fiscal year 2026; last sold for $24,000,000 on July 25, 2025.
Rebuilt from the Cambridge assessor file as published by MassGIS — not the official card. For the official card, with owner, photo and sketch, ask the Cambridge assessor’s office.
Parcel
| Location | 165 Second St |
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| Map and parcel ID | 17-84 |
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| Use | General Office Buildings (use code 340) |
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| Zoning | IA-1 |
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| County | Middlesex |
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Valuation — fiscal year 2026
| Building | $27,291,200 |
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| Land | $15,050,100 |
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| Total assessed | $42,341,300 |
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Land
| Lot size | 1.95 acres (84,942 ft²) |
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Building
| Year built | 1918 |
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| Style | OFFICE |
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| Living area | 114,712 ft² |
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| Stories | 3.75 |
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| Units | 2 |
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Last recorded sale
| Price | $24,000,000 |
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| Date | July 25, 2025 |
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| Deed | Registry of Deeds book 84404, page 0566 |
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What MassDEP has recorded
- RTN 3-0031354 — No Location Aid, activity and use limitation, status PSC, class PA, AUL recorded July 19, 2016 · MassDEP file
Within about 500 m (a third of a mile): 5 active tier-classified 21E sites and 29 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Cambridge.
What this means
- The last sale price is 43% below the current assessment. Massachusetts assessments aim at full market value as of January 1 of the year before the fiscal year.
- 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.
Point at the centre of the assessor parcel — not a survey.
Data: Cambridge assessor file for fiscal year 2026, via MassGIS, retrieved October 30, 2026; MassDEP sites retrieved the same day. Sources and freshness. No owner names are published.
The report for 165 Second 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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