169 Commonwealth Av 1, Boston — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1870 in Boston, assessed at $8,111,600 for fiscal year 2023; last sold for $900,000 on May 25, 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	169 Commonwealth Av 1, Boston MA 02116
Map and parcel ID	0502944000 0502944002
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Suffolk

Valuation — fiscal year 2023

Building	$8,111,600
Land	$0
Total assessed	$8,111,600

Building

Year built	1870
Style	Row Middle
Living area	2,933 ft²
Rooms	11
Stories	1

Last recorded sale

Price	$900,000
Date	May 25, 2022
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 67694, page 157

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
169 Commonwealth Av	0502944000	Other, Open Space	$0	nominal ($0) January 1, 1987
169 Commonwealth Av 1	0502944002	Residential Condominium	$2,757,600	$2,910,000 July 2, 2020
169 Commonwealth Av 2	0502944004	Residential Condominium	$831,500	$900,000 May 25, 2022
169 Commonwealth Av 3	0502944005	Residential Condominium	$736,400	nominal ($9) September 9, 2015
169 Commonwealth Av 4	0502944007	Residential Condominium	$1,094,400	$280,000 November 29, 1995
169 Commonwealth Av 4 Rear	0502944008	Residential Condominium	$764,600	nominal ($0) January 1, 1987
169 Commonwealth Av 5	0502944009	Residential Condominium	$1,927,100	nominal ($10) March 12, 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 6 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Boston.

What this means

Assessed 321% 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 169 Commonwealth Av 1

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