161 First St, Cambridge — property record card

HIGH-TECH built in 1910 on 0.34 acres in Cambridge, assessed at $12,020,200 for fiscal year 2026.

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	161 First St, Cambridge MA 02141
Map and parcel ID	16-35
Use	HIGH-TECH (use code 406)
County	Middlesex

Valuation — fiscal year 2026

Building	$6,210,000
Land	$5,810,200
Total assessed	$12,020,200

Land

Lot size	0.34 acres (14,810 ft²)

Building

Year built	1910
Style	OFFICE
Living area	40,000 ft²
Stories	3
Units	3

What MassDEP has recorded

RTN 3-0025556 — No Location Aid, activity and use limitation, status RAO, class B2, AUL recorded January 15, 2007 · MassDEP file
RTN 3-0036951 — No Location Aid, activity and use limitation, status PSC, class PA, AUL recorded August 7, 2025 · MassDEP file

Within about 500 m (a third of a mile): 5 active tier-classified 21E sites and 24 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Cambridge.

What this means

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.

First page of a sample Massachusetts Property Report

The report for 161 First 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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