217 W Canton St 5, Boston — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1850 in Boston, assessed at $4,410,500 for fiscal year 2023; last sold for $1,100,000 on January 12, 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	217 W Canton St 5, Boston MA 02116
Map and parcel ID	0400673000 0400673010
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Suffolk

Valuation — fiscal year 2023

Building	$4,410,500
Land	$0
Total assessed	$4,410,500

Building

Year built	1850
Style	Row Middle
Living area	941 ft²
Rooms	4
Stories	1

Last recorded sale

Price	$1,100,000
Date	January 12, 2022
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 67011, page 287

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
217 W Canton St	0400673000	Other, Open Space	$0	nominal ($0) January 1, 1987
217 W Canton St 1	0400673002	Residential Condominium	$891,200	$1,100,000 January 12, 2022
217 W Canton St 2	0400673004	Residential Condominium	$793,600	nominal ($9) March 1, 2018
217 W Canton St 3	0400673006	Residential Condominium	$930,200	$1,130,000 June 28, 2021
217 W Canton St 4	0400673008	Residential Condominium	$850,200	$196,000 June 30, 1995
217 W Canton St 5	0400673010	Residential Condominium	$945,300	$759,000 September 16, 2013

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): 2 active tier-classified 21E sites and 3 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Boston.

What this means

Assessed 129% 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 217 W Canton St 5

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