197 W Canton St 1, Boston — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1890 in Boston, assessed at $3,481,300 for fiscal year 2023; last sold for $975,000 on July 28, 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	197 W Canton St 1, Boston MA 02116
Map and parcel ID	0400356000 0400356002
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Suffolk

Valuation — fiscal year 2023

Building	$3,481,300
Land	$0
Total assessed	$3,481,300

Building

Year built	1890
Style	Row End
Living area	2,012 ft²
Rooms	5
Stories	2

Last recorded sale

Price	$975,000
Date	July 28, 2022
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 68006, page 64

5 assessor accounts on this parcel

Condominium units or several buildings share one parcel; each has its own assessment.

Address	Account	Use	Assessed	Last sale
197 W Canton St	0400356000	Other, Open Space	$0	nominal ($0) January 1, 1987
197 W Canton St 1	0400356002	Residential Condominium	$1,347,500	$680,000 March 10, 2008
197 W Canton St 2	0400356004	Residential Condominium	$745,500	$975,000 July 28, 2022
197 W Canton St 3	0400356006	Residential Condominium	$610,600	$341,000 January 17, 2006
197 W Canton St 4	0400356008	Residential Condominium	$777,700	$900,000 July 19, 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): 2 active tier-classified 21E sites and 3 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Boston.

What this means

Assessed 81% 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 197 W Canton St 1

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