17 Cortes St 1, Boston — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1899 in Boston, assessed at $3,612,100 for fiscal year 2023; last sold for $1,250,000 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	17 Cortes St 1, Boston MA 02116
Map and parcel ID	0501104000 0501104002
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Suffolk

Valuation — fiscal year 2023

Building	$3,612,100
Land	$0
Total assessed	$3,612,100

Building

Year built	1899
Style	Row Middle
Living area	1,196 ft²
Rooms	4
Stories	2

Last recorded sale

Price	$1,250,000
Date	May 25, 2022
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 67696, page 260

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
17 Cortes St	0501104000	Other, Open Space	$0	nominal ($0) January 6, 2005
17 Cortes St 1	0501104002	Residential Condominium	$1,011,800	$1,250,000 May 25, 2022
17 Cortes St 2	0501104004	Residential Condominium	$634,400	$445,000 June 28, 2013
17 Cortes St 3	0501104006	Residential Condominium	$595,700	nominal ($9) August 18, 2016
17 Cortes St 4	0501104008	Residential Condominium	$635,900	$370,000 May 13, 2009
17 Cortes St 5	0501104010	Residential Condominium	$734,300	$475,000 August 31, 2012

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): 5 active tier-classified 21E sites and 4 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Boston.

What this means

Assessed 87% 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 17 Cortes St 1

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