16 Melrose St 3, Boston — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1899 in Boston, assessed at $2,658,800 for fiscal year 2023; last sold for $919,000 on August 15, 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	16 Melrose St 3, Boston MA 02116
Map and parcel ID	0500179000 0500179012
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Suffolk

Valuation — fiscal year 2023

Building	$2,658,800
Land	$0
Total assessed	$2,658,800

Building

Year built	1899
Style	Row Middle
Living area	1,057 ft²
Rooms	5
Stories	2

Last recorded sale

Price	$919,000
Date	August 15, 2022
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 68079, page 199

4 assessor accounts on this parcel

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

Address	Account	Use	Assessed	Last sale
16 Melrose St	0500179000	Other, Open Space	$0	nominal ($0) May 31, 2006
16 Melrose St 1	0500179008	Residential Condominium	$966,400	$919,000 August 15, 2022
16 Melrose St 2	0500179010	Residential Condominium	$624,300	$335,000 August 31, 2011
16 Melrose St 3	0500179012	Residential Condominium	$1,068,100	$578,000 March 27, 2008

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

What this means

Assessed 38% 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 16 Melrose St 3

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