159 Salem St 4, Boston — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1890 in Boston, assessed at $2,417,200 for fiscal year 2023; last sold for $1,225,000 on October 27, 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	159 Salem St 4, Boston MA 02113
Map and parcel ID	0302327000 0302327008
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Suffolk

Valuation — fiscal year 2023

Building	$2,417,200
Land	$0
Total assessed	$2,417,200

Building

Year built	1890
Style	Row Middle
Living area	1,300 ft²
Rooms	4
Stories	2

Last recorded sale

Price	$1,225,000
Date	October 27, 2022
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 68352, page 91

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
159 Salem St	0302327000	Other, Open Space	$0	nominal ($9) January 2, 2014
159 Salem St 1	0302327002	Residential Condominium	$450,600	$530,000 June 12, 2017
159 Salem St 2	0302327004	Residential Condominium	$487,600	nominal ($100) July 10, 2019
159 Salem St 3	0302327006	Residential Condominium	$461,700	nominal ($9) January 2, 2014
159 Salem St 4	0302327008	Residential Condominium	$1,017,300	$1,225,000 October 27, 2022

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): 3 active tier-classified 21E sites and 7 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Boston.

What this means

Assessed 25% 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 159 Salem St 4

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