16 Foster St 4, Boston — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1880 in Boston, assessed at $4,167,200 for fiscal year 2023; last transferred October 4, 2022 for a nominal sum.

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 Foster St 4, Boston MA 02109
Map and parcel ID	0301992000 0301992008
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
County	Suffolk

Valuation — fiscal year 2023

Building	$4,167,200
Land	$0
Total assessed	$4,167,200

Building

Year built	1880
Style	Row End
Living area	432 ft²
Rooms	3
Stories	1

Last recorded sale

Price	nominal ($100)
Date	October 4, 2022
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 68276, page 335

11 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 Foster St	0301992000	Other, Open Space	$0	nominal ($0) January 1, 1987
16 Foster St 1	0301992002	Residential Condominium	$385,300	nominal ($0) January 1, 1987
16 Foster St 2	0301992004	Residential Condominium	$435,100	$348,000 June 2, 2014
16 Foster St 3	0301992006	Residential Condominium	$387,700	nominal ($9) January 7, 2018
16 Foster St 4	0301992008	Residential Condominium	$435,800	$476,000 April 25, 2022
16 Foster St 5	0301992010	Residential Condominium	$397,800	$412,500 October 19, 2018
16 Foster St 6	0301992012	Residential Condominium	$434,700	nominal ($9) April 18, 1996
16 Foster St 7	0301992014	Residential Condominium	$429,800	$300,000 November 27, 2012
16 Foster St 8	0301992016	Residential Condominium	$394,800	$130,000 January 16, 2001
16 Foster St 9	0301992018	Residential Condominium	$430,600	nominal ($100) October 4, 2022
16 Foster St 10	0301992020	Residential Condominium	$435,600	nominal ($0) January 1, 1987

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 4 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Boston.

What this means

Assessed 116% above the median residential condominium in Boston ($1,926,500, 10,170 parcels).
The last deed was recorded for a nominal sum: a transfer between family members, into a trust or a similar non-market sale. It says nothing about the market value.
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 Foster St 4

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