538 E First St, Boston — property record card
Other Storage, Warehouse, and Distribution facilities (see also usecode 401) built in 1899 on 0.92 acres in Boston, assessed at $2,938,100 for fiscal year 2023; last transferred June 5, 2019 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 | 538 E First St, Boston MA 02127 |
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| Map and parcel ID | 0603404000 |
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| Use | Other Storage, Warehouse, and Distribution facilities (see also usecode 401) (use code 316) |
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| County | Suffolk |
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Valuation — fiscal year 2023
| Building | $1,989,300 |
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| Land | $884,500 |
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| Other | $64,300 |
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| Total assessed | $2,938,100 |
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Land
| Lot size | 0.92 acres (40,075 ft²) |
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Building
| Year built | 1899 |
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| Style | WAREHOUSE /Distrib |
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| Living area | 15,697 ft² |
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| Stories | 1 |
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Last recorded sale
| Price | nominal ($10) |
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| Date | June 5, 2019 |
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| Deed | Registry of Deeds book 61220, page 64 |
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What MassDEP has recorded
- RTN 3-0035482 — Eversource Station 385, tier classified (active), status TIERII · MassDEP file
- RTN 3-0014127 — Nr 1ST St, activity and use limitation, status RAO, class A2, AUL recorded December 20, 2002 · MassDEP file
Within about 500 m (a third of a mile): 5 active tier-classified 21E sites and 13 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Boston.
What this means
- 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.
- An Activity and Use Limitation is a deed restriction: it limits how the land may be used (often no residential use or no digging) and passes to every buyer.
- A tier-classified site is a release still being cleaned up under the Massachusetts Contingency Plan; the MassDEP file shows the stage reached.
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.
The report for 538 E First St
This page shows the assessor record and the MassDEP sites on the parcel. The report adds what lies around it: FEMA flood zone, wetlands, Zone II and other water supply protection areas, priority habitat, sewer or septic service, protected open space, and every 21E site within half a mile.
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