680 696 E First St, Boston — property record card
Improved Municipal or Public Safety, Other City or Town built in 1899 on 4.79 acres in Boston, assessed at $15,641,600 for fiscal year 2023; last transferred January 1, 2015 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 | 680 696 E First St, Boston MA 02127 |
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| Map and parcel ID | 0603407100 |
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| Use | Improved Municipal or Public Safety, Other City or Town (use code 985) |
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| County | Suffolk |
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Valuation — fiscal year 2023
| Building | $8,125,800 |
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| Land | $6,294,300 |
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| Other | $1,221,500 |
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| Total assessed | $15,641,600 |
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Land
| Lot size | 4.79 acres (208,652 ft²) |
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Building
| Year built | 1899 |
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| Style | ELEC POWER PLANT |
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| Living area | 45,960 ft² |
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| Stories | 1 |
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Last recorded sale
| Price | nominal ($9) |
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| Date | January 1, 2015 |
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| Deed | Registry of Deeds book 99999, page 999 |
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What MassDEP has recorded
- RTN 3-0021153 — South Boston Power Plant, tier classified (active), status TIER1D · MassDEP file
- RTN 3-0026021 — Former South Boston Power Station, activity and use limitation, status RTNCLOSED, AUL recorded June 11, 2007 · MassDEP file
Within about 500 m (a third of a mile): 5 active tier-classified 21E sites and 6 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 680 696 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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