38 Carey Av 3, Watertown — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1957 in Watertown, assessed at $4,158,100 for fiscal year 2026; last sold for $387,500 on October 1, 2025.

Rebuilt from the Watertown assessor file as published by MassGIS — not the official card. For the official card, with owner, photo and sketch, ask the Watertown assessor’s office.

Parcel

Location	38 Carey Av 3
Map and parcel ID	514 4 1017 514 4 1019
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 1020)
County	Middlesex

Valuation — fiscal year 2026

Building	$4,158,100
Land	$0
Total assessed	$4,158,100

Building

Year built	1957
Style	CONDO-FLAT
Living area	600 ft²
Rooms	4
Units	11

Last recorded sale

Price	$387,500
Date	October 1, 2025
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 176, page 67

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
38 Carey Av 2	514 4 1018	Residential Condominium	$376,200	$285,000 November 22, 2019
38 Carey Av 3	514 4 1019	Residential Condominium	$389,100	$365,000 September 19, 2022
38 Carey Av 4	514 4 1020	Residential Condominium	$376,200	$266,000 October 31, 2017
38 Carey Av #1	514 4 1017	Residential Condominium	$376,200	nominal ($0) May 8, 2014
38 Carey Av #5	514 4 1021	Residential Condominium	$376,200	$387,500 October 1, 2025
38 Carey Av #6	514 4 1022	Residential Condominium	$376,200	$164,500 August 3, 2012
38 Carey Av #7	514 4 1023	Residential Condominium	$374,300	$366,000 November 9, 2023
38 Carey Av #8	514 4 1024	Residential Condominium	$376,200	$70,000 May 22, 1992
38 Carey Av #9	514 4 1025	Residential Condominium	$376,200	nominal ($1) July 3, 2025
38 Carey Av #10	514 4 1026	Residential Condominium	$376,200	nominal ($1) August 8, 2018
38 Carey Av #11	514 4 1027	Residential Condominium	$385,100	$400,000 March 4, 2024

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): 0 active tier-classified 21E sites and 1 site with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Watertown.

What this means

Assessed 184% above the median residential condominium in Watertown ($1,461,700, 975 parcels).
The last sale price is 91% below the current assessment. Massachusetts assessments aim at full market value as of January 1 of the year before the fiscal year.
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: Watertown assessor file for fiscal year 2026, 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 38 Carey Av 3

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