240-242 Canal St, Lawrence — property record card
Eight plus units built in 1880 on 7.61 acres in Lawrence, assessed at $56,635,800 for fiscal year 2026; last sold for $121,750,000 on October 17, 2024.
Rebuilt from the Lawrence assessor file as published by MassGIS — not the official card. For the official card, with owner, photo and sketch, ask the Lawrence assessor’s office.
Parcel
| Location | 240-242 Canal St |
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| Map and parcel ID | 85-0-6 85-6 |
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| Use | Eight plus units (use code 112C) |
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| Zoning | I2 |
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| County | Essex |
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Valuation — fiscal year 2026
| Building | $53,725,100 |
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| Land | $2,290,700 |
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| Other | $620,000 |
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| Total assessed | $56,635,800 |
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Land
| Lot size | 7.61 acres (331,492 ft²) |
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Building
| Year built | 1880 |
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| Style | Apartments |
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| Living area | 335,482 ft² |
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| Stories | 7 |
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Last recorded sale
| Price | $121,750,000 |
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| Date | October 17, 2024 |
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| Deed | Registry of Deeds book 18120, page 195 |
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What MassDEP has recorded
- RTN 3-0035014 — Washington Mills Apartments, activity and use limitation, status PSC, class PA, AUL recorded January 11, 2021 · MassDEP file
Within about 500 m (a third of a mile): 4 active tier-classified 21E sites and 9 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Lawrence.
What this means
- Assessed 1238% above the median eight plus units in Lawrence ($4,234,300, 43 parcels).
- The last sale price is 115% above the current assessment. Massachusetts assessments aim at full market value as of January 1 of the year before the fiscal year.
- 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.
Point at the centre of the assessor parcel — not a survey.
Data: Lawrence 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.
The report for 240-242 Canal 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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