42 Broad Street, Salem — property record card

Residential Condominium built in 1900 in Salem, assessed at $3,107,700 for fiscal year 2026; last sold for $493,000 on March 25, 2025.

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

Parcel

Location	42 Broad Street, Salem MA 01970
Map and parcel ID	25-0253 25-0253-805
Use	Residential Condominium (use code 102)
Zoning	R2
County	Essex

Valuation — fiscal year 2026

Building	$3,092,300
Land	$0
Other	$15,400
Total assessed	$3,107,700

Building

Year built	1900
Style	Condo Garden
Living area	1,020 ft²
Rooms	4
Stories	1

Last recorded sale

Price	$493,000
Date	March 25, 2025
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 42629, page 28

7 assessor accounts on this parcel

Condominium units or several buildings share one parcel; each has its own assessment.

Address	Account	Use	Assessed	Last sale
42 Broad Street	25-0253-804	Residential Condominium	$469,600	$493,000 March 25, 2025
42 Broad Street	25-0253-802	Residential Condominium	$394,100	$205,000 July 31, 2015
42 Broad Street	25-0253-801	Residential Condominium	$460,700	nominal ($0) March 26, 2024
42 Broad Street	25-0253-807	Residential Condominium	$438,100	$248,000 December 19, 2016
42 Broad Street	25-0253-806	Residential Condominium	$435,900	$250,000 September 28, 2016
42 Broad Street	25-0253-805	Residential Condominium	$476,800	$444,000 May 19, 2022
42 Broad Street	25-0253-803	Residential Condominium	$432,500	nominal ($0) October 20, 2014

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 6 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Salem.

What this means

Assessed 143% above the median residential condominium in Salem ($1,281,450, 832 parcels).
The last sale price is 84% 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: Salem 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 42 Broad Street

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