5 Barton Square, Salem — property record card
Housing Authority built in 1937 on 0.32 acres in Salem, assessed at $6,272,600 for fiscal year 2026; last sold for $625,000 on June 24, 2024.
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 | 5 Barton Square, Salem MA 01970 |
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| Map and parcel ID | 35-0003 35-0003-802 |
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| Use | Housing Authority (use code 970) |
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| County | Essex |
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Valuation — fiscal year 2026
| Building | $5,845,800 |
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| Land | $426,800 |
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| Total assessed | $6,272,600 |
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Land
| Lot size | 0.32 acres (13,848 ft²) |
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Building
| Year built | 1937 |
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| Style | Apt- Garden |
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| Living area | 11,546 ft² |
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| Rooms | 32 |
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| Stories | 4 |
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| Units | 16 |
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Last recorded sale
| Price | $625,000 |
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| Date | June 24, 2024 |
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| Deed | Registry of Deeds book 42183, page 329 |
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8 assessor accounts on this parcel
Condominium units or several buildings share one parcel; each has its own assessment.
| Address | Account | Use | Assessed | Last sale |
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| 5 Barton Square | 35-0003-802 | Housing Authority | $2,204,700 | $1,013,000
December 1, 1982 |
| 140 Washington Street | 35-0003-808 | Residential Condominium | $512,800 | $254,000
March 30, 2012 |
| 140 Washington Street | 35-0003-806 | Residential Condominium | $500,700 | $400,000
September 27, 2021 |
| 140 Washington Street | 35-0003-803 | Residential Condominium | $562,000 | $625,000
June 24, 2024 |
| 140 Washington Street | 35-0003-804 | Residential Condominium | $564,100 | $439,900
January 28, 2021 |
| 140 Washington Street | 35-0003-805 | Residential Condominium | $584,400 | $450,000
June 15, 2020 |
| 140 Washington Street | 35-0003-801 | Condo Retail | $782,100 | nominal ($0)
January 17, 2020 |
| 140 Washington Street | 35-0003-807 | Residential Condominium | $561,800 | $368,000
February 28, 2006 |
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): 1 active tier-classified 21E site and 17 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Salem.
What this means
- The last sale price is 90% below the current assessment. Massachusetts assessments aim at full market value as of January 1 of the year before the fiscal year.
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.
The report for 5 Barton Square
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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