240 Merrimac St Unit 4, Newburyport — property record card

CONDO MDL-05 built in 1860 in Newburyport, assessed at $2,788,800 for fiscal year 2026; last sold for $865,000 on November 21, 2025.

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

Parcel

Location	240 Merrimac St Unit 4, Newburyport MA 01950
Map and parcel ID	55-8-A/D 55-8-D
Use	CONDO MDL-05 (use code 1021)
Zoning	WMD
County	Essex

Valuation — fiscal year 2026

Building	$2,776,600
Land	$0
Other	$12,200
Total assessed	$2,788,800

Building

Year built	1860
Style	Condominium
Living area	1,254 ft²
Rooms	5
Stories	2
Units	5

Last recorded sale

Price	$865,000
Date	November 21, 2025
Deed	Registry of Deeds book 43085, page 0516

5 assessor accounts on this parcel

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

Address	Account	Use	Assessed	Last sale
240 Merrimac St	55-8-142	Other, Open Space	$0
240 Merrimac St Unit 1	55-8-A	CONDO MDL-05	$603,800	nominal ($0) December 2, 2016
240 Merrimac St Unit 2	55-8-B	CONDO MDL-05	$633,900	nominal ($0) September 6, 2019
240 Merrimac St Unit 3	55-8-C	CONDO MDL-05	$772,800	$800,000 May 27, 2025
240 Merrimac St Unit 4	55-8-D	CONDO MDL-05	$778,300	$865,000 November 21, 2025

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 2 sites with an Activity and Use Limitation. All MassDEP sites in Newburyport.

What this means

Assessed 56% above the median condo mdl-05 in Newburyport ($1,788,200, 607 parcels).
The last sale price is 69% 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: Newburyport 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 240 Merrimac St Unit 4

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