About this home
Rarely available: a spacious 3-family with over 3,900 sq ft of living space in a prime Cambridge location. Set on a quiet, one-way, tree-lined street just steps from Central Square and a mile to both Kendall and Harvard Squares. Each of the three 3-bed/1-bath units offers over 1,300 sq ft and a private porch, with a bonus office in the 2nd and 3rd-floor units. Big-ticket recent updates include a new flat roof (2025), boiler (2024), and hot water heater (2023), all still under warranty. The top-floor owner's unit features central AC, a renovated kitchen, and owned solar panels. A detached garage with electricity and EV charging sits directly behind the house and the generously sized basement offers ample storage plus laundry. Close to HMart, Whole Foods, Target, many restaurants, MIT, Harvard University, the Red Line, and all that Cambridge has to offer. Delivered fully vacant, an excellent opportunity for buy-and-hold investors, owner-occupants, or developers!
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Listed by Sage Jankowitz · Cambridge Sage Inc. · MLS #73581886
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Details at a glance
Interior3 property facts
- Rooms
- 17
- Flooring
- Wood
- Basement
- Yes · Unfinished
Building6 property facts
- Style
- 3 Family - 3 Units Up/Down
- Year built
- 1888
- Garage
- 1
- Parking
- 1
- Foundation
- Stone
- Roof
- Shingle, Rubber
Land & utilities5 property facts
- Lot size
- 0.05 acres
- Water
- Public
- Sewer
- Public Sewer
- Pool
- Not reported
- Zoning
- B
Financial2 property facts
- Annual taxes
- $9,835
- Assessment year
- 2026
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Estimated monthly cost
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Known monthly costs$12,692 / monthAdjust
- Principal & interest
- $11,873
- Property tax
- $820
- Insurance
- Not entered
- HOA
- Not entered
Listing annual taxes: $9,835. Initial monthly tax is one twelfth of that amount. HOA amount was not supplied.
Partial estimate: add insurance, monthly HOA to include those costs. Blank amounts are unknown.
The initial 6.5% rate is illustrative, not a current rate or lender quote. Excludes utilities, maintenance, closing costs and mortgage insurance, which may apply with a down payment below 20%. Taxes and insurance can change.
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Automated value estimate $2,278,987
Estimated range $2,152,324–$2,405,649.
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