About this home
Presenting 815 Somerville Avenue, an exceptional redevelopment opportunity located in the heart of Porter Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 815 Somerville Ave is a three-story brick building comprised of 27,824 gross square feet and18 garage parking spaces. The building is situated on a 10,442 square foot parcel and sits within the Massachusetts Avenue District – a new zoning district that allows up to 12 stories of residential use by-right. The property is located across the street from the MBTA Porter Square Station (Red Line), providing direct access to Harvard, MIT, Kendall Square and Downtown Boston within minutes. Exceptionally located and surrounded by amenities, cultural activities and demand drivers, 815 Somerville Ave presents investors with a multitude of alternative use and value-creation opportunities, including ground up redevelopment for residential use, re-tenanting the existing office space, or utilizing the in-place approvals to retrofit the building for lab/R&D use.
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Listed by Christopher Sower · Cushman & Wakefield · MLS #73493591
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Details at a glance
Interior1 property facts
- Basement
- Not reported
Building1 property facts
- Style
- Other
Land & utilities5 property facts
- Lot size
- 0.24 acres
- Water
- Public
- Sewer
- Public Sewer
- Pool
- Not reported
- Zoning
- 9999
Financial2 property facts
- Annual taxes
- $9
- Assessment year
- 2099
Location
Estimated monthly cost
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Known monthly costs$65,736 / monthAdjust
- Principal & interest
- $65,735
- Property tax
- $1
- Insurance
- Not entered
- HOA
- Not entered
Listing annual taxes: $9. 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.
Price and status timeline
- New
$13,000,000 · Feb 24, 2026
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Automated value estimate $6,800,143
Estimated range $4,928,169–$8,672,116.
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