Sold Jun 5, 2026$913,000
Active
42 Bow St #5
Somerville, MA 02143
$830,000
2Bedrooms
2Bathrooms
1,003Square feet
2012Year built
Residential · Active · MLS #73481827
Listing Courtesy of Keller Williams Boston MetroWest | Gary Sobel
MLS PIN data
About this home
NEW PRICE. NEW PHOTOS. SAME PRIME UNION SQUARE LOCATION. Live at the center of everything Union Square has to offer & come home to your own top floor retreat. Rebuilt in 2019, this stylish 2 bedroom, 2 bath condo blends modern design, thoughtful details & rare convenience of OFF STREET PARKING. The open concept living space was made for both entertaining & everyday life, featuring a gas fireplace, coffered ceiling & a showpiece kitchen w/ JennAir appliances, quartz countertops, Carrera marble backsplash, walk in pantry & waterfall edge island. The spacious primary suite offers double closets & a spa inspired bath w/ double vanities & oversized walk in tiled shower. In unit laundry, generous attic storage, smart home features make city living effortless. A pet-friendly, owner-occupied building adds to the appeal. Step outside & Union Square is yours. Grab dinner or drinks at Bow Market, pick up groceries nearby, hit the neighborhood parks & dog parks, or hop on the Green Line for an easy trip into Boston. Harvard, Porter and Davis Squares are all within easy reach. Restaurants, coffee, shopping, entertainment & public transit are close by, while home still feels like your own private escape above it all.
Property information
Details at a glance
Interior
- Rooms
- 4
- Heating
- Central, Forced Air, Natural Gas, Unit Control
- Cooling
- Central Air
- Flooring
- Wood, Tile
- Fireplaces
- 1
Building
- Style
- Condominium
- Year built
- 2012
- Parking
- 1
Land & utilities
- Water
- Public
- Sewer
- Public Sewer
- Zoning
- res
Financial
- Annual taxes
- $9,745
- Assessment year
- 2025
- HOA fee
- 167
Listing history
Price and status timeline
- Exp
$950,000 · Sep 26, 2024
- Lsd
$3,650 · Sold $3,650 · Sep 19, 2024
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Comparable sales
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Sold Jul 22, 2026$825,000
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Sold Jun 14, 2026$885,000
180 Telford #311
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Overall presentationexcellent
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Local market context
How this home compares in Somerville
MetricThis propertySomerville
List price$830,000$949,90013% below local
Price / sq ft$828$7648% above local
Days on market18451261% above local
Active city listing statistics from MLS PIN as of September 7, 2026. Asking prices are not completed-sale values.
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