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156 5th Street

156 5th Street, Cambridge, MA 02141
Commercial in East Cambridge
156 5th Street in Cambridge, MA was first built in 1890 and is 136 years old. This has been categorized as a property type. For those interested in architecture, the building on the property was built in a . There are a total of 100 floors. There are a total of 5 rooms in the home, of which, 2 are bedrooms. In terms of bathrooms, there are a total of 2 full bathrooms. There are 3 partial bathrooms. 156 5th Street has 1,122 sqft of living area. This is typically the area of a building that is heated or air conditioned and does not include the garage, porch or basement square footage. In total, the area measurement of the land is 1,786 square feet.

Learn more about the property and building on this page. The home has a style roof made of . Fun fact, did you know that buildings can move due to weather changes? That's why, the type of control joints used in the construction of your home is extremely important. Based on our data, we know that the home was built with control joints. The condition of the building has been evaluated as . The exterior walls of the home are made of . Walk into the home itself and you'll find that it is currently being cooled with . As for heating, the home is utilizing and being fueled with . There is a fireplace in the home! Just imagine how amazing it would be to curl up in front of a cozy fireplace during those chilly winter nights. Here at RealtyHop, we've focused a lot of our efforts into gathering up-to-date and accurate data for our users. Based on our sources, 156 5th Street was last sold in Jan 1, 1970 for $495,000. According to our calculations, that's $441.18 per sqft. Prior to that sales transaction, the property was sold for $357,500 in Jan 1, 1970. Current property owners are expected to pay $686,500 in taxes per year. The property on 156 5th Street was last assessed in 2024. As a result of that assessment, the total value of the property was placed at $1,159,700. To break that down further, the land itself was valued at $647,700. While improvements to the property were assessed at a total of $512,000. Based on our records, the total assessed value for this property has been marked as more than the total market value as of this moment. Which is pretty atypical. The process of purchasing a home may seem daunting and challenging for many first-time prospective homebuyers. No worries! We've broken down the overall homebuying process into detailed steps and have also included a breakdown on the general amount of time you'll need for each step you have to take. For example, most people don't know that the most important first step of any home buying process is to get pre-approved for a mortgage! With a few months of hard work, you will soon be the proud owner of your property and home.This property is not listed for sale at this point in time but RealtyHop is constantly updating our inventory of available sales listings in real time. Don't want to miss out on this property? You can save the listing to your favorites by signing up for a RealtyHop account or you can check back frequently for updates.

2 Past Sales

Date Unit Beds Baths Sqft Price Closed Listed By
20070222
02/22/2007
2 Bed
2 Bath
1122 ft²
$495,000
bedrooms
2 Bed
bathrooms
2 Bath
square feet
1122 ft²
$495,000
04/18/2007
TEAM MEMBER
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Cambridge - Huron Ave.
20000204
02/04/2000
Loft
2 Bath
-
$179,000
bedrooms
Loft
bathrooms
2 Bath
$161,500 -9.78%
09/05/2000
Linda Morelli
Griffin Properties, Inc.


Building Info

Overview

    General

  • Year Built: 1890
  • Effective Year Built: 1890
  • Building Count: 1
  • Total Rooms: 5
  • Bedroom Count: 2
  • Bathroom Count: 3
  • Full Bathrooms: 2
  • Partial Bathrooms: 3
  • Building Condition: 2
  • Building Quality: 0
  • Construction Type: 3
  • Building Style: 15
  • Exterior Walls Type: 18
  • Interior Walls Type: 0
  • Roof Shape Type: 6
  • Roof Cover Type: 14
  • Floor Count: 100
  • Floor Cover: 0
  • Basement Type: 7
  • Basement Area: 1,122
  • Garage Type: 0
  • Parking Space Count: 0
  • Patio Type: 0
  • Porch Type: 0
  • Pool Type: 0

    Dimensions

  • Lot Size Square Feet: 1,786
  • Total Building Area: 1,122
  • Gross Building Area: 2,244
  • Building Area: 1,122
  • Building Area Measurement: L

    Heating and Cooling

  • Fireplace Count: 1
  • Air Conditioning: 13
  • Heating: 10
  • Heated Square Feet: 1,122
  • Heating Fuel Type: 3

    Utilities

  • Sewer System: 0
  • Water Service: 0

Building

  • Building Type: 0
  • Property Class: R
  • Land Acres: 0000000041
  • Standard Land Use Code: 1001
  • County Land Use Code: 101

Neighborhood

  • School District Name: Cambridge School District
  • Census Tract: 352300

Zoning

  • Zoning: C-1

Geography

  • Parcel: CAMB M:00026 L:00096
  • Lot: 96
  • Municipality: CAMBRIDGE
  • Latitude: 42.3683
  • Longitude: -71.0837

    Address

  • Full Address: 156 5th St
  • Address - House Number: 156
  • Address - Street Name: 5th
  • Address - Suffix Type: St
  • State: MA
  • City Name: Cambridge
  • Carrier Code: C023
  • 4-Digit Zip Code: 2034
  • Zip Code: 02141

Valuation

    Tax

  • Tax Year: 2024
  • Tax Amount: $686,500

    Appraisal Valuation

  • Standard Deviation: 0.2237
  • Valuation Date: Feb 07, 2024
  • Confidence Score: 69
  • Final Value: 934,701
  • High Value: 1,143,853
  • Low Value: 725,549

    Assessments Valuation

  • Assessed Year: 2024
  • Assessed Total Value: $1,159,700
  • Assessed Land Value: $647,700
  • Assessed Improvements Value: $512,000

    Sales

  • Current Sale Recording Date: Apr 18, 2007
  • Current Sale Price:
  • Current Sale Document Type: 27
  • Current Sale Input Document Number: 00069547
  • Previous Sale Recording Date: Nov 01, 2001
  • Previous Sale Amount: $357,500
  • Previous Sale Document Type: 27
Data used for valuation calculations is provided by RealtyHop, and other third party sources

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