Significant Price Improvement! Overlooking Riverbend Park and The Charles River, this single-family home is just a short walk to the Red Line at the Harvard Square T stop. Located in the West Cambridge, Half Crown, neighborhood it was, until recently, utilized as a multi-unit rooming house for many years. Offering all of the conveniences of Harvard Square shopping, restaurants and entertainment almost at its front door, this sizable property is waiting for you to make it your forever home! With eight bedrooms and five baths, this home offers about 4382 gross livable sq. ft. of interior space including a 363 sq ft finished basement room. With a Walk Score of 89 and a Bike Score of 97 you'll have all that Cambridge has to offer almost at your fingertips! The 4677 (+/-) sq ft lot includes two tandem off street parking spaces. Welcome home to 173 Mount Auburn Street!
Sold for $2,100,000
$2,100,000
173 Mount Auburn St, Cambridge, MA 02138
8beds
4,019sqft
Single Family Residence
Built in 1910
4,677 Square Feet Lot
$2,617,400 Zestimate®
$523/sqft
$5,449 Estimated rent
Home value
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Listed by:
William Luther 617-818-5040,
Channing Real Estate 617-864-5400,
Catherine Luther 617-686-7648
Bought with:
Nathan Thompson
Channing Real Estate
Source: MLS PIN,MLS#: 73188898
Facts & features
Interior
Bedrooms & bathrooms
- Bedrooms: 8
- Bathrooms: 5
- Full bathrooms: 5
Heating
- Central, Steam, Oil
Cooling
- None
Appliances
- Included: Water Heater, Tankless Water Heater, Range, Dishwasher, Disposal, Refrigerator, Washer, Dryer
- Laundry: Electric Dryer Hookup
Features
- Flooring: Wood
- Windows: Storm Window(s)
- Basement: Full
- Number of fireplaces: 2
Interior area
- Total structure area: 4,019
- Total interior livable area: 4,019 sqft
Property
Parking
- Total spaces: 2
- Parking features: Off Street, Tandem
- Uncovered spaces: 2
Features
- Has view: Yes
- View description: Water, River
- Has water view: Yes
- Water view: River,Water
Lot
- Size: 4,677 Square Feet
- Features: Other
Details
- Parcel number: CAMBM00219L00016
- Zoning: B
Construction
Type & style
- Home type: SingleFamily
- Architectural style: Colonial Revival
- Property subtype: Single Family Residence
Materials
- Frame
- Foundation: Stone
- Roof: Shingle
Condition
- Year built: 1910
Utilities & green energy
- Electric: Fuses, Circuit Breakers
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Water: Public
- Utilities for property: for Gas Oven, for Electric Dryer
Community & HOA
Community
- Features: Public Transportation, Shopping, Park, Walk/Jog Trails, Medical Facility, Highway Access, T-Station, University
- Subdivision: HALF CROWN-MARSH NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT
HOA
- Has HOA: No
Location
- Region: Cambridge
Financial & listing details
- Price per square foot: $523/sqft
- Tax assessed value: $1,788,300
- Annual tax amount: $10,479
- Date on market: 10/17/2025
Price history
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 5/15/2024 | Sold | $2,100,000-22.2%$523/sqft |
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| 3/22/2024 | Contingent | $2,700,000$672/sqft |
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| 3/1/2024 | Price change | $2,700,000-22.9%$672/sqft |
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| 12/26/2023 | Listed for sale | $3,500,000$871/sqft |
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Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,751 +3.6% | $1,693,100 -3.4% |
| 2024 | $10,381 -0.9% | $1,753,500 -1.9% |
| 2023 | $10,479 -2.7% | $1,788,300 -1.7% |
| 2022 | $10,770 -2.4% | $1,819,200 -3.5% |
| 2021 | $11,034 +9.9% | $1,886,100 +8% |
| 2020 | $10,044 +7.4% | $1,746,700 +11% |
| 2019 | $9,348 +5.8% | $1,573,700 +12% |
| 2018 | $8,837 +6.6% | $1,405,000 +10% |
| 2017 | $8,290 +3.4% | $1,277,400 +11.3% |
| 2016 | $8,020 -10.6% | $1,147,400 |
| 2015 | $8,973 +2.6% | $1,147,400 +9.9% |
| 2014 | $8,746 +2.5% | $1,043,700 +5.9% |
| 2013 | $8,536 +13.8% | $985,700 +11.4% |
| 2012 | $7,504 +3.9% | $884,900 |
| 2011 | $7,221 +2.5% | $884,900 -3% |
| 2010 | $7,042 +2.1% | $912,200 |
| 2009 | $6,896 +2.7% | $912,200 |
| 2008 | $6,714 -5.8% | $912,200 -4.3% |
| 2007 | $7,128 +1.4% | $953,000 |
| 2006 | $7,033 -5.1% | $953,000 |
| 2005 | $7,414 +16.2% | $953,000 +14% |
| 2004 | $6,381 +9.6% | $836,300 +4.3% |
| 2003 | $5,824 +5.6% | $802,200 +5% |
| 2002 | $5,516 -3.3% | $764,000 +29.1% |
| 2000 | $5,707 | $592,000 +27.9% |
| 1999 | -- | $463,000 |
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Neighborhood: West Cambridge
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