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  • $5,241,300

    247 Lake View Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138

    7beds
    3,737sqft
    SingleFamily
    Built in 1900
    0.31 Acres Lot
    $5,241,300 Zestimate®
    $1,403/sqft
    $7,679 Estimated rent

    Home value

    $5,241,300

    $4.66M - $5.87M

    $7,679/mo

    Zestimate® history
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    What's special

    Beautifully sited on 13,350 square feet. Stately 1900 single-family residence. Superb sun exposures, large, gracious rooms, & the feeling of a well built, solid structure. Built by the City of Cambridge for the water works' chief engineer, this property has been owned by the same family for decades. Handsome front porch with several columns, wide doorway and sidelights, opens onto gracious foyer. All rooms on 1st floor have 2 light exposures; oversized windows; high ceilings. Easy traffic flow from one room to another. Double doorways, fireplace, eat-in kitchen, well located half-bath, & beautiful formal stairway. 2nd level: wide hallway, & 4 generous bedrooms, open study with bay window, and full bath. All of the bedrooms have 2 exposures. 3rd level: 3 bedrooms, each with 2 square bay windows & 2 exposures, generous hall sitting area, and full bath. Basement has high ceiling and several windows: full footprint of the residence. Major potential.

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    Facts & features

    Interior

    Bedrooms & bathrooms
    • Bedrooms: 7
    • Bathrooms: 3
    • Full bathrooms: 2
    • 1/2 bathrooms: 1
    Heating
    • Other, Gas
    Features
    • Basement: Unfinished
    • Has fireplace: Yes
    Interior area
    • Total interior livable area: 3,737 sqft

    Property

    Parking
    • Parking features: Carport
    Features
    • Exterior features: Wood
    Lot
    • Size: 0.31 Acres
    Details
    • Parcel number: CAMBM00234L00190

    Construction

    Type & style
    • Home type: SingleFamily
    • Architectural style: Colonial
    Materials
    • Roof: Asphalt
    Condition
    • Year built: 1900

    Community & neighborhood

    Location
    • Region: Cambridge

    Price history

    DateEventPrice
    5/9/2018Sold$2,500,000+25%$669/sqft
    Source: Public Record Report a problem
    9/30/2016Listing removed$2,000,000$535/sqft
    Source: Compass Massachusetts, LLC #72016621 Report a problem
    9/23/2016Pending sale$2,000,000-9.1%$535/sqft
    Source: Compass Massachusetts, LLC #72016621 Report a problem
    9/7/2016Sold$2,200,000+10%$589/sqft
    Source: Agent Provided Report a problem
    9/6/2016Listed for sale$2,000,000$535/sqft
    Source: Compass Massachusetts, LLC #72016621 Report a problem
    6/17/2016Listing removed$2,000,000$535/sqft
    Source: Compass Massachusetts, LLC #72016621 Report a problem
    6/3/2016Listed for sale$2,000,000$535/sqft
    Source: Compass Massachusetts, LLC #72016621 Report a problem

    Public tax history

    YearProperty taxesTax assessment
    2025$37,640 +10.6%$5,927,600 +3.1%
    2024$34,039 +11.2%$5,749,900 +10.1%
    2023$30,600 +11.1%$5,221,800 +12.2%
    2022$27,555 +7%$4,654,600 +5.8%
    2021$25,745 +21.7%$4,400,800 +19.7%
    2020$21,146 +59.7%$3,677,600 +65%
    2019$13,240 +5.6%$2,229,000 +11.8%
    2018$12,542 +10.9%$1,994,000 +14.4%
    2017$11,313 +2.4%$1,743,200 +10.3%
    2016$11,050 +1.3%$1,580,800 +13.4%
    2015$10,903 +2.9%$1,394,300 +10.3%
    2014$10,591 -0.4%$1,263,800 +2.9%
    2013$10,634 +2.3%$1,227,900 +0.2%
    2012$10,392 +3.9%$1,225,500
    2011$10,000 +14.4%$1,225,500 +8.2%
    2010$8,744 +2.1%$1,132,700
    2009$8,563 +2%$1,132,700 -0.7%
    2008$8,398 -6.3%$1,141,000 -4.8%
    2007$8,966 -3.7%$1,198,700 -5%
    2006$9,310 -2.5%$1,261,500 +2.8%
    2005$9,551 +21.6%$1,227,600 +19.2%
    2004$7,857 +17.7%$1,029,800 +12%
    2003$6,676 +5.6%$919,500 +5%
    2002$6,323 +1.6%$875,700 +35.7%
    2000$6,222 $645,400 +15%
    1999-- $561,200

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    Neighborhood: West Cambridge

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