Skip main navigation
Off market
  • $637,500

    863 Massachusetts Ave APT 54, Cambridge, MA 02139

    1beds
    550sqft
    Condo
    Built in 1920
    -- sqft lot
    $637,500 Zestimate®
    $1,159/sqft
    $3,028 Estimated rent

    Home value

    $637,500

    $599,000 - $676,000

    $3,028/mo

    Zestimate® history
    Loading
    Loading...

    Owner options

    List your home for rent

    $3,028/mo

    Rent Zestimate®

    Find your next renter with Zillow Rental Manager. Plus, with online applications, you can quickly screen prospective tenants – for free.

    Learn more

    $3,028/mo

    Rent Zestimate®

    Refinance and save

    $4,382/mo

    Est. payment

    Refinancing to a lower rate could help reduce your monthly payments and save thousands over the life of the loan.

    See today's rates

    $4,382/mo

    Est. payment

    Explore your selling options

    Work with a Zillow partner agent

    Leverage their expertise and Zillow's premium Showcase listings to get your home seen by more buyers.

    Get started

    List with your own agent

    Get your home in front of millions of buyers by listing it on Zillow.

    Learn how to do it

    Sell it yourself

    Take full control of how buyers see your home on Zillow by listing For Sale by Owner (FSBO).

    List your home

    What's special

    Adorable sun-filled, quiet, top-floor 1 bedroom, with an open-kitchen layout, and tree-top city views. This perfect pied-a-terre is ideally located between Central and Harvard Squares, and a few minutes from the Red Line and the Charles River. The unit has a great floor plan with a generous size living room, and big bay windows that let in lots of natural sunlight. Features include: hardwood floors, high ceilings, entrance hallway with built-in bookcases, track lighting, 4 closets, plus an additional storage area. This wonderful well-run and professionally managed turn of the century brick building also features a newly renovated lobby and common areas, an updated common laundry room, and an elevator.

    This property is off market, which means it's not currently listed for sale or rent on Zillow. This may be different from what's available on other websites or public sources.

    Facts & features

    Interior

    Bedrooms & bathrooms
    • Bedrooms: 1
    • Bathrooms: 1
    • Full bathrooms: 1
    Heating
    • Forced air, Gas
    Appliances
    • Included: Range / Oven, Refrigerator
    Features
    • Has fireplace: Yes
    Interior area
    • Total interior livable area: 550 sqft

    Property

    Parking
    • Parking features: On-street
    Details
    • Parcel number: CAMBM00117L0005700054

    Construction

    Type & style
    • Home type: Condo
    Materials
    • Roof: Other
    Condition
    • Year built: 1920

    Community & HOA

    HOA
    • Has HOA: Yes
    • HOA fee: $381 monthly
    Location
    • Region: Cambridge

    Financial & listing details

    • Price per square foot: $1,159/sqft
    • Tax assessed value: $561,300
    • Annual tax amount: $3,564

    Price history

    DateEventPrice
    7/2/2019Sold$540,000+4.4%$982/sqft
    Source: Public Record Report a problem
    5/1/2019Pending sale$517,250$940/sqft
    Source: Gibson Sotheby's International Realty #72486761 Report a problem
    4/24/2019Listed for sale$517,250+59.2%$940/sqft
    Source: Gibson Sotheby's International Realty #72486761 Report a problem
    5/22/2015Listing removed$2,150$4/sqft
    Source: Point Plus Realty Report a problem
    3/22/2015Listed for rent$2,150+5.4%$4/sqft
    Source: Point Plus #71804655 Report a problem
    2/22/2013Listing removed$2,040$4/sqft
    Source: Keller Williams Realty #71473937 Report a problem
    2/20/2013Price change$2,040-5.1%$4/sqft
    Source: Keller Williams Realty #71473937 Report a problem
    1/18/2013Listed for rent$2,150$4/sqft
    Source: Apartment Rental Experts Report a problem
    7/22/2005Sold$325,000+291.6%$591/sqft
    Source: Public Record Report a problem
    8/12/1996Sold$83,000$151/sqft
    Source: Public Record Report a problem
    9/15/1989Sold$83,000$151/sqft
    Source: Public Record Report a problem

    Public tax history

    YearProperty taxesTax assessment
    2025$3,564 +12.2%$561,300 +4.6%
    2024$3,177 -3.4%$536,600 -4.4%
    2023$3,290 -0.5%$561,500 +0.6%
    2022$3,305 +2.2%$558,200 +1%
    2021$3,234 +1%$552,900 -0.7%
    2020$3,202 +4.5%$556,900 +7.9%
    2019$3,065 +3%$516,000 +9.1%
    2018$2,975 +7.9%$472,900 +11.3%
    2017$2,757 +6.9%$424,800 +15.2%
    2016$2,579 +1.2%$368,900 +13.2%
    2015$2,549 +4.6%$326,000 +12.1%
    2014$2,436 -3.5%$290,700 -0.3%
    2013$2,524 +3.2%$291,500 +1%
    2012$2,446 +3.9%$288,500
    2011$2,354 +5.7%$288,500
    2010$2,227 -1.9%$288,500 -4%
    2009$2,271 +1.7%$300,400 -1%
    2008$2,232 -4.2%$303,300 -2.7%
    2007$2,331 $311,600
    Find assessor info on the county website

    Neighborhood: Mid-Cambridge

    Nearby schools

    GreatSchools rating
    Schools provided by the listing agent
    • Elementary: Lottery
    • Middle: Lottery
    • High: CRLS

    Source: The MLS. This data may not be complete. We recommend contacting the local school district to confirm school assignments for this home.

    Get a cash offer in 3 minutes
    Find out how much your home could sell for in as little as 3 minutes with a no-obligation cash offer.
    Estimated market value
    $637,500
    Get a cash offer in 3 minutes
    Find out how much your home could sell for in as little as 3 minutes with a no-obligation cash offer.
    Estimated market value
    $637,500