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$2,175,000

5 Sparks Street, Cambridge MA 02138
Cambridge, MA 02138
Listed by Gail Roberts, Ed Feijo & Team
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
3.5
Living area
2,424 sqft
Year built
1873

About this home

Beautifully renovated and impressively preserved throughout. Through the vestibule & foyer, the 24' living room offers a fireplace and built-in bookcases. The dining room flows into the kitchen with an island and gas cooking. An adjacent mudroom has built-ins and direct access to the driveway. There's also a half bathroom and double closet on this floor. Upstairs, the landing offers a sitting room. The primary bedroom provides plenty of closet storage and an en-suite bath. There are two additional bedrooms and a hall bathroom on this floor. The finished lower level has it's own entry hall from the exterior, and houses an office with built-in bookcases, a guest room with an en-suite bath, laundry room with a work sink, and storage & utility spaces. Other amenities include central air conditioning, and a fenced-in garden & patio. Located just around the corner from Riverbend Park, the Charles River, and riverfront bike paths. Sited within a mile radius of Shady Hill School, BB&N campuses, Mount Auburn Hospital, Harvard Square, Fresh Pond, and Harvard Business School.

Highlights

Fireplace

Property details

MLS
MLS Property Information Network
MLS #
73593577
Property type
Single Family Residence
Subdivision
N/A
Status
Active
Days on market
3
On market date
October 21, 2026
Stories
N/A
Total bathrooms
3.5
Garage spaces
N/A
Parking spaces
1
Lot size
0.04 acres

Location

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Nearby schools

Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card.

Elementary
Graham and Parks
0.65 mi away · Grades -1-5
Nearest school -- attendance-zone data not available here
5.0
Local Score (student-teacher ratio only (preliminary -- will incorporate state test-score data once available)) -- not an official state rating
Enrollment
347
Student:teacher ratio
10.5:1
District
Cambridge
Middle
Vassal Lane Upper School
0.8 mi away · Grades 6-8
Nearest school -- attendance-zone data not available here
5.0
Local Score (student-teacher ratio only (preliminary -- will incorporate state test-score data once available)) -- not an official state rating
Enrollment
290
Student:teacher ratio
8.5:1
District
Cambridge
High
Cambridge Rindge and Latin
0.96 mi away · Grades 9-12
Nearest school -- attendance-zone data not available here
5.0
Local Score (student-teacher ratio only (preliminary -- will incorporate state test-score data once available)) -- not an official state rating
Enrollment
1,867
Student:teacher ratio
8.6:1
District
Cambridge

Walkability

Blended score for Cambridge's center, calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from two sources: the EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) and Google Places amenity data (what's actually reachable on foot from this point). 60% EPA National Walkability Index + 40% nearby-amenity density (Google Places).

85
Highly walkable
out of 100
EPA National Walkability Index
15.0 / 20 -- Above average walkable
Google Places amenity density
100 / 100
Restaurants & cafes20
Grocery stores13
Parks20
Schools20
Transit stops20
Pharmacies7

Market position

How this listing compares to current activity in Cambridge, from live MLS data.

On the market 3 days -- 95 fewer days than Cambridge's current average of 98 days.
For reference, the median list price across 1,078 active listings in Cambridge right now is $7,950.

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$435,000 down
$1,740,000 loan
Principal & interest$11,286
Property tax (est.)$1,813
Home insurance (est.)$150

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