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$13,000,000

815 Somerville Ave, Cambridge MA 02140
Cambridge, MA 02140
Listed by Christopher Sower
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Year built
1917

About this home

Presenting 815 Somerville Avenue, an exceptional redevelopment opportunity located in the heart of Porter Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts. 815 Somerville Ave is a three-story brick building comprised of 27,824 gross square feet and 18 garage parking spaces. The building is situated on a 10,442 square foot parcel and sits within the Massachusetts Avenue District – a new zoning district that allows up to 12 stories of residential use by-right. The property is located across the street from the MBTA Porter Square Station (Red Line), providing direct access to Harvard, MIT, Kendall Square and Downtown Boston within minutes. Exceptionally located and surrounded by amenities, cultural activities and demand drivers, 815 Somerville Ave presents investors with a multitude of alternative use and value-creation opportunities, including ground up redevelopment for residential use, re-tenanting the existing office space, or utilizing the in-place approvals to retrofit the building for lab/R&D use.

Property details

MLS #
73479802
Property type
Commercial Sale
Subdivision
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Status
Active
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Lot size
0.24 acres
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Nearby schools

Within 10 miles · public school directory data (NCES)

Elementary
John F Kennedy
0.15 mi away · Grades -1-8
Nearest school -- attendance-zone data not available here
4.0
Local Score (student-teacher ratio only (preliminary -- will incorporate state test-score data once available)) -- not an official state rating
Enrollment
436
Student:teacher ratio
13.2:1
District
Somerville
Middle
Rindge Avenue Upper School
0.59 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
262
Student:teacher ratio
8.2:1
District
Cambridge
High
Cambridge Rindge and Latin
1.02 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

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$2,600,000 down
$10,400,000 loan
Principal & interest$67,454
Property tax (est.)$10,833
Home insurance (est.)$150

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Data source: Listing information provided by MLS Property Information Network via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated February 28, 2026.

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