$1,875,000
About this home
RARE EAST SOMERVILLE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY! Two separate two-family homes on one lot, offering four total units and tremendous potential. The front home is completely vacant, and the rear home can be delivered vacant at closing, giving the new owner exceptional flexibility. An outstanding opportunity for investors, developers, owner-occupants, or a potential condo conversion, subject to buyer due diligence and all necessary approvals. Two separate driveways provide valuable off-street parking. Located at 159 Pearl Street in highly walkable East Somerville, close to the Green Line, Orange Line, Assembly Row, neighborhood restaurants, shopping, grocery stores, and everything Somerville has to offer, with convenient access to Boston and surrounding areas. A unique opportunity to renovate, reposition, and maximize the potential of four units in one of Greater Boston’s most desirable and sought-after locations.
Property details
- MLS
- MLS Property Information Network
- MLS #
- 73515418
- Property type
- 4 Family
- Subdivision
- N/A
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 168
- On market date
- May 8, 2026
- Stories
- 6
- Total bathrooms
- 6.5
- Garage spaces
- N/A
- Parking spaces
- 8
- Lot size
- 0.19 acres
Location
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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.
- Enrollment
- 697
- Student:teacher ratio
- 13.7:1
- District
- Somerville
- Enrollment
- 18
- Student:teacher ratio
- 9.0:1
- District
- Somerville
- Enrollment
- 52
- Student:teacher ratio
- 5.8:1
- District
- Somerville
Walkability
Blended score for Somerville'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).
Market position
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