Located on the penthouse level, this home offers a spacious floor plan and many period details. Through the foyer you are greeted by an expansive living room with a fireplace and custom built-ins. The eat-in kitchen opens to the large family room with a bay window, a custom built-in, and stained glass window. There are two bedrooms and a hall bathroom. This unit also offers central air, additional storage in the basement and a common patio and garden area. The property is within a well-established association and professionally managed. This is a superb Porter Square location with immediate access to restaurants and cafes as well as the T Station and multiple local storefronts. Less than 20 minutes by train to Boston's bustling Downtown Crossing and 1 mile from the serene Danehy Park.
CondoProperty Type
1920Year Built
$805Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
Listed by Gail Roberts, Ed Feijo & Team• Coldwell Banker Realty - Cambridge
Bought with Amy Sassoon• Coldwell Banker Realty - Brookline
Ideally located between Harvard and Porter Squares, this top floor condominium boasts central air-conditioning, and has wonderful light and views of the Boston skyline. The spacious rooms include a large dining room with a built-in china cabinet and a stained glass window, an updated kitchen with good storage, spacious living room with a built-in bookshelf and wood burning fireplace, two bedrooms and a tiled bathroom. The condominium is in a sought-after, professionally managed building close to shops and restaurants. Additional features include in-unit washer/dryer hook-ups, good closets plus a private, secure storage room in the basement where there is also common laundry. There is rental parking nearby.
MLS PIN #30661838
Sep 10, 2003
Sold
$429,000
$376/sq ft
Jul 15, 2003
Listing Removed
—
Oct 25, 2002
Listed
$437,000
$383/sq ft
SPAC&SUNNY;CENTRAL AIR;NEW KITH/MAPLE CAB/FULL SCALE DR W/STAINED GLASS WIND; LG LR W/WORKING FP, PET FRIENDLY
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$5,344 (+7.6%)
$841,600
2024
$4,967 (−3.0%)
$839,100
2023
$5,122 (+1.2%)
$874,100
2022
$5,059 (+2.2%)
$854,600
2021
$4,952 (+5.2%)
$846,500
2020
$4,708 (+4.5%)
$818,700
2019
$4,507 (+3.0%)
$758,800
2018
$4,375 (+3.7%)
$695,600
2017
$4,220 (+2.8%)
$650,300
2016
$4,107 (+1.1%)
$587,600
2015
$4,063 (+1.7%)
$519,600
2014
$3,996 (+0.4%)
$476,800
2013
$3,982 (+5.2%)
$459,800
2012
$3,785 (+3.9%)
$446,400
2011
$3,643
$446,400
2010
$3,643 (+7.9%)
$446,400
2009
$3,375
$446,400
Tax history for 3 Newport Rd #7
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$5,344 (+7.6%)
$841,600
2024
$4,967 (−3.0%)
$839,100
2023
$5,122 (+1.2%)
$874,100
2022
$5,059 (+2.2%)
$854,600
2021
$4,952 (+5.2%)
$846,500
2020
$4,708 (+4.5%)
$818,700
2019
$4,507 (+3.0%)
$758,800
2018
$4,375 (+3.7%)
$695,600
2017
$4,220 (+2.8%)
$650,300
2016
$4,107 (+1.1%)
$587,600
2015
$4,063 (+1.7%)
$519,600
2014
$3,996 (+0.4%)
$476,800
2013
$3,982 (+5.2%)
$459,800
2012
$3,785 (+3.9%)
$446,400
2011
$3,643
$446,400
2010
$3,643 (+7.9%)
$446,400
2009
$3,375
$446,400
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
Directions: Off Mass Ave between Forest Street and Roseland Street.
UnparsedAddress: 3 Newport Road # 7, Cambridge MA 02140
Community Information
Senior CommunityYN: No
Community Features: Public Transportation, Shopping, Park, Medical Facility, Bike Path, Highway Access, House of Worship, Private School, Public School, T-Station, University
Pets Allowed: Yes w/ Restrictions
Public facts
Beds: 2
Baths: 1.0
Sq. Ft.: 1,142
Stories: 1.0
Lot Size: —
Style: Condo/Co-op
Year Built: 1920
Year Renovated: —
County: Middlesex County
APN: 2266267S
Home facts updated by county records on Sep 10, 2026
Other
Listing Information
StandardStatus: Closed
Around this home
Schools
Maria L. Baldwin School
Public PreK-5 • Assigned • 0.2mi
9/10
Rindge Avenue Upper School
Public 6-8 • Assigned • 0.6mi
8/10
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
Public 9-12 • Assigned • 0.9mi
8/10
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