New
$2,175,000
4 bd · 3.5 ba · 2,424 sqft · 1,600 sqft lot
5 Sparks St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Single family · Built 1873 · $897/sqft ·
$11,964/mo est. payment
Flood factor 8/10
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.
Facts and features
Bedrooms
- Bedrooms: 4
- Primary Bedroom Level: Second
- Bedroom 2 Level: Second
- Bedroom 3 Level: Second
- Bedroom 4 Level: Basement
Other Rooms
- Total Rooms: 8
- Basement Features: Full, Finished, Interior Entry
- Living Room Level: First
- Office/Study Room Level: Basement
Bathrooms
- Total Bathrooms: 3.5
- Full Bathrooms: 3
- 1/2 Bathrooms: 1
- Bathroom 1 Level: First
- Bathroom 2 Level: Second
- Bathroom 3 Level: Second
- Primary Bathroom Features: Yes
Interior Features
- Bathroom
- Vestibule
- Mud room
- Office
Appliances
- Laundry Features: In Basement
Heating and Cooling
- Cooling Features: Central Air
- Heating Features: Forced Air, Natural Gas
- Heating: Yes
- Number of Fireplaces: 1
Kitchen and Dining
- Dining Room Level: First
- Kitchen Level: First
Exterior and Lot Features
- Fenced yard
- Fencing: Fenced/Enclosed, Fenced
- Road Frontage Type: Public
- Road Responsibility: Public Maintained Road
- Road Surface Type: Paved
Schools
- 8
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
high · 9-12 · 1.0 mi
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
elementary · K-12 · 0.3 mi
- 8
Graham and Parks School
elementary · K-5 · 0.7 mi
- 8
Vassal Lane Upper School
middle · 6-8 · 0.8 mi
St Peter Elementary School
elementary · K-8 · 0.4 mi
Shady Hill School
elementary · K-8 · 0.5 mi
Price history
- Oct 21, 2026 · Listed$2,175,000
- Mar 22, 2007 · Sold$1,200,000
- Jun 18, 2001 · Sold$499,000
- Jun 3, 1996 · Sold$340,000
Tax history
- 2025$14,075 tax · $2,216,600 assessed
- 2024$13,003 tax · $2,196,400 assessed
- 2023$12,560 tax · $2,143,400 assessed
- 2022$12,157 tax · $2,053,500 assessed
- 2021$11,531 tax · $1,971,100 assessed
- 2020$10,866 tax · $1,889,700 assessed
- 2019$10,060 tax · $1,693,600 assessed
- 2018$10,421 tax · $1,656,700 assessed
Home value
$2,269,217
- Quantarium$2,269,217
- Cotality$2,670,500
- Collateral Analytics$1,938,000
Where it is
Listed by Gail Roberts · Coldwell Banker Realty - Cambridge · MLSPIN
