New
$2,685,000
5 bd · 1.5 ba · 1,948 sqft · 8,253 sqft lot
3 Bates St, Cambridge, MA 02140
Single family · Built 1925 · $1,378/sqft ·
$15,041/mo est. payment
- Garage
- 1 car
- Stories
- 2
Flood factor 1/10
About this home
Optimum location. Charming 1925 sunny free-standing 5-bedroom single-family residence in long-established village setting at the corner of two Avon Hill tree-lined residential side streets. Prestigious location on a one-way street just a short distance to Porter Square, the Commuter Rail, and the Red Line connecting to MIT, MGH, and downtown Boston. Dozens of restaurants and shops within a few blocks. Harvard Law School and the university's science center are a half-mile away. Residence's generous setbacks from neighboring houses and corner site allow unobstructed eastern, southern, and western light. Enormous heated south, east, and west-facing sun porch/sitting room surrounded by deluxe thermal glass doors that open with ease. Expansive west-facing living room with fireplace and views of property's gardens as well as lovely neighboring houses and gardens. Generous dining room with east-facing windows. Eat-in kitchen with four-window bay. Lovely arches frame the western side of large covered dining pavilion. First-floor bedroom/study. Four 2nd-floor bedrooms. Beautiful oak floors throughout. Good-size multi-pane windows. Large 8,253 s.f. lot with extensive gardens and a wide variety of mature flowering perennials. Generous 253-s.f. one-car garage plus a full-size tandem off-street parking space. 575 s.f. attic. Full-footprint basement with 8'1" ceilings & interior & exterior access offers workshop and storage possibilities. For gardeners and those seeking outdoor play and entertaining space, this is an unusual combination of a cottage-size house on a large lot that is conveniently close to everything.
Facts and features
Bedrooms
- Bedrooms: 5
- Primary Bedroom Level: Second
- Bedroom 2 Level: Second
- Bedroom 3 Level: Second
- Bedroom 4 Level: Second
- Bedroom 5 Level: First
Other Rooms
- Total Rooms: 8
- Basement Features: Full, Walk-Out Access, Interior Entry, Concrete, Unfinished
- Living Room Level: First
Bathrooms
- Total Bathrooms: 1.5
- Full Bathrooms: 1
- 1/2 Bathrooms: 1
- Bathroom 1 Level: First
- Bathroom 2 Level: Second
Interior Features
- Walk-up attic
- Door Features: French Doors
- Flooring: Wood, Tile, Hardwood, Stone / Slate
Appliances
- Gas water heater
Heating and Cooling
- Heating Features: Central, Steam, Natural Gas
- Heating: Yes
- Number of Fireplaces: 1
Kitchen and Dining
- Dining Room Level: First
- Kitchen Level: First
Exterior and Lot Features
- Porch - enclosed
- Patio
- Covered patio/deck
- Rain gutters
- Fenced yard
- Garden
- Fencing: Fenced/Enclosed, Fenced
- Patio And Porch Features: Porch - Enclosed, Patio, Covered
Schools
- 8
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
high · 9-12 · 1.0 mi
- 8
Graham and Parks School
elementary · K-5 · 0.1 mi
St Peter Elementary School
elementary · K-8 · 0.4 mi
- 8
Rindge Avenue Upper School
middle · 6-8 · 0.6 mi
Cambridge Friends School
elementary · K-8 · 0.4 mi
Cambridge Montessori School
elementary · K-8 · 0.4 mi
Price history
- Nov 5, 2026 · Listed$2,685,000
- Jun 29, 1995 · Sold$695,000
- Nov 9, 1984 · Sold$346,500
Tax history
- 2025$15,669 tax · $2,467,600 assessed
- 2024$14,830 tax · $2,505,100 assessed
- 2023$14,293 tax · $2,439,100 assessed
- 2022$13,109 tax · $2,214,400 assessed
- 2021$12,535 tax · $2,142,700 assessed
- 2020$11,689 tax · $2,032,800 assessed
- 2019$11,648 tax · $1,961,000 assessed
- 2018$11,633 tax · $1,849,500 assessed
Home value
$2,742,200
- Cotality$2,742,200
- Quantarium$2,859,262
- Collateral Analytics$2,035,000
Where it is
Listed by John Petrowsky · COMPASS · MLSPIN
