8 Cogswell Ave Cambridge, MA 02140 / 2001

(UPDATED: 07/21/2025)
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Information about property on 8 Cogswell Ave, Cambridge MA, 02140-2001. Find out owner contacts, building history, price, neighborhood at Homemetry Address Directory.

Units

Property details of units in this apartment building

#A

  • 1,940 sqft
  • 3 beds
  • 2 baths
Single Family Residential

#B

  • 2,172 sqft
  • 3 beds
  • 2 baths
Single Family Residential

Property Details

This approximately twenty-two hundred square feet property contains 7 rooms including 3 bedrooms and 2 1/2 bathrooms.

Facts

  • Built in 1871
  • Lot size 5,000 sqft
  • Floor size 2,160 sqft
  • Construction Brick
  • Rooms 7
  • Bedrooms 3
  • Bathrooms 2,5
  • Stories 2 story with attic and basement
  • Basement Partial Basement
  • Structure type Victorian
  • Heating & Cooling
  • Heat type Hot Water
  • Cooling None
  • Interior Home Features
  • Flooring Hardwood
  • Exterior Home Features
  • Exterior material Vinyl, Wood
  • Exterior walls Wood Siding
  • Roof type Asphalt
  • Parking & Garage
  • Parking Covered
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Listing info

  • Last sold Apr 2011 for $1

Features

  • Wired
  • Dishwasher
  • Dryer
  • Laundry: In Unit

Householders and Tenants for 8 Cogswell Ave, Cambridge MA

Units - Who lives at 8 Cogswell Ave, Cambridge MA

#A3 beds, 2 baths, 1,940 sqft 02140-2001
#B3 beds, 2 baths, 2,172 sqft 02140-2001

Purchase History

DateEventPriceSourceAgents
01/04/1994 Sold $342,000 Public records

Cost estimate history

YearTaxAssessmentMarket
2014 $6,808 $812,400 N/A
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Building Permits

To date, we have no information about building permits in 2025
May 12, 2014
  • Client: John Howard
  • Parcel #: 199-151
  • Permit #: PLMB-014499-2014
May 12, 2014
  • Client: John Howard
  • Parcel #: 199-151
  • Permit #: GAS-014477-2014
Sep 8, 2010
Description: Mechanical:heating
  • Permit #: 3928-147859
Aug 31, 2010
Description: Gas:bsmt.furnace
  • Permit #: 810159-067123
Feb 23, 2009
Description: Gas:bsmt.furnaces
  • Permit #: 209091-067122
Feb 20, 2009
Description: Mechanical:heating
  • Permit #: 3400-147858
Jun 25, 2007
Description: Repair roof:strip & re-roof.
  • Valuation: $1,400,000
  • Permit #: 607263-051839
Aug 25, 2005
Description: Plumbing:1st flr./ dishwasher
  • Permit #: 805138-157400
Aug 18, 2005
Description: Wiring:dishwasher reconnect
  • Permit #: 805134-097568
Oct 8, 1998
Description: Roofing:install new rubber roof. repair fascia and sofits. replace:existing steel door at rear of house.
  • Valuation: $380,000
  • Permit #: 1098072-051838
Feb 10, 1994
Description: Wiring:wire kitchen renovation,6 lighting outlets,& fixtures,5 rec:outlets,4 switches,1 dsposals,dshwsher
  • Permit #: 11936-097567
Feb 8, 1994
Description: Plumbing:1st floor kitchen sink - bar sink
  • Permit #: 11935-157399
Jan 10, 1994
Description: Alt/rep:install new kitchen cabinets, new sink, new appliances:new floor
  • Valuation: $2,000,000
  • Permit #: 11017-014197

Cogswell Ave Fire Incident History

To date, we have no information about fire incidents in 2025
25 Oct 2012 Building fires
Property Use —
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin —
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition —
Rubbish, trash, or waste
Heat Source —
Cigarette
30 Dec 2008 Building fires
Property Use —
Multifamily dwellings
Area of Origin —
Wall assembly
First Ignition —
Structural member or framing

Cogswell Ave Incidents registered in FEMA
(Federal Emergency Management Agency)

To date, we have no information about incidents registered in FEMA in 2025
28 Nov 2015 Gas leak (natural gas or LPG)
Property Use —
Multifamily dwellings
31 May 2015 Unauthorized burning
Property Use —
Multifamily dwellings
18 Apr 2015 Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use —
Multifamily dwellings
08 Feb 2015 Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other
Property Use —
Residential street, road or residential driveway

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  • 2 baths
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