88 Foster St Cambridge, MA 02138 / 4729

Residence for Single Family

(UPDATED: 08/17/2025)
  • 2 Beds
  • 1 Baths
  • 1.036 square feet
Property Report

Information about property on 88 Foster St, Cambridge MA, 02138-4729. Find out owner contacts, building history, price, neighborhood at Homemetry Address Directory.

Property Details

This approximately ten hundred square feet property contains two bedrooms and one and half bathroom.

Facts

  • Built in 1873
  • Lot size 2,150 sqft
  • Floor size 1,036 sqft
  • Construction Brick
  • Rooms 5
  • Bedrooms 2
  • Bathrooms 1,5
  • Stories 2 story with basement
  • Style Conventional
  • Basement Full Basement
  • Heating & Cooling
  • Heat type Forced air unit
  • Exterior Home Features
  • Exterior material Wood
  • Exterior walls Wood Siding
  • Roof type Asphalt
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Listing info

  • Last sold Jul 1996 for $418,000

Features

  • Fireplace

Householders and Tenants for 88 Foster St, Cambridge MA

Purchase History

DateEventPriceSourceAgents
07/26/1996 Sold $418,000 Public records

Cost estimate history

YearTaxAssessmentMarket
2014 $6,443 $768,900 N/A
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Building Permits

To date, we have no information about building permits in 2025
Aug 8, 1997
Description: Alter:relocate door, build new deck, frame for 1/2 bath in porch.
  • Valuation: $1,050,000
  • Permit #: 597072-023993
Jun 10, 1997
Description: Wiring:front entry and 1/2 bath, 3 ltg fixtures, 4 recpt outlets
  • Permit #: 697029-093583
Jun 6, 1997
Description: Plumbing:1st flr./ water closet, lavatorie
  • Permit #: 60270-161372

Foster St Fire Incident History

To date, we have no information about fire incidents in 2025
29 Oct 2012 Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use —
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin —
Cooking area, kitchen
First Ignition —
Cooking materials, including edible materials
Heat Source —
Heat from direct flame, convection currents
18 Nov 2004 Building fires
Property Use —
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin —
Storage room, area, tank, or bin
First Ignition —
Structural member or framing
Heat Source —
Arcing
11 May 2003 Fuel burner/boiler malfunction, fire confined
Property Use —
1 or 2 family dwelling
Area of Origin —
Other
First Ignition —
Item First Ignited, Other
Heat Source —
Heat source: other

Foster St Incidents registered in FEMA
(Federal Emergency Management Agency)

To date, we have no information about incidents registered in FEMA in 2025
25 Dec 2014 Cooking fire, confined to container
Property Use —
Multifamily dwellings
12 Jan 2011 Power line down
Property Use —
Residential street, road or residential driveway
11 Nov 2010 Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other
Property Use —
1 or 2 family dwelling
11 Sep 2009 Power line down
Property Use —
Residential, other

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