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Property profile

281 Orch St Watertown, MA 02472

OFF-MARKET
Retail space
Property ID
US38-0325385
1,206 SF 0.19 ac lot Built 1940
Last sale Feb 2020 · $1,150,000
Entity Owned Owner of record is a legal entity (LLC / corporation). 6-yr Hold Held for 6 years. Free & Clear No active or open recorded mortgage detected.
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Ownership intelligence

Who controls the opportunity?

Resolved identity, portfolio, hold profile and investor signals. Included in the full report.

Owner contacts

Can we reach the decision maker?

Skip-traced phones and e-mails of the owner. Included with the full report.

Mortgages

What is owed, to whom, and when it comes due

Recorded lenders, amounts and estimated maturities of the owner's loan book — in the full report.

Property tax · 2024

What does the county charge?

$22k
Tax billed · 2024
Assessed value$934k
Assessed land$457k
Assessed improvement$477k
Effective rate2.31%
Value estimate · Sep 2026
$390k
$351k – $429k
AI approach$405k

Realmo valuation models over county records and 5 qualifying comparable sales.

Recently sold

What actually traded nearby?

$270/SF
County average, outlier-cleaned · 360 recorded sales of this use type
Observed band · Q1–Q3$140 – $417
Qualifying comparables5
Cap rate analysis

How does the asset earn?

No income signal is modeled for this parcel yet — the Cap Rates tab runs the workflow.

Zoning insight

What can be built here?

NB
Any use permitted in the R.75, R1.2 and NB districts. (2) Educational or licensed day care use defined by M.G.L. c. 40A, § 3 , business o...
General categoryCOMMERCIAL
JurisdictionWATERTOWN
Location intelligence

Which uses thrive at this corner?

Best fit: Law Firm
Demand heat for this use is drawn on the map · LocInt grid
Demand index
Law Firm24.5
Restaurant21.9
Realty agency17.4

Location

281 Orch St Watertown, MA 02472-3230
County assessor Recorded deeds · 3 transfers 5 qualifying comp sales Zoning catalog

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Comparables

6 recent transactions · within 1.5 mi
Comparable in this city
6 recent transactions
Recent comparable sales
Sale price & price/SF · Sale date & distance · Adjustments & confidence
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