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$9,000,000
40 Lake St, Somerville, MA 02143
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Property summary
AI-generated overview
40 Lake Street in Somerville, Massachusetts is a flex industrial building with approximately 24,657 square feet of gross leasable area, situated on a 29,967 square foot lot. The property is located in the Somerville area between Union and Harvard Square and between Somerville Avenue and Washington Street, providing direct access to Route 28 and I-93, and is positioned about a quarter-mile from Union Square’s life science and mixed-use developments as well as near the Somernova innovation campus and surrounding manufacturing and distribution businesses. The building is configured with a versatile industrial/flex layout and features two 15-foot drive-in doors and interior clear heights ranging from approximately 12 to 18 feet, with flexible buildout potential suitable for a range of industrial and flex uses.
Property profile
Verified
Property type
Showrooms
Use group
SHOW ROOM, WAREHOUSE
Year built
1912
Construction
MASONRY/CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS (CMUS)
Total area
18,662 SF
Lot
0.69 ac (29,967 SF)
Zoning code
RC
APN
SOME M:74 B:E L:1
UPID
US38-0484854
Cap rate & NOI
Priority signal for investors
Implied cap rate, NOI & suggested price
Cap rate vs submarket · NOI estimate · 3 price anchors
Current use
Occupant on record · Public records
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Industrial Manufacturer
Location
Value estimations
Realmo proprietary · 4 methods
AI Approach
AI
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CAP Approach
CAP
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Comparable Approach
Comparable
by Request
Blend (final)
Blend
$2.58M
Owner & transaction history
since 2024
1 recorded transaction
Zoning & alternative use
RC · Somerville, MA
Comparables
6 recent transactions · within 1.5 miComparable in this city
6 recent transactions
Comparable in this City
Similar Nearby for Sale
Similar Nearby for Lease
Recent comparable sales
Sale price & price/SF · Sale date & distance · Adjustments & confidence
Value estimation
Instant AI valuation built from comps, income signals, and proprietary benchmarks. A defensible range, not a single guess.
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Full NOI reconstruction, selected comps, alternative-use scenarios, data audit and PDF export.
Full NOI build-up · 6 steps
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Sensitivity value band
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Summary
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Valuation conclusion
Included free
Estimated market value
$2.58M
Value range
$2.32M – $2.83M
±10% around blend
Estimated value / SF
$138 / SF
Confidence
High
14 county-verified comps
Property data
100
Market benchmarks
100
Comparable evidence
100
Income certainty
100
$2.32M
blend $2.58M
$2.83M
Market-derived valuation under stabilized market assumptions. Desktop analysis. No physical inspection performed.
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Subject property
Included free
GBA
18,662 SF
Lot area
0.69 ac
Year built
1912
Stories
3
APN
SOME M:74 B:E L:1
Zoning
RC
Assessed value
$1,847,500
Annual tax
$33,625
3
Income approach: direct capitalization
Partial preview
Estimated Stabilized NOI, derived from market rent, vacancy and expense benchmarks. Actual property income not reported.
Estimated market rent / SF
Potential gross income
Vacancy allowance
Effective gross income
Benchmark operating expenses
Stabilized NOI
Property tax
$33,625
Selected cap rate
4
Sales comparison
Partial preview
Sales approach indication
$5.98M
Weighted, 14 comps · high confidence
Evidence
14 found · 6 selected
County-verified recorded sales
Comparable
Sale dateSale price$ / SF
2.7 mi away · 22,832 SF
2.8 mi away · 19,176 SF
2.8 mi away · 19,176 SF
3.5 mi away · 14,903 SF
4.4 mi away · 19,440 SF
5
Sensitivity & risk
Partial preview
Downside
−10%
Base
$2.58M
Upside
+10%
Bounds of the ±10% band vs the blend — never simulated scenarios.
6
Current market position
Included free
Benchmark
Observed band ($/SF)AverageSubject delta
ZIP 27 sales
$475
-71%
Submarket 55 sales
$421
-67%
County 830 sales
$258
-47%
Band = middle half (Q1–Q3) of recorded sale $/SF for this use type per geography; the diamond marks the subject at $138/SF. Delta below average reads as headroom. Source: Realmo CRE sales derivatives (county records).
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Data & methodology
Included free
Building area
County record
Property tax
County record
Assessed value
County record
Zoning designation
County record
Operating expenses
Modeled
Market rent
Market benchmark
Not analyzed due to unavailable source data: actual rent roll, tenant leases, physical condition and capital
requirements are outside a desktop analysis.
Cost Approach excluded: income and sales evidence cover the value conclusion.
Automated valuation analysis, not a licensed appraisal. Figures are derived from public
records and proprietary models. Desktop analysis: no physical inspection, tenant leases or reported
property income. Verify with a licensed appraiser before transacting.
Cap rate
Cap rate calculated from real income and expense signals, benchmarked against sales of similar assets nearby.
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9-scenario matrix
Comparable evidence · 14 sales
NOI build-up · 9 steps
Market rates by use type
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Overview
Selected market yield
2.91%
Selected cap rate for this showrooms
Derived from the Somerville market rent, vacancy and expense benchmarks for this use type.
NOI (est.)
$262k *
* derived from a real price signal at a 7% cap
Price sensitivity
The rate is the decision lever; valuation is the consequence.
Test a cap rate
Implied value$9.01M
Move the market yield to see immediate price impact.
Value / SF
$483
Vs. selected
Base
Derivation
NOI ÷ cap
Arithmetic over the derived NOI * — not market scenario modeling.
NOI × cap matrix
Preview
Preview of 9 modeled outcomes.
NOI
2.41%2.91%3.41%
$236k
$9.79M
$8.11M
$6.92M
$262k
$10.88M
$9.01M
$7.69M
$289k
$11.97M
$9.91M
$8.46M
NOI sensitivity ±10% across the selected-rate band (±0.5 pp) — derivation of the NOI above.
Comparable evidence
Partial preview
Recorded sales nearby
14 found
High confidence · county-verified
Closest comparable
$3.45M
0.3 mi · Sep 2025 · $200/SF
Property tax & assessments
Tax year 2024Property tax & assessments
Tax year 2024
Tax billed
$33,625
Tax year 2024
Assessed value
$1,847,500
Assessed 2024
Previous assessed
$1,847,500
+0.0% YoY
Effective rate
1.82%
On assessed value
Assessed land
$844,800
Assessed improvement
$1,002,700
Automated cap rate analysis. Based on public records, market benchmarks and proprietary
models. Verify with a licensed professional before transacting.
Property description
Physical attributes from public recordsBuilding & lot
Public records
Property type
Showrooms
Use group
SHOW ROOM, WAREHOUSE
Status
For Sale
Year built
1912
Construction
MASONRY/CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS (CMUS)
Heating
FORCED AIR
Buildings
1
Stories
3
Units
1
Total area
18,662 SF
Lot
0.69 ac (29,967 SF)
Zoning code
RC
APN
SOME M:74 B:E L:1
UPID
US38-0484854
Jurisdiction
SOMERVILLE
Metro division
CAMBRIDGE-NEWTON-FRAMINGHAM, MA METROPOLITAN DIVISION
Zoning & alternative use
RC · Somerville, MAZoning RC · permitted uses
RC · Somerville, MA
Permitted & conditional uses
Allowed uses · Special-permit conditions · Prohibited uses
Building & site characteristics
From public records
Year built
1912
Construction
MASONRY/CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS (CMUS)
Heating
FORCED AIR
Stories
3
Buildings
1
Units
1
Lot
0.69 ac
Zoning
The recorded zoning designation, what the district officially allows, and the municipal source it comes from.
Zoning designation
County-recorded code
RC
Jurisdiction
Somerville, MA
Recorded code
RC
Zoning Insight
What can be built and operated here — officially.
The district profile from the municipal source: what is on file for RC in Somerville, MA.
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Zoning profile
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Owner identityResolved entity and name variants
Portfolio holdingsLinked properties and estimated value
Deal signalsSell-side activity worth following
Debt & historyRecorded loans and transaction history
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