Attention Developers and those who love to rehab or renovate! Enjoy an exceptional Cambridge location near the Belmont line, offering the perfect balance of neighborhood living and urban convenience. Close to Fresh Pond Reservation and the Fresh Pond/Alewife shopping district, including Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s, with easy access to Alewife Station and the Red Line, Route 2 and major commuter routes. Convenient to Harvard Square, Belmont and Watertown, as well as Cambridge and Boston’s renowned universities and medical centers, including nearby Mount Auburn Hospital. Enjoy an abundance of restaurants, cafés, shopping and everyday conveniences, plus Fresh Pond’s scenic trails and green space. An ideal location for commuting into Boston, exploring Cambridge or enjoying everything this vibrant area has to offer.
Single-familyProperty Type
1940Year Built
4,000 sq ftLot Size
$942Price/Sq.Ft.
2 spacesParking
Listed by Gundersheim Group Real Estate• Commonwealth Standard Realty Advisors
Listed by Marjory Gundersheim• Commonwealth Standard Realty Advisors
Cambridge Highlands, located between Fresh Pond Reservation and Alewife Brook Parkway, is a residential and light-industrial Cambridge neighborhood with a low-rise streetscape and a greenbelt edge. Character concentrates around the Concord Avenue and Huron Avenue corridor, where corner markets, small studios, and everyday takeout counters set a practical, lived-in rhythm. Triple-deckers and compact single-family houses mix with brick commercial blocks and warehouse-style buildings. Fresh Pond Reservation frames the area with loop paths, water views, and a steady flow of walkers and cyclists. The Cambridge Foundry anchors local arts and civic programming in a converted industrial space. Formaggio Kitchen (Huron Village) and the nearby Capitol Theatre add culinary and cultural punctuation just beyond the neighborhood’s quieter blocks.
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Offer insights
59 Blanchard Rd · $995,000
$1.04M and above
75% chance or better to win
Why $1.04M+ is a strong offer
DAYS ON MARKET
2 days
The average home goes pending in 23 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
100.8%
Most homes are selling 1% above list price.
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Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Interior features
6 total rooms
Bathrooms
1 full bathroom
Heating & cooling
Steam heating
Natural gas heating
Heating present
Exterior features
Level lot
Home design
Single Family Residence
Approximately built (year from public records)
Grey exterior color
Parking
2 parking spaces
2 open parking spaces
Construction
Concrete perimeter foundation
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
HOA & community
Community has public transportation, shopping, park access, and T-Station
Not a senior community
Electricity and solar
View estimated energy costs and solar savings for this home
WELL MAINTAINED & ADORABLE HOME ON BELMONT LINE. CONVENIENT TO RTE 2 AND FRESH POND RESERVOIR. HUGE YARD WITHCUSTOM BLT TOOL SHED AND LARGE PLAYROOM/OFFICE IN BSMT. 50'S KITCHEN, RENOVATED BATH. HARDWOOD FLRS AND BUILT IN BOOKSHELVES.
Public Records
Oct 1, 1996
Sold
$184,000
$174/sq ft
Public Records
Jun 1, 1988
Sold
$157,500
$149/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$5,965 (+6.9%)
$515,000 + $424,300
$939,300
2024
$5,581 (+6.0%)
$536,500 + $406,200
$942,700
2023
$5,265 (+5.0%)
$547,200 + $351,200
$898,400
2022
$5,015 (+3.6%)
$536,400 + $310,800
$847,200
2021
$4,839 (+5.7%)
$538,200 + $288,900
$827,100
2020
$4,577 (+7.2%)
$522,300 + $273,700
$796,000
2019
$4,271 (+15.1%)
$466,200 + $252,800
$719,000
2018
$3,712 (+2.7%)
$392,600 + $197,500
$590,100
2017
$3,614 (+3.3%)
$368,100 + $188,700
$556,800
2016
$3,500 (+1.1%)
$319,000 + $181,700
$500,700
2015
$3,461 (+1.9%)
$280,400 + $162,200
$442,600
2014
$3,397 (+1.1%)
$245,400 + $160,000
$405,400
2013
$3,361 (+3.3%)
$226,100 + $162,000
$388,100
2012
$3,255 (+3.9%)
$226,100 + $157,700
$383,800
2011
$3,132
$226,100 + $157,700
$383,800
2010
$3,132 (+7.4%)
$226,100 + $157,700
$383,800
2009
$2,915
$235,600 + $150,000
$385,600
Public record
Beds
3
Baths
1
Stories
2
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
3,920 Sq. Ft.
Year renovated
—
Finished Sq. Ft.
1,056
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
1,056
Year built
1940
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Middlesex County
APN
1749985S
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Sep 11, 2026.
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