5 Sparks Street · Cambridge

FOR SALE · MLS #73593577

$2,175,000

beds
4
baths
3.5
sqft
2,424

5 Sparks Street

Cambridge, MA 02138

LOCATION

Property location

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5 Sparks Street, Cambridge, MA 02138Open Street View

One-way off Foster Street.

Home type
Single Family Residence
Interior living area
2,424 sqft
Year built
1873
Lot size
1,600 sqft (about 0.04 acres)
Parking spaces
1
Price per sqft
$897/sqft

About this home

Beautifully renovated and impressively preserved throughout. Through the vestibule & foyer, the 24' living room offers a fireplace and built-in bookcases. The dining room flows into the kitchen with an island and gas cooking. An adjacent mudroom has built-ins and direct access to the driveway. There's also a half bathroom and double closet on this floor. Upstairs, the landing offers a sitting room. The primary bedroom provides plenty of closet storage and an en-suite bath. There are two additional bedrooms and a hall bathroom on this floor. The finished lower level has it's own entry hall from the exterior, and houses an office with built-in bookcases, a guest room with an en-suite bath, laundry room with a work sink, and storage & utility spaces. Other amenities include central air conditioning, and a fenced-in garden & patio. Located just around the corner from Riverbend Park, the Charles River, and riverfront bike paths. Sited within a mile radius of Shady Hill School, BB&N campuses, Mount Auburn Hospital, Harvard Square, Fresh Pond, and Harvard Business School.

Listed by Gail Roberts, Ed Feijo & Team · Coldwell Banker Realty - Cambridge
MLS PIN #73593577 · Updated 10/28/2026, 12:43:00 PM ET

Facts & features

Home overview
Property subtype
Single Family Residence
Property category
Residential
MLS status
Active
Bedrooms
4
Full bathrooms
3
Half bathrooms
1
Total bathrooms
3.5
Total rooms
8
Living area
2,424 sqft
Living area source
Public Record
Above grade finished area
1,624 sqft
Below grade finished area
800 sqft
Building area
2,424
Building area units
Square Feet
Building area source
Public Records
Area includes basement
Yes
Interior & systems
Heating
Forced Air · Natural Gas
Heating available
Yes
Cooling
Central Air
Cooling available
Yes
Interior features
Bathroom · Vestibule · Mud Room · Office
Laundry
In Basement
Basement
Full · Finished · Interior Entry
Fireplace
Yes
Fireplaces
1
Accessibility
No
Primary bathroom features
Yes
Room details

Primary bedroom

Level
Second

Bedroom 2

Level
Second

Bedroom 3

Level
Second

Bedroom 4

Level
Basement

Living room

Level
First

Dining room

Level
First

Kitchen

Level
First

Office

Level
Basement

Bathroom 1

Level
First

Bathroom 2

Level
Second

Bathroom 3

Level
Second

Price & tax details

Current asking price$2,175,000
Original asking price$2,175,000
Listed on2026-10-21
Days on market7
Tax record supplied by MLS
YearProperty taxAssessed value
2026$10,899.27$2,099,600

These records are supplied by the current listing. Assessed value is not market value; confirm taxes with the local assessor.

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SCHOOLS & EDUCATION

Schools & performance

2026 MA DESE

School names, grades and state-reported measures are listed below.

This listing does not name individual schools. Public school information below is context, not an attendance assignment for this address.

Nearby public schools

Sorted by straight-line distance within the city. These are not attendance boundaries or a guarantee of enrollment.

79DESE percentile

Nearby public school · not assigned

Graham and Parks

Grades PK · K · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5

Straight-line distance 1.06 km

Progress toward targets 52%

70DESE percentile

Nearby public school · not assigned

Darby Vassall Upper School

Grades 6 · 7 · 8

Straight-line distance 1.26 km

Progress toward targets 62%

81DESE percentile

Nearby public school · not assigned

John M Tobin

Grades PK · K · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5

Straight-line distance 1.26 km

Progress toward targets 71%

94DESE percentile

Nearby public school · not assigned

Maria L. Baldwin

Grades PK · K · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5

Straight-line distance 1.41 km

Progress toward targets 88%

66DESE percentile

Nearby public school · not assigned

Cambridge Rindge and Latin

Grades 9 · 10 · 11 · 12

Straight-line distance 1.55 km

Progress toward targets 40%

91DESE percentile

Nearby public school · not assigned

Martin Luther King Jr.

Grades PK · K · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5

Straight-line distance 1.71 km

Progress toward targets 75%

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