East Cambridge Real Estate

East Cambridge is a diverse neighborhood perhaps best known as the home of tech-hub Kendall Square. East Cambridge’s proximity to MIT, Downtown Boston, as well as easy access to public transit have all helped generate significant buyer interest in this former industrial area. The central part of the neighborhood is one of the oldest residential neighborhoods in Cambridge and includes a major commercial and transit center at Lechmere Square. The southern part is home to many offices and research labs, including Kendall Square. The Charles River waterfront features hotels, luxury apartment buildings, a mall and the iconic Boston Museum of Science. The upper part of East Cambridge bordering Charlestown and Somerville is known as “North Point” and the focus of many current redevelopment efforts. North Point Park, a peaceful enclave with views of the Zakim Bridge, houses a playground and skate park and is popular with residents and dogs. Buyers can find a number of options in East Cambridge ranging from a “first condo” or attached row house — to two-family income properties for investors to a pied-a-terre in a luxury high-rise for empty nesters. The area’s 9,000 residents congregate along Cambridge Street as well as enjoy the Multicultural Arts Center. East Cambridge has typically been recognized as more affordable than other Cambridge neighborhoods such as Harvard Square but this is changing as more buyers discover the area.  Read more about East Cambridge real estate.

East Cambridge Homes & Condos For Sale

East Cambridge Homes & Condos For Sale December 9, 2023
17
Listed
68
Avg. DOM
$1,027.38
Avg. $ / Sq.Ft.
$1,199,000
Med. List Price
17 Properties
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2
Beds
2
Baths
1,700
Sq.Ft.
1989
Year Built
66
Days on Site
73167390
MLS
2
Beds
3
Baths
1,906
Sq.Ft.
1989
Year Built
43
Days on Site
73175059
MLS
$2,298,000
Condo: One First Condominium
3
Beds
2F11/2
Baths
1,874
Sq.Ft.
1898
Year Built
86
Days on Site
73159970
MLS
$1,800,000
Condo: One First
2
Beds
2F11/2
Baths
1,646
Sq.Ft.
2006
Year Built
61
Days on Site
73168346
MLS
Open 12/9
152 Charles Street #2 Cambridge,  MA 02141
3
Beds
3
Baths
2,038
Sq.Ft.
1854
Year Built
391
Days on Site
73058027
MLS
Open 12/9
97 Thorndike #3 Cambridge,  MA 02141
3
Beds
3
Baths
1,452
Sq.Ft.
2023
Year Built
39
Days on Site
73176325
MLS
3
Beds
2
Baths
1,434
Sq.Ft.
1986
Year Built
53
Days on Site
73171430
MLS
Open 12/9
95 Thorndike #1 Cambridge,  MA 02141
3
Beds
3
Baths
1,542
Sq.Ft.
2023
Year Built
27
Days on Site
73179963
MLS
Open 12/9
95 Thorndike Street #C Cambridge,  MA 02141
2
Beds
2F11/2
Baths
1,238
Sq.Ft.
2023
Year Built
25
Days on Site
73180560
MLS
Open 12/9
8 Museum Way #1905 Cambridge,  MA 02141
2
Beds
2
Baths
982
Sq.Ft.
1998
Year Built
65
Days on Site
73167695
MLS
$1,100,000
Condo: Regatta Riverview Residences
2
Beds
2
Baths
1,064
Sq.Ft.
1998
Year Built
23
Days on Site
73181542
MLS
2
Beds
2
Baths
1,157
Sq.Ft.
1989
Year Built
156
Days on Site
73133443
MLS

More About East Cambridge Real Estate

 East Cambridge Location

 East Cambridge is also referred to as “Area 1” and is bounded by Somerville to the north; Kendall Square to the south; the Charles River to the east; and the railroad tracks on the west. The neighborhood is blocks from the Kendall/MIT Stop on the Red Line as well as the Lechmere Stop on the Green Line. Route 28 offers almost immediate access into Boston.

East Cambridge History

With the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, East Cambridge evolved into a working class neighborhood with a sizable immigrant population who spent their days on the factory lines. Immigrants arrived from Portugal, Italy, Poland, Ireland, and Lithuania, finding their home base in East Cambridge and joining a church parish that served as a touchstone for their local ethnic community. In the 1960s as the factories began to shut down, nearby Kendall Square grew into a technology stronghold, home to pharmaceutical, biotech, life sciences, and investment firms bolstered by nearby Harvard and MIT. Kendall Square continues to define the neighborhood while coexisting with a wealth of diverse cultures and traditions.

Dorothea Lynde Dix is a notable resident of the area, known as an advocate for the humane treatment of the insane during the Antebellum era.

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