East Cambridge Real Estate & Neighborhood Guide

East Cambridge, a booming neighborhood where technology meets blue collars.

East Cambridge is bounded by the North with Somerville, the Charles River to the East and Kendall Square to the South. Its zip code is 02141.

The Central part close to Lechmere T station is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Cambridge with working class professionals and immigrants. Lechmere is the MBTA green line stop named after a defunct department store that provides access to East Cambridge and NorthPoint. It is being revamped as of today with the nearby development of Cambridge Crossing next to Northpoint.

And today, Kendall square is an internationally recognized innovation district with a cluster of Tech Companies and home to the Massachusetts Institute Technology (MIT). It carries the nickname of the "Most Innovative Square Mile on the planet". Students and young professionals pack in cafes, bars and stylish global restaurants. This is the fastest growing neighborhood in Cambridge.

Kendall Square is one T stop on the Red Line to the Massachusetts General Hospital and Beacon Hill, and one stop further, Downtown Crossing and the financial district of Boston.

What's to love in East Cambridge?

• CambridgeSide Galleria, the only urban shopping center in Cambridge along the scenic Charles River
• The many restaurants openings on 3rd Street e.g French Batifol, American Shy Bird, high-end with outdoor patio, the catalyst, and many others!
• The Ray and Maria Stata Center, a 720,000-square-foot academic complex designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T)
• The newly opened Cambridge's inclusive hub for creative exploration, the Foundry
  
  

What to know about the East Cambridge Real Estate Market?

• One zip code 02141
• 146 properties were sold in 02141 in 2022 among those 111 condominiums with an average price of $950,000 and average price/sf at $887/sf
  The highest selling price for condominium in 2022 was $2,250,000 for a brand-new 2300 sf townhome at 39 Webster Street
• Only 13 single family homes sold in East Cambridge in 2022 with an average sale price of $1,406,000 and $923/sf.
  The highest price for single obtained is 94 Thorndike Street, a brick Federal brick rowhouse which sold for $2,000,000.

If you are starting a home search in East Cambridge, contact Sandrine Deschaux to assist you with finding a home.