179 High St, Reading, MA 01867 Property Records

Middlesex County and Reading Town property record for 179 High St, Reading, MA 01867

Property Summary

Property Type	Triplex
Details	6 bd · 3 ba · 4,092 sqft · built 1895
Lot Size	0.207 acres (9,017 sqft)
Owner	2 Company Names on File
Last Sale	$50,500 (Nov 1977)
Tax Bill	$11,808 (2025)
Deeds & Mortgages	Nov 2025 Transfer
Flood Zone	Zone X (minimal risk)
APN	`READ M:021.0-0000-0249.0`

Property Details

APN / Parcel Number

Primary APN	`READ M:021.0-0000-0249.0`
Alternative APNs	`M:021.0=0000=0249.0` `830000000070` `830000000`

Interior

Bedrooms	6 Beds
Full Baths	3 Baths
Total Rooms	14 Rooms
Units	3 Units
Stories	3 Stories
Building Area	4,092 sqft Living Area
Gross Area	6,796 sqft
Basement Area	1,708 sqft
Unfinished Basement	1,708 sqft
Fireplaces	1 Fireplace
Fireplace	Fireplace

Exterior

Year Built	Built 1895
Effective Year Built	Effective 1960
Architectural Style	Conventional
Exterior Material	Wood Siding
Construction Type	Stone
Roof Type	Gable
Roof Material	Asphalt
Lot Area	9,017 sqft (0.207 acres)

Utilities, Heating & Cooling

Heating System	Hot Water
Heating Fuel	Oil

Location & Zoning

Account Number	830000000070
Street Address	179 HIGH ST
City	READING
State	MA
Zip	01867-2462
Property Category	Residential
Property Type	Residential > Multi-Unit > Triplex
Local Zoning Code	S15
Jurisdiction	READING MA
Township / Civil Division	READING
Census Block Group	1
Census Block	1001
Census Tract	334200

Owner

Source: Middlesex County and Reading Town assessment roll, as of April 14, 2026

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Owner of Record	2 Company Names on File
Mailing Address	7 OXBOW RD, DANVERS, MA 01923-1568
Owner Type	Company
Vesting	Trust, Revocable Trust

Deeds, Mortgages & Sale History

Assessor's Deed Record

Deed Names	2 Verified Names on Deed
Last Sale	Nov 16, 1977 · Amount on Record
Deed Sale	Nov 16, 1977 · Amount on Record
Last Transfer Date	Jul 7, 2025
Transfer Doc	084345-217
Record Updated	Sep 20, 2026

November 2025: Quit Claim Deed, Transfer

Document Type	Quit Claim Deed
Jurisdiction	READING MA
Recording Date	Nov 24, 2025
Property Address	179 HIGH ST, READING, MA 01867-2462
Document Number	0084922-50
Book / Page	84922 / 50
Instrument Date	Nov 20, 2025
Instrument	144483
Transaction Type	Transfer
Record Updated	Dec 17, 2025

Transaction

Tax	$0.00
Amount Accuracy	No Consideration Stated
Additional	Quitclaim Intrafamily Transfer

Transferred From (Grantor/Seller)

Name	Verified Name

Transferred To (Grantee/Buyer)

Name	Verified Name
Address	7 OXBOR RD, DANVERS, MA 01923-1568

Tax Assessment & Valuation

Source: Middlesex County and Reading Town assessment roll, as of April 14, 2026

Property Jurisdictions

Type	Name
State	Massachusetts
County	Middlesex County
County Subdivision	Reading Town
Unified School District	Reading School District (PK - 12)

Tax Bill & Assessment History

Year	Tax Bill	Assessed Value
2025	$11,808.00 (+1.16%)	$1,036,700 (+4.09%) Land $413,000 Building $623,700
2024	$11,673.00 (+3.26%)	$996,000 (+10.93%) Land $396,800 Building $599,200
2023	$11,305.00	$897,900 Land $357,700 Building $540,200

Assessed value is set for property tax purposes and is not a market price estimate.

Flood

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, effective September 10, 2026 · OpenFEMA NFIP redacted claims and policies, as of September 2026

FEMA Flood Zone	Zone X minimal risk
Flood Insurance Requirement	Not required lenders may require it
Nearby Flood Policies	2 in force
Nearby Flood Claims	1 (2010)
Claims Outside the SFHA	1 of 1
Most Recent Claim	Mar 2010 · Severe Storms And Flooding

Values are read at the parcel center point; flood claims are located to the census block group, not this parcel; lenders make the official flood determination.

Wildfire

Source: USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (2nd edition), as of 2024

Wildfire Risk	Low lower than 99.1% of the US · lower than 98.7% of Massachusetts
Wildfire Likelihood	Under 0.01% annual chance
Exposure	None beyond ember reach

Drinking Water

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, as of September 2026

Water System	READING WATER DEPARTMENT (MWRA) serves 26,262 people · EPA ID MA3246000
Water Source	Purchased surface water from MWRA
Last State Inspection	Nov 2023
Lead	8 ppb (2021–2023) action level 15 ppb

Violations Reported to EPA

Water Quality	E. coli not recorded as resolved · Oct 2019
Treatment and Procedure	None last 10 years
Monitoring and Reporting	None last 3 years

Results are for the whole water system, not water tested at this address; lead at the tap also depends on the building's own pipes.

Internet Providers

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection, based on 523 locations within half a mile, as of December 31, 2025

Provider	Max Down / Up (Mbps)
Xfinity Cable	2,000 / 250
Verizon Fiber · Fixed Wireless in parts of the area	980 / 880
T-Mobile USA Fixed Wireless	100 / 20