The following is an index to property transfer deeds and party wall and building restriction agreements recorded at the Suffolk County Deed Registry from the original land purchase until conversion of the building into condominiums. Mortgages, trust agreements, and other similar recorded documents are not included. This index is intended as a guide only; actual deeds should be reviewed for details.
| Transfers of Land and Buildings | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 14May1976 | Betty Bishop and Albert Kasarjian | 233 Commonwealth Avenue Condominium | 8867 | 18 |
| 24Nov1975 | Lenk Properties, Inc. | Betty Bishop and Albert Kasarjian | 8833 | 482 |
| 18Jul1959 | Park View Realty Corp. | Lenk Properties, Inc. | 7410 | 524 |
| 29Jun1939 | Myer Clayman | Park View Realty Corp. | 5796 | 595 |
| 20Jan1939 | James F. O’Brien, Jr. | Myer Clayman | 5767 | 521 |
| 30Dec1938 | Israel M. Levin (foreclosure of mortgage given by Sadie E. Green to David Carlin and assigned by him to Israel Levin) | James F. O’Brien, Jr. | 5765 | 85 |
| 09Jul1937 | Harry Collings | by Sadie E. Green | 5677 | 606 |
| 09Jul1937 | Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company | Harry Collings | 5677 | 605 |
| 28Dec1933 | Henry C. Brookings (foreclosure of mortgage given by Henry C. Brookings and assumed by subsequent owners) | Massachusetts Hospital Life Insurance Company | 5424 | 122 |
| 31Mar1931 | Mary W. Butler, wife of William M. Butler | Edmund B. Snow | 5316 | 506 |
| 09Sep1927 | Henry C. Brookings | Mary W. Butler, wife of William M. Butler | 4930 | 485 |
| 08Sep1927 | Mary W. Butler, wife of William M. Butler | Henry C. Brookings | 4930 | 481 |
| 09Sep1924 | Henry C. Brookings | Mary W. Butler, wife of William M. Butler | 4611 | 415 |
| 03Sep1924 | Charles H. Ditson | Henry C. Brookings | 4611 | 411 |
| 20Apr1901 | Stoughton Bell | Charles H. Ditson | 2766 | 566 |
| 20Apr1901 | Charles H. Ditson and Charles F. Smith, remaining trustees under Article 3 of the will of Oliver Ditson | Stoughton Bell | 2766 | 566 |
| 14Dec1889 | Charles H. Ditson | Charles H. Ditson, Reuben E. Demmon, and Charles F. Smith, trustees under Article 3 of the will of Oliver Ditson | 1914 | 169 |
| 20May1889 | Jacob C. Rogers, guardian of William B. Rogers, minor and child of William C. Rogers | Charles H. Ditson | 1878 | 15 |
| 01Feb1888 | Jacob C. Rogers | William C. Rogers | 1818 | 423 |
| Transfers of Unimproved Land: Lot with 27 foot frontage, composed of a 26.63 foot wide lot to the east, and a 0.37 foot wide strip to the west | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 18Jan1886 | Frederick Sears Grand d’Hauteville (lot with 27 foot frontage) | Jacob C. Rogers | 1713 | 72 |
| Transfers of Unimproved Land: Lot with 26.63 foot frontage | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 21Mar1881 | Walter C. Cabot (lot with 27 foot frontage, reduced to 26.63 feet) | Frederick Sears Grand d’Hauteville | 1524 | 246 |
| 20Mar1879 | John C. Ropes and William S. Dexter, trustees for the benefit of Frances Sophia (MacKenzie) Storer, wife of Horatio R. Storer, and for the benefit of the children of Horatio R. Storer (lot with 27 foot frontage) | Walter C. Cabot | 1451 | 37 |
| Transfers of Unimproved Land: Strip of land with 0.37 foot frontage (the remainder of which subsequently became the land on which 235 Commonwealth and a portion of 239 Commonwealth were built) | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 11Feb1881 | George Higginson (lot with 27 foot frontage) | Frederick Sears Grand d’Hauteville | 1515 | 459 |
| 13Dec1880 | William S. Dexter (lot with 27 foot frontage) | George Higginson | 1515 | 457 |
| 21May1880 | Daniel H. Lane (lot with 27 foot frontage) | William S. Dexter | 1493 | 178 |
| 20Mar1879 | John C. Ropes and William S. Dexter, trustees for the benefit of Frances Sophia (MacKenzie) Storer, wife of Horatio R. Storer, and for the benefit of the children of Horatio R. Storer (lot with 27 foot frontage) | Daniel H. Lane | 1414 | 123 |
| Transfers of Unimproved Land: Lot with 54 foot frontage | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 06Jan1877 | Horatio R. Storer (lot with 54 foot frontage) | John C. Ropes and William S. Dexter, trustees for the benefit of Frances Sophia (MacKenzie) Storer, wife of Horatio R. Storer, and for the benefit of the children of Horatio R. Storer | 1450 | 83 |
| Transfers of Unimproved Land: Lot with 95.57 foot frontage (subsequently reduced to 95.20 feet) the western portion of which became part of the land on which 239 Commonwealth was built | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 29Jun1869 | James C. White (lot with 95.57 foot frontage) | Horatio R. Storer | 969 | 10 |
| 25Feb1869 | Henry N. F. Marshall (lot with 95.57 foot frontage) | James C. White | 953 | 56 |
| 30Dec1868 | Daniel Davies, James D. Braman, and Grenville T. W. Braman (lot with 95.57 foot frontage) | Henry N. F. Marshall | 948 | 185 |
| 16Feb1863 | Boston Water Power Company (lot with 95.57 foot frontage) | Daniel Davies, Jarvis D. Braman, and Grenville T. W. Braman | 826 | 86 |
| Party Wall Agreements | ||||
| Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
| 03Apr1885 | Frederick Sears Grand d’Hauteville (owner of 233 Commonwealth) | Jacob C. Rogers (owner of 231 Commonwealth) | 1674 | 612 |
| 19Oct1882 | George Wheatland, Jr. (owner of lot at 235 Commonwealth) | Frederick Sears Grand d’Hauteville (owner of lot at 233 Commonwealth) | 1592 | 284 |
| Agreement stipulating that, for the benefit of the owner of the land at 233 Commonwealth, for a period of twenty years no stable will be built on the land on which 235 Commonwealth and 239 Commonwealth subsequently were built | ||||
| Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
| 10May1881 | Nathaniel Thayer, Jr. (owner of land at 235-239 Commonwealth) | Frederick Sears Grand d’Hauteville (owner of land at 233 Commonwealth) | 1524 | 244 |
