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 through December 31, 2023. 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 Condominium Units | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 19Feb2021 | Matthew K. Sidman and Lori K. Sidman (removal of condominium) | Matthew K. Sidman and Lori K. Sidman | 64924 | 53 |
| 25Jun2018 | Matthew Sidman, trustee, 297 Commonwealth Avenue Unit 3 Trust (Unit 3) | Matthew K. Sidman and Lori K. Sidman | 59832 | 105 |
| 25Jun2018 | J. Robert Casey, trustee, Unit 6, 297 Commonwealth Avenue Realty Trust (Unit 6) | Matthew K. Sidman and Lori K. Sidman | 59825 | 189 |
| 25Jun2018 | J. Robert Casey, trustee, Commonwealth 297-4 Trust (Unit 4) | Matthew K. Sidman and Lori K. Sidman | 59825 | 187 |
| 25Jun2018 | J. Robert Casey, trustee, Commonwealth 297-2 Trust (Unit 2) | Matthew K. Sidman and Lori K. Sidman | 59825 | 185 |
| 25Jun2018 | J. Robert Casey, trustee, Commonwealth 297-1 Trust (Unit 1) | Matthew K. Sidman and Lori K. Sidman | 59825 | 183 |
| 06Dec2017 | Michael Miller and Annette Miller, husband and wife (Unit 3) | Matthew Sidman, trustee, 297 Commonwealth Avenue Unit 3 Realty Trust | 58894 | 83 |
| 18Dec2014 | Beverly A. Woods (Unit 1) | J. Robert Casey, trustee, Commonwealth 297-1 Trust | 53853 | 30 |
| 15Mar2010 | Gerald A. Celano and Kelly Marshall, husband and wife (Unit 2) | J. Robert Casey, trustee, Commonwealth 297-2 Trust | 46191 | 44 |
| 27Jan2010 | Stephen R. Silver and Carol K. Silver, trustees, Sterling Realty Trust (Unit 4) | J. Robert Casey, trustee, Commonwealth 297-4 Trust | 46035 | 36 |
| 25Jan2006 | Deborah Beale (Unit 3) | Michael Miller and Annette Miller, husband and wife | 38958 | 52 |
| 25Aug2004 | Brian A. Bogosian (Unit 2) | Gerald L. Celano and Kelly Marshall | 35421 | 244 |
| 04Aug2004 | Robert L. Doretti and Carol A. Doretti (Unit 5) | Matthew Sidman | 35277 | 210 |
| 26Apr2001 | Paul M. Verrochi and Kelley L. Bowen, also known as Kelley L. Bowen Verrochi (Unit 4) | Stephen R. Silver and Carol K. Silver, trustees, Sterling Realty Trust | 26328 | 161 |
| 01Mar2001 | Wendy B. Wheeler (also know as Wendy Wheeler) (Unit 1) | Beverly A. Woods | 25954 | 324 |
| 23Oct2000 | C. William Zadel and Elizabeth A. Zadel (Unit 3) | Deborah Beale | 25499 | 147 |
| 13Nov1999 | John E. Brodeur and Debbie M. Brodeur, husband and wife (Unit 6) | J. Robert Casey, trustee, Unit 6, 297 Commonwealth Avenue Realty Trust | 24412 | 325 |
| 30Jun1999 | Joseph Pasquale (Unit 4) | Paul M. Verrochi (90%) and Kelley L. Bowen (10%) | 23936 | 227 |
| 21Sep1998 | Caren Lee Pasquale (Unit 4) | Joseph Pasquale | 22928 | 191 |
| 30Oct1997 | Juan Alfredo Gomez and Katia Marina Gomez (Unit 1) | Wendy Wheeler | 21873 | 338 |
| 25Oct1996 | Robert A. Smith and Dana A. Weiss (Unit 6) | John E. Brodeur and Debbie M. Brodeur | 20977 | 43 |
| 01Aug1996 | Donald H. Katz, trustee, 297-3 Commonwealth Avenue Nominee Trust (Unit 3) | C. William Zadel and Elizabeth A. Zadel, husband and wife | 20761 | 177 |
| 02Jan1996 | Janet W. Wohlberg (Unit 5) | Robert L. Doretti and Carol A. Dorretti, husband and wife | 20265 | 132 |
| 31May1994 | Van L. Wharton and David A. Riley (Unit 2) | Brian A. Bogosian | 19107 | 285 |
| 17Mar1993 | L. Vincent Cipolla and Celine McDonald, husband and Wife (Unit 1) | Juan Alfredo Gomez and Katia Marina Gomez | 18103 | 57 |
| 23Sep1992 | Michael U. Potter (Unit 6) | Robert A. Smith and Dana A. Weiss | 17744 | 95 |
| 01Jun1992 | Michael Hanley, trustee, Declaration of Trust dated June 19, 1991 (Book 16910, p. 77) (Unit 3) | Daniel S. Henson, trustee, 297-3 Commonwealth Avenue Nominee Trust | 17513 | 112 |
| 23Mar1992 | Jeffrey L. Schmidt (Unit 1) | L. Vincent Cipolla and Celine McDonald, husband and Wife | 17369 | 150 |
| 17Jul1991 (recorded 25Jul1991) | Michael Hanley, trustee, Declaration of Trust dated June 19, 1991 (Book 16910, p. 77) (Unit 2) | Van L. Wharton and David A. Riley | 16958 | 90 |
| 18Jul1991 (recorded 25Jul1991) | Donald G. Huggins, Jr., and Margaret J. Huggins (Unit 2; confirmatory deed) | Michael Hanley, trustee, Declaration of Trust dated June 19, 1991 (Book 16910, p. 77) (Unit 2) | 16958 | 70 |
| 30Jun1991 | James A. Magliozzi and Peter T. White, trustees, Investor Equity Trust (Unit 5) | Janet W. Wohlberg | 16920 | 165 |
| 28Jun1991 | Donald G. Huggins, Jr., and Margaret J. Huggins (Unit 2 and Unit 3) | Michael Hanley, trustee, Declaration of Trust dated June 19, 1991 (Book 16910, p. 77) | 16935 | 194 |
| 14May1991 | Jeffrey L. Schmidt *Unit 6) | Michael U. Potter | 16839 | 123 |
| 24May1990 | Philip J. Scuderi, trustee, The 297 Realty Trust (Unit 4) | Caren Lee Pasquale and Joseph Pasquale | 16326 | 202 |
| 13Nov1989 | James A. Magliozzi and Peter T. White, trustees, Investor Equity Trust (Unit 2 and Unit 3) | Donald G. Huggins, Jr., and Margaret J. Huggins, husband and wife | 15949 | 68 |
| 13Oct1989 | James A. Magliozzi and Peter T. White, trustees, Investor Equity Trust (Unit 1) | Jeffrey L. Schmidt | 15876 | 291 |
| 07Sep1989 | James A. Magliozzi and Peter T. White, trustees, Investor Equity Trust (Unit 4) | Philip J. Scuderi, trustee, The 297 Realty Trust | 15807 | 327 |
| 12May1989 (recorded 19May1989) | James A. Magliozzi and Peter T. White, trustees, Investor Equity Trust (Unit 6) | Jeffrey L. Schmidt | 15567 | 248 |
| Transfers of Land and Buildings | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 18May1989 (recorded 19May1989) | James A. Magliozzi and Peter T. White, trustees, Investor Equity Trust | 297 Commonwealth Avenue Condominium | 15567 | 200 |
| 04Nov1988 | The Society of Jesus of New England | James A. Magliozzi, Peter T. White, and Robert P. White, trustees, Investors Equity Trust | 15177 | 53 |
| 28Apr1947 | Pamelia E. Foss | The Society of Jesus of New England | 6324 | 71 |
| 28Apr1947 | Royal Lee | Pamelia E. Foss | 6323 | 591 |
| 21May1942 | John J. O’Donnell | Royal Lee | 5984 | 439 |
| 01Nov1940 | Abraham M. Nadell | John J. O’Donnell | 5887 | 549 |
| 19Jun1940 | Henry J. O’Meara | Abraham M. Nadell | 5860 | 522 |
| 18Jun1940 | Grace H. Proctor, H. Harrison Proctor, Barbara Proctor Thompson, and Frances Proctor Wilkinson, formerly Frances Ingersoll Proctor | Henry J. O’Meara | 5860 | 521 |
| 07Jun1923 | Malcolm Donald and Wickliffe P. Draper, executors of the will of George A. Draper | Charles A. Proctor | 4479 | 350 |
| Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 16May1899 | George A. Nickerson (lot with 45 foot frontage) | Jessie Preston Draper, wife of George A. Draper | 2606 | 222 |
| 19Jan1895 | Gordon Dexter (lot with 78 foot frontage) | George A. Nickerson | 2251 | 471 |
| 20Dec1893 | Albert Geiger (lot with 78 foot frontage) | Gordon Dexter | 2170 | 527 |
| 18Dec1893 | Augustus F. Arnold (lot with 78 foot frontage) | Albert Geiger | 2170 | 435 |
| 16Dec1893 | William A. Russell (lot with 78 foot frontage) | Augustus F. Arnold | 2170 | 194 |
| 05May1885 | Hales W. Suter (lot with 78 foot frontage) | William A. Russell | 2169 | 27 |
| 05May1885 | William G. Weld (lot with 78 foot frontage) | Hales W. Suter | 1677 | 313 |
| 21Jul1883 | George Wheatland, Jr. (lot with 6 foot frontage) | William G. Weld | 1606 | 452 |
| 02Apr1883 | George Wheatland, Jr. (lot with 78 foot frontage) | William G. Weld | 1592 | 314 |
| 31Mar1883 | George Wheatland, Sr. (lot with 130 foot frontage on Commonwealth) | George Wheatland, Jr. | 1592 | 177 |
| 02Jan1883 | William D. Pickman; George Wheatland, Jr.; Sarah A. Fay, widow and residual devisee of William P. Fay; Samuel A. B. Abbot, administrator and trustee under the will of William P. Fay; George L. Silsbee, James J. Storrow, Dudley B. Fay, executors and trustees under the will of Richard S. Fay; Elizabeth R. Fay, widow of Richard S. Fay; and Richard D. Rogers (two-thirds interest in lot with 135 foot frontage on Commonwealth) | George Wheatland, Sr. | 1592 | 168 |
| 18Apr1876 (recorded 30Nov1877) | George Wheatland, Jr. (one-third interest in lot with 185 foot frontage on Commonwealth)) | George Wheatland, Sr. | 1400 | 307 |
| 25May1872 (recorded 10Jul1879) | George Wheatland, Jr. (two-thirds interest in lot with 185 foot frontage on Commonwealth) | William D. Pickman and William P. Fay | 1462 | 235 |
| 10May1872 | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Frank W. Andrews, trustees (lot with 185 foot frontage on Commonwealth) | George Wheatland, Jr. | 1108 | 209 |
| 01Mar1872 | Boston Water Power Company | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Frank W. Andrews, trustees | 1095 | 1 |
| Party wall stipulations in land transfer deed with respect to wall between 295 and 297 Commonwealth | ||||
| Date | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 21Jul1883 | George Wheatland, Jr. (seller of lot at 297 Commonwealth; owner of lot at 295 Commonwealth) | William G. Weld (purchaser of lot at 297 Commonwealth) | 1606 | 452 |
| Building restrictions in land transfer deed for the benefit of 303 Commonwealth, specifying that (a) no buildings may be erected at 297 Commonwealth except private dwelling houses (with normal outbuildings) each arranged for use by one family only; and (b) for a distance of 10 feet to the east from 303 Commonwealth no projection from the front wall of any building erected at 297 Commonwealth, other than doorsteps and cornices at the roof of the building, may be placed within 20 feet of Commonwealth Avenue. | ||||
| Date | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 16May1899 | George A. Nickerson (seller of lot at 297 Commonwealth; owner of 303 Commonwealth) | Jessie Preston Draper, wife of George A. Draper (purchaser of lot at 297 Commonwealth) | 2606 | 222 |
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