The following is an index to property transfer deeds and party wall, use, and building restriction agreements recorded at the Suffolk County Deed Registry from the original land purchase through December 31, 2020. 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 |
| 07Apr2006 | Ara G. Barsoumian, trustee, ARSTAR Realty Trust | Marl-Arden LLC | 39367 | 229 |
| 20Oct2004 | Stalin Colinet | Ara G. Barsoumian, trustee, ARSTAR Realty Trust | 35729 | 62 |
| 08Oct2004 | Robert J. Barstow | Stalin Colinet | 35723 | 292 |
| 30Jul2004 | Robert J. Barstow, trustee, Barstow Realty Trust | Robert J. Barstow | 35143 | 245 |
| 10Jan1970 | Massachusetts Bay United Fund, Inc. | Robert J. Barstow and Jean M. Barstow, trustees, Barstow Realty Trust | 8337 | 684 |
| 26Dec1968 | First National Bank of Boston | Massachusetts Bay United Fund, Inc. | 8253 | 90 |
| 30Dec1947 | The Alexander Corporation | First National Bank of Boston | 6397 | 112 |
| 30Dec1947 | Lena L. Steinert (confirmatory release of dower interest) | The Alexander Corporation | 6397 | 110 |
| 11Feb1936 | Robert S. Steinert, trustee under the will of Alexander Steinert | The Alexander Corporation | 5584 | 635 |
| 07Jun1907 | Hannah B. Brown | Alexander Steinert | 3217 | 283 |
| Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 08Jun1895 | Leverett S. Tuckerman and Francis Peabody, Jr., trustees under the will of William G. Saltonstall (lot with 26 foot frontage) | Atherton T. Brown | 2283 | 356 |
| 13Jan1886 | Francis A. Osborn and Grenville T. W. Braman, a majority of the trustees of Commonwealth Avenue Lands (Francis W. Palfrey, the remaining trustee, being absent from Massachusetts) (lot with 52 foot frontage) | William G. Saltonstall | 1709 | 582 |
| 01Jun1880 | Dwight Foster, Gilman Collamore, and George F. Richardson, trustees under a bond indenture with the Boston Water Power Company dated 1Jun1874 (release) | Francis W. Palfrey, Francis A. Osborn, and Grenville T. W. Braman, trustees of Commonwealth Avenue Lands | 1495 | 6 |
| 01Jun1880 | Boston Water Power Company | Francis W. Palfrey, Francis A. Osborn, and Grenville T. W. Braman, trustees of Commonwealth Avenue Lands | 1495 | 9 |
| Party Wall Agreements | ||||
| Date of Deed | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
| 23Jul1901 | Atherton T. Brown (owner of lot at 401 Commonwealth) | Alexander Agassiz (owner of lot at 397 Commonwealth) | 2771 | 332 |
| 23Jul1901 | Atherton T. Brown (owner of lot at 401 Commonwealth) | Samuel Carr (owner of lot at 403 Commonwealth) | 2769 | 587 |
| Building and use restrictions included in land transfer deed, specifying that no building on the premises may be used as a stable, and that no building of more than one story in height may be erected within thirty feet of Marlborough | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 13Jan1886 | Francis A. Osborn and Grenville T. W. Braman, a majority of the trustees of Commonwealth Avenue Lands (Francis W. Palfrey, the remaining trustee, being absent from Massachusetts) (sellers of lot with 52 foot frontage) | William G. Saltonstall (purchaser of lot with 52 foot frontage) | 1709 | 582 |
| Agreement by owners of land on the north and south sides of Marlborough between West Chester Park (Massachusetts Avenue) and the Beacon entrance to Back Bay Park (Charlesgate East) requiring that buildings must be set back 5 feet from Marlborough except for projections as specified in Book 1588, p. 434 (20Feb1883) [which provided that steps, porticos, and other usual projections appurtenant to the front wall of a building would be permitted in the reserved space, and bays and bows would be permitted in the reserved space subject to dimensional limitations as set forth in the deed]. This 5 foot setback requirement was modified with respect to the north side of Marlborough by a subsequent agreement dated 10Jun1885 (Book 1685, p. 433) | ||||
| Date of Deed | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
| 20Feb1883 | Francis A. Osborn and Grenville T. W. Braman, a majority of the trustees of the Commonwealth Avenue Lands, Francis W. Palfrey, the remaining trustee, being absent from Massachusetts | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D, Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees | 1588 | 437 |
