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, 2017. 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 |
02May2012 | Regina R. Pusantian-Diarbakerly (also known as Regina Diarbakerly), trustee, Pusantian Realty Trust | Pres LLC | 49457 | 92 |
02Mar2000 | Samuel Pusantian and Edith R. Pusantian, husband and wife | Edith R. Pusantian, Samuel Pusantian, and Regina R. Pusantian-Diarbakerly, trustees, Pusantian Realty Trust | 24764 | 72 |
31Oct1986 | Samuel Pusantian | Samuel Pusantian and Edith R. Pusantian, husband and wife | 13333 | 326 |
14Jun1967 | Joseph P. Keller, Albert M. Berman, and Edward Berman | Samuel Pusantian | 8125 | 328 |
25Nov1966 | Leonard H. Adelson | Joseph P. Keller (one-half undivided interest), Albert M. Berman (one-fourth undivided interest), and Edward Berman (one-fourth undivided interest) | 8083 | 497 |
08Jul1966 | Samuel H. Boyer and Bernice S. Boyer, trustees, Eldin Realty Trust | Leonard H. Adelson | 8052 | 601 |
01Feb1963 | Norman A. Ferguson, trustee, Chelco Realty Trust | Samuel H. Boyer and Bernice S. Boyer, trustees, Eldin Realty Trust | 7719 | 283 |
02May1955 | Simplex Company | Norman A. Ferguson, trustee, Chelco Realty Trust | 7052 | 281 |
08Feb1952 | Clara R. Drucker | Simplex Company | 6757 | 379 |
26Dec1950 | Harold G. Tobey and Charles I. Johnson, partners doing business as Tobey, Tobey, and Johnson | Clara R. Drucker | 6664 | 108 |
01Jan1940 | Louis J. Binda | George L. Tobey, Jr., Harold G. Tobey, and Charles I. Johnson, partners doing business as Tobey, Tobey, and Johnson | 5905 | 172 |
24Jan1939 | Guy Bancroft | Louis J. Binda | 5768 | 578 |
26Sep1938 | Geraldine S. Hanley | Guy Bancroft | 5750 | 19 |
20Sep1937 | Guy Bancroft and William D. Haviland and Catherine B. Haviland, his wife, in her own right | Geraldine S. Hanley | 5684 | 58 |
21Dec1934 | Mary Bancroft | Catherine B. Haviland, wife of William D. Haviland, and Guy Bancroft | 5502 | 28 |
10Feb1931 | Margaret W. Leland and Elsie T. Brewer, executrixes of the will of Susan W. Carr | Mary Bancroft | 5243 | 332 |
23Sep1907 | Myron P. Lewis | Susan W. Carr, wife of Samuel Carr | 3236 | 419 |
23Sep1907 | Samuel Carr | Myron P. Lewis | 3236 | 418 |
Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
01Mar1900 | J. Malcolm Forbes (lot with 25 foot frontage) | Samuel Carr | 2668 | 66 |
19Feb1887 | Louis Curtis (lot with 104.77 foot frontage) | J. Malcolm Forbes | 1760 | 278 |
08Jan1886 | 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 (lot with 104.77 foot frontage) | Louis Curtis | 1709 | 523 |
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) | Samuel Carr (owner of lot at 403 Commonwealth) | 2769 | 587 |
27Feb1900 | J. Malcolm Forbes (owner of lot at 405 Commonwealth) | Samuel Carr (owner of lot at 403 Commonwealth) | 2668 | 67 |
Agreement with respect to a window with shutters installed into the party wall by 403 Commonwealth specifying the right of the owner of 405 Commonwealth to have the shutters removed and window closed up at any time | ||||
Date of Deed | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
23Dec1901 | Samuel Carr (owner of 403 Commonwealth) | Mary H. DuBois (owner of 405 Commonwealth) | 2798 | 568 |
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 |
08Jan1886 | 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 (sellers of lot with 104.77 foot frontage) | Louis Curtis | 1709 | 523 |
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 |