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Listing broker remarks

Highest & Best offers due Sun. 7/19/26 @ 12PM. Minutes from UMass Amherst, this 3-4 bedroom, 1-bath home offers incredible potential for investors, owner-occupants, or university families seeking a smart long-term purchase. Having served as a rental property for several years, the home is being sold as-is, offering the perfect opportunity to renovate, personalize, or continue its use as an income-producing property. Details include a flexible floor plan: 1st-floor bedroom, laundry, and full bath; open kitchen and living room. The 2nd floor has 3 rooms: use all as bedrooms, or one as a 2nd-floor living room. Set in the sought-after Puffer's Pond neighborhood, this home is close to UMass, area colleges, conservation land, hiking trails, and all that downtown Amherst has to offer. Whether you're a first-time homebuyer looking to build equity, parents seeking housing for a student, or an investor searching for a property in a high-demand rental location, this home is full of opportunity.— Brick & Mortar Northampton

Key details

  • 1,196 sq ft
  • 8,250 lot sq ft
  • 3 beds
  • 1 baths
  • 1880 built
  • $249 / sq ft
  • $5,425 2026 taxes
MLS #
7⁠3⁠5⁠4⁠9⁠3⁠3⁠3⁠
Last updated
Address
166 Summer St
Town
Amherst, MA
ZIP
01002
Deed (Bk/Pg)
11262 / 310

Map

Neighborhood: Puffer Pond North Amherst

National Historic Landmark

Federally designated as nationally significant — the highest U.S. historic recognition. Section 106 review applies to federal undertakings affecting the property.

National Register

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Owners may qualify for the 20% federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit on certified rehabilitation work.

State Register

Listed on the Massachusetts State Register of Historic Places.

Local Historic District

Inside a Local Historic District. Exterior changes visible from a public way require approval from the local historic district commission.

Local Landmark

Individually designated by the town as a local landmark. Exterior alterations require commission approval.

MACRIS Inventory

Documented in MACRIS, the state historic inventory. Informational only — no regulatory constraints.

Article 85 (Boston)

Subject to Boston Article 85 demolition-delay review, which can pause demolition of buildings 50+ years old for up to 90 days.

Ch. 91 Waterways License

An active MassDEP permit for a dock, pier, seawall, or other structure on or over a Massachusetts waterway. Many older licenses are not digitized; this record is provided for reference only.

Massachusetts Great Pond

A Great Pond under M.G.L. Ch. 91 — the Commonwealth retains public rights to fish and navigate these state-designated waters. Private docks and other waterfront structures require a Waterways License from MassDEP.

Likely Great Pond

The MLS listing describes this property as being on a Great Pond, which would be a state-designated water body under M.G.L. Ch. 91. GIS data did not independently confirm the pond name — verification needed.