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Apartment for rent
  • $2,000/mo

    12 Humboldt St #B, Cambridge, MA 02140

    1beds
    900sqft
    Price may not include required fees and charges.
    Apartment
    Available Mon Sep 1 2025
    No pets
    -- A/C
    None laundry
    -- Parking
    Baseboard
    Contact manager for more details about this home.

    What's special

    Sunny basement apartmentNew stoveCunning interior storageLarge built-in bookshelvesWindows on all sidesImpeccably clean white curtainsBeautifully maintained yard
    Rarely on market! This sunny basement apartment in a gorgeous Queen Anne historic home offers an affordable pied a terre in Cambridge. HEAT, HOT WATER, ELECTRICITY, GAS INCLUDED in rent. One bed, one bath, cunning interior storage, large built-in bookshelves, gorgeous DR table, and small but attractive kitchen with new stove. Yes, it's a basement unit, but it's SUNNY with windows on all sides and with impeccably clean white curtains. Completely repainted and cleaned. The unit has its own pathway and entrance all in a beautifully maintained yard that may remind you of Andrew Marvell's poem "The Garden." Near Mass. Ave. shops and restaurants. Between Harvard and Porter Squares. Landlady lives upstairs. Video available if you send your email. NOTE: PROPERTY NOT AVAILABLE TO TOUR UNTIL 8/21, 4-6PM PER OWNER. This property has not been available for 15 years. The lease is one year with the option to renew if both parties agree to terms. The property comes with heat, hot water, electricity, and gas included. It is a sunny basement unit with windows on all sides. Use of outdoors per the discretion of the landlady. No grilling. The second egress is through the owner's unit. There is a Landlord's Addendum (basic house rules) that attaches to the lease and is contractual. If rented by a couple, the lease is signed "jointly and severally," which means if one party leaves, the other is responsible for full rent. Parking on street with Visitor's Pass or Cambridge Permit. The location is near Mass. Ave., stores, services, public transportation, yet quiet and beautiful.
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    Facts & features

    Interior

    Bedrooms & bathrooms
    • Bedrooms: 1
    • Bathrooms: 1
    • Full bathrooms: 1
    Heating
    • Baseboard
    Appliances
    • Included: Freezer, Oven, Refrigerator
    • Laundry: Contact manager
    Features
    • Flooring: Carpet, Hardwood
    Interior area
    • Total interior livable area: 900 sqft

    Property

    Parking
    • Details: Contact manager
    Features
    • Exterior features: Bicycle storage, Electricity included in rent, Gas included in rent, Heating included in rent, Heating system: Baseboard, Hot water included in rent

    Construction

    Type & style
    • Home type: Apartment
    • Property subtype: Apartment

    Utilities & green energy

    • Utilities for property: Electricity, Gas

    Building

    Management
    • Pets allowed: No

    Community & HOA

    Location
    • Region: Cambridge

    Financial & listing details

    • Lease term: 1 Year

    Price history

    DateEventPrice
    8/17/2025Listed for rent$2,000$2/sqft
    Source: Zillow Rentals

    Neighborhood: Peabody