MLS question

[Andy M]

Hi,

I recently bought, as my first property, a 3-family building that I am converting to condos in Cambridge, MA. Everything was going well until I got the floor plans done by an architect. The measured total area of the building per the architect is 2560 sq. ft., whereas the MLS sheet listed 2952 sq ft! I could understand a discrepancy of 2-3%, but not 12%!

Obviously this seriously impacts my bottom line. The MLS sheet listed the sq ft. source as "per public record", so on Monday I'm going to go to town hall and look at that public record. Any other suggestions? Do I have a legal leg to stand on here?

Andy