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South Boston colonial near the Red Line asks just under $570,000

The single-family looks a lot more spacious than its 708 square feet—besides, there’s outdoor space

By Tom Acitelli
A kitchen with an L-shaped counter and a table with two chairs.
That backsplash you’re lingering over is new.
Photos via Compass

The colonial at 75 Preble Street near the Red Line’s Andrew stop in South Boston looks a lot bigger than its 708 square feet. Besides, there’s outdoor space, including a deck, and a 300-square-foot unfinished basement.

The house—a rare enough find in that nook of Boston—has one bedroom and one bathroom. It also has a stark backsplash in the kitchen and gorgeous hardwood throughout. There’s a washer-dryer too.

It’s all the product of a significant renovation in 2005. The bones of 75 Preble date from 1890.

Oh, and the price: It’s asking $569,900—or $804 a square foot—through Compass. The latter is competitive for Boston houses in general. A Greater Boston Association of Realtors report covering closed deals in January pegged the median house price at $655,000. The average price per square foot, though, was $413.

A living room with wide-planked hardwood floors and a couch.
The house was substantially rebuilt in 2005, according to listing brokerage Compass.
A room with a desk and a chair next to a tall stack of shelves.
There is the possibility for a second bedroom.
A bathroom with a toilet next to sink and a shower with the curtain pulled back.
The bones of the house date from 1890.
A yard with a deck and a grill with its cover on.
This is a sizable yard for Boston proper.
A bedroom with a bed beneath a skylight.
This is the one bedroom (so far).
The exterior of a small, rectangular, two-story house right on the sidewalk.
The house comes with two parking spaces.

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