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Charlestown open house tour: 8 recently price-chopped options

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Geographically set apart from the rest of Boston via a little peninsula north of downtown, Charlestown retains a lot of its charm as one of the city’s oldest neighborhoods.

This week’s open house tour visits myriad types of homes there, including brick rowhouses, traditional wooden numbers, and modern condominiums in the Navy Yard.

The best part? Their prices have all come down recently.

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27 Cook Street

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Open house: Saturday, 12-1 p.m.; Sunday, 12-1 p.m.

Price: $1,595,000

Size: 3-BR, 2.5-BA

Square footage: 2,185

The pitch: “New construction single-family townhouse spreads out over four levels and comes with a roof deck and two-car garage.”

8 Cook Street

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Open house: Sunday, 12-1 p.m.

Price: $769,000

Size: 3-BR, 1-BA, 2 half-baths

Square footage: 1,270

The pitch: “This single-family home offers six rooms, a deck, and yard with shed.”

88 Elm Street

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Open house: Sunday, 1-2 p.m.

Price: $1,125,000

Size: 3-BR, 2.5-BA

Square footage: 1,521

The pitch: “Single-family home with three exposures on a quiet tree-lined street with a side courtyard.”

259 Main Street, #1

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Open house: Sunday, 12-1 p.m.

Price: $749,000

Size: 2-BR, 2.5-BA

Square footage: 1,601

The pitch: “This condo has a private entrance leading up to an open floor plan with high ceilings, crown moldings, and Brazilian cherry hardwood flooring.”

47A Monument Square

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Open house: Sunday, 11:30 a.m-1 p.m.

Price: $1,699,000

Size: 3-BR, 2.5-BA

Square footage: 2,038

The pitch: “This historic home on Monument Square has been done over and is extremely open.”

42 Eighth Street, #3116

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Open house: Saturday, 1:30-2:30 p.m.; Sunday, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Price: $550,000

Size: 1-BR, 1-BA

Square footage: 692

The pitch: “Professionally designed unit in historic Navy Yard features floor-to-ceiling windows with plantation shutters, custom closets, and updated kitchen.”

33 Chestnut Street, #303

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Open house: Saturday, 1:30-3 p.m.

Price: $875,000

Size: 2-BR, 2-BA

Square footage: 1,126

The pitch: “Located between the Gas Light District and Monument Square, this penthouse corner unit comes with a master suite, in-unit laundry, and one indoor garage parking spot.”

65 Constellation Wharf, #65

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Open house: Sunday, 12-1 p.m.

Price: $1,799,000

Size: 3-BR, 3.5-BA

Square footage: 2,521

The pitch: “Located on Boston’s historic waterfront, this south facing unit has floor to ceiling windows, two over-water decks, and access to marina slips.”

27 Cook Street

Open house: Saturday, 12-1 p.m.; Sunday, 12-1 p.m.

Price: $1,595,000

Size: 3-BR, 2.5-BA

Square footage: 2,185

The pitch: “New construction single-family townhouse spreads out over four levels and comes with a roof deck and two-car garage.”

8 Cook Street

Open house: Sunday, 12-1 p.m.

Price: $769,000

Size: 3-BR, 1-BA, 2 half-baths

Square footage: 1,270

The pitch: “This single-family home offers six rooms, a deck, and yard with shed.”

88 Elm Street

Open house: Sunday, 1-2 p.m.

Price: $1,125,000

Size: 3-BR, 2.5-BA

Square footage: 1,521

The pitch: “Single-family home with three exposures on a quiet tree-lined street with a side courtyard.”

259 Main Street, #1

Open house: Sunday, 12-1 p.m.

Price: $749,000

Size: 2-BR, 2.5-BA

Square footage: 1,601

The pitch: “This condo has a private entrance leading up to an open floor plan with high ceilings, crown moldings, and Brazilian cherry hardwood flooring.”

47A Monument Square

Open house: Sunday, 11:30 a.m-1 p.m.

Price: $1,699,000

Size: 3-BR, 2.5-BA

Square footage: 2,038

The pitch: “This historic home on Monument Square has been done over and is extremely open.”

42 Eighth Street, #3116

Open house: Saturday, 1:30-2:30 p.m.; Sunday, 1:30-2:30 p.m.

Price: $550,000

Size: 1-BR, 1-BA

Square footage: 692

The pitch: “Professionally designed unit in historic Navy Yard features floor-to-ceiling windows with plantation shutters, custom closets, and updated kitchen.”

33 Chestnut Street, #303

Open house: Saturday, 1:30-3 p.m.

Price: $875,000

Size: 2-BR, 2-BA

Square footage: 1,126

The pitch: “Located between the Gas Light District and Monument Square, this penthouse corner unit comes with a master suite, in-unit laundry, and one indoor garage parking spot.”

65 Constellation Wharf, #65

Open house: Sunday, 12-1 p.m.

Price: $1,799,000

Size: 3-BR, 3.5-BA

Square footage: 2,521

The pitch: “Located on Boston’s historic waterfront, this south facing unit has floor to ceiling windows, two over-water decks, and access to marina slips.”