Curbed Comparisons is a regular column that explores what one can rent or buy for a set dollar amount in the Boston area. Next up is $2,500 a month in Boston proper.
In true Boston-area fashion, the rustic redoubt is just around the corner from the urban bustle of Boylston Street and the Green Line’s Chestnut Hill stop.
Perhaps only in the Boston area can a house marketing itself as a cottage retail for $875K and seem reasonable. The 1,081-square-foot 673 Hammond Street in Brookline’s slice of Chestnut Hill does just that.
The cavernous spread at the old Waterworks complex also includes double-height ceilings, a floating fireplace, multiple levels, geometric windows, and a staircase with a sizable landing.
The last time the pile traded, in fact, was in June 1998 for about $2.7 million in today’s cabbage. The pile includes eight bedrooms, seven fireplaces, and six full bathrooms.
Among the 17 rooms of the mansion at 65 Essex Road is a pub. The brick colonial also boasts six bedrooms, six full bathrooms, an incredible 9,282 square feet, a dark room (people still use those?), and a pool. Here’s how much it wants.
The 10-room, 4,192-square-foot 58 Randolph Street in the Brookline slice of Chestnut Hill originally hit the sales market in April for $2,450,000. Within 72 hours, there was a deal pending for it. That didn't pan out, but this one might.
The 3,183-square-foot 39 Arlington Road on the Brookline side of Chestnut Hill last sold as recently as June 2013. It went for $990,000 then and is now back on the market for a ton more than that.
The listing for 160 Fairway Road describes the house.as having a "very Scandinavian touch," which we think is a nod to the clean, modern design and the wood, particularly maple and cedar. It's been on the market only since late September.
The 6-BR, 4.5-BA house at 355 Hammond Street looks thoroughly modern now after a sweeping renovation. New touches include skylights on the top floor and a tricked-out lower level with a wine cellar.
The 7-BR, 7.5-BA(!) Bauhaus Contemporary at 21 Cedar Road went on the market on May 10 and is already in contract. Dating from the early 1960s, it was "renovated to the studs" just this year.
The 14-room Tudor is on sale now for $3,500,000. Its listing, improbably enough, presents it not only as a fantastic property, but as a great candidate for ... a teardown? Or a major renovation. Take a look.
The 10-room spread comes with two fireplaces, including one in the downstairs playroom, and a stone terrace amid landscaped grounds. What really grabs one's attention is 58 Randolph's walls. Bright, they are, and unapologetically so.
The 17-room stone house on more than half an acre in Newton comes with its own heraldry stamped into a massive fireplace. That fireplace is in a living room big enough for a wedding reception. The whole thing positively shrieks "manor house."