The Fresh Pond Parkway spread dating from the 1830s comes with a carriage house and six fireplaces as well as seven bedrooms. It could all use some work though.
Curbed Comparisons is a regular column that explores what one can rent or buy for a set dollar amount in the Boston area. Is one woman’s studio another woman’s townhouse? Let’s find out!
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 the famous pair of Boston neighbors.
A chunk of concrete fell on a car on August 8, spurring partial and full closures of the facility—which, with approximately 2,600 spaces, is the largest of its kind in the MBTA system.
The recently listed numbers in this weekend’s house tour range from a rare Round Building selection to ones in quintessential brick buildings with classic details.
The pile includes two and a half bathrooms, a private yard, and the potential for three bedrooms. There are three floors total, and the price includes two off-street parking spots.
The house includes the potential for up to seven bedrooms; and there are six full bathrooms as well as six fireplaces. There are also vestiges of the early-1870s construction, including the moldings and windows in the living room and parlor.
The four-bedroom spread is an airy, light-drenched affair given the skylights and large windows, never mind the high ceilings throughout. It also includes three fireplaces and a one-car garage; and there’s an unfinished basement for storage.
The total tag is about $1,000 a square foot—$4,485,000. That gets a buyer six bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms as well as a finished basement with its own side entrance.
The 14-room colonial at 128 Lexington Avenue near Fresh Pond has been updated twice since the turn of the century: in 2006 and then 10 years later. It’s an airy affair. Go inside now.
The 6,934-square-foot house at 151 Coolidge Hill Road last traded in 2006 for about $2,900,000 in today’s money. It comes with plenty of space and parking as well as bones in the 1930s.
The 4,602-square-foot spread at 43 Reservoir Street had been on and off the market since late 2015. It was last asking $3,600,000 for its seven bedrooms and six fireplaces.
A previous owner of 10-12 Malcolm Road in West Cambridge renovated it from top to bottom earlier this decade. That work left behind a modern look and an open floorplan. The whole shebang is now asking $2M-plus.
The 4,602-square-foot, 13-room house was asking nearly $3,700,000 when it was briefly on the market last fall. It is now that rare thing in Cambridge: a gorgeous property that has not sold lightning fast.