15 Pleasant Street Rockport, MA
Sold in August 2013.
Classic American Gothic home in historic Rockport. Close to the town center, Bearskin Neck, the well known motif #1, fabulous beaches and Rockport Harbor. Nicely set high on the street giving the home peeks of the town and harbor. Located just a short distance from the water front, galleries, shops, restaurants, the famous Shalin Lui Performance Center home of Rockport Music. This is a fabulous location to enjoy Rockport and all of Cape Ann.
Great home for year round living or to use as a vacation home. There is a great floor plan with plenty of room, including four bedrooms and four full baths. One of the bedrooms is on the first floor with a private bathroom. Large windows give this home great lighting. The foyer has a curved stairway, and on one side is a living room and the other is a family room with a fireplace. Features include hardwood floors, detail throughout, two stairways and a screened porch. There is a spacious eat in kitchen and a separate dining room. The floor plan lends itself to great entertainment space. (more…)
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10 Nikolane Way Gloucester MA
Sold in December 2013.
Oceanfront Home on Boston’s North Shore in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Dramatic setting, with spectacular views from this waterfront home. Located in the Lanesville area of Gloucester. Fabulous North Shore vacation home opportunity with a real cottage quality to it. (more…)
- Published in Past Property Listings
38R Pond Street Essex, MA
Sold in 2013.
Captivating setting in Essex, Massachusetts. You will be impressed with the setting when you drive down the long driveway and up to this home. The house itself is like an oasis on a beautiful landscaped 1.25 acre lot. Located in the historic town of Essex on the North Shore of Boston on Cape Ann.
This home has fabulous space and flexible options for it’s use. There is a large tiled foyer as you enter. The kitchen is spacious with a large dining area, a family room with a fireplace off the kitchen and a more formal front to back living room.These three rooms open to a full length deck overlooking the private back yard. There is a laundry and half bath conveniently located off the kitchen.
The great room above the two car heated garage has a slider that opens to a deck, there’s a full bath and walk in closet. This room would be great for a guest, au pair or in law suite. The second floor has three bedrooms and two full baths. The spacious master bedroom has a wood stove, private bath and walk in closet. (more…)
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6 Landers Drive Beverly, MA
Sold in 2013.
Impeccable Cape in Beaver Pond Estates Beverly, Massachusetts. Located in Beverly, on the North Shore of Boston. This Beaver Pond Estate home was built in 1991 and has been well maintained and updated since then. The first floor has a large, spacious and bright eat in kitchen with tile floors and granite counters that opens to an inviting family room with a wood burning fireplace. Both have doors that open to a deck overlooking the .34 acre yard.
The first floor also has a more formal living room with hard wood floors and a second fireplace. There is a generous dining room with hardwood floors and an abundance of natural light. The tiled entryway from the back has ample closets, a laundry room and updated half bath.
There are four different bedroom spaces and two full baths on the second floor. The master bedroom is a spacious room with great light, high ceilings with a fan, two closets, one a walk in. The master bath has also been updated and has a tiled floor, double sinks and a large tiled walk in shower. The other full bathroom on this floor has been updated. (more…)
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48 Island Road Essex, Massachusetts
Panoramic Marsh and Castle Neck River Views on Island Road in Essex Massachusetts.
Past property Listing. Extraordinary hilltop setting, 1.74 acres on a beautiful road in Essex, Massachusetts. Here is a home that offers an amazing location that takes advantage of the breathtaking landscape. Panoramic marsh and tidal river views.
Exceptional contemporary log home with an open first floor. The kitchen, living room and dining are all open with cathedral ceilings and a spectacular floor to ceiling stone fireplace . These rooms have french doors that open to a wrap around deck. There’s also a first floor family room or sun room with walls of windows and a more private den or office and a renovated half bath. (more…)
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How Much Value Will Renovations Add To Your House?
John & Cindy Farrell – Coldwell Banker
Preparing to sell a home on the North Shore of Boston. Have you been wondering how the renovations you have done or plan to do to your home will impact the value? Remodeling Magazine has put out their cost vs value report for 2023. This is an interactive report that breaks it down by type of project and region. They also have graphs that show you how things have changed over the years.
Remodeling Magazine explains what the numbers mean. There are many factors that can contribute to differences.
The numbers shouldn’t be applied to an individual home or project without exploring all the available information for a specific home. If you are considering selling or if you are planning a renovation project we can help you early in the process. John & Cindy Farrell 978-468-9576
“© 2012 Hanley Wood, LLC. Complete data from the Remodeling 2012-13 Cost vs. Value Report can be downloaded free at www.costvsvalue.com.”
Updated December 31, 2023
Houzz.com has a great calculator to research what people are paying for remodeling projects in different locations. You just put in your zip code and type of renovation. This is a great tool! Here is the link.
5 Preston Beach Road Marblehead, MA
Sold December 2013.
Wonderful location in Marblehead Massachusetts right near Preston Beach. This is a nine room, three bedroom 2,471 SF cape style home. The first floor has a gas fireplace in the living room, family room with skylights, dining, kitchen and two additional rooms, one tiled, that have many options such as office space, den, or playroom. There are hardwood floors, sliders off the dining to a brick patio, mudroom off the driveway that leads into the kitchen and a first floor laundry. The second floor has three bedrooms, and two full baths. (more…)
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84 Linebrook Road Ipswich, MA – Land in Ipswich
Sold in January 2014.
Fabulous opportunity to have a home with privacy on 33 acres not to far from town in Ipswich. Very private hilltop setting overlooking a spring fed pond. Formerly used as a corporate get away, there is a 1,756 square foot lodge type building with a stone fireplace. Four bedroom septic plan registered with the town of Ipswich board of health. The buyer will assume installation. Very unique offering with many possibilities. (more…)
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75 Dennison Street Gloucester MA – Gloucester Waterfront
Sold in February 2013.
Waterfront home on Goose Cove in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Beautifully renovated waterfront Dutch Gambrel home. This home makes the perfect get away retreat or year round home. Care has been taken with the extensive renovations. Great views from most of the rooms and full length decks on both floors to enjoy the spectacular setting. There are six rooms, three bedrooms and two full baths. The first floor kitchen, dining room and living room are all open. There is a foyer with office space and laundry. Mahogany floors, gas stove in the living room, fir doors, updated heating system. (more…)
- Published in Past Property Listings
Manchester Harbor – Manchester, MA
- Published in North Shore of Boston - Communities