Past property listing.

It’s not easy to find a larger home on land that has a manageable yard. This colonial home sits on 1.14 acres up on a sunny knoll with granite outcroppings, overlooking shady natural woodlands in the back. This is a great property to enjoy a private setting with a lower maintenance yard in a neighborhood with homes of similar significance.

There is a small beautifully manicured garden in the front with the lawn in the side yard positioned away from the the street. Custom built for the current owners in 1993.

This home has been recently updated and has many desirable features.

The drive up is inviting with many large windows, a brick driveway, and an interesting design. Entry is through a dramatic granite tiled foyer.

The contemporary kitchen with custom cabinetry has a bright dining nook surrounded by large windows. There’s a breakfast bar and granite counters, convection gas oven, Verona wall oven, Sub Zero refrigerator, and induction range.There is ample storage and work space. Along with the living room, this is the center of the home.

The living room has a gas fireplace and a wall of windows, window seats with storage and a door that opens to the large fir deck that hovers over the landscape. At the end of the deck is a three season porch that can be screened for the summer and a grill with natural gas.

The separate dining room has large windows, hard wood floors and french doors that open to the living room.

There are five spacious bedrooms and four full baths. Enjoy a comfortable master bedroom suite with a cathedral ceiling, fireplace, private bath and a balcony that looks out over the trees in the back. A second sunlit en suite bedroom has a beautiful recently updated bathroom.

On the walk-out lower level is the family room with a wood burning fireplace and sliders to a brick patio and a separate exercise room. Additional features include hard wood floors, first floor laundry, central air conditioning, indoor fire sprinkler system, irrigation system, and a three car garage.

Easy access to Route 128 and commuter rail. Fabulous location on the North Shore of Boston.

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“Wild Plum”, this one of a kind year round ocean front home is sited on one of New England’s iconic beaches – Plum Island. This home was built in 1998 and substantially expanded and remodeled in 2005. It now sits strategically higher than surrounding homes which affords spectacular ocean views from Maine to the north to Cape Anne to the south, as well as water views over the wide Newburyport Basin to the west. The house’s many windows capture the light from all directions.

Plum Island is an 11 miles long barrier island, with 10 miles of continuous sandy beach. More than half of the Island is wild and undeveloped as part of the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge.

This home is on a more private section of the beach and its replenishing shoreline is protected by several offshore sandbars. The interior floor plan and three exterior decks provide both privacy and spectacular 360 degree views.

The first floor open floor plan offers hardwood floors, an entry foyer with wood cabinets, an eat-in cook’s kitchen with maple cabinets, granite counters and stainless steel appliances that include a 6-burner DCS professional gas range, a living room with additional dining space, and a powder room. Large patio doors open to a deck overlooking the seagrass on the dunes and the ocean beyond.

On the second level, the master en suite bedroom has expansive views of the ocean, and two additional bedrooms with a full guest bath have water views over the Newburyport Basin.

The piece de resistance is another family room which occupies the entire third floor, with a gas fireplace, wet bar, wine cooler, fabulous Jerusalem stone floor and access to two of the decks. The ocean facing deck provides glorious sunrise and moon rise views, and the westerly facing deck captures sunset views which paint the entire western sky pink, with reflections over the waters of the Basin.

The HVAC system servicing the house consists of a new high efficiency air conditioning and heating plant, a Munchkin boiler providing hot water and radiant floor heat to the second and third floors, and a separate heating and air conditioning unit serving the third floor. The building envelope is protected from the elements by insulated and storm rated windows and patio doors and electric hurricane shutters. An ADT monitored security system provides burglar, fire, smoke and freeze sensors.

Plum Island is an 11-mile long barrier island more than half of which is wild and undeveloped as part of the Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. The house is minutes from historic Newburyport and a short 45-minute drive north of Boston

Hear what the owner has to say. “Mornings on Plum start with viewing the sun rises out the master bedroom window. The sounds of the surf encourage you to get moving to brew coffee and take a seat out on the first floor deck or, if the weather is gray, the third floor view captures the moving clouds and surf. The Mad Martha Cafe just down the street provides delicious breakfast and lunch if more incentive to get up is required.

A bike ride to and through the Wildlife Refuge is a morning priority. Lack of car traffic and abundant bird life make the Refuge ride a real escape from whatever pressures you want to leave behind.

You could cast from shore to catch lunch or drive 3 minutes up the Plum Island Turnpike to Bob Lobster for fried oysters, haddock, lobster rolls or choose your very own live lobster which will be steamed for pick up later. A Sunday trip to the Newburyport Farmers Market or Tendercrop Farm will also refill the larder.

Spring brings the fragrance of blooming beach roses, lilacs and wisteria mixed with the scent of clean sunshine and a bottom note of ocean. I wish we could bottle it. Yellow triangles appear on the beach to mark where the Plovers have built their nests. Summer afternoons are spent on the beach. Autumn brings us inside for college football and the baseball playoffs. The winter views of sky and ocean are a kaleidoscope of drama and beauty enjoyed in front of the third floor fireplace.

A late afternoon gin and tonic on the beach, if possible, is the forum for dinner discussions…grill in or go out? Dinner usually takes us to the Plum Island Grill down the street or to Newburyport to one of the many restaurant choices. Brine provides high style food with a changing seasonal menu. Celia, Agave, Oregano, Loretta’s, Grog, Sea Level Oyster Bar, Glenn’s and the Black Cow all offer excellent food and service. On Liberty Street are three temples of yum. Figs, a small cafe with wonderful homemade food, Buttermilk Bakery where everything is beautiful and tastes even better and Abe’s Bagels which will spread your warm bagel with any schmear you may desire. So it seems I’ve made it back to morning!

Our time on Plum Island has been rich with being close to family. Our children were all in Boston when we bought the house and we have had tons of fun here. Two Boston weddings, multiple graduations, and the birth of three Boston granddaughters have all been celebrated here. Many birthdays and Thanksgivings and the pleasure of being together have filled the house with family voices. The house expands to fit us all. And when they all leave, Ralf and I enjoy the beautiful serenity offered here again. Our daughter moved to Denver and as more grandchildren require their parents to buy suburban houses our time for Plum has shrunk. Ralf and I are retired in Florida and spend our summers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Both locations are a long drive to Plum Island. But we will hold our Plum memories very close. It is time for someone new to make memories in this very special spot.”  Kathy Boer

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“Five Lindens” is a stunning classic “Shingle Style” home. Custom built in 2001 and meticulously maintained with many recent updates, it is sited on a private 1.44-acre lot among fine estates and nearby Myopia Hunt Club.

A welcoming approach down the driveway leads to a beautiful façade that’s accented with a striking cedar shingle roof. The flexible floor plan is conducive to today’s lifestyle; rooms with fireplaces, varied office space options, reading nooks, and private screened porch with fir floor that connects to the open deck.

Views towards the back-overlook woodlands and streams, beyond which lies the Myopia golf course. Views out the front are more pastoral with just enough integrated landscaping and lush lawn.

Well-designed and detailed kitchen offers a generous work and storage space, a large granite counter with central island and breakfast bar, plus windowed breakfast nook. This room flows into a large dining room with a lighted tray ceiling and family room with fireplace.

Second floor has an open central hallway with sliders that open to allow you to step out to the balcony over the front portico.

Great North Shore location with easy access to commuter rail, highways and area recreational cultural amenities.

This home has a lot to offer!

Sold in August 2018.

Highly sought after location in Beverly, Massachusetts. Located near the the Beverly Arts District. Enjoy living and investing in the neighborhood between the downtown business district, the Beverly Depot commuter rail station and Beverly Harbor. Stroll along well-known Lothrop Street. Enjoy Independence Park, Lyons Park, Dane Street Beach and wander out to Lynch Park.

This four family home is great for investors, or live in one of the units and rent out the other three.

The home was built circa 1800, has been well cared for and updated by the current owners. There are striking wood floors and the exterior has just been painted. All share a beautiful .25 acre yard that beckons to be enjoyed. There is plenty of parking with eight+ spaces, currently two for each unit.

Three units are four room, one bedroom units with an office. These single level sunny units share a foyer, have spacious kitchens, possess great detail and two have high ceilings. The detail of the fireplaces have been retained and electric fireplace inserts installed so they can be enjoyed.

The fourth unit located at the back of the property is a lead paint compliant two bedroom townhouse.

Each unit is currently rented below market value. This is also a potential condo conversion opportunity.

(Please note this is a bright and sunny home. The windows are covered in the photos because the exterior was in the process of being painted)

Sold in September 2018.

Set on a fantastic 1.49 acre lot in Wenham, Massachusetts. You have to visit, to fully appreciate the rural quality and beauty of the land. This classic post & beam Deck House was built in1973 with their signature decked ceiling and large glass mahogany framed windows. These homes are known for being carefully situated on the land to take advantage of the topography, orientation of the sun, the views, the connection to the land that it sits on, and this home is no exception.

Single level living with large windows and multiple glass sliders are oriented to the southwest side of the house.

Entry into the house from the covered carport is through a slate tiled foyer that then opens to the spacious living and dining rooms with striking cedar vaulted ceilings. These rooms have an open floor plan, allowing for the light and wood burning fireplace to be enjoyed throughout. A screened porch on the sunny side of the house leads out to the patio.

There are three bedrooms and two full baths. The master has a private bathroom and a slider to the outdoors. There is a separate laundry room off of the kitchen. The floors have been updated with bamboo throughout the common space and there are parquet floors in the bedrooms.

An additional bonus is the separate one bedroom cottage set away from the main house. It has a private patio and galley kitchen.

Great North Shore location with easy highway and commuter rail access. Enjoy living in a bucolic setting, while being so close to the amenities of a more urban location.

Sold for $407,500 July 20, 2018

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Picture perfect ranch style home in an excellent downtown neighborhood of Hamilton, MA. Enjoy single level living just a few blocks from the commuter rail, in-town restaurants and businesses.

This home sits on a level .18 acre yard. There are hardwood floors throughout most of the house. The combination living and dining room enjoys a picture window overlooking the back yard, built-in shelves and cabinet and a wood burning fireplace. Off of the kitchen is a family room or office with a high ceiling and access to the back yard.

The bathroom has been renovated and radiant heat was thoughtfully added. On the lower level is a large finished room with wall to wall carpet and closet space. There is plenty of storage with a walk-up attic accessed from the front hall.

Additional features include whole house water treatment system and a one-car garage with electric door.

The owner had plans drawn up to expand the house.

This home is also convenient to parks, schools and the Hamilton Wenham Regional Library.

Contact John & Cindy Farrell to see this home. 978-468-9576

Past property listing.

Privately set beyond a stone wall on four acres. Originally a cape style home, expanded by the current owners into a spacious custom colonial. Built in 1971, renovated in 1986 and then again in 2007. The home now beautifully surrounds a stone patio with a sun room on one side and a screened porch on the other.

Enjoy the heated in-ground pool with cabana, plus a three-stall barn with easy access to trails for horseback riding, hiking, and cross country skiing.

Excellent floor plan, with a central kitchen that has a large dining area open to the living room and it’s impressive floor to ceiling granite fireplace. The dining room is open to an adjacent room that works well as a music room, den or office.

The family room is large enough to use as a projection/media room has built-in cabinets and glass French doors that lead to the exquisitely detailed sun room.

Private bedroom/au pair suite with full bathroom on opposite side of the house from the other bedrooms. Master bedroom with two walk-in closets and French doors to an office/sitting room. The bedrooms are freshly painted and have new carpet.

Recently shingled and painted. Ideal home for entertaining with plenty of room for guests.

Additional features include central air conditioning and wine room with tiled floor.

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Sold in July 2018.

Sitting up on a knoll, overlooking a beautiful neighborhood is this shingled ranch style home. Beautifully landscaped .24 acre yard with an in-ground pool.

Great open floor plan with a spacious entryway, large dining room and living room with fireplace. All on a beautiful parquet floor. The eat-in kitchen is also open to this area as well. The main floor has three full bedrooms, all with hardwood floors. Notable are the large windows in this home.

On the lower level is a family room, half bath and large laundry room.

The house has central air conditioning and there is a detached heated garage.

Located in an area of Middleton that is very convenient to highways and shopping areas. Coming on the market just in time to enjoy the pool, Famous Richardson’s Ice Cream, and Golf nearby.

Sold for $378,000 July 20, 2018.

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Fantastic location for this single level home in a large neighborhood of similar style homes. Built in 1959, this home has been cared for by the same family for many years. There are six rooms, three bedrooms one full bath and wood flooring.

The kitchen is spacious with a dining area and is open to the living room with a large picture window that looks out to the .23 acre yard.

There is an additional room off the kitchen that was used as a family room with access the garage and a door to the back yard. This room would make great office space.

Most of the land is in front of the house setting the home away from the street. Just in time to sit on the front patio, enjoy the summer and watch the neighborhood activity. Attached one car garage. Updates include a Buderus heating system, roof and newer windows. Decorate this home to make it your own.

Easy access to downtown Danvers, Beverly and Route 128.

Contact John & Cindy Farrell 978-468-9576

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Past property listing.

Built in 1997, this traditional Colonial home has features that set it apart. Beautiful setting facing the sun in a Maplewood village neighborhood.

Off of the two story sunny foyer is a private office with glass French doors, a tiled half bath and a living room with a gas fireplace.

The kitchen has plenty of cabinet space, beautiful granite counters, stainless steel appliances and a center island with a breakfast bar. The dining area is set in a windowed alcove that connects to a large family room with a second fireplace.The simply styled dining room is adorned with crown molding and wainscoting.

An additional spacious den/office off of the family room is set a touch removed from the central activity of the home with additional separate exterior entrance and a half bath. This design offers many possibilities. The two-room master bedroom suite has French doors, walk-in closet, a master bath with double vanity, and a separate tub and shower. There is a large finished bonus room in the walk-out lower level with a separate tiled mud room that has access to the two car garage and glass slider to the back yard. There are hardwood floors, central air conditioning and deck overlooking the .34 acre yard.

Convenient easy access to Route 128 and commuter rail stations. Dane Street Beach and Lynch Park nearby.