Past property listing.

Great space, four bedrooms, one full and one half bath with 1,848 square feet plus finished space in the basement, and an attached two car garage! All this in a down town neighborhood.

This home has a front to back living room with a fieldstone fireplace. The breezeway room between the kitchen and the garage has great dining space and makes an excellent mudroom entry. There are hardwood floors throughout most of the house.

The lower level has an additional two finished rooms, one that is currently being used as an office. Around the back of the house is what was once the original garage. This third bay makes excellent storage space for yard equipment and other storage so that you can keep the other two bays for your cars. The septic system was replaced last year. (more…)

Past Property listing.

Fabulous Beverly Farms Location! This Bridle Path Lane home, located directly off of Hart Street, is situated at the end of the cul-de-sac, and retains great privacy on its 1.53 acre lot. Convenient access to West Beach, the commuter rail station, Beverly Farms shops, restaurants, businesses and Route 128.

Thoughtfully designed and built in 1993, it has been superbly and continually renovated, improved and maintained ever since. It is a spacious home allowing for both open flow-through living space as well as cozy and more intimate rooms. Throughout the home, extensive, distinguishing features abound. Upon entry into the foyer, it is immediately evident that this home will be exceptional. Hardwood floors and three sets of glass French doors, lead to the living, family, and dining rooms. The circular stairway gracefully curves up to the unexpected open central hallway.

The well-appointed kitchen is designed with a great cook in mind. Expansive granite counters and back splash are striking and include a useful center island and breakfast bar. Details include a pot filler, Wolf ovens, stove top, warming drawers and Sub Zero refrigerator and freezer. At the kitchen’s far end, a vaulted ceiling punctuates the dining area and sits in front of large windows and glass doors that lead to the deck. Just off the kitchen is a large family room with a fireplace and on the opposite side, a bright and cozy den. Both of these rooms also have glass doors that lead to the deck. The first floor also has a more intimate living room with two sets of French doors. One set opens to a large office conducive to both work and and spending leisure time , with ample built in cabinets and book shelves. (more…)

Sold in August 2015.

This home, built circa 1785 is a noteworthy Georgian Colonial sitting prominently on Spring Street. Originally built by Samuel Bayley, a notable local ship owner and merchant with an important family history, this exceptional and updated historic home is located in Newburyport, Massachusett’s desirable South End. This is the heart of the city and within a block or so to the stores, restaurants, riverfront and downtown businesses. The Newburyport Historic District, in which the property is located, was listed on the National List of Historic Places in 1984.

Warm and inviting, the street entrance is through a vestibule with fabulous etched glass doors that open to a 36 foot grand foyer that features a floating “good morning staircase”. The extraordinary detail of this house is extensive. From the custom built-ins, interior shutters, striking crown moldings and wainscoting to mercury glass doorknobs, wide pine floors, and four working fireplaces.

The home has been brought up to date with the addition of a family room off the kitchen, a large stainless steel kitchen that blends beautifully with the architecture and an updated “mud” room and laundry on the first floor. There are four bedrooms, three full bathrooms, plenty of storage throughout and high ceilings. The attic level is finished and also plumbed to provide additional flexibility. The current owners had the windows that date back to the 1870’s restored as needed by the Window Women of New England. There is a free standing, two-car garage in the professionally landscaped, private lot and all mechanicals are updated, including A/C, furnaces and water heater in the full basement. (more…)

Renovated Antique in Annisquam

Sold for $529,900 July 2015. See homes currently on the market in Gloucester, MA

Located in the Annisquam area of Gloucester, MA. This renovated antique home sits high on a hill back off the street allowing for peaks of Lobster Cove. This is a Gambrel style home with 1,766 SF of living space, a wrap around porch and two car detached garage.

The first floor has spacious rooms with a large eat-in kitchen that has granite counters, dining room and living room. One of the homes entrances has a tile floor with a mud room, laundry room and a bathroom with a walk-in shower. The second floor has three bedrooms and a large tiled bathroom, and hallway with a skylight.

Beautiful hardwoods floors through out the home and many of the older details remain like beamed ceilings.

This home sits on a .7 acre lot giving it a lot of privacy while still being close to the village of Annisquam and just down the road from Lanesville. (more…)

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Sold in July 2015 for $410,000.

This North Beverly home has so much to offer!

The exquisite renovated kitchen enjoys warm cherry cabinets, stainless steel appliances, striking granite counters and dining space. The front to back living and dining rooms offer space flexibility and the gas burning fireplace can be appreciated from both spaces as well as from the adjacent family room or den. This room has a large picture window and built in book cases. The front foyer has a coat closet and an attractive stairway. When you walk in you are immediately impressed with the newly refinished hard wood floors that extend throughout most of the house. There is also a large mud room entrance that has the first floor laundry access to the kitchen, tiled half bath and back stairway.

The second floor has three bedrooms and one full bathroom. The master bedroom is quite spacious with three closets. On the lower level is a large family room or office with recessed lighting, a wall of cabinetry, a utility room and cedar closet. The siding is cedar clapboard and the windows have been replaced with tilt-ins. There is also a walk-up attic and the partially fenced yard is beautifully landscaped.

Convenient to both the North Beverly or Beverly Depot Commuter rail station. (more…)

Sold in June 2015.

Picturesque setting on a 1.77+/- acre lot in a idyllic location on Bridge Street in Hamilton. This is a 2,400+ square foot classic colonial with eight rooms, four bedrooms and two and one half bathrooms.

The striking contemporary kitchen has recently been updated with white cabinets, grey tile floors, granite counters and stainless steel appliances. There is a generous amount of space and cabinetry. Beside the kitchen it an inviting family or great room with vaulted ceilings, a wood burning fireplace and Pergo floors. The sliding glass doors in this room lead out onto a recently replaced deck that sits up high on the property allowing for privacy and both wooded and overland views. A perfect arrangement to  both relax and entertain. The dining room with exposed brick wall is comfortable for both everyday use or more formal dining. The front to back dining room is large enough for both seating and an office area. (more…)

Sold in 2015.

Renovated late 19th century farmhouse with a fabulous bucolic setting on Gardner Street in Hamilton, MA. This home has 1.2 acres with a beautiful private back yard. The front of the house is highlighted by the wrap around porch.

Where once was an attached barn is now a dramatic family room that is open to the kitchen, has a field stone fireplace and glass doors that lead to a patio. This part of the house also has a sleeping loft with dressing room a full bath and what was once a storage shed has now been converted into a second family room with vaulted ceilings, built in shelves and exterior access. Freshly painted this room would also be great space for an office, or project room.

The exceptionally large kitchen is warm and inviting with wood floors, granite counters, and island with breakfast bar. The dining area with full length windows on two sides is bright and comfortable and also has french doors that lead to the living room, with bay window and second fireplace. Adjacent to the kitchen is a tiled mudroom and a spacious laundry room with plenty of storage.The original kitchen space is now a butler’s pantry that sits between the kitchen and dining room, with rich built in cabinetry, granite counters and a second sink and dishwasher. Some of the trim in the house was milled to match the original part of the house when the kitchen was updated. (more…)

Sold in May 2015.

Located in well known and established ‘Beaver Pond Estates’, a Centerville neighborhood of Beverly, MA. Featured in The Essex County News.

This home is fabulously warm and inviting, you feel that immediately, starting with the beautifully landscaped grounds upon arrival, and the wide path up to the front door. You will be pleased when you come into the kitchen and it opens up to the fabulous family room with a vaulted ceiling, skylights, and sliders that lead to the deck with awning overlooking the .51 acre yard. The fireplace in this stunning room can also be enjoyed from the kitchen which has fabulous granite counters, a breakfast bar, center island stainless steel appliances, ample cabinet space and hidden dishwasher. There is a large kitchen dining area and the hardwood floors extend seamlessly into the family room and throughout the first floor. The front to back living room also has a wood burning fireplace and there are glass french doors in the dining room. Sunshine floods the house during the day and the colors and decor makes the home comfortable during the evening, as well as any season.

There are nine rooms, four bedrooms, two full bathrooms and two half baths. The master bedroom has a walk-in closet and a stunning private bathroom with a skylight and walk-in tiled shower. There is a two car heated attached garage and central air conditioning.

The in-ground gunite pool is surrounded by plenty of patio space, is heated by propane and has an adjacent hot tub. The lower level of the home is finished with a bonus room and half bath perfect for use with pool activities. The yard has easy care professional landscaping, is tastefully fenced and enjoys an irrigation system that is supplied by well water.

This classic New England Colonial home has been impeccably maintained and is coming on the market just in time for the warmer weather. Simply move right in and enjoy. (more…)

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Beverly Farms Location!

Past property listing.

This striking custom built contemporary home in Beverly Farms enjoys a private setting on Stone Ridge Road by the Essex County Green Belt – Beverly Commons Conservation Area, but is close to the wonderful village and famous West Beach.

The drive up to the home features a courtyard style drive that is finished with attractive pavers and framed by the house, stone wall, gardens and the four car heated garage, with a professional car wash system. Well laid out, to offer both fabulous private and open communal spaces. The entrance to the home is through an open and impressive foyer with a black tiled floor. You feel immediately invited into the dramatic and spacious, yet warm and cozy living room that enjoys a wood burning fireplace and glass doors that lead out to the deck. The dramatic white, grey and black kitchen has plenty of room for extensive cooking and dining if you choose. There are four bedrooms and two half baths in the main part of the house. The first floor master bedroom suite is complete with a spacious tiled bath, walk-in closet and a separate sitting room, making this truly a suite. There is an additional private one bedroom and full bathroom in-law, guest or au-pair apartment complete with it’s own kitchen, dining and living room. This space has an open lay- out and a bright private entry way. (more…)