$700,000
420 BAKER STREET / WEST ROXBURY
SQUARE FEET 1,591
LOT SIZE 0.09 acre
BEDROOMS 3 BATHS 2
LAST SOLD FOR $506,500 in 2020
PROS This updated 1937 Bungalow sits some 3,000-plus miles from Holmes’s fictional headquarters at 221B Baker Street, but less than a mile from the commuter rail and Centre Street restaurants. Right of the entry hall, the bright living and dining rooms have hardwood floors, custom radiator covers, and mini-splits. The eat-in kitchen has quartz counters, stainless appliances, built-in spice cabinet, and sliders that open to a back deck, patio, and small fenced yard. Two nearby bedrooms flank a remodeled bath. On the finished lower level with laminate flooring, find a small bedroom, office, newer bath, laundry room, and one-car garage, plus a bonus room and storage (including a Harry Potter-style closet under the stairs). CONS Baker Street is a busy road.
Edward Keefe, Jack Conway, 781-742-3225, ekeefe@jackconway.com
$799,900
17 HOLMES STREET #3 / QUINCY
SQUARE FEET 1,246
CONDO FEE $350 a month
BEDROOMS 2 BATHS 2
LAST SOLD FOR First time on the market
PROS This unit with central air is on the second floor of The Sherlock on Holmes, a new six-unit building steps from the Red Line and more than a dozen restaurants in North Quincy. Enter into an open living space with high ceilings, engineered wood floors, and oversized windows; an elevator to the basement garage (with two dedicated parking spots) also opens directly into the living area. The kitchen has quartz counters and island, modern cabinetry, paneled fridge, and vented stainless stove. Past a laundry closet, a bedroom with double closets sits across from the main bath with tub. The primary bedroom in back features a walk-in closet, en suite bath with step-in shower, and sliders to a private balcony. CONS Images are renderings; construction is nearing completion.
Kovacs Savage Team, Byrnes Real Estate Group, 774-217-2268, kovacssavage.com
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