For sale: Center-hall Colonials in Milton and Jamaica Plain
LOT SIZE
0.18 acre
BEDROOMS
3
BATHS
2 full, 1 half
LAST SOLD FOR
$405,000 in 2006
PROS
This brick-faced 1936 Colonial with hardwood floors and central air sits behind a stately stone wall with iron gate. Left of the center entry hall, the living room has a fireplace, and French doors open to a tiled sunroom with sliders leading out to the composite deck and fenced backyard with patio. Right of the entry hall, the dining room with built-in hutch is open to a newer kitchen with granite counters, stainless appliances, recessed lights, and a nearby mudroom. Off the front hall, find an updated powder room with wood-look tile. Upstairs, three bedrooms share a newer bath, and a small office or nursery has access to the walk-up attic. The clean, walk-out basement features laundry and a full bath.
CONS
Lot is on the corner of busy Route 138.
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The sunroom of 193 Robbins Street in Milton.
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Michael O'Dea, Coldwell Banker, 857-719-6989, michael.odea@nemoves.com
$1,148,000
7 NEILLIAN CRESCENT /
JAMAICA PLAIN
The front of 7 Neillian Crescent in Jamaica Plain.
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SQUARE FEET
1,500
LOT SIZE
0.12 acre
BEDROOMS
3
BATHS
1 full, 1 half
LAST SOLD FOR
$939,900 in 2022
PROS
Set on a winding side street in Moss Hill near Jamaica Pond and Larz Anderson Park, this sun-soaked 1940 Colonial has central air and refinished hardwood floors. Step through a cedar-lined vestibule into the entry hall, where the living room at right has a fireplace with dentil molding on the mantel plus an office off the back. Left of the entry hall, the dining area is open to a designer-remodeled kitchen with quartz counters and breakfast bar, stainless appliances, and shimmering blue mosaic backsplash. A side mudroom leads out to the deck, yard, and garage, while there's a half bath off the hall. The second floor has a reading nook on the landing, three bedrooms, and a bath with seated shower. Laundry is in the basement.
CONS
No bathtub.
The living room of 7 Neillian Crescent in Jamaica Plain.
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Colleen Kelly, Compass, 617-901-7173, colleen.kelly@compass.com
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