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Boston Globe
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- Boston Globe
Home of the Week: History preserved in former Roslindale mansion
Year built 1900 Square feet 3,835 Bedrooms 5 Baths 2 full, 1 half Sewer/Water Public Taxes $12,836 (2025; does not include residential exemption) Settle in. There's a lot to unpack about this Queen Anne Victorian, the only Roslindale home designated by Boston's Originally built around 1900 for newspaper executive Albert Fox and his opera-singer daughter, The home is surrounded by porches. By 1943, the Fox family had moved on, and a developer actually cut the house in half, installing the severed portion nearby. A series of owners and tenants occupied the original home until 2016, when Legally, the biopharma executives purchased the house, but in reality they treated it like a family member. They spent nine years restoring and preserving it, leading to the landmark selection by the city this year. Shutes also researched the home's history and Advertisement From the sidewalk, a small white gate opens to a gravel driveway, with at least six parking spaces, that cuts through the front lawn, passing peach, pear, apple, and cherry trees before ending on the right of the home. A wide stairwell leads to the massive wrap-around porch, offering more than one spot just to be still. Advertisement Those entering the home will be greeted by an original red brick fireplace. The doorway opens to an antechamber and a mahogany-paneled foyer, anchored by an original red brick fireplace with the Scottish proverb 'East, West, Hame's [Home's] Best.' There is also a coffered ceiling of dark wood beams and an antique brass and etched-glass chandelier. This area and the grand stairwell on the right are protected by the landmark status. Emerging on the left, past working pocket doors, is the entry to the double parlor, which starts with a 275-square-foot living room that has a three-window bump-out at the front of the home. There is thin crown molding and oak flooring. The front living room retains its period charm. Heading deeper into the home and through a second set of pocket doors connects to what was once the music room but is now an exquisite formal dining room. It's 303 square feet, and it contains a built-in China cabinet in one corner, a tiled fireplace in another, and a columned nook with a lyre-themed stained-glass window. The dining room has space for a large table. The 292-square-foot kitchen is next. It's fully updated and includes a tile backsplash in a herringbone style, personally installed by a craftsman from Viglietta's Italian hometown. The cabinets are white, the countertop on the island and counter is black Corian quartz, and the appliances — including the gas stove — are stainless steel. A slider connects to the porch in the front of the house. Tied to the kitchen is a 178-square-foot family room with a slider to the rear yard of the 17,384-square-foot lot. The kitchen is the most modern space in the house. The grand staircase leads to a home office on the mezzanine level before completing the ascension to the second floor, where a two-room suite awaits. Advertisement The second-floor bedroom has hardwood floors and a three-window bump-out. It's a mix of old and new: The 431-square-foot bedroom has hardwood floors, a three-window bump-out, and a single window on the other exterior wall. The closet has white bifold doors. The 'new' is a 302-square-foot conservatory with two walls of windows and a large skylight built by the current owners with the help of Viglietta's father. A built-in wet bar, made by the elder Viglietta, incorporates an antique porcelain sink. The flooring is patterned cement. A few steps away is the updated 151-square-foot bathroom, which has a repurposed dresser for the vanity inset with a single sink. It's shower-only but without a door and has black subway tile for the backsplash and marble tile flooring. It was built using the The second bedroom on this floor is 219 square feet and has three windows. The flooring is hardwood, and there's a built-in armoire and a closet. Heading to the third and final floor, there is yet another home office on a mezzanine level. The 431-square-foot third floor primary bedroom has walls dramatically shaped by the home's roofline. On the top floor, there is a 431-square-foot primary bedroom with walls dramatically shaped by the home's roofline. There are windows on all three exterior walls, plus a ceiling fan. A door connects to both the final bedroom (138 square feet) and the shared full bath. The bath is shower-only, with a white subway tile backsplash. The single vanity is a repurposed dresser with a sink placed on top. The laundry is located in the unfinished basement, which has a workbench and loads of storage space. The original foundation is granite boulders. The home is heated by gas-fed forced hot water that adjusts in six zones. Advertisement John R. Ellement can be reached at . Follow him . Send listings to homeoftheweek@ Please note: We do not feature unfurnished homes unless they are new-builds or gut renovations and will not respond to submissions we won't pursue. Subscribe to our newsletter at and follow us on X @globehomes. The rear patio has space to entertain. The front porch is a good place to watch the world go by.
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
ESPN's Bob Myers, former Warriors GM, fetches $12.6M in Presidio Heights
Bob Myers, the ESPN analyst and former general manager of the Golden State Warriors, has sold his Presidio Heights home for $12.6 million, according to public records showing a closing date of March 14. Myers and wife Kristen bought the 6,300-square-foot six-bedroom, four-bath and two half-bath home at 200 Laurel Street in April 2016 for $10.275 million, more than $1 million over its $9 million asking price, according to property records and listing notes from the time. The turn-of-the-century Queen Anne Victorian had been renovated by the previous owners shortly before they sold to the Myers, but it still maintains 'timeless architectural elegance' with 'soaring ceilings, intricate millwork' and grand public rooms, according to the listing notes from Sotheby's International agent Janet Schindler. Schindler declined to comment on the sale, citing a non-disclosure agreement. She listed the home for $12.9 million on January 22 and it was in contract on February 21, according to Redfin. Myers, who grew up in the Bay Area, was the GM for the Warriors from 2012 to 2023, during a stretch in which the team won four NBA championships and he was twice voted NBA Executive of the Year. He was also the Warriors' President of Basketball Operations for the last seven years of his tenure. When he stepped down, he told ESPN, 'It's just time.' ESPN announced he would be joining its 'NBA Countdown' pre-game show as an analyst later that year, a role he served again during the 2024-2025 basketball season. Last year he also became a consultant for the NFL's Washington Commanders. The buyer was Mapache Listo LLC, which was represented by Tyler Stewart of Heath Real Estate. Stewart declined to name her clients, citing security and privacy concerns, but said that they already had a home in Presidio Heights and a very narrow area that they were looking at for a larger home amid extremely limited inventory. 'In this specific location, which is essentially a four-block radius, you get maybe one house a year,' she said. 'So when those houses come up, it is obviously a very lovely home, but it's really location driven.' The buyers also liked that the property is located on a corner lot and has big windows to let in a lot of light, Stewart said. Even though the last renovation took place ten years ago, she said they weren't planning on doing work. There was competition on the home, she said, but ending up at a price of $2,000 per square foot is 'average for this sort of home in this location, so I think they felt really good about that.' Though this house sold quickly at near asking, Tyler said there's been 'a little bit of turbulence' in the market this spring because of the uncertainty in the national geopolitical and economic situation. Buyers are out there, but are also a lot pickier than they were during the height of the pandemic market in 2021 when 'if it had an address, it sold.' That means she's written offers for hundreds of thousands over the asking price on homes that had eight offers on them this spring, while other properties are just sitting. 'I can't say that there's a steady trend going on right now,' she said. 'It seems to be way more property-specific.' Beaux Arts Presidio Heights home sells off market at $26M San Francisco's priciest neighborhoods hit new peaks This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.
