This attached single-family home in Charlestown has had a complete makeover that opens up the living space and offers great views of the neighborhood's working waterfront.
Completely gutted and renovated last year, the 2,100-square-foot four bedroom home at 56 Belmont St. has three levels of living space, a large rear deck and an attached one-car garage. The house, with a new heating and central air-conditioning system, is on the market for $869,000.
The red brick home with black shutters and white trim was built in 1970, and had been a rental before its makeover.
Granite and paver steps lead up to a leaded-glass front door and into a carpeted foyer. The open living/dining/kitchen space has crown molding and new stained oak floors. There's lots of windows including two three-part picture windows with waterfront views.
The recessed-lit living area features a floor-to-ceiling stone facade wood-burning fireplace with a black slate hearth. There's a door out to a large new fenced-in rear deck with a hot tub.
The dining area, also recessed-lit, leads into a kitchen with brown ceramic tile floors. There are white wood cabinets and veined white granite countertops with a white subway tile backsplash. An island with a breakfast bar seats two.
Stainless-steel appliances include a Frigidaire refrigerator, LG dishwasher, Kitchen Aid compactor and a Kenmore electric stove.
Off the kitchen is a combination half bath and laundry area with beadboard wainscoting and white marble tile floors, a pedestal sink and side-by-side full-size Admiral washer and dryer.
The master bedroom suite has stained oak floors, a double-door closet and an en-suite bathroom with a white marble tile floor and a white marble-topped double-sink vanity. There's a walk-in shower with a white ceramic tile surround, glass doors and handheld and rainhead fixtures.
The three other oak-floored bedrooms are on the small side. Two have views of the Charlestown waterfront. A full bathroom has beige ceramic tile floors, a tiled whirlpool tub and shower and a light brown solid-surface topped vanity.
The basement is newly carpeted, with track lighting, and could be a family play room or a guest bedroom suite, as it has two closets and a full bathroom. The bathroom features a white marble tile floor, a pedestal sink and a walk-in shower with beige ceramic tile surround.
There's a one-car garage, and a driveway have space for a second vehicle. While there are some plantings out front, the home does not have any yard space.
• Address: 56 Belmont St., Charlestown
• Bedrooms: Four
• Bathrooms: Three full, one half
• List price: $869,000
• Square feet: 2,100
• Price per square foot: $414
• Annual taxes: $4,878
• Features: New stained oak floors throughout; living/dining/kitchen area has views of Charlestown's waterfront; floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace facade in living room; granite and stainless-steel kitchen with island; new rear deck with hot tub; master bedroom with en-suite bathroom; carpeted basement suitable for playroom or guest suite; attached one-car garage.
• Location: A mile from retail and restaurants along Main Street in Charlestown and block from offerings along Bunker Hill Avenue where there are T buses to downtown; about a mile to either Sullivan Square or Community College Orange Line stations.
• Built in: 1970; gut renovated 2013
• Broker: Lisa Sheehan of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage at 978-821-4023
Pros:
• Sunny open living/dining/ kitchen area with Charlestown waterfront views
• Large new fenced-in rear deck with hot tub
• Finished basement with full bathroom and two closets
• Attached one-car garage
Cons:
• Three of the bedrooms on the small side
• No yard space