South End duplex has professional grade appliances, maple cabinets topped with granite and a maple island topped with stainless steel in a new kitchen.
In recent years, the area on both sides of Washington Street between East Berkeley and West Dedham streets has become a center of luxury condominiums.
Just off Washington Street at 9 Waltham St., a brick and granite row house that had been a multi-family home at least since the mid-1920s was gutted, rebuilt and converted to four condominiums eight years ago.
Melanie Collard of William Raveis Real Estate is marketing Unit 1 at 9 Waltham St. at $847,500. The owners bought the duplex in early 2007 and added walls on the bedroom level to create two bedrooms, a study, a spa-like master bath and storage in addition to the bedroom closets. They also replaced the appliances with professional series of top brands. The result is an inviting home that feels like a vacation spot.
Unit 1 is the only residence on the parlor and the garden levels of the building. Two sets of double doors open to the building?s parlor level where the front door of Unit 1 and stairs to the other three units are located.
The front door of Unit 1 opens into a spacious foyer. A doorway to the right leads to the living room. Another doorway on the left leads to the open dining room and kitchen. The door straight ahead opens to a full bath.
Most of the windows in the home are oversized, so the rooms are filled with light. Recessed lighting throughout adds to the brightness.
The kitchen cabinets are maple. The owners added glass tiles as a backsplash between the floor cabinets and the wall cabinets. The tops of the floor cabinets are of granite. The Shaker-style island topped by stainless steel creates a versatile work surface, and an overhang provides a spot to have breakfast.
The kitchen appliances were carefully researched to select the best possible choices. The range is Italian, a professional Bertazzoni with gas cook surfaces. The microwave is Bertazzoni as well. The Jenn-Air professional refrigerator has a large bottom freezer and French doors for easy access to the food in the refrigerator compartment. The professional dishwasher is also by Jenn-Air, and there is a 60-bottle wine cooler.
An attractive contemporary light fixture hangs above the dining room table. Part of one of the dining room walls is exposed brick, which looks beautiful with the hardwood floors.
The living room features a wall-mounted gel fireplace. A combination fan and light hangs in the center of the ceiling, though the central heat and air conditioning and the insulated windows keep the home at a comfortable temperature. The windows in the room face south for maximum daylight. The owners added storage built-ins to the room.
The full bath on this level has a combination tub and shower. The ceiling of the room comprises charming pressed tin.
A spiral staircase descends to the bedroom level. At the base of the stairs a small study gives space for a home office. One wall of the study is exposed brick, and the floor is hardwood. To the right is the guest bedroom, and to the left is the master suite.
The guest bedroom has built-in shelving on one wall for art objects or books and a large closet, plus a storage closet. Five steps lead from this garden-level room to a door that opens to the sidewalk along Waltham Street. The owners say that this entrance has proven to be a real asset when moving furniture in and out of this level. The large window in the room faces south.
A door off the study opens to the laundry area with an Electrolux steam washer and dryer. The owners say that if they are getting ready to go out and notice that their clothing looks wrinkled, they can put it in the steam dryer for a few minutes to erase the wrinkles. The machines can also clean clothes that are labeled to be dry cleaned only.
Two large windows in the master bedroom give views of the patio and the raised planting beds that line the far side of the entire area. A door in the window wall opens to the patio, a spot to enjoy the outdoors, to cook on a barbeque grill or to eat at a small table.
The master bedroom has a fan/light combination in the center of the ceiling. It also has a walk-in closet. The en suite master bath is wonderful. The floor is heated. The glass-enclosed shower that is large enough for two has a rain forest showerhead and a hand-held shower that can both be used at once.
Two large square sinks are set into the vanity. The faucets are Hansgrohe Axor. The wonderful six-foot soaking tub for two is lined with air jets along the bottom of all sides that can produce a whirlpool or even waves. The Navien tankless water heater ensures that hot water is always available.
There are Lutron light dimmers, speakers, hardwood and tile flooring and central heat and air conditioning throughout the home.
The home is located near fine South End restaurants, groceries, shops, art galleries, the SOWA market and the MBTA?s Silver Line.
DETAILS
Address: 9 Waltham St., Unit 1, South End
BR/BA: Two bedrooms, two baths
Size: 1,346 +/- square feet
Age: Circa mid-1800s; 2006
Price: $847,500
Taxes: $5,375 (with residential exemption)
Condo fee: $334 per month
Features of the unit: Parlor- and garden-level duplex with large windows that draw in abundant natural light, plus recessed lighting; chef?s kitchen with top-of-the-line professional series of appliances, including Jenn-Air and Bertazzoni, maple cabinets and granite counters; maple island with stainless steel top; hardwood and tile flooring; spa-like master bath with air jet soaking tub, glass-enclosed shower, Axor faucets and heated floor; Electrolux steam washer and dryer; Lutron dimmers; Navien tankless instant water heater; speaker system, central air conditioning and central heat throughout the home; outdoor patio.
Close by: South End restaurants, galleries and shops along Tremont Street, Boston Center for the Arts, SOWA market and food trucks; easy access to Back Bay, Copley Square; convenient to MBTA Orange Line and Back Bay commuter rail station, Routes 93 and 90.
Contact: Melanie Collard, William Raveis Real Estate, 18 Arlington St., Boston, MA 02116. Phones: 617-266-5200 (office) or 617-767-6362 (cell). Email: Melanie@BostonBeautifulHomes.com
Website: www.raveis.com
This property may be seen by appointment.
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