Look inside the renovation that made this East Boston’s priciest home sale
A once run-down East Boston house just became the neighborhood’s most expensive home sale based on price per square foot, thanks to a full-scale transformation at the hands of its architect owner.
33 Everett Street sold for $460,000, or $590 per square foot, according to Curbed Boston, breaking the previous single-family record by $170 per square foot.
Realtor Paul Campano told Boston.com that this is only the fourth single-family home in East Boston to ever break the $400-per-square-foot mark, and they were all sold within the last year.
“People are coming over [to East Boston] now and spending a lot on renovations,” Campano said. “Hopefully we will see more of these cool things.”
See inside 33 Everett Street:
Architect Lyle Bradley bought 33 Everett Street in 2005 for less than half of its recent sale price. His overhaul of the two-bedroom, one-bathroom, 780-square-foot home was chronicled in a 2014 Design New England magazine story.
“I bought one of the cheapest houses on the market in one of the least developed areas of the city,” Bradley told Design New England. Not only was he an architect, he had also worked as a carpenter and had taken a furniture craftsman course beforehand.
According to Design New England:
“So he was absolutely fearless about designing and crafting cabinets, desks, stair railings, and even a sofa in his Eastie makeover. Much of the work was done in the 100-square-foot shed he built in the backyard. But a lot of the interior was the result of assiduous recycling. The 1970s butcher-block kitchen counter, for example, came from his mother’s house; he flipped it over and refinished it.”
Campano noted that this level of renovation wasn’t common in East Boston a few years ago, but it is becoming more common and homes are selling for more.
“I hope to see more things to start to get on this level as that market has evolved and matured,” Campano said. “There are some hidden gems over there that don’t get transferred all that often.”
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