Our picks: Properties for sale in coastal communities
We look at homes in Quincy, Marblehead, Gloucester, Plymouth, and Newburyport.
The Memorial Day holiday is a great time to dream about where you’ll spend future summer weekends. We found five properties on the market in coastal communities — in Quincy, Marblehead, Gloucester, Plymouth, and Newburyport — where you can bask in the sun and enjoy salty sea breezes. Check them out:
100 Marina Dr., Quincy
$339,000
1 bedroom, 1 bath
663 square feet
This fifth-floor Quincy condo has an open layout encompassing the dining and living areas and the kitchen. A private balcony with iron railings offers views of the water. The unit comes with a garage parking space. Other amenities include a gym, security staff, and complimentary shuttle service to the Red Line.
6 Cloutmans Lane, Marblehead
$599,900
4 bedrooms, 2 full baths
1,575 square feet
This raised ranch-style home offers an open floor plan and wood flooring throughout. The kitchen features granite counters, and the home also comes with an attached garage, a deck, and a shed. The property is 0.23 of an acre.
10 Grapevine Road, Unit C, Gloucester
$885,000
2 bedrooms, 3 full baths
1,983 square feet
Previously a single-family estate, this property has been completely but carefully renovated into condos while maintaining architectural details from the original 1912 design. Location on 1.59 acres with a garden and woodland setting, it offers an attached two-car garage, as well as features like insulated storm windows.
15 Provincetown View Road, Plymouth
$935,000
3 bedrooms, 1 full bath, 1 half bath
2,409 square feet
A wall of windows in this Plymouth Colonial overlooks Cape Cod Bay. The 50-by-25-foot deck, an excellent spot to dine al fresco, has views of the water and a lot with mature plants and trees. The home, which sits 35 feet above the beach on 0.18 of an acre, also has a patio and a seawall.
15 73d St., Newburyport
$1,150,000
3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 1 half bath
2,256 square feet
This contemporary Cape has a wraparound deck and walls of windows with Merrimack River views. The first-floor entry hall leads to a suite with two bedrooms, a den, and a full bath, as well as exterior access to the fenced-in yard. The second floor features an open floor plan with kitchen, dining, and living areas and a wood-burning fireplace. On the third floor, there is a library, an office, and, through French doors, the master suite.
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