Home Buying

Listed: For $1,878,000, a chic contemporary townhouse in Lexington

The 3,240-square-foot property, listed as Unit 5, is attached to a twin property on its right. The layouts in each unit mirror one another. Surrette Media Group Inc.

By Kelly Garrity -- Boston.com correspondent

January 7, 2022

2 minutes to read

In a town known for its historic roots and historic homes, this contemporary townhouse at 5 Utica St. in Lexington breaks the Colonial-era mold.

The 3,240-square-foot property, listed as Unit 5, is attached to a twin property on its right. The five-bed, five-bath home hit the market Dec. 29 for $1,878,000. Ann Marie Barr, of Barrett Sotheby’s International Realty, has the listing. The home was built and designed Barr’s husband, James Barr, and son, Michael Barr, of Westview Homes Development.

The building’s chic style starts with the white and wood exterior, complemented by the matching black garage doors (one for each unit). The front doors are also black, with sidelights that let natural light into the foyer.

In Unit 3, the open plan dining room, kitchen, and living room are to the right, with white walls and white oak floors. A double-door stainless steel refrigerator, white quartz countertops, and a waterfall island are among the modern features in the kitchen. Stylish pendant lights hanging over the island bathe the room in light.

In the foreground in the kitchen, there are four modern barstools with tan cushioned seats set up at the waterfall island, which has a white quartz countertop and a sink built in. The oven, microwave, and refrigerator are built-in with the cabinets. The fridge, located on the left side, is stainless steel. To the right, there are cabinets and shelves and a quartz backsplash visible. Lights that look like lightbulbs on a string hang over the island. — . – Surrette Media Group Inc.

The kitchen slips seamlessly into the living room, where a slider opens to the back patio. The wall-mounted gas fireplace has a wood-paneled surround. This, along with black trim on the windows and the slider, add striking pops of color to the softer walls and floors.

An L-shaped couch is located in the foreground and the left side of the room. A large window is built into the back wall on the left, next to a modern-looking gas fireplace built into a wood paneled section of wall. There are sliding glass doors on the right side of the back wall. The couch and two cushioned chairs on the right are set up around a white coffee table with a wood outline. — . – Surrette Media Group Inc.

A door from the living room opens into the office, which connects to a full bathroom with a shower.

A bookshelf takes up the space on the right side of the room, with most shelves entirely filled with books. In the middle of the room, a black office chair is set up at a desk with a white counter. There’s a bushy, palm-tree like plant int eh back corner of the room, and a flat-screen TV hangs over a set of brown drawers on the right side of the room. — . – Surrette Media Group Inc.

The second level has the owner suite, two bedrooms, and a laundry room. The owner bedroom has two walk-in closets and an ensuite bathroom with steel-gray ceramic tile flooring and a walk-in shower. There’s wood wainscoting behind a rectangular soaking tub, and two rectangular vessel sinks sit atop the vanity, which has dark quartz countertops. The other two bedrooms each have double-door closets and ensuite bathrooms with showers. All three have the same white oak floors as the level below.

A large bed is set up with the headboard against the right wall in the foreground. The bed has four matching pillows and a gray sheet. Two blankets are folded across the top. In the background, the doors to the two walk-in closets are visible. Toward the back on the left wall, a flatscreen TV hangs over a short dresser that has a white drawers and a brown exterior. — . – Surrette Media Group Inc.

There is a vanity with two rectangular vessel sinks sitting on top of it on the fight side of the photo. Behind this is the toilet. There’s a window that looks out to the backyard on the back wall. The rectangular bathtub is partly visible behind the shower on the left. The shower door is just barely visible on the left. — . – Surrette Media Group Inc.

This bathroom has a gray stone tile floor. On the right side, there’s a modern rectangular bathtub in front of a wall of wood wainscoting. To the immediate left, there’s a shower with a glass door. — . – Surrette Media Group Inc.

A fourth bedroom with a double-door closet is on the third floor, along with a “bonus room,” that could serve as a playroom, sitting room or office, Barr said.

This room has white walls and light wood floors. On the left, there’s a three seat couch with four decorative throw pillows. There’s a coffee table in front of that, with a gray and white patterned rug underneath it. A flat screen TV hangs from the right wall, above a short set of drawers. Toward the back of the room, there are two skylights in the ceiling and a desk is set up against the back wall. — . – Surrette Media Group Inc.

The finished basement, which is included in the square footage, is home to the fifth bedroom, with another double-door closet and ensuite bathroom. This level also includes a home gym, with rigid core vinyl flooring and a wall of floor-to-ceiling mirrors.

This room has a white walls and dark, square, vinyl flooring. The left wall has floor-to-ceiling mirrors. There is a recumbent bike and a rowing machine set up on the left side of the room, and a treadmill and weightlifting machine on the right. — . – Surrette Media Group Inc.

There’s room for two cars in the garage, and four more in the driveway. Dedicated parking is assigned to each of the two units. The backyard has rows of hedges and a stone patio with a built-in fire pit, which is shared between the two units.

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