Home Buying

For under $600k, 2 bedrooms and a pair of parking spots — in Boston

The top-floor condo in Brighton also comes with storage, a private deck, and wood floors.

The Boston condo comes equipped with stainless steel appliances, dark countertops, white cabinets, and a tiled backsplash. Samantha Watson Photography

By Victor Stefanescu

March 13, 2024

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When writing up the listing for this two-bedroom Boston condo, Bob DiMartino of Resolve Realty said he almost labeled it a “unicorn.”

“You would have thought this type of condominium — you know, third floor in a tenement house — would be something you’d see like a loaf of bread in a grocery store,” said DiMartino, owner and broker at the realty firm. “But they’ve become almost impossible” to find.

With its private deck, two parking spots, and wood floors, Unit 3 at 27 Union St. in Brighton stands on its own in the bustling Boston neighborhood.

This 999-square-foot home is listed at $599,900, above what the Massachusetts Association of Realtors said was the state’s median pending sales price for condos in February — but less than the median sales cost for units in Boston for that month ($700,000).

And the $200-per-month homeowners’ association fee, which covers water, sewer, and insurance, is less than half of what RubyHome Luxury Real Estate lists as the average fee for Boston in 2024 ($444). The homeowner receives basement storage space and garage space the previous owner also used to store belongings.

One of the two staircases serving the third-floor home leads into a living room with hardwood floors. French doors swing open from there to the condo’s heated sunroom, where one can look through five windows down toward Union Street.

The other side of the living room opens to a dining room with a built-in cabinet and display. A butler’s pantry connects the living room and the kitchen.

The kitchen comes with stainless steel appliances, dark countertops, white cabinets, and a tiled backsplash in a sun-filled 120 square feet.

The two bedrooms share a bathroom served by a deep tub/shower combination and a pedestal sink. Light from three windows pours into the primary bedroom, which is the largest room in the home.

The house is on a hill, and its private deck provides sweeping westward views toward Newton, according to DiMartino.

“You’re above treetops and rooftops, and you can see steeples,” DiMartino said. “For a landlocked property like that, it really is ‘beautiful views’ up there.”

From the deck, one doesn’t “get the sense of being in the hustle and bustle of Brighton,” he said.

The home is less than a half mile from the Washington Street stop on the Green Line.