Home Buying

A bewitching Salem condo is our Home of the Week

The primary suite takes up the entire top floor of this three-level unit, which also comes with a heated two-car garage.

The kitchen offers maple cabinets topped with quartz and a backsplash of porcelain that glistens in the sun from the windows above the sink. Dan St. John/Lightshed Photography Studio

By John R. Ellement, The Boston Globe

October 23, 2024

3 minutes to read

10 Osborne St., Unit 3, Salem

$769,900

Style Town home-style condo

Year built 2024

Square feet 1,850

Bedrooms 3

Baths 2 full, 1 half

Sewer/Water Public

Fee $295 a month

Taxes $8,000 (estimated)

The statue of Samantha Stephens in Lappin Park is a must-see on your Halloween excursion to Salem, especially if you’re a fan of the 1960s TV sitcom “Bewitched.”

But if you are a fan of homes with a Colonial look but modern amenities, twitch your nose and tour this new condo building on Osborne Street in Salem.

Located near the North River and Furlong Park, the building has the classic look of the center-hall Colonials in the city’s historic downtown, including the sidelights that flank the door.

But off to the right, that vintage look gives way to modern times. A paved driveway trundles past a row of garage doors as the true expanse of this building is revealed.

The front facade says Colonial Salem, but the interior is all modern. – Dan St. John/Lightshed Photography Studio

The unit comes with a heated garage. – Dan St. John/Lightshed Photography Studio

Stairs in the heated garage for Unit 3 ascend to the front entryway, which has hexagonal porcelain tile and a half bath that comes with a floating single vanity, a quartz counter, a wall-mounted push-button toilet, and porcelain tile flooring.

From here, acacia rules. The porcelain tile gives way (with a fun puzzle-like notch) to hardwood, which is used on each of the home’s three floors. On the first level, the floor plan is open and contains the kitchen and the living and dining areas. The living area features a trio of windows, recessed lights, a rectangular gas fireplace, and built-ins.

Set your dining table right before the start of the 183-square-foot galley-style kitchen. Maple cabinets topped with a quartz slab line a wall with two windows and a subway tile backsplash of glistening, white porcelain. A gold-toned nozzle extends over the stainless steel undermount sink, and the refrigerator is nestled between floor-to-ceiling cabinets. All of the appliances are Bosch stainless steel, including the electric stove, which holds court in a peninsula with drawers, a wine fridge, and an overhang ready for pub seating.

The living room has a trio of windows, recessed lighting, and built-ins. – Dan St. John/Lightshed Photography Studio

Stairs with modern iron balusters, a pretty newel post, and riser lights lead to the second floor, where there are two bedrooms ranging from 156 to 164 square feet, a full bath, and a laundry closet. One bedroom faces the front of the building, the other the back. Both come with double bifold-door closets and a pair of windows.

They share a full bath with a ceramic tile floor, a light-gray double vanity topped with quartz, and a shower/tub combination that features a porcelain tile surround with a black, gray, and white mosaic tile inlay.

Castles have moats. This home has a stairwell between the second and third floors that appears to serve a similar function. The top level hosts the primary suite and nothing else.

The suite’s two 8-foot-deep closets that follow the roof’s slope are a welcome surprise, but the bedroom is the premier space. It’s 221 square feet and offers three windows, a vaulted ceiling, a fan, recessed lights, that beautiful acacia flooring, and exposed rough-hewn beams reclaimed from the original building.

A shallow nook that holds a linen closet with bifold doors heralds the arrival of the en-suite bath. Here, one finds a double maple vanity below two black-framed mirrors, porcelain hexagonal flooring with radiant heat, and a white-trimmed knee wall for a shower that is all modern. It boasts a rain shower head, a bench, small hexagonal porcelain tile underfoot, and black-and-white swirled porcelain tile for the surround that shines in the rays coming in from the skylight.

Other highlights of the home include a receptacle for an electric vehicle charger, a security intercom, a heat pump, and a patio and composite deck off the kitchen that are exclusive to this unit. The building shares the yard.

The monthly fee covers the water, sewer, master insurance, snow removal, and grounds maintenance.

Mike Becker of Atlantic Coast Homes in Salem has the listing.

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