Home of the Week: Original oak details, from cabinets to flooring, grace three-bedroom JP condo
Like the rest of the unit, the kitchen is move-in ready, featuring solid-wood cabinets with modern pulls, dark granite counters, and stainless-steel appliances, including a gas stove.
$895,000
15 Pershing Road, Unit 1, Jamaica Plain
Style: Condo
Year built: 1925; updated
Square feet: 2,056
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 3 full
Sewer/Water: Public
Condo fee: $238
Taxes: $6,426 (2017)
Steel-and-glass high-rises have arrived in the Seaport, but Jamaica Plain is still a top pick for anyone looking for a neighborhood with good food, good music, and a good variety of housing options. This condo forged out of a two-family home is proof.
Built in 1925 but updated, this unit is full of original details, including the rich-brown oak flooring, tall baseboards, crown molding, and door and window trim found in the connected living and dining rooms. The six-over-one windows are sash style and employ chains instead of rope.
The living room has a working fireplace with a red-brick surround and oak mantel. Doorways lead to a spacious sunroom/office (bring your sunglasses). The recessed lighting found in the living room and elsewhere reflects updates done to the home.
The living and dining room share built-in original cabinetry topped by narrow columns. The cabinets have glass-front doors child-proofed with a layer of clear plastic. The dining room also has a deep, original built-in china cabinet pretty enough to compete for attention with a nice set of stemware. A chandelier suggestive of gas lighting hangs overhead.
Like the rest of the unit, the kitchen is move-in ready, featuring solid-wood cabinets with modern pulls, dark granite counters, and stainless-steel appliances, including a gas stove. Three windows bathe the breakfast nook in light. The pantry has cabinets. A door off the pantry leads to a small wooden deck and a rectangular strip of grass that runs most of the length of the house; both are exclusive to this unit.
Up on the second floor, a classic nursery is sandwiched between larger bedrooms. The master suite — in the rear and quietest part of the house — has a double closet. The bedroom gets light from three windows, and the bath features a marble vanity and flooring as well as a tub/shower combination with jets. The other full bath on this level has a slate floor and a shower with a glass-tile surround.
The finished basement is reached via curvy black-metal and wood stairs. The space has aboveground rectangular windows and ceiling heights that do not suggest basement at all. The stairwell opens to a comfortably sized family room. Adjacent is a secondary room and a full bath. A closet holds the stacked laundry. The remainder of the basement is utility/work space.
The owners of the two units share the driveway and the newer one-car garage. The home is across the street from Curley K-8 School.
Richard Asch of RE/Max Destiny in Jamaica Plain is the listing agent. His website can be found at www.bostonhomesite.com.
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