Our favorite Homes of the Week from 2023

From a mid-century modern home in Cohasset to a Holbrook bungalow to a Mattapan property with 4 bedrooms... Tell us: Which one would you pick?

The foyer of 109 Jenkins Road in Andover, a contemporary that gives off mountain home vibes. — The Walters Group – Realty One Group Nest

By Eileen Woods

January 4, 2024

5 minutes to read

It’s January, and it’s time to put away the holiday cookie cutters. When it comes to our Home of the Week candidates, we have a yearlong ban on them: cookie-cutter homes need not apply.

We look for standout properties at a variety of price points but reserve listings marketed at $1.8 million-plus for our Luxury Home of the Week column.

This year has been a battle, with soaring prices, fewer listings, and pent-up demand, which means anything that hits the market is snapped up in short order. Our monthly housing market wrap-up, based on the latest analytics from The Warren Group, found a more than 10% year-over-year decrease in sales in the condo and single-family markets in November alone.

Many homes are sold between the time we start the reporting process and when the Globe’s Address section goes to print. And this year may bring more of the same. Our 2024 outlook for home buyers and renters is signaling unabated demand, marginally lower mortgage rates, and a lack of inventory.

Despite the lack of listings, hunting for our Home of the Week pick sates our desire to look in people’s homes. We admit it; we’re a bunch of looky-loos who won’t pass up a chance to find DIY inspiration.

If you’re one, too, take a look back at 10 of our favorite 2023 Homes of the Week. Are they still on the market? Tell us: Which one would you pick?

A captivating contemporary in coastal Cohasset

8-stevens-lane-cohasset-living-room — The living room features a waist-high stone wall and long, padded bench seating. – Mike Petrocelli

8 Stevens Lane, Cohasset

Listed for $1,999,000 at press time

Status Sold on Aug. 4, 2023, for $1,940,000 (according to MLS)

Style Contemporary

Year built 1890

Square feet 4,100 (rental unit adds 900)

Bedrooms 5 (1 in the rental unit)

Baths 4 full, 1 half (1 full in the rental)

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The man who built ‘This Old House’ lived here

3-fern-st-exterior — The home sits on nearly a half acre with mature trees and plantings. – Megan Booth

The primary suite boasts its own fireplace flanked by windows. – Megan Booth

3 Fern St., Lexington

Listed for $1,749,000 at press time

Status Sold on Dec. 18, 2023, for $1,570,000 (according to MLS)

Style Colonial farmhouse

Year built 1907

Square feet 3,230

Bedrooms 4

Baths 2 full, 2 half

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In Holbrook bungalow, anything and everything

The natural wood shutters pop against the green vinyl siding, while spring green shrubs offer another texture and natural color. — *WRight Property*

The living room features an electric fireplace and quoin corners. — *WRight Property*

Holbrook Home of the Week — The paver patio is set next to the hot tub and offers room for a couch and a grill. *– WRight Property*

360 Pine St., Holbrook

Listed for $425,000 at press time

Status Sold on Feb. 14, 2023, for $430,000

Style Bungalow

Year built 1946

Square feet 850

Bedrooms 2

Baths 1 full

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Mattapan new-build with 4 bedrooms and 4 parking spots

A front-on view of a gray three-story home with an A-frame roof, gray siding, a white bow window bump-out, and a small front porch with a gable roof. A driveway runs along the right side. Fences define the yard. The sky is blue with clouds. — The new single-family home sits on a 0.12-acre lot. – Charles Jones Photography

A view from the kitchen into the living area shows a long, white island with a white counter, and blue, backed seating for four. Three globe lights hang above it. The cabinets, which do not extend to the ceiling, are Shaker-style and white, and the appliances are stainless steel. The flooring is a medium-toned wood. — A long island offers seating for four. – Charles Jones Photography

A view of a room with wood flooring, sliders to a Juliet balcony with an iron railing, two casement windows, a gray-and-white patterned area rug, recessed lighting, and soft-gray walls. A king-sized bed with a blue bedspread, a white dust ruffle, and a mix of white and gray pillows sits in the back ground under a casement window. Two night stands with jade-colored lamps flank it. — Glass doors in the primary suite open to a Juliet balcony. – Charles Jones Photography

6 Menton St.

Listed for $999,900 at press time

Status Sold on Sept. 1, 2023, for $925,000

Style Contemporary Colonial

Year built 2023

Square feet 3,078

Bedrooms 4

Baths 3 full

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For $839,900 in Weymouth, a spot at the beach

87-fort-point-road-weymouth-exterior-front — The property requires flood insurance. – Seven Roads Real Estate Media

87 Fort Point Road

Listed for $839,900 at press time

Status Listing temporarily withdrawn (according to MLS)

Style Colonial

Year built 1918

Square feet 1,488

Bedrooms 3

Baths 2 full

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Do you want to live in an ice cream shop?

A view of the back of the residence/business, which has a grassy backyard. — *Robert Moreno Photography*

The Sullivan family has been running Sunday’s Ice Cream for 40 years. — *Robert Moreno Photography*

The living room is open to the kitchen. — *Robert Moreno Photography*

3 Bearskin Neck, Rockport

Listed for $1,495,000 at press time

Status Sold on Sept. 21, 2023, for $1,280,000 (according to MLS)

Style Mixed-use building

Year built 1800

Square feet 1,552

Bedrooms 1

Baths 1 full, 1 half

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For $679k, an East Boston condo with a big deck

The kitchen of this East Boston condo will come with an island that has seating for two. Rendering by US PR Studio of Graphic Design

The living and dining areas will have a soft-brushed European engineered oak with a matte finish. — *Rendering by US PR Studio of Graphic Design*

The units will come with private balconies or decks. — *Rendering by US PR Studio of Graphic Design*

323 Maverick St., Unit 1

Listed for $679,000 at press time

Status Sold on Dec. 29, 2023, for $679,000 (according to MLS)

Style Condo

Year built 2023

Square feet 927

Bedrooms 2

Baths 2 full

Fee $217 a month

Pets Allowed (up to two per unit)

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Not an inch is wasted in Medfield antique

227-north-st-medfield-sky-studios-exterior-rear homes of the week — The backyard has a bluestone patio and a plunge pool. – Sky Studios

227 North St.

Listed for $1,400,000 at press time

Status Under agreement (according to MLS)

Style Antique

Year built 1650, disassembled, moved, rebuilt in 1890

Square feet 3,300

Bedrooms 4

Baths 3 full, 1 half

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In raised ranch, ’76 gets eighty-sixed

homes of the week — This raised ranch in Northborough sits on 4.42 acres. *–Robert Langevin/Refined Image*

26 Dennis Circle, Northborough

Listed for $799,900 at press time

Status Sold on Oct. 17, 2023, for $856,000

Style Raised ranch

Year built 1976

Square feet 2,076

Bedrooms 3

Baths 2 full, 1 half

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Andover mansion gives off a mountain home vibe

109 Jenkins Road, Andover

Listed for $1,799,000

Status Listing was canceled on Nov. 17, 2023 (according to MLS)

Style Contemporary

Year built 1990, addition 2000

Square feet 5,991

Bedrooms 4

Baths 5 full, one half

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Eileen Woods

Editor, real estate

Eileen McEleney Woods is the real estate editor for Boston.com and editor of the Boston Globe's Sunday real estate section (Address).

Our favorite Homes of the Week from 2023

From a mid-century modern home in Cohasset to a Holbrook bungalow to a Mattapan property with 4 bedrooms... Tell us: Which one would you pick?