Home of the Week

A slice of paradise along the Provincetown shore

This one-bedroom, one-bath condo is close to attractions, but also offers tranquility with a private deck and beach.

The ocean view from the condo's private deck. JFW Photography

By John R. Ellement

3 minutes to read

481 Commercial St., Unit 2, Provincetown

$1,080,000

Style Condo

Year built 1900

Square feet 487

Bedrooms 1

Baths 1 full

Fee $1,323 a month

Pets Allowed

Taxes $5,185 (2023)

Doing some math: This 487-square-foot condo overlooking Cape Cod Bay — at its current asking price — costs something like $2,218 a square foot. More math: It generated $40,000 in net rental income last year.

Still more math: What price should be paid to be steps away from the beating heart of one of Massachusetts’ most unique communities, the place where whimsy is adjacent to serious and where summer is a monthslong celebration of life?

You do that math.

Dubbed the “Beach House,” our Home of the Week is one condo in a six-unit development on the east side of P-Town located less than a mile from MacMillan Pier. But that distance makes a difference, especially at night; this condo is on the quieter side of town. And adding to the paradise, there’s full access to a private beach.

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The entrance to what is called the “Beach House” on the Provincetown shore. – JFW Photography

The unit is a long rectangle in shape. The entry door is almost, but not quite, dead center of that unit. It opens into a kitchen shaped like a U with dark-toned granite countertops. There is an electric cooktop, a microwave, dishwasher, and Werever kitchen cabinets with a beadboard look. The appliances are black, and the backsplash is a mix of thin tiles that are sage, brown, and white. The flooring here and throughout the condo is a gray laminate.

A colorful backsplash spices up the kitchen. – JFW Photography

Standing at the sink, the owner has a great look at Cape Cod Bay — one of many ocean views in the unit — through a double-hung window with black frames.

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To the right is the living room (now occupied by a comfortable sectional), which offers a wood-burning fireplace with a brick firebox framed by barn board. Natural light comes from two double-hung windows on each side of the couch.

The living room has a wood-burning fireplace with a brick firebox that is framed by barn board. – JFW Photography

At this end of the unit, there are two seating options, although one is far more preferable. A pendant light with a cone-shaped shade hangs above a dining area large enough for a small, circular table.

The dining area is soaked with sun coming through the slider to the private deck. – JFW Photography

Just to the right of the table is that preferable spot — a cushy window seat that provides views of the bay on each side of the bump-out. On this end of the unit, there is one more spot to visit: Black-framed sliders open to a private deck with stunning views of Provincetown Harbor and seating for four or more.

There is, of course, a place to rest. And that’s at the opposite end of the unit, behind a sliding barn door. The sole bedroom has a ceiling fan and a line of windows that look out to East End Beach and Truro beyond. Like the other parts of the unit, the ceiling is white with exposed beams.

The comfy seating area next to the deck awaits readers and ocean gazers. – JFW Photography

The bedroom has a sliding door to the bathroom. – JFW Photography

The last space is occupied by the full bath, also found behind a sliding door. There is a shiny stainless steel vessel sink on a floating vanity with a sand-colored ceramic tile countertop. The shower is behind a clear glass door, and the flooring and backsplash are tile, similar to the style used in the kitchen. The walls are shiplap.

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The bathroom has a silver vessel sink on a floating vanity and a walk-in shower with the same colorful backsplash as the kitchen. – JFW Photography

A bonus: The unit includes one parking space. There is a common laundry and a large communal deck.

A large common deck shared by the six condos sits mere steps from the unit that’s for sale overlooking the water. – JFW Photography

The monthly fee includes the common area, flood and master property insurance, grounds maintenance, professional property management, and sewer.

The Chandler House Condo Management group manages rentals. Jon Goode of Beachfront Realty in Provincetown is the listing agent.

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