This completely renovated mansard Victorian sits on a side street in West Somerville near Tufts University.
The newly gut-renovated 1910-built single family at 30 Conwell Ave., on the market for $1,499,000, has four bedrooms, four full bathrooms, 3,183 square feet of living space and a detached three-car garage.
The home's restored gray clapboard exterior has white trim, a new asphalt-shingled mansard roof and bumpout bay windows on the front and sides.
A covered front entryway leads into a foyer with new oak floors and a contemporary overhead light. To the right sits a library/study with restored oak flooring, 10A-foot coffered ceilings and four windows, three in a bay arrangement. A full wall has built-in bookshelves and cabinets.
To the left of the foyer is the home's open living/dining area with new red oak floors and recessed lighting. The living space has four windows, with a three-part bay window and 10A-foot coffered ceilings. The dining area has a built-in granite-topped peninsula that seats six.
The adjacent kitchen has 14 white cabinets, with granite-topped counters, a herringbone-patterned white tile backsplash and an island. Jenn-Air stainless-steel appliances include a six-burner gas stove with a fluted hood, a large side-by-side refrigerator and a dishwasher. A corner breakfast nook gets light from a three-part bay window.
Behind the kitchen is a bathroom with a ceramic-tile walk-in shower and granite-topped vanity, and a good-sized bedroom with a bump-out bay window and restored oak floors.
There's also a rear sunroom, with a door out to a decent-sized grass backyard. A three-car garage sits at the end of a long driveway.
Back inside, a red oak staircase leads to three bedrooms on the second floor, off a hallway with a closet holding a washer/dryer hookup. There's also a second-floor sunroom.
The master suite has a good-sized bedroom featuring new red oak floors and a gas fireplace. There are three walk-in closets with built-in wardrobes. The en-suite bathroom has ceramic tile floors and a ceramic tile wall with glass-mosaic inlay above a tub. There's also a ceramic-tiled walk-in shower and a linen closet. A large granite-topped vanity has two sinks.
Two other bedrooms on this floor have restored oak floors and two windows each. They are served by a second full bathroom with small black-and-white tile floors. White subway tile with glass-mosaic inlays surrounds a tub/shower, and there's also a granite-topped vanity.
Half of the home's lower level has been finished as a carpeted family room, with a granite-topped wet bar with room for a mini-fridge. Adjacent sits a full bathroom with small-tile ceramic floor, a one-piece Fiberglas shower and a granite-topped vanity.
The other half of the basement is unfinished with lots of storage space, and it also houses the home's water heater and new gas-fired central heating and cooling system.
Home Showcase
- Address: 30 Conwell Ave., Somerville
- Bedrooms: Four
- Bathrooms: Four full
- List price: $1,499,000
- Square feet: 3,183
- Price per square foot: $471
- Annual taxes: $8,620
- Location: A mile to retail, restaurants and Red Line T stop in Davis Square; half a mile to Teele Square.
- Built in: 1910; gut renovated in 2014-15
- Broker: Stephen bremis of bremis Realty at 617-828-1070
Pros:
- Master bedroom suite with built-in gas fireplace, three walk-in closets
- Stylish granite kitchen with Jenn-Air appliances, island, breakfast nook
- Library/study with full wall built-in, coffered ceilings
- New and restored red oak floors throughout
Cons:
- It's a mile walk to Davis Square