For sale: Winning homes in Watertown

CONDO FEE $225 a month

BEDROOMS 3 BATHS 1

LAST SOLD FOR $585,000 in 2019

PROS Set on a private way near restaurants and bakeries, this top-floor unit in a 1910 building has high ceilings, central air, warm hardwood floors, dazzling light fixtures, and clever flourishes — like a wine fridge alcove with cork-and-glass shelves. Off the entry hall, find two bedrooms (one with stained glass transom window) and a family room with bay windows. Past a laundry room and a stylish bath at left, the hall opens to a spacious great room, with a dining area by the bay windows and a built-in china cabinet. The updated granite-and-stainless kitchen has a breakfast bar plus a full pantry in the back hallway landing. There’s a third bedroom in back, and a shared porch off the living area. CONS Two tandem parking spaces are conditional use only.

Sarah Reddick Shimoff, Compass, 617-501-3015, sarah.shimoff@compass.com

$985,000

136 WALNUT STREET / WATERTOWN

SQUARE FEET 1,778

LOT SIZE 0.14 acre

BEDROOMS 4 BATHS 1 full, 1 half

LAST SOLD FOR $489,000 in 2009

PROS Perched on a hillside a mile from Watertown Square, this 1899 Queen Anne Victorian offers treetop views from its gracious front porch. Left of the entry foyer, there’s a family room with a wood stove insert. French doors at right open to the living room and, beyond, a dining room with bay windows and built-in hutch. Past a half bath, the kitchen has solid surface counters and a mudroom that leads out to a professionally terraced backyard with stone walls, shed, and paver patio. On the second floor, a south-facing arched window bathes the landing nook in sunlight; four bedrooms share a bath. There’s a walkup attic, and a walkout basement with laundry. CONS Baths are a bit dated, and it’s a stair-studded hike up from the driveway.

Gene Hashkes, William Raveis, 617-270-9040, genehashkes@gmail.com

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