Castine, Maine | $550,000
A 1909 two-bedroom, two-bathroom cottage on a 2.1-acre lot
This property is located in a town that is home to approximately 1,300 full-time residents and the Maine Maritime Academy, a four-year college from which many students go on to join the United States Merchant Marine. It is about five minutes from several small inns and beachside restaurants, a pub, two grocery stores and Wadsworth Cove beach. Hatch Cove Preserve, a popular spot for bird watching, is also nearby.
Bangor is about an hour away. The drive to Augusta takes less than two hours. Portland is about a two and a half hour drive away.
Size: 1,344 square feet
Price per square foot: $409
Indoors: A low stone wall separates the front yard from the street and a path leads to the main entrance in the center of the pink facade.
The front door opens to a living room with hardwood floors, windows overlooking the front and back yards, and glass doors that open to a deck. To the right is a family room with a fireplace and built-in bookshelves.
To the left is an updated kitchen with quartz counters and open shelving. The adjoining dining room has more glass doors that open to a screened porch, used by vendors for spring, summer and fall entertaining.
One bedroom is on this level, off the family room. It has a full bathroom connected to the dining room.
The master bedroom is upstairs, accessed by stairs between the kitchen and living room. It overlooks the garden and has a walk-in wardrobe and an en-suite bathroom with heated floors, a deep soaking tub and a walk-in shower with a skylight.
Exterior: To the rear of the house is a gravelled patio large enough for a dining area and BBQ, surrounded by mature trees. Raised garden beds enclosed by a wire fence are steps away. The property includes a whole house generator and electric vehicle charger with two adjacent parking spaces. There is space to park two more cars.
Taxes: $1,249 (estimated)
Contact: Jennifer Guay, Two Rivers Realty, 207-505-1850; abovemeaerialimagery.hd.pics
Washington | $560,000
One bedroom, one bathroom co-op in a Beaux-Arts building
This apartment is located in Altamont, a building designed by Arthur B. Heaton, an architect responsible for a number of apartment buildings and single-family homes in the Woodley Park, Cleveland Park and Kalorama neighborhoods. The building is about a block from Kalorama Park, in the historic Kalorama Triangle district.
It’s about a five minute walk to the bars and restaurants of the Adams Morgan neighborhood and 20 minutes to Dupont Circle. The Woodley Park-Zoo/Adams Morgan Station on the Metro Red Line is a 15-minute walk or 10-minute bus ride away. The White House is 20 minutes away by bus. The drive to Bethesda, Md., takes about half an hour.
Size: 904 square feet
Price per square foot: $619
Indoors: The front door of the apartment opens into a living-dining room with pine floors, high ceilings and access to a cozy den that currently houses a small desk and a daybed, so it doubles as a home office and a guest house.
The dining room is illuminated by the large skylight in the center of the apartment. Directly behind it is a kitchen with white cabinets, stainless steel appliances and a mirrored backsplash.
The bedroom is off the dining room, with pitched ceilings and a wall of built-in storage. Nearby is a full bath with a glass-walled shower and, in a separate room, a toilet and side-by-side washer and dryer.
The apartment has central air conditioning.
Exterior: The building has a lobby and reception hall with painted ceilings. Residents also have access to a large roof deck with stunning views of the city. Parking spaces are available for purchase or rent.
Taxes: The Monthly homeowner association fee of $743 includes property taxes.
Contact: Sammy Dweck, TTR Sotheby’s International Realty, 202-716-0400; sothebysrealty.com
Louisville, Ky. | $550,000
A circa 1900 house with five bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms, on a 0.1 acre lot
This home is located in Old Louisville where the streets have paved sidewalks and landscaped medians shaded by mature trees. It is within walking distance of the Old Louisville Brewery, several coffee shops, a pub that opened in the 1930s, a music store, and Central Park, a plaza designed by Frederick Law Olmsted with an amphitheater, playground, and tennis courts.
Downtown and attractions along the Ohio River are a 10-minute drive away. The drive to Lexington takes about ninety minutes. Cincinnati and Indianapolis are less than two hours away.
Size: 3,284 square feet
Price per square foot: $167
Indoors: Concrete steps flanked by wrought iron handrails lead from the sidewalk to a small covered porch. Glass front doors open to a foyer with hardwood floors and a staircase to the upper levels.
Hardwood floors continue to the left, into a living room with a crystal chandelier, a fireplace that opens from a charcoal accent wall, and French doors that open to a dining room with another fireplace and crystal chandelier.
A butler’s pantry with built-in shelving and access to a fire hall connects the dining room to an updated kitchen with stainless steel appliances, a butcher block-topped island and a door to a brick patio behind the house. On the other side of the kitchen is a family room with tile flooring and a fireplace with a carved stone surround.
Three bedrooms are on the second floor. The master bedroom has another fireplace and enough space for a king-size bed. Opposite the hall are two more bedrooms, one configured as a den. All three share an updated bathroom with a glass-walled shower and soaking tub.
Two more bedrooms are on the third floor. They share a full bathroom with a combined tub and shower.
Exterior: The patio off the kitchen is enclosed by a wooden fence and large enough to fit a table and chairs.
Taxes: $5,844 (estimated)
Contact: Derek Ingraham and Diego Araujo do Nascimento, Housing Associates, 502-386-3895; happyclienthappyagent.com
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