For Sale
140 Upland Rd, Cambridge, MA
Cambridge · MA 02140
- $4,385,000
- Price
- 6
- Beds
- 4
- Baths
- 4255
- Sq. ft.
Overview
Property type:
Single Family
Year built:
Built in 1888
Lot size:
0.24 Acre Lot
Price per square foot:
$1,031 / Sq.Ft
Parking:
1 Off Street Space
Heating & cooling:
Heat, Heat Pump, Gas, AC
About this home
Grand and stately 1888 Queen Anne brick single-family with superb sun exposures, sited above the street grade on a rare 1/4-acre corner lot at the summit of Avon Hill, close to the Porter Square Red Line, Commuter Rail, Harvard Law School, & Harvard's science center. 14 well-proportioned rooms. Gracious and elegant residence: high ceilings, crown moldings, large windows, custom woodwork, 3 period fireplaces, magnificent large-scale 19th-c. stained-glass panel, original medallions. Excellent cross-ventilation. Beautiful modern kitchen with informal dining area. 6 bedrooms, 3 full & 2 half-baths. Hardwood floors. 2 sets of washers/dryers. 5 bay windows, stone window sills, distinctive brickwork, gables, distinctive shingle patterns, slate roof. Separate-entrance 905 s.f. lower-level office & 1/2-bath. Porch with granite steps, turned balusters. Floor-through 3rd-floor auxiliary apartment has separate entry & 175 s.f. rooftop deck. Without architectural changes, the apartment can be re-integrated with 1st- & 2nd-floor living areas. Landscaped & fenced gardens with mature trees & scores of flowering perennials, rhododendron and azalea. Secluded 500-s.f. stone patio. Charming pond & fountain with goldfish & shubunkin. 2020 state-of-the-art 2-pipe boiler system installed by specialist firm New England SteamWorks. Two 2023 Bosch heat pump/AC compressors: one for the main house and one for the apartment. The 2nd floor has high-velocity system with ducting in the ceilings above the rooms. Off-street parking.
Neighborhood & Transit
Avon Hill
140 Upland Rd, Cambridge · MA 02140
Nearby transit
Within 0.5 mile, measured straight-line to the nearest station entrance.
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Porter Red Commuter Rail 1 route 0.26 mi
- Fitchburg Line
Price Insight
- Days on Market:
- 79 days
- Listing Price:
- $4,385,000
- Price per Sq.Ft:
- $1,031
- Tax Assessment:
- $4,751,800 in 2025
- Taxes:
- $2,641 / Monthly
Home Facts
Interior Features
- Bedrooms
- 6
- Full Bathrooms
- 3
- Half Bathrooms
- 2
- Living Area
- 4,255 Sq.Ft
- Broker Disclosure about Living Area
- 4,255 s.f. does not include sep. entrance 905 s.f. lower-level semi-finished office and half-bath.
- Kitchen
- Main Floor, Open Floor Plan, Upgraded Cabinets, Stainless Steel Appliances, Eat-in Kitchen, Kitchen Island, Stone Countertops, Countertops - Upgraded, Main Level, Exterior Access, Remodeled, Dishwasher, Range, Wall Oven, Garbage Disposal, Refrigerator, Washer, Dryer
- Primary Bedroom
- Floor 2
- Laundry
- Unknown
- Living levels
- Unknown
- Rooms
- 14
- Above grade area
- 4255
- Flooring
- Wood, Tile, Wall to Wall Carpet, Hardwood, Parquet
- Lead paint
- Unknown
Utilities
- Heating Type
- Central Heat, Heat Pump, Gas, Unit Control, Wall Unit
- Heating Zone
- 3
- Cooling
- Central Air, Heat Pump, 2 Units
- Cooling Zones
- 2
- Water
- City/Town Water
- Sewer
- City/Town Sewer
- Electric Features
- Circuit Breakers
Exterior Features
- Lot Size
- 10,313 Sq.Ft
- Lot Description
- Corner Lot, Paved Drive, Fenced/Enclosed, Level, Scenic View(s)
- Exterior Features
- Garden Area, Deck, Patio, Patio - Enclosed, Gutters, Screens, Fenced Yard
Parking
- Garage Parking
- 0 Parking Spaces
- Off Street Parking
- 1 Parking Space, Off-Street, Assigned, Improved Driveway, Paved Driveway, Deeded
Construction Details
- Construction Type
- Brick
- Siding
- Shingles, Brick
- Roof
- Slate
Green Features
- Electric Vehicle Charger
- Unknown
- Solar Panels
- Unknown
- Green Certified
- Unknown
- Insulation Features
- Unknown
- Energy Features
- Unknown
Room details
- Living room level
- First Floor
- Living room dimensions
- 16'9X32'8
- Living room features
- Fireplace, Flooring - Hardwood, Window(s) - Bay/Bow/Box
- Dining room level
- First Floor
- Dining room dimensions
- 18'2X12'10
- Dining room features
- Fireplace, Flooring - Hardwood, Window(s) - Bay/Bow/Box
- Kitchen dimensions
- 19'4X14'7
- Primary bedroom dimensions
- 15'7X13'10
- Bedroom 2 level
- Second Floor
- Bedroom 2 dimensions
- 16'9X13'1
- Bedroom 2 features
- Fireplace, Window(s) - Bay/Bow/Box
- Bedroom 3 level
- Second Floor
- Bedroom 3 dimensions
- 13'5X13'1
- Bedroom 3 features
- Window(s) - Bay/Bow/Box
- Bedroom 4 level
- Second Floor
- Bedroom 4 dimensions
- 10'9X14'11
- Bedroom 5 level
- Second Floor
- Bedroom 5 dimensions
- 11'6X13'8
Listing information
- Listing agent
- The Petrowsky Jones Group
- Listing office
- Compass
- MLS PIN #
- 73564377
- Disclosure
- Under 1st-floor study's wall-to-wall carpet is an inlaid hardwood floor. Under the 2nd-floor wall-to-wall carpet there is vinyl tile that probably contains asbestos.
- Disclosure
- 4,255 s.f. does not include sep. entrance 905 s.f. lower-level semi-finished office and half-bath.
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