For Sale
3 Bates St, Cambridge, MA
Cambridge · MA 02140
- $2,685,000
- Price
- 5
- Beds
- 1.5
- Baths
- 1948
- Sq. ft.
Overview
Property type:
Single Family
Year built:
Built in 1925
Lot size:
8,253 Sq.Ft Lot
Price per square foot:
$1,378 / Sq.Ft
Parking:
1 Garage Space · 1 Off Street Space
Heating & cooling:
Heat, Heat Pump, AC
About this home
Optimum location. Charming 1925 sunny free-standing 5-bedroom single-family residence in long-established village setting at the corner of two Avon Hill tree-lined residential side streets. Prestigious location on a one-way street just a short distance to Porter Square, the Commuter Rail, and the Red Line connecting to MIT, MGH, and downtown Boston. Dozens of restaurants and shops within a few blocks. Harvard Law School and the university's science center are a half-mile away. Residence's generous setbacks from neighboring houses and corner site allow unobstructed eastern, southern, and western light. Enormous heated south, east, and west-facing sun porch/sitting room surrounded by deluxe thermal glass doors that open with ease. Expansive west-facing living room with fireplace and views of property's gardens as well as lovely neighboring houses and gardens. Generous dining room with east-facing windows. Eat-in kitchen with four-window bay. Lovely arches frame the western side of large covered dining pavilion. First-floor bedroom/study. Four 2nd-floor bedrooms. Beautiful oak floors throughout. Good-size multi-pane windows. Large 8,253 s.f. lot with extensive gardens and a wide variety of mature flowering perennials. Generous 253-s.f. one-car garage plus a full-size tandem off-street parking space. 575 s.f. attic. Full-footprint basement with 8'1 ceilings & interior & exterior access offers workshop and storage possibilities. For gardeners and those seeking outdoor play and entertaining space, this is an unusual combination of a cottage-size house on a large lot that is conveniently close to everything.
Neighborhood & Transit
Avon Hill
3 Bates St, 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 0.37 mi
- Fitchburg Line
Price Insight
- Days on Market:
- 2 days
- Listing Price:
- $2,685,000
- Price per Sq.Ft:
- $1,378
- Tax Assessment:
- $2,506,000 in 2026
- Taxes:
- $1,393 / Monthly
Home Facts
Interior Features
- Bedrooms
- 5
- Full Bathrooms
- 1
- Half Bathrooms
- 1
- Living Area
- 1,948 Sq.Ft
- Broker Disclosure about Living Area
- Residential s.f. doesn't include heated encl. porch, 595 s.f. attic, or covered dining pavilion.
- Kitchen
- Main Floor
- Primary Bedroom
- Floor 2
- Laundry
- Unknown
- Living levels
- Unknown
- Rooms
- 8
- Above grade area
- 1948
- Flooring
- Wood, Tile, Hardwood, Stone / Slate
- Lead paint
- Unknown
Utilities
- Heating Type
- Central Heat, Heat Pump, Unit Control
- Heating Zone
- 1
- Cooling
- Individual
- Cooling Zones
- Unknown
- Water
- City/Town Water
- Sewer
- City/Town Sewer
- Electric Features
- Circuit Breakers
Exterior Features
- Lot Size
- 8,253 Sq.Ft
- Lot Description
- Corner Lot, Paved Drive, Fenced/Enclosed, Level, Scenic View(s)
- Exterior Features
- Garden Area, Porch - Enclosed, Patio, Covered Patio/Deck, Gutters, Fenced Yard
Parking
- Garage Parking
- 1 Parking Space, Attached, Side Entry
- Off Street Parking
- 1 Parking Space, Off-Street, Paved Driveway, Deeded
Construction Details
- Construction Type
- Frame
- Siding
- Clapboard, Wood
- Roof
- Asphalt/Fiberglass Shingles
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
- Dining room level
- First Floor
- Bedroom 2 level
- Second Floor
- Bedroom 3 level
- Second Floor
- Bedroom 4 level
- Second Floor
- Bedroom 5 level
- First Floor
- Bathroom 1 level
- First Floor
- Bathroom 2 level
- Second Floor
Listing information
- Listing agent
- The Petrowsky Jones Group
- Listing office
- Compass
- MLS PIN #
- 73599455
- Disclosure
- Property is also known as 47 Avon Hill Street.
- Disclosure
- Residential s.f. doesn't include heated encl. porch, 595 s.f. attic, or covered dining pavilion.
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