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223 Franklin St, Reading, MA
Reading · MA 01867
- $1,061,000
- Price
- 4
- Beds
- 2
- Baths
- 2648
- Sq. ft.
Overview
Property type:
Single Family
Year built:
Built in 1947
Lot size:
0.52 Acre Lot
Price per square foot:
$364 / Sq.Ft
Parking:
1 Garage Space
Heating & cooling:
Heat, Mini-Split, Electric, Oil, Gas, AC
About this home
Love the outdoors? Charming & thoughtfully updated brick Chestnut Hill style cape in prime Reading location! This home blends classic character w/ modern upgrades. The renovated kitchen features cherry cabs & a radiant heated floor. Spacious family rm addition has 2 sliders to backyard patio w/ gazebo & cozy gas fireplace. Both bathrooms were stylishly updated in 2017 & major systems are already done: new heating/cooling (2022), Navien boiler (2025), roof (2017) & finished LL(2021) for added living space. Updates galore. Flexible 4th bedrm makes a great home office. Enjoy 3 fireplaces, 2 patios, a raised-bed garden & a beautiful yard on a corner lot w/ driveways in front & back. Town water/sewer. Just 0.2 miles to the elem school, 1.1 miles to the middle school, close to Ipswich River Park & Lake Quannapowitt (kayaking), .5 miles to Reading Town Forest (hiking, skiing), shopping, dining & easy access to Rtes 93, 95 & 128. Close to commuter rail. Charm, space & unbeatable convenience!
Neighborhood & Transit
223 Franklin St, Reading · MA 01867
Nearby transit
Within 0.5 mile, measured straight-line to the nearest station entrance.
No subway or commuter rail stations within 0.5 mile.
Price Insight
- Days on Market:
- 174 days
- Listing Price:
- $965,000
- Price per Sq.Ft:
- $364
- Tax Assessment:
- $1,000,800 in 2025
- Taxes:
- $950 / Monthly
Home Facts
Interior Features
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Full Bathrooms
- 2
- Half Bathrooms
- 0
- Living Area
- 2,648 Sq.Ft (Includes Basement)
- Broker Disclosure about Living Area
- Does not include Laundry Room
- Kitchen
- Main Floor, Stainless Steel Appliances, Ceiling Fan(s), Flooring - Stone/Ceramic Tile, Archway, Dishwasher, Range, Garbage Disposal, Microwave, Refrigerator, Washer, Dryer
- Primary Bedroom
- Floor 2, Closet, Walk-in Closet, Flooring - Hardwood
- Laundry
- Unknown
- Living levels
- Unknown
- Rooms
- 9
- Above grade area
- 2291
- Flooring
- Tile, Luxury Vinyl Plank / LVP, Hardwood
- Lead paint
- Unknown
Utilities
- Heating Type
- Ductless Mini-Split System, Forced Air, Electric Baseboard, Steam, Oil, Gas, Unit Control
- Heating Zone
- 4
- Cooling
- Ductless Mini-Split System, Central Air
- Cooling Zones
- 3
- Water
- City/Town Water
- Sewer
- City/Town Sewer
- Electric Features
- Circuit Breakers, 100 Amps
Exterior Features
- Lot Size
- 22,510 Sq.Ft
- Lot Description
- Corner Lot, Wooded, Paved Drive
- Exterior Features
- Patio
Parking
- Garage Parking
- 1 Parking Space, Attached
- Off Street Parking
- None, Off-Street, Paved Driveway
Construction Details
- Construction Type
- Brick
- Siding
- Wood, Brick
- 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
- Living room dimensions
- 15X13
- Living room features
- Fireplace, Flooring - Hardwood
- Dining room level
- First Floor
- Dining room dimensions
- 13X13
- Dining room features
- Flooring - Hardwood, Archway
- Family room level
- First Floor
- Family room dimensions
- 17X15
- Family room features
- Fireplace, Ceiling Fan(s), Flooring - Laminate, Exterior Access, Slider
- Kitchen dimensions
- 13X9
- Primary bedroom dimensions
- 20X13
- Bedroom 2 level
- Second Floor
- Bedroom 2 dimensions
- 20X11
- Bedroom 2 features
- Closet, Flooring - Hardwood
- Bedroom 3 level
- First Floor
- Bedroom 3 dimensions
- 16X11
- Bedroom 3 features
- Closet, Flooring - Hardwood
- Bedroom 4 level
- First Floor
- Bedroom 4 dimensions
- 13X11
- Bedroom 4 features
- Flooring - Hardwood
- Bathroom 1 level
- First Floor
- Bathroom 1 dimensions
- 9X6
- Bathroom 1 features
- Bathroom - Full, Bathroom - With Tub & Shower, Countertops - Stone/Granite/Solid, Beadboard
- Bathroom 2 level
- Second Floor
- Bathroom 2 dimensions
- 10X6
- Bathroom 2 features
- Bathroom - Full, Bathroom - Tiled With Shower Stall, Countertops - Stone/Granite/Solid
Listing information
- Listing agent
- The Peggy Patenaude Team
- Listing office
- William Raveis R.E. & Home Services
- MLS PIN #
- 73518736
- Disclosure
- Bedroom # 4 does not have a closet. Walk-in Closet in Primary has passive heat. Family Room is heated by gas fireplace & passive heat. No Central A/C in Kitchen, Family Room & LL Playroom. Bedrooms 3 & 4 have A/C by mini-split. Laundry (passive heat) & Workshop not included in Living area.
- Disclosure
- Does not include Laundry Room