Portland, Ore. | $2.995 Million
A 1911 Arts and Crafts estate with eight bedrooms, four full bathrooms and two half bathrooms, on a 0.6-acre lot
This home, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is in Mount Tabor, about 15 minutes from downtown. It is a few blocks from a dog park and walking trails with sweeping city views in Mount Tabor Park, and within walking distance of a public elementary school, an Irish pub, restaurants that serve tacos and dumplings, and a movie rental shop. An H Mart supermarket is five minutes away by car.
Driving across the Columbia River into Vancouver, Wash., takes about half an hour. Mount Hood is less than two hours away. Seattle is a three-hour drive.
Size: 8,815 square feet
Price per square foot: $340
Indoors: A long, wide staircase leads from the street to the covered porch. The front door opens into a foyer with oak paneling, original embossed wallpaper and access to a powder room.
The living room, to the left, has original hardwood floors and access to a sitting room currently used as a study. There is another sitting area off the entry with a fireplace and more oak paneling. To the right of the foyer is a family room with a fireplace and large windows overlooking the grounds.
This space connects to a dining room with oak paneling, box-beam ceilings and a fireplace with a copper surround. Many of the light fixtures in the house are original, including the Steuben glass ones in this room. The dining room has direct access to a bluestone patio and to a kitchen with a six-burner Viking range, a copper sink and an informal eating area with heated marble floors. Another powder room is off the kitchen.
Six bedrooms are on the second level, reached by the grand staircase in the foyer. The primary suite, at the top of the stairs, has a fireplace with a tile surround and white mantel, a windowed sitting area, a private balcony and a bathroom with a claw-foot soaking tub and a shower overhead. The two bedrooms to the right of the primary suite share a full bathroom. The bedroom on the other side has a fireplace and a cozy sitting area. It shares a full bathroom with a walk-in shower with the other two bedrooms on this floor.
Two more bedrooms and another full bathroom are on the third level. An open space on this level with high ceilings and a fireplace could serve as a second living room.
The finished basement includes space that could be used for work and play, as well as a wine cellar with built-in shelving.
Outdoor space: The patio outside the dining room is partially covered, with plenty of room for dining and lounging. The yard beyond is expansive, with a large lawn and a separate garden. The detached garage, once a carriage house, holds two cars and could be converted into a guest cottage.
Taxes: $24,898 (estimated)
Contact: Tina Jacobsen, Cascade Hasson Sotheby’s International Realty, 503-680-8140; sothebysrealty.com
Charlotte, N.C. | $2.95 Million
A 2016 house with four bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms, on a 0.3-acre lot
This house is in Myers Park, a neighborhood with easy access to a large medical center and to Freedom Park, which has a band shell and soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball facilities. It is within a five-minute drive of a Target and a Trader Joe’s, and about 10 minutes from the attractions of downtown Charlotte, including museums and Bank of America Stadium, where the Carolina Panthers play their home games. Quail Hollow Club, a regular stop on the PGA Tour, is 15 minutes away.
Charlotte Douglas International Airport is less than 20 minutes away. Driving to the North Carolina State Capitol, in Raleigh, or to Asheville, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, takes two and a half hours.
Size: 4,816 square feet
Price per square foot: $613
Indoors: The house is set back from the street, behind a wide lawn and a long driveway.
The arched front door opens into a bright foyer with a staircase to the second level and walls papered in a blue floral print. A dining room and a study with a vaulted ceiling and access to a powder room are off the foyer.
To the right of the foyer is a living room with coffered ceilings, a fireplace flanked by built-in bookcases, sliding-glass doors that open to a covered patio and a wide doorway facing an open kitchen.
The kitchen has a large center island topped with marble; appliances that include a stainless steel Wolf range and a Sub-Zero refrigerator; and a breakfast nook with patio access. Nearby is a mudroom with walls papered in a whimsical elephant print.
The primary suite is on this level, off a long, windowed corridor extending from the foyer. The bedroom has high ceilings, a walk-in closet with built-in storage, and windows with views of the trees surrounding the property; the bathroom has a deep soaking tub and a separate walk-in shower.
The other three bedrooms are upstairs, each with its own bathroom. At the far end of the upstairs hall is a combined library and media room, with built-ins and a ceiling fan.
Outdoor space: The covered patio behind the house functions as an extension of the kitchen and living room, with a built-in grill, a brick fireplace with a raised hearth, and a ceiling fan. The backyard has a putting green. The two-car detached garage has heat and air-conditioning.
Taxes: $16,752 (estimated)
Contact: Susan May, Corcoran HM Properties, 704-650-7432; corcoran.com
Boston | $2.95 Million
An 1870 brick townhouse with four bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms, on a 0.01-acre lot
This townhouse is in Beacon Hill, within walking distance of some of the city’s best-known sites. The Museum of African American History, housed in an early 19th-century schoolhouse, and the Massachusetts State House are five minutes away on foot. The Freedom Trail and Boston Common Frog Pond, which turns into an ice-skating rink in colder months, are within a 10-minute walk. Faneuil Hall is a 15-minute walk or a five-minute drive, and the North End, which draws a mix of tourists and locals in search of cannoli and other Italian American treats, is a 20-minute walk.
Cambridge is 20 minutes away on public transit; Salem is a 45-minute train ride. Driving to Hyannis, on Cape Cod, takes about 90 minutes.
Size: 2,421 square feet
Price per square foot: $1,219
Indoors: The front door, at the top of a short stoop, opens into a foyer with black-and-white checkerboard floors and a staircase with a wood banister.
To the right is a dining room with a Murano glass chandelier, built-in cabinets, walls covered in a deep green paper from Ralph Lauren and two six-over-six windows facing the street.
Behind the dining room is a spacious kitchen with marble countertops; a center island; a stainless steel Viking range; a windowed breakfast nook with bench-style seating and a large skylight; and access to a patio.
The living room, which has two fireplaces with twin marble mantels and two candle-style chandeliers, is on the second floor. The deep blue walls are lined with built-in bookshelves, and the wide-plank hardwood floors stretch from one end of the room to the other. A powder room with a porcelain pedestal sink is off this space.
The primary bedroom, on the third floor, has more wide-plank wood floors; the primary bathroom has heated marble floors, a windowed soaking tub and a glass-walled walk-in shower. The bedroom next door could be used as a nursery or home office.
Two more bedrooms are on the fourth floor. Another full bathroom is in the finished basement, which also has its own exterior entrance.
Outdoor space: The patio off the kitchen has space for a cafe table and chairs, as well as a small herb garden. Boston residents can apply for a permit allowing free street parking in their neighborhood.
Taxes: $24,732 (estimated)
Contact: Lidiya Dimova, Lamacchia Realty, 508-237-6500; lamacchiarealty.com
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