Real Estate Showdown: An Arlington Townhouse vs. a Stow Tudor
It’s amazing what a few miles will do to the market. This month, we compare two homes in Middlesex County—one a condo just six miles from Boston, the other a single-family much farther out.
Lamacchia Realty/Anthony Castellano (Arlington); Nashua Video Tours (Stow)
| 31 Henderson Street, #1, Arlington | Sale Price: ~$1,300,000 | 114 Maple Street, Stow |
| $1,399,000 40 1,800 square feet 3 2.5 | Asking Price Days on Market Size Bedrooms Bathrooms | $1,475,000 47 2,994 square feet 4 3.5 |
One of the nice things about living in Massachusetts is the abundance of quaint older homes. Not so nice? An older home that feels outdated. But it’s nothing a renovation can’t fix—as evidenced by these two abodes, which are now offering their new owners plenty of vintage charm without vintage problems. Case in point: The first floor of this Arlington townhouse from 1900 boasts a modern open floor plan that includes both a contemporary kitchen with a wine fridge and a living room with period coffered ceilings.
Meanwhile, this English Tudor–style property built in Stow 35 years ago was recently updated with the latest luxuries (see: the WFH-ready office with a built-in desk, and the in-ground pool and fire pit for relaxing at the end of the day). And lest you think amenities like these always come with a bidding war in today’s crazy market, consider the fact that both this home and its Arlington counterpart went for under asking price.
