Tucked into the hills between Mt. Washington and Highland Park, this comely two-bedroom residence is a fine place to hang your hat.
Fronted by a winning white and green paint job, red roof tiles, and a little porch with room for a few chairs, the house’s charms are hard to resist.
Interiors of the dwelling at 953 Dexter Street feature hardwood floors, plentiful windows, a kitchen with a breakfast nook and patterned floor tiles, and a separate laundry area. It’s also outfitted with central AC.
Bedrooms are ample and bright, and the home’s full bathroom has been renovated to include penny tiles and a deep soaking tub.
Behind the house, an oasis-like backyard features space for eating outdoors and a bonus room (formerly a one-car garage) that is now space for guests or an office.
Last sold in 2006 for $489,000, it’s now listed for $779,000. Heidi Davis of Keller Williams Larchmont has the listing.
Comments
This is very small, but ok for one or two people. Looks to be in good shape with a nice outdoor space
By mrjim1 on 06.13.19 8:43am
I sort of love this. Cozy (yes, small), but it works. For one person, definitely.
By DNUice on 06.13.19 12:06pm
Good God…hex floor tile on the walls and tub and…
Some simple research into the historical use of hex tile would have paid dividends.
By BingoWest on 06.13.19 9:56am
Look, if we’re constrained to use materials exactly the way that our ancestors did, we’d never have any fun. Modern tastes change. I like that the hex tile brings some historical shadings to the renovation, and going nuts with it on the wall and tub surround … I mean, why not? It’s not everyone’s taste (I’m on the fence about it), but most people don’t want to live in a ‘historically accurate’ home. They want clean, renovated and modern interiors. But in this case, you also get charming Spanish bungalow style. TINY bungalow … but a really charming entry level home, perfect for a young person or couple.
By AngelusLiving on 06.13.19 10:38am
Oh please, the reason the hex tile is everywhere is because Home Depot was running a super blow-out deal on hex tile
By mrjim1 on 06.13.19 10:43am
By AngelusLiving on 06.13.19 1:03pm
Forget historically correct or not. I’m all for reinterpretation. This particular use of hex tile is awful.
By LudwigBlue on 06.13.19 12:11pm
Remember back in the 70s when people thought carpet on the wall was so cool? Yeah, me either, but I’ve seen pictures
By mrjim1 on 06.13.19 12:56pm
"carpet on the wall"…is that a metaphor, like drapes matching the carpet?
By BingoWest on 06.13.19 1:53pm
I once stayed in a place in Paris where the 70’s era brown/yellow/orange circle pattern carpet went up the wall and continued on to span a good portion of the ceiling. It was…interesting…
By disqusted on 06.13.19 2:53pm
Exactly, this hex tile doesn’t belong on the wall either
70s carpeted wall disaster
By mrjim1 on 06.13.19 3:30pm
I once knew a man from Nantucket…
By LudwigBlue on 06.14.19 12:49pm
Lol, but what rhymes with Paris?
"I once stayed in a place in Paris that was owned by a man named Joe Harris…"
By mrjim1 on 06.14.19 7:31pm
The tile work is contrived at best. This cottage is good enough as an entry-level house, but given its size and its nearly 800K price tag, it’s hard to see it as "fetching" in any sense of the word.
By kcp1 on 06.13.19 5:10pm
In America, when we want to say a place is ‘warm, cozy, welcoming’, we say it’s HOMEY.
In England, the same sentiment is called: HOMELY…
This little place is a bit of both I think!
By iluvnyc on 06.13.19 10:36am
It’s charming, updated and super-duper tiny. But it does have the ‘bonus space’, aka the slightly converted garage (I’d add one of those cassette-style air conditioners), so there’s your home office, jam space and/or guest room. I don’t know this exact neighborhood, but it seems to be spitting distance to all the usual Highland Park and other areas newly-hip restaurants and stores. And a bit of outdoor space. I do like the listing’s requirement that the dove nest over the entry remain intact. That’s pretty sweet.
By AngelusLiving on 06.13.19 10:44am
I kind of like the hex tile all over the bathroom – its something different (and not a huge project to change out). The house seems like a perfect size for 1-2 and the bedrooms seem to be a nice size (unless they were shooting with a trick camera). The bonus office or garage is a nice feature.
By Hugo_JC on 06.13.19 12:16pm
Very nice, but a thousand per sq ft in Highland Park? And only one bath, no pool or laundry room? (Where was the washer and dryer?) And street parking only as there is NO DRIVEWAY and the garage has been converted.
By anthon40 on 06.13.19 4:21pm
The washer and dryer are by the back door (see listing) that’s a big plus
By mrjim1 on 06.13.19 6:08pm
over 700k for a hut in HIGHLAND PARK Staging is nice but c’mon.
By WehoLady on 06.14.19 12:21pm