May 16, 2008
Open House: 2Br Condo in Washington Square
Open House Date and Time:
Saturday, May 17th, 1-3pm
Sunday, May 18th 1-4PM
751 Washington St #2
Brookline, MA 02446
Seller’s Comments
Coffee shop of choice: Athan’s bakery is steps away in Washington Square. Athan’s is a European style bakery with an endless assortment of delectable desserts, sandwiches, and superb coffee. Their chocolate and almond croissants are unbelievable, as are the fruit tarts. Starbucks is a block away also, but Athan’s is the place to go!
Favorite places to go: There is so much in the area within walking distance. We love to walk to movies at the Coolidge Corner Theatre, dine in any of the area’s hundred restaurants, walk up the Summit Avenue hill to get a view of Cambridge, and walk or jog around the beautiful Chestnut Hill Reservoir.
Favorite restaurants in the area: Around the corner is The Public House, serving several hundred Belgian beers and excellent food; the Washington Square Tavern is the classy local pub; Super Fusion Sushi is fantastic; Emack & Bolios serves creative ice cream. Coolidge Corner and Brookline Village are just a few minutes’ walk away, featuring the entire spectrum of ethnic cuisines. My favorite place in the area is Baja Betty’s which serves hands down the best Burrito in Boston.
Best features of the home: Windows on all 4 sides give plenty of light and air. On the third floor, surrounded by mature trees, you really feel like you’re in the treetops. Skylights reveal the clouds and stars. All the rooms are large, and the floor plan excellent featuring a big eat in kitchen and a good bathroom. We have a redwood sauna. On a practical note, there are 5 closets and 3 walk in storage rooms (including a pantry), the entire attic (think expansion), and FOUR parking spaces that we rent out to Zipcar to help pay our mortgage and provide us with 4 cars!
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Favorite room: We love nearly every room, but the enormous living room with so much light is our favorite. One wall is filled with built in mahogany bookcases and a desk, which is a wonderful feature.
Any remodeling since last purchase?: We have made many improvements in the past 1-3 years. The entire unit has been repainted. The original hardwood floors are newly refinished, and look great. We put in top quality new windows and skylights. The shared systems are also all new: The entire roof is completely new, including all new flashing, gutters, and repointed chimneys. Also, we put in a new gas furnace and indirect hot water heater. Our wonderful downstairs neighbors just relandscaped the entire exterior, including a bluestone patio and mahogany stairs that serve as the entry for unit #2.
Most romantic spot: Just steps away is The Fireplace, a classy restaurant / bar that features live Jazz two nights a week (and a fireplace). The food is very good. We often catch the music with an evening drink or dessert.
It’s a very romantic spot.
What’s in the neighborhood: Apart from the endless restaurants mentioned above, the immediate neighborhood (Washington Square) features many useful shops such as a hardware store, Movieworks DVD rentals, Marathon Sports running shop, a 7/11 with a Citibank ATM, dry cleaners, show repair, eye glasses shop, Brookline Bank, Bank of America ATM, and more. If you walk
10-15 minutes in either direction on Beacon St., you reach all the shops in Coolidge Corner and Cleveland Circle.
What I will miss the most: We’ll miss the feeling of being up in the sunlight and treetops.
We’ll really miss being able to walk everywhere.
