32 Austin Street, Charlestown MA

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Charlestown Preservation Society Award Winner: Three-story clapboard townhouse with private cobblestone courtyard and views of the city skyline and Bunker Hill/ Zakim Bridge features high ceilings, two fireplaces and original detail. The first floor features a foyer, open living room / dining room with double French doors, period moldings, detailed picture moldings, ceiling medallion and hardwood floors, bath with Jacuzzi tub, and small room with custom built in storage cabinets. The gourmet kitchen has high-end stainless appliances, island, granite counters and a separate dining area with greenhouse window and access to the courtyard. The second floor has a bedroom with raised panel wainscoting, fireplace and double French doors to a sitting room/office with detailed picture molding, period detail, and a bay window; second bedroom with new period syle moldings, master bedroom with French doors to a balcony boasting views of the Bridge and city skyline; the bath has a custom mahogany vanity, and a custom stone tile shower with built-in seat and shelf. The third floor offers an open bedroom/sitting room with built-in storage and a walk-out to a flat roof with views of the city and Bridge (roof deck potential) and wide pine floor; powder room with pedestal sink. Conveniently located, steps to shopping and Orange Line train.

First Floor

Entry: Exterior door with five French pane windows on each side of door, plus semi-circular transom above.
Foyer: Enter through double hung, nine pane, French doors with semi-circular period transom above to a foyer with picture molding at ceiling and detailed picture molding below, brass and glass light fixture, staircase to basement, oak floor.
Living Room: 16’ x 15’-, Period moldings, picture molding at ceiling plus detail picture molding below, gas fireplace with custom wood and tile surround - marble mantle, two brass and glass wall sconces, four arm brass and crystal chandelier, three windows and double French 15 pane doors that open to the dining room, oak floor.
Dining Room: 16’ x 15’, Period moldings, picture molding at ceiling plus detail picture molding below, decorative ceiling medallion, seven-arm brass and crystal chandelier, three windows, oak floor.
Storage Room: 8’ x 7’, Six door, built-in storage cabinet, five recessed lights, picture molding, six panel door to bath, oak floor.
Bath: 8’ x 5’- Pedestal sink, two arm brass and glass light over decorative mirror, Jacuzzi tub with shower, ceramic tile surround, two recessed lights and ceramic tile floor.
Kitchen: 17’ x 15’, Large, gourmet eat-in kitchen with oak cabinets, granite counters, center island with double stainless sinks, In-Sink-Erator, KitchenAid Dishwasher, Broan compactor and breakfast bar; built-in area for flat screen TV. Decorative tile backsplash, stainless KitchenAid refrigerator with open-built-in- storage above, five-burner KitchenAid range, GE Profile microwave, nine recessed lights, two decorative brass and glass light fixtures, window and tile floor. In the dining section of the kitchen there is a built in china cabinet, six plant greenhouse window, 15-pane window and 15 pane atrium door to fenced cobblestone yard with built-in granite planters.

Second Floor

Hall: Hall – Period moldings, picture molding at ceiling plus detail picture molding below, brass and glass light fixture, wide pine floor.
Bedroom: 16’ x 14’, Wood burning fireplace, chair rail and wainscoting, ceiling molding three windows, closet, wide pine floors, double, 12 pane French doors to office/sitting room. Sitting Room/Office – 8’ x 11’, Features bay window, ceiling molding, period molding; wide pine floor.
Second Bedroom: 14’ x 14’, New, in period style molding, two windows, raised panel doors, double closet, oak floor.
Master Bedroom: 17’ x 15’, Double 15 pane French sliding doors to balcony with views of city skyline and Zakim Bridge, double closet plus two built-in storage cabinets, nine recessed lights, wide pine floor.
Bath: 7’ x 10’, Stone tile custom shower stall with built-in shelf and seat, hand-held plus regular shower and glass door, window, period molding, decorative mahogany vanity with marble top, mirror and two decorative wall sconces, wide pine floor.

Third Floor

Bedroom: 13’x 25, Large open bedroom/sitting room with staircase in the center; exposed beams in ceiling, skylight, three windows, built-in storage closet, walk-out to flat roof with great roof-deck potential, wide pine floor.
Powder Room: 5’ x 6’, Pedestal sink, two arm silver wall sconce, wide pine floor

Basement

Basement: Full, new Basement Technologies System with guarantee.
Utilities: Heat: Forced hot water by gas – currently 3 zones ability to add a fourth zone.
Electric: 200 amp service – circuit breakers
Water Heater: 50 gallon - gas
Water & Sewer: City of Boston