$950,000
About this home
OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS - ATTN SAVVY INVESTORS & OWNER OCCUPANTS - Rare opportunity to build equity quickly in this classic New England 2 family style home. RARE WATERFRONT HOME in exceptional location, overlooking the Charles River and just a stone's throw from the Watertown Boat Yard. Fabulous area especially for those who enjoy being outdoors in nature - including water sports/recreation such as kayaking and boating or biking/walking/jogging alongside the Charles. Either way, you have direct access to both, just steps from your front door. Although you'll have a bit of updating to do, some major items have already been taken care of. This includes a new roof (2026), new water heaters for both units (2026), new plumbing in both baths including new stack (2026), refinished flooring in unit 2, both heating units have been serviced recently and are in good working order. Each unit gets 2 tandem off street parking, including 1 garage spot EACH. Easy commuter access to Harvard/Cambridge, downtown Boston & Brighton. Leave the car, take the bike along the Charles River bike path, minutes to the New Arsenal Yards for shopping and dining. Great layouts, sunroom/office area overlooking the Charles, beautiful decorative fireplaces in each unit, on a corner lot with outstanding parking options are just some of the core features adding to the untapped potential of this home.
Highlights
Property details
- MLS #
- 73588201
- Property type
- 2 Family - 2 Units Up/Down
- Subdivision
- N/A
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 1
- On market date
- October 8, 2026
- Stories
- 2
- Total bathrooms
- 2
- Garage spaces
- 2
- Parking spaces
- 4
- Lot size
- 0.13 acres
Location
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Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card (e.g. NC Dept. of Public Instruction, SC Report Card).
- Enrollment
- 668
- Student:teacher ratio
- 10.3:1
- District
- Watertown
- Enrollment
- 465
- Student:teacher ratio
- 9.5:1
- District
- Newton
- Enrollment
- 705
- Student:teacher ratio
- 9.5:1
- District
- Watertown
Walkability
Blended score for Watertown's center, calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from two sources: the EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) and Google Places amenity data (what's actually reachable on foot from this point). 60% EPA National Walkability Index + 40% nearby-amenity density (Google Places).
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