$1,350,000
About this home
Originally constructed in 1899 as a grand rectory, 549 Bennington Street is now delivered entirely vacant and ready for its next chapter. This property offers a visionary homeowner, investor, or developer the rare opportunity to curate a masterpiece of urban living.The building’s origins as a rectory provide a foundation of exceptional architectural depth, superior build quality, and an impressive footprint that is impossible to replicate in modern construction. Transformed in 1980 into a legal 4-family it sits on an expansive 5,000 sq ft lot and is perfectly primed for transformation.Envision the possibilities: a sprawling luxury single-family estate, a versatile multi-generational compound, a high-end condo conversion, or the foundation for an even larger development project. The canvas is blank for your painting.Highlights include generous room proportions, full basement, updated electrical (2013), updated heating. Parking. Minutes from Wood island And constitution beach.
Property details
- MLS
- MLS Property Information Network
- MLS #
- 73520908
- Property type
- 4 Family - 4 Units Up/Down
- Subdivision
- N/A
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 159
- On market date
- May 18, 2026
- Stories
- 4
- Total bathrooms
- 4
- Garage spaces
- 2
- Parking spaces
- 4
- Lot size
- 0.11 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.
- Enrollment
- 261
- Student:teacher ratio
- 10.9:1
- District
- Boston
- Enrollment
- 719
- Student:teacher ratio
- 14.1:1
- District
- Chelsea
- Enrollment
- 1,365
- Student:teacher ratio
- 10.7:1
- District
- Excel Academy Charter (District)
Walkability
Blended score for Boston'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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Data source: Listing information provided by MLS Property Information Network via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated June 28, 2026.
Information herein deemed reliable but not guaranteed; all measurements, school assignments, HOA fees, taxes, and feature lists are approximate and should be independently verified. Equal Housing Opportunity.