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Love the outdoors? Charming & thoughtfully updated brick "Chestnut Hill" style cape in prime Reading location! This home blends classic character w/ modern upgrades. The renovated kitchen features cherry cabs & a radiant heated floor. Spacious family rm addition has 2 sliders to backyard patio w/ gazebo & cozy gas fireplace. Both bathrooms were stylishly updated in 2017 & major systems are already done: new heating/cooling (2022), Navien boiler (2025), roof (2017) & finished LL(2021) for added living space. Updates galore. Flexible 4th bedrm makes a great home office. Enjoy 3 fireplaces, 2 patios, a raised-bed garden & a beautiful yard on a corner lot w/ driveways in front & back. Town water/sewer. Just 0.2 miles to the elem school, 1.1 miles to the middle school, close to Ipswich River Park & Lake Quannapowitt (kayaking), .5 miles to Reading Town Forest (hiking, skiing), shopping, dining & easy access to Rtes 93, 95 & 128. Close to commuter rail. Charm, space & unbeatable convenience!

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Basic Information

  • Bedrooms4
  • Mls StatusNew
  • Bathroom2
  • Lot Features Corner Lot, Wooded
  • Parcel Number M:051.000000039.0,737709
  • Road Frontage DescriptionPaved

Tax Information

  • Tax Assessed Value $1,000,800
  • Tax Year 2025
  • Taxes$11,399

School Information

  • High School Reading
  • Elementary SchoolWood End
  • High SchoolReading Memorial
  • Junior HighCoolidge

Parking

  • Parking Spaces7
  • Covered Spaces 1
  • Garage YN Yes
  • Open Parking YN Yes
  • Parking Features Attached, Paved Drive, Off Street, Paved

Rooms

  • Bathroom 1 First,9 x 6
  • Bathroom 2 Second,10 x 6
  • Bathrooms Total Decimal 2
  • Bedroom 2 Second,20 x 11
  • Bedroom 3 First,16 x 11
  • Bedroom 4 First,13 x 11
  • Dining Room First,13 x 13
  • Family Room First,17 x 15
  • Full Bath2
  • Kitchen First,13 x 9
  • Living Room First,15 x 13
  • Master Bedroom Second,20

Basic Information

  • List Price$965,000
  • MLS Number73518736
  • Modification Date05/14/2026
  • Property SubTypeSingle Family Residence

Location

  • Address223 Franklin Street
  • Building Number223
  • CountyMiddlesex
  • StateMA
  • StreetFranklin Street
  • TownReading
  • Zip01867

Building

  • Attached Garage YN Yes
  • BasementFull, Partially Finished, Interior Entry, Bulkhead, Concrete
  • Building Area Units Square Feet
  • Construction Materials Brick
  • FireplaceYes
  • Fireplace Features Family Room, Living Room
  • Fireplaces Total 3
  • FoundationBlock
  • Garage Spaces1
  • Patio And Porch Features Patio
  • Property StyleCape, Tudor
  • Rooms9
  • Utilities For Gas Range, For Electric Oven, For Electric Dryer, Washer Hookup, Icemaker Connection
  • Window Features Insulated Windows, Storm Window(s)
  • Year Built1947
  • Year Built Details Actual, Renovated Since
  • Year Built Source Public Records

Property

  • Acreage0.52
  • Frontage Length 488
  • Other Structures Workshop

Interior

  • Flooring Tile, Hardwood, Flooring - Engineered Hardwood, Flooring - Hardwood, Flooring - Stone/Ceramic Tile
  • Interior Features Closet, Play Room, Vestibule, Foyer

Exterior

  • Exterior Features Patio
  • RoofShingle

Utilities

  • Cooling Central Air, Ductless
  • Cooling YN Yes
  • Electric Circuit Breakers,100 Amp Service
  • Heat SystemYes
  • Heating
    • Baseboard
    • Ductless
    • Fireplace(s)
    • Forced Air
    • Heat Pump
    • Hot Water
    • Natural Gas
    • Radiant
  • Sewer Public Sewer
  • Water Source Public

Property Information

  • Square Feet2,648
  • Building Area Source Measured
  • Living Area 2,648
  • Lot Size Square Feet 22,510
  • Lot Size Units Acres
  • Road Responsibility Public Maintained Road

Amenities

  • Amenities
    • Conservation Area
    • Golf
    • Highway Access
    • House of Worship
    • Laundromat
    • Park
    • Public School
    • Public Transportation
    • Shopping
    • Sidewalks
    • T-Station
    • Walk/Jog Trails
  • Appliances IncludedGas Water Heater, Tankless Water Heater, Range, Dishwasher, Disposal, Microwave, Refrigerator, Washer, Dryer, Plumbed For Ice Maker
  • Green Energy Efficient Thermostat

Other

  • Date Listed05/14/2026
  • Farm Land Area Units Square Feet

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Listed by The Peggy Patenaude Team of William Raveis R.E. & Home Services

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