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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
Legal
- ZoningS20
Other
- Date Listed05/14/2026
- Farm Land Area Units Square Feet
Map Location
Listed by The Peggy Patenaude Team of William Raveis R.E. & Home Services
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