131 Mystic St, Medford, MA 02155

This beautifully conserved, yet thoroughly updated, 1899 Nantucket-style Neo-Georgian brick home is fronted by a 10 x 40-foot porch that looks out onto the neighborhood centerpiece, Hastings Heights Park. The 3500 square foot house is filled with period details, including a sunroom, mahogany parquet floors, a chestnut dining room complete with a leaded-glass built-in server, tiled plant windows, and leaded glass windows. Updates include new gas boilers, double pane windows as well as central A/C and is wired for FIOS, alarm and irrigation systems. The three floors of finished living space include 5 bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms, as well as a partly-finished basement with plenty of storage space, a bonus room, and laundry room with soapstone sink. The first floor has an updated kitchen that includes a natural stone counter, stainless steel appliances, gas range and eat-in area, with a half bath nearby. The living room, family room and sunroom on this floor are all very bright, and filled with light. The second-floor master bedroom has a walk-in closet and bathroom. The second bedroom has a full bath and large closets and built-in bench. Another large full bath serves the remaining two bedrooms on this floor. The uppermost floor has a full bedroom, full bathroom, and living area. The outside gardens are reachable through the kitchen and sunroom doors as well and complemented with a charming brick patio and pergola ideal for spending time outside. There is a storage shed in the back and a one car garage with automatic door, as well as space for another 3 cars off the street in your driveway. There is also non-permit parking in front of the house. The home is walking distance to West Medford Center which includes the Post Office, a Rite Aid, Dunkin Donuts, local restaurants and eateries, and more. The home is walking distance to the Middlesex Fells and the nearby Mystic Lakes and Medford Boat Club. Additionally, you can walk to Medford High School, Brooks Elementary School, St. Raphael s Elementary School, Playstead Park, and Whole Foods and Starbucks. The home has easy access to Somerville, Cambridge, and Boston. This location gives convenient access to I-93 and is within walking distance to West Medford Station (the last stop to North Station on the Lowell Line of the Commuter Rail). Finally, Bus Lines 94, 95 and 326 have stops in walking distance to the home. The home sits directly across from the centerpiece of the neighborhood (historically called Mystic Mount) now called Hastings Heights Park, which is a 1.3-acre stony knoll capped by a 30 foot stone tower with an internal spiral staircase constructed by the city park commission in the summer of 1900.