31 Hancock St, Arlington, MA 02474

Fully furnished, amenity-rich nicely decorated one bedroom apartment in owner occupied house on separate floor from owners' living space (except for shared kitchen until kitchenette built for unit). Unit has bedroom sleeping alcove; just renovated private marble bathroom with marble walk-in shower; large living room with working granite fireplace and 55" flat panel TV with same streaming services as owners included in rent; Bose sound system; workspace with desk; new flooring and rugs throughout unit. Unit stays cool on its own, but a new portable A/C is available for your use for free if needed. Inside storage and garage storage space, enough for bike, etc. GREAT LOCATION! Last house at the end of dead-end quiet street in quiet residential neighborhood; very short walk to McClennen Park and Whipple Hill Nature Preserve; short ride/walk to the Minuteman Bikeway, connecting to Lexington Center and Bedford to the West and Cambridge/Somerville/Boston and the Alewife T station to the East. Easy Red Line access to Harvard and MIT universities; Mt. Auburn and MGH hospitals, Mass Eye and Ear, and Tufts Medical Center; Kendall Square tech and bio companies; the center of downtown Boston; and South Station. MBTA bus stop at top of street, bus goes to Alewife MBTA Red Line station; house is 3 miles from Alewife T station and 4 miles to Winchester commuter rail station with one stop to North Station. Different T bus goes directly from Arlington Heights to Harvard Sq. Arlington is centrally located with short drives to Route 2, Route 128, I-93, and Fresh Pond/Soldiers Field/Memorial Drive into Cambridge and Boston. Rent includes: all utilities (separate heating zone for unit), ultra fast Verizon Fios WiFi, one driveway parking space and parking in front of house, parking for one car in owners' heated garage during cold weather, shared use of washer and dryer, shared use of fenced in back and side yard with outdoor patio, furniture, and shade umbrella smoking permitted on patio, and, at owners discretion, three season porch. Yard space to garden if you like. This is a welcoming, tolerant, and inclusive household, neighborhood, and town. Rent: $3,400 per month. First, last, and security deposit required. Successful tenant will pass criminal background and credit checks upon owners' request, plus virtual interview with owners and their 10-year-old hypoallergenic Basenji dog. All utilities included in rent. Twelve month lease term preferred but will consider alternative terms. First and last months' rent and security deposit due at signing of lease.