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About this home
Ripe for renovation with lots of potential, bring this diamond in the rough back to life! Tucked among the trees in Amherst’s Echo Hill neighborhood, this Contemporary Ranch is set back from the road in a private wooded setting and offers plenty of opportunity to bring your vision and add your own style. Vaulted ceilings, an open floor plan and large sliders give the home a distinctive contemporary feel and bring the outdoors in. The living room opens to the dining area, while the kitchen is ready to be reimagined. There are three bedrooms, including a spacious primary bedroom with two closets, a slider to the backyard and direct access to the full bath, which connects to a half bath also accessible from the hall. A spiral staircase leads to the lower level, offering an opportunity for additional living space. An attached carport adds convenience. With its distinctive design, wooded setting and Echo Hill location, this property offers an exciting opportunity to renovate, reimagine and create a home all your own, just minutes from downtown Amherst, area colleges, shopping, restaurants and recreation.
Single-familyProperty Type
1969Year Built
0.34 acresLot Size
$252Price/Sq.Ft.
1 garage spacesParking
Listed by Corinne Fitzgerald• Fitzgerald Real Estate
Echo Hill, located between Amherst Center and the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus, is a residential and academic-adjacent Amherst Town neighborhood with wooded slopes and winding side streets. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the North Pleasant Street and Eastman Lane area, where campus foot traffic meets low-key cafes, bike racks, and bulletin-board storefront windows. Housing reads as a mix of mid-century ranches, compact apartment buildings, and newer infill tucked behind mature trees. The Norwottuck Rail Trail frames daily routines with a paved corridor for walking and cycling. Community touchstones include the Amherst Cinema, the Emily Dickinson Museum, and the Mead Art Museum for screenings, readings, and gallery time. Groceries and local staples cluster at Atkins Farms Country Market, while nearby fields and paths keep the landscape close at hand.
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Market insights
68 Stony Hill Rd · $325,000
DAYS ON MARKET
1 days
The average home goes pending in 24 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
101.0%
Most homes are selling 1% above list price.
LIST PRICE
$325,000
Median sale price in this area is $517,303. (59% higher than this home)
PRICE DROP
0 price drops
21% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Interior features
Open floorplan with vaulted and half-vaulted ceilings in several rooms
Overhead lighting throughout
Broadband internet available
Bedrooms
Primary bedroom on the first floor with ceiling fan, double closet, exterior access via slider, and half-vaulted ceiling
Second bedroom on the first floor with closet and half-vaulted ceiling
Third bedroom on the first floor with closet and half-vaulted ceiling
Bathrooms
One full bathroom with tiled tub & shower, linen closet, vinyl flooring and overhead lighting
One half bathroom with vinyl flooring and overhead lighting
Primary bedroom includes a bathroom
Kitchen
Kitchen with vinyl flooring and overhead lighting
Laundry & utility
Laundry in the basement with washer and dryer hookups and electric dryer hookup
Flooring
Plywood
Vinyl
Concrete
Heating & cooling
Electric baseboard heating
Wall cooling units
Exterior features
Gentle sloping lot
Paved road access
Home design
Single family residence
Brown exterior
Shingle roof
Parking
One-car garage
One covered space (carport)
Two open/off-street paved parking spaces
Paved driveway
Construction
Frame construction
Concrete perimeter foundation
Built according to public records
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
Electric provisions for range and dryer
HOA & community
Not a senior community
Electricity and solar
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