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About this home
This stunning Fisher Hill home is surrounded by spectacular gardens and offers over 5,400 square feet of living space. Featuring 6 bedrooms, 5 full baths, and 1 half bath, the home welcomes you with a expansive foyer and curved staircase. The warm and inviting living room boasts floor-to-ceiling windows, a fireplace, and French doors opening to the loggia. The dining room features a fireplace and bowed window overlooking the gardens. An expansive eat-in kitchen includes a center island and upholstered seating area. A bookshelf lined family room and half bath complete the first floor.Upstairs, the grand primary suite offers a walk-in closet, en-suite bath, and shared balcony with the second bedroom. There is a second bedroom on this floor that also includes an en-suite bath and the additional additional bedrooms share a faull bath. The third floor provides extra bedrooms and ideal home office space plus there is a full bath on this floor. The third floor also offers a large walk-in closet that is perfect for additional storage..Additional highlights include a finished basement with exercise room, office, and full bath, plus a two-car garage and beautifully landscaped yard and stone patio. Ideally located for easy access to Washington Square and the C and D line of the T. Convenient to the Runkle Elementary School, Whole Foods, Trader Joes and the shops and restaurants of Coolidge Corner.
Fisher Hill, located between Chestnut Hill and Brookline Village, is a residential and historic Brookline neighborhood with curving, tree-lined lanes and landmark stone-and-shingle homes. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Fisher Hill Reservoir Park paths, where dog walkers and runners trace the ridgeline above the Emerald Necklace. Large lots, tucked-away driveways, and gardened setbacks give the streets a quiet, estate-like rhythm. The Country Club’s greens and the reservoir’s open sky shape long sightlines and a sense of separation from busier corridors. For culture and community pillars nearby, the Coolidge Corner Theatre, Brookline Booksmith, and Puppet Showplace Theater anchor local routines.
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Offer insights
17 Chesham Rd · $3,599,000
$3.67M and above
75% chance or better to win
Why $3.67M+ is a strong offer
DAYS ON MARKET
10 days
The average home goes pending in 22 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
101.1%
Most homes are selling 1% above list price.
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Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Dining
Interior features
13 total rooms
Entrance foyer
Half bathroom
Closets throughout
Play room
Coffered ceilings in living room
Recessed lighting
Built-in closet/cabinets in family room
Balcony off living room
Window seat in family room
Wainscoting and crown molding in dining room
French doors
Bedrooms
Primary bedroom on second floor with walk-in closet, double vanity/full bath, wall-to-wall carpet, balcony and French doors
Second bedroom on second floor with closet, ceiling fan and wall-to-wall carpet
Third bedroom on second floor with closet, fireplace and wall-to-wall carpet
Fourth bedroom on second floor with closet and wall-to-wall carpet
Fifth bedroom on third floor with closet and wall-to-wall carpet
Bathrooms
Five full bathrooms
One half bathroom
Primary suite includes full bath with double vanity
Kitchen
Stone/ceramic tile flooring
Stone/granite solid countertops
Kitchen island
Breakfast bar/nook
Dining area
Pantry
Stainless steel appliances
Range and oven
Disposal
Refrigerator
Laundry & utility
Laundry located in finished basement (12 x 7)
Flooring
Hardwood flooring in living, family and dining areas
Tile/stone flooring in kitchen
Wall-to-wall carpet in bedrooms and some rooms
Laminate flooring present
Heating & cooling
Central forced air heating (natural gas)
Window cooling units and ductless cooling options
Exterior features
Covered patio / deck
Covered patio
Public road frontage
Home design
Single family residence
Above grade finished living space plus finished below-grade (basement)
Stucco exterior
Parking
Detached garage with garage door opener
Two garage spaces (covered)
Two additional open/off-street paved parking spaces
Total of four parking spaces
Construction
Frame construction
Stone foundation
Shingle roof
Renovated since original construction (year from public records)
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
HOA & community
Community access to public transportation, shopping, pool, tennis courts, parks, medical facility, bike path, highway access, houses of worship, private and public schools, and university
Electricity and solar
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GLORIOUS STUCCO COLONIAL RENOVATED WITH STYLE AND SOPHISTICATION .ALL NEW SYSTEMS!!!!! 1920'S CHARM INSIDE PLUS THE QUALITY OF THE 1990'S .GRAND FOYER, BEAUTIFULLY PROPORTIONED ROOMS, GOURMET KITCHEN, AU PAIR WITH SEPARATE
MLS PIN #50359500
Aug 14, 1997
Sold
$820,000
$149/sq ft
Dec 31, 1996
Listed
$839,000
$153/sq ft
GLORIOUS STUCCO COLONIAL RENOVATED WITH STYLE AND SOPHISTICATION. ALL NEW SYSTEMS!!! 1920'S CHARM INSIDE PLUS THE QUALITY OF THE 1990'S. GRAND FOYER, BEAUTIFULLY PROPORTIONED ROOMS, GOURMET KITCHEN, AU PAIR WITH SEPARATE
Public Records
Oct 3, 1988
Sold
$600,000
$109/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2023
$30,023 (+2.7%)
$1,038,300 + $1,973,000
$3,011,300
2022
$29,223 (+8.1%)
$988,800 + $1,879,000
$2,867,800
2021
$27,024 (+8.0%)
$950,800 + $1,806,700
$2,757,500
2020
$25,015 (+5.9%)
$864,400 + $1,782,700
$2,647,100
2019
$23,622 (+0.8%)
$823,200 + $1,697,800
$2,521,000
2018
$23,428 (+1.5%)
$831,400 + $1,645,100
$2,476,500
2017
$23,084 (+1.5%)
$784,500 + $1,551,900
$2,336,400
2016
$22,752 (+3.9%)
$733,200 + $1,450,300
$2,183,500
2015
$21,898 (−4.3%)
$685,200 + $1,365,200
$2,050,400
2014
$22,890 (+0.7%)
$622,900 + $1,386,800
$2,009,700
2013
$22,731 (+2.2%)
$604,800 + $1,346,400
$1,951,200
2012
$22,244 (+3.6%)
$604,800 + $1,346,400
$1,951,200
2011
$21,468 (+3.0%)
$580,000 + $1,319,800
$1,899,800
2010
$20,841 (+2.7%)
$580,000 + $1,319,800
$1,899,800
2009
$20,291
$578,200 + $1,319,900
$1,898,100
Public record
Public record
Permits
Beds
7
Baths
5.5
Stories
2
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
0.26 Acres
Year renovated
1977
Finished Sq. Ft.
4,464
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
4,464
Year built
1900
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Norfolk County
APN
38689
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Jul 21, 2023.
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Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
3/10 Fire Factor
0.15% chance of being in a wildfire in next 30 years
5/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 96° expected this year, 15 days in 30 years
6/10 Wind Factor
54% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
3/10 Air Factor
3 unhealthy days expected this year, 3 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Brookline, MA • 02445
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Sun exposure
84/ 100
Very good sunlight
Sunscore
There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
9.7 hrs
3.7 hrs
JuneDecember
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Redfin Estimate for 17 Chesham Rd
$3,668,380
$69K over list price of $3.60M
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