Attention end users, renovators and developersan exceptional opportunity to create a custom home in Brookline’s premier Aspinwall Hill neighborhood surrounded by many $4M+ properties. Set on a beautifully landscaped 11,217 sq. ft. (.26-acre) lot on a desirable tree-lined street, this property offers multiple possibilities: renovate and reimagine the existing home, expand to create additional living space, or explore redevelopment opportunities.The existing split-level residence offers approximately 4,102 sq. ft. on two levels, including an oversized 751 sq. ft. two-car garage. The 2,099 sq. ft. main level features a kitchen, open family and dining room with fireplace and sliding doors to the terrace and backyard, four bedrooms and two full and one half baths, including a primary bedroom with ensuite bath. The existing layout offers excellent potential to create a large open-concept kitchen, dining and family room with a direct connection to the terrace and gardens.The approximately 2,003 sq. ft. lower level, including the garage, provides substantial additional space with two flexible rooms suitable for offices or other uses, a playroom/home theater, half bath, laundry, utility room and direct garage access.For end users, this is an opportunity to work with your own architect, designer and builder to transform the existing home and customize it to your needs while entering an established Brookline neighborhood at a lower price point. For developers and builders, the lot, existing square footage and surrounding property values offer compelling upside through renovation, expansion or potential redevelopment. Additional possibilities may include expansion of the existing home and/or an ADU, subject to applicable zoning, permitting and Town approvals.A flexible property with multiple paths forward in a highly desirable Brookline neighborhood convenient to Washington Square, Coolidge Corner, schools, parks, shopping, public transportation (C & D lines), and Boston.
Aspinwall Hill, located between Washington Square and Cleveland Circle, is a residential and hillside Brookline neighborhood with prewar brick apartments and leafy side streets. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around Beacon Street at Cleveland Circle, where corner cafés, small grocers, and longtime eateries meet the Green Line’s steady rhythm. Coolidge Corner Theatre and Brookline Booksmith act as cultural anchors a short walk downhill. The skyline shifts from triple-deckers to stately Tudor and Colonial Revival homes along quiet lanes. Griggs Park adds an open green pause near the village streetscape. Commuter energy and porch-lit calm share the same blocks.
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Offer insights
205 Gardner Rd · $2,250,000
$2.27M and above
75% chance or better to win
Why $2.27M+ is a strong offer
DAYS ON MARKET
28 days
The average home goes pending in 25 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
100.2%
Most homes are selling 0% above list price.
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Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Interior features
11 total rooms
Full basement
2 fireplaces
Bathrooms
2 full bathrooms
2 half bathrooms
Primary suite includes a master bathroom
Heating & cooling
Baseboard heating (natural gas)
Has cooling
Exterior features
Gentle sloping lot
Public road frontage
Home design
Single-family residence
Approximately built (year from public records)
Parking
Attached 2-car garage
2 covered parking spaces
4 open/off-street parking spaces (6 total)
Construction
Total building area about 4,102
About 2,099 above grade finished
About 2,003 below grade finished
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
HOA & community
Not a senior community
Electricity and solar
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SPACIOUS 3 BEDROOM, 2 FULL BATH, 2 HALF BATH DEN, FIREPLACED LIVING RM/DINING RM, PATIO, KITCHEN W/EATING AREA,FIREPLACED FAMILY RM OVERSIZED E.E.2-CAR GARAGE.CLOSING MID-AUGUST
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2023
$18,624 (+2.7%)
$1,309,300 + $558,700
$1,868,000
2022
$18,129 (+8.1%)
$1,247,000 + $532,100
$1,779,100
2021
$16,765 (+11.3%)
$1,199,000 + $511,700
$1,710,700
2020
$15,062 (+5.9%)
$1,089,900 + $504,000
$1,593,900
2019
$14,224 (+16.6%)
$1,038,000 + $480,000
$1,518,000
2018
$12,200 (+1.5%)
$865,800 + $423,800
$1,289,600
2017
$12,020 (+2.1%)
$816,800 + $399,800
$1,216,600
2016
$11,771 (+4.4%)
$763,300 + $366,400
$1,129,700
2015
$11,276 (+9.6%)
$713,400 + $342,400
$1,055,800
2014
$10,284 (+0.7%)
$594,600 + $308,300
$902,900
2013
$10,212 (+2.2%)
$577,300 + $299,300
$876,600
2012
$9,993 (+1.9%)
$577,300 + $299,300
$876,600
2011
$9,808 (+3.0%)
$567,700 + $300,300
$868,000
2010
$9,522 (+2.6%)
$567,700 + $300,300
$868,000
2009
$9,279
$567,700 + $300,300
$868,000
Public record
Public record
Permits
Beds
3
Baths
3
Stories
1
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
0.26 Acres
Year renovated
1960
Finished Sq. Ft.
2,214
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
2,214
Year built
1935
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Norfolk County
APN
37529
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Jul 21, 2023.
Aug 18, 2026 • Final
Residential gas
Remove and replace a water heater.
Gas
Plumbing
Water heater
Aug 18, 2026 • Final
Residential plumbing
Remove and replace a water heater.
Plumbing
Water heater
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