Tranquil Oasis in the City! Enjoy this cute single family in lovely Bourne neighborhood of Jamaica Plain. Charming colonial home offers many recent updates: interior repainting, freshly sanded floors, new lighting & ceiling fans, bathroom refurbished. Wide living room with fireplace & window seat, French doors leading to formal dining room. Screened porch offers ideal retreat for morning coffee or al fresco dinner. 3 bedrooms, large master including walk in closet. Large walk-up attic loaded with potential. Fenced-in corner lot shrouded in evergreens for privacy and seclusion. Mins to Forest Hills T, Arboretum, Harvest co-op market, Forest Hills cemetery. Exterior paint ’15, boiler “06 with new gas conversion, refurbished windows ’15. Kitchen offers opportunity to personalize & modernize to your liking. Open Houses: Thurs 11-11:30, Fri by appt, Sat & Sun 1:30-2:30. Any offers due Monday 4/30 1 pm.
Single-familyProperty Type
1925Year Built
4,196 sq ftLot Size
$673Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
1 spaceParking
Listed by Christian Iantosca Team• Arborview Realty Inc.
So rare! This sweet and unspoiled 1925 Bourne area Colonial awaits your personal touch. Over-sized living room accented with a fireplace, box bay & window seat. French doors open to a formal dining room. Another set frame a picturebook traditional stairway. A screened-in sun porch offers mosquito-free reading and al fresco dining space. Upstairs, 3 bedrooms include a generous master with a walk-in closet. A large walk up attic entices with expansion possibilities. The lush, fenced corner lot is landscaped for privacy. Enjoy the planned suburban greenery in this urban oasis with the curvilinear streets that mark the historic Bourne neighborhood. Plus all the city convenience of the Forest Hills T stop, Harvest Co-op grocery, cafes, restaurants, Arnold Arboretum & Forest Hills Cemetery are all moments away. Charming Pickwick clapboard exterior painted 11/2015. Boiler 2006. Complete window and door rehab on the charming original windows in 2015.
Public Records
May 24, 1991
Sold
$157,950
$108/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2023
$9,182 (+7.6%)
$276,500 + $578,400
$854,900
2022
$8,531 (+5.0%)
$253,600 + $530,500
$784,100
2021
$8,123 (+15.0%)
$246,200 + $515,100
$761,300
2020
$7,061 (+5.2%)
$235,300 + $433,400
$668,700
2019
$6,714 (+12.7%)
$192,400 + $444,600
$637,000
2018
$5,959 (+31.2%)
$192,400 + $376,220
$568,620
2017
$4,543 (−1.8%)
$148,000 + $281,000
$429,000
2016
$4,627 (+1.2%)
$148,000 + $272,600
$420,600
2015
$4,574 (+10.0%)
$140,300 + $237,400
$377,700
2014
$4,160 (−4.8%)
$140,300 + $190,400
$330,700
2013
$4,372 (−2.1%)
$140,300 + $192,400
$332,700
2012
$4,464 (+2.0%)
$130,000 + $212,300
$342,300
2009
$4,378 (+22.8%)
$130,000 + $212,300
$342,300
2006
$3,566
$147,100 + $188,400
$335,500
Tax history for 44 Bournedale Rd
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2023
$9,182 (+7.6%)
$276,500 + $578,400
$854,900
2022
$8,531 (+5.0%)
$253,600 + $530,500
$784,100
2021
$8,123 (+15.0%)
$246,200 + $515,100
$761,300
2020
$7,061 (+5.2%)
$235,300 + $433,400
$668,700
2019
$6,714 (+12.7%)
$192,400 + $444,600
$637,000
2018
$5,959 (+31.2%)
$192,400 + $376,220
$568,620
2017
$4,543 (−1.8%)
$148,000 + $281,000
$429,000
2016
$4,627 (+1.2%)
$148,000 + $272,600
$420,600
2015
$4,574 (+10.0%)
$140,300 + $237,400
$377,700
2014
$4,160 (−4.8%)
$140,300 + $190,400
$330,700
2013
$4,372 (−2.1%)
$140,300 + $192,400
$332,700
2012
$4,464 (+2.0%)
$130,000 + $212,300
$342,300
2009
$4,378 (+22.8%)
$130,000 + $212,300
$342,300
2006
$3,566
$147,100 + $188,400
$335,500
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.
The One-Family Residential Subdistricts are established to preserve, maintain and promote low density one-family neighborhoods, to preserve existing structures, to provide for new infill construction appropriate to the existing fabric, and to allow minor changes to occur as of right. In a 1F Subdistrict, the maximum number of Dwelling Units allowed in a single Building is 1.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Religious facility
Day care facility
Housing-Single unit
Educational/school
Fire house
Library
Police station
Death related/funeral home
Mar 4, 2025 • Final
Electrical
Work on electrical systems.
Bathroom
Electrical
Ev charger
Feb 2, 2025 • Final
Plumbing
Work on plumbing.
Bathroom
Plumbing
Permit history is from public records and may be incomplete or inaccurate. Redfin and its agents make no representations about the property condition or permit status. Buyers should independently verify all information.
Property details
Parking
Parking Information
Has Open Parking
Parking Spaces: 1
Parking Features: Off Street, Paved
Interior
Master Bedroom Information
Area: 216
Length: 18
Width: 12
Level: Second
Features: Walk-In Closet(s),Flooring - Hardwood
Bedroom #2 Information
Area: 130
Length: 13
Width: 10
Level: Second
Features: Closet,Flooring - Hardwood
Bedroom #3 Information
Area: 120
Length: 12
Width: 10
Level: Second
Features: Closet,Flooring - Hardwood
Bathroom Information
# of Bathrooms (Full): 1
Bathroom #1 Information
Level: Second
Features: Bathroom - Full,Bathroom - Tiled With Tub & Shower,Flooring - Stone/Ceramic Tile,Remodeled