Beautifully renovated (2004) Colonial in a desirable Lexington neighborhood offering 3,254 sq ft on a 0.24-acre lot. A welcoming front garden, private patio, deck, and spacious fenced backyard create exceptional outdoor living and entertaining. The thoughtfully designed interior features a living room with wood fireplace and bay window, adjoining private office, elegant dining room, and dramatic family room with cathedral ceiling, gas fireplace, and French doors to the deck. The sun-filled skylit kitchen showcases granite countertops, peninsula, custom cabinetry, abundant storage, stainless steel appliances, and a Viking gas range. Upstairs are three bedrooms, including a spacious primary suite. The finished lower level offers versatile recreation or fitness space, while the unfinished area provides abundant storage and future expansion potential. Attached 2-car garage and garden shed. Convenient to Rte 2 and I-95/128.
Single-familyProperty Type
1925Year Built
10,579 sq ftLot Size
$479Price/Sq.Ft.
2 garage spacesParking
Listed by Lotika Paintal• Keller Williams Realty Boston Northwest
Listed by • Keller Williams Realty Boston Northwest
Idylwide, located between Lexington Center and the Arlington line, is a residential and wooded Lexington neighborhood with curving lanes and mid-century ranches. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Massachusetts Avenue and Woburn Street junction, where commuter traffic, small storefronts, and sidewalk rhythms set the pace. Wilson Farm anchors local routines with its market barn, greenhouse rows, and seasonal stands. Nearby, the Lexington Community Center and Cary Memorial Library add a civic, cultural counterpoint to the quiet streets. Pocket conservation land and the Minuteman Bikeway shape daily routes on foot and bike. The landscape reads as low-slung homes, mature trees, and a calm, tucked-away feel close to town life.
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Offer insights
12 Middle St · $1,559,000
$1.55M and above
75% chance or better to win
Why $1.55M+ is a strong offer
DAYS ON MARKET
77 days
The average home goes pending in 20 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
102.9%
Most homes are selling 3% above list price.
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Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Dining
Interior features
Nine total rooms
Cedar closets
Custom built closets and cabinets
Home office
Bonus room
Internet available (provider unspecified)
French doors
Recessed lighting
Bedrooms
Primary bedroom on the second floor with ceiling fan(s), hardwood flooring, cable hookup and double sink vanity
Second bedroom on the second floor with hardwood flooring and recessed lighting
Third bedroom on the third floor with hardwood flooring and cable hookup
Bathrooms
Two full bathrooms (including master bath) and one half bathroom
Master bath with double vanities and whirlpool soaking tub
Second full bath with tub and shower, custom built cabinets and stone/ceramic tile flooring
First-floor half bath with stone/ceramic tile flooring
Kitchen
Skylight
Dining area adjacent to the kitchen
Stone/granite countertops
Upgraded cabinets
Peninsula
Stainless steel appliances
Gas stove
Range hood
Plumbed for ice maker
Laundry & utility
First-floor washer hookup
Electric dryer hookup
Flooring
Hardwood flooring throughout many main living spaces and bedrooms
Stone/ceramic tile in kitchen and bathrooms
Wall-to-wall carpet in select areas
Heating & cooling
Baseboard heating (oil)
Window and wall air conditioning units
Exterior features
Wood deck and patio
Professional landscaping with sprinkler system
Fenced yard and garden
Rain gutters
Outdoor storage
Walkable to lake/pond and public beach (short distance)
Public road frontage
Level lot
Home design
Single family residence
Approximately 3,254 total building area with renovated portions
Above-grade finished area and additional finished space below grade
Parking
Attached garage with garage door opener (garage faces side)
Two covered garage spaces
Three open/off-street paved parking spaces
Paved driveway
Construction
Frame construction
Shingle roof
Concrete perimeter and block foundation
Exterior color: blue-green
Built approximate year per public records; renovated since original construction
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
Gas hookups for range and oven
Washer hookup and icemaker connection available
Electric dryer hookup
HOA & community
Not a senior community
Community features include public transportation, walk/jog trails, conservation area, highway access and public school access
Electricity and solar
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Lexington continues to be a competitive Seller's market driven by its historic appeal & location. With buildable land exhausted, true inventory growth is very constrained; development mostly replaces existing homes. New zoning laws will eventually...