Wonderfully charming & spacious Cape in Reading. Fantastic floor plan & multiple social areas make this 2,200 sq/ft home ready to call your own. Incredible family room with unique oval shaped fireplace, beamed ceiling, bay window & outdoor access. Updated kitchen with granite countertops & stainless steel appliances opens right up into your large dining room accented with wainscoting. Front to back living room with hardwood floors, fireplace & access to a sun room round out a very versatile 1st floor. Upstairs you'll find an enormous Master Suite with new flooring & a balcony with a new sliding door. 3 additional bedrooms, another full bath & laundry area make the 2nd floor bigger & more usable than most Capes. Level, fenced in backyard & patio give you plenty of room to relax outside. As an added bonus, there are 2 driveways. Rear driveway is on Short Street with access to a 1 car garage & the other is off Main Street!
Single-familyProperty Type
1939Year Built
0.31 acresLot Size
$409Est. Price/Sq.Ft.
1 garage spacesParking
Listed by Jan Triglione Team• Premier Realty Group, Inc.
Bought with Andersen Group Realty• Keller Williams Realty Boston Northwest
Glorious renovation on this Custom Cape at the Corner of Main and Short Street! Enter New Double Doors toThe Great Room with Soaring Ceilings, fabulous Fireplace and New Bow Window. Enjoy your new kitchen with Energy Efficient Whirlpool Appliances and gorgeous Granite tops OPEN TO the formal dining room. A front to back living room with new HW flooring has a 3 Season Porch to enjoy the outside. Upstairs a 400 Sq. Ft. Master Suite w/ New Bath & Sitting Area & 3 other bedrooms. Room to grow!!
MLS PIN #71139909
Jan 28, 2011
Sold
$270,000
$122/sq ft
Dec 14, 2010
Contingent
—
Sep 20, 2010
Listed
$299,900
$136/sq ft
Rare opportunity to own 2,200 sq ft in Reading for under $300K. Cape home features 4 BR, 2.5 BA. Front to back living room, formal dining room, kitchen with island and lots of cabinets/counter space, 20x20 family room addition, 1 car garage under, fenced yard, and much more. All bedrooms on second floor, with huge master suite and separate laundry room as well. This home will require a lot of work to make it shine (much of it cosmetic), but with some imagination the potential is limitless.
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$7,995 (−0.9%)
$392,900 + $309,000
$701,900
2024
$8,067 (+5.2%)
$385,200 + $303,100
$688,300
2023
$7,666 (+5.3%)
$343,600 + $265,300
$608,900
2022
$7,278 (+5.0%)
$308,100 + $237,900
$546,000
2021
$6,933 (+3.3%)
$267,600 + $234,400
$502,000
2020
$6,710 (+3.0%)
$256,400 + $224,600
$481,000
2019
$6,514 (+4.5%)
$244,000 + $213,800
$457,800
2018
$6,232 (+5.3%)
$239,500 + $209,800
$449,300
2017
$5,919 (−4.9%)
$224,900 + $197,000
$421,900
2016
$6,226 (+3.6%)
$222,600 + $206,800
$429,400
2015
$6,012 (+4.7%)
$212,000 + $197,000
$409,000
2014
$5,741 (−2.5%)
$201,900 + $187,600
$389,500
2013
$5,891 (+2.7%)
$209,800 + $184,500
$394,300
2012
$5,735 (+24.1%)
$220,800 + $184,500
$405,300
2011
$4,620
$220,800 + $114,000
$334,800
2010
$4,620 (−3.9%)
$220,800 + $114,000
$334,800
2009
$4,807
$282,600 + $81,300
$363,900
Tax history for 1480 Main St
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$7,995 (−0.9%)
$392,900 + $309,000
$701,900
2024
$8,067 (+5.2%)
$385,200 + $303,100
$688,300
2023
$7,666 (+5.3%)
$343,600 + $265,300
$608,900
2022
$7,278 (+5.0%)
$308,100 + $237,900
$546,000
2021
$6,933 (+3.3%)
$267,600 + $234,400
$502,000
2020
$6,710 (+3.0%)
$256,400 + $224,600
$481,000
2019
$6,514 (+4.5%)
$244,000 + $213,800
$457,800
2018
$6,232 (+5.3%)
$239,500 + $209,800
$449,300
2017
$5,919 (−4.9%)
$224,900 + $197,000
$421,900
2016
$6,226 (+3.6%)
$222,600 + $206,800
$429,400
2015
$6,012 (+4.7%)
$212,000 + $197,000
$409,000
2014
$5,741 (−2.5%)
$201,900 + $187,600
$389,500
2013
$5,891 (+2.7%)
$209,800 + $184,500
$394,300
2012
$5,735 (+24.1%)
$220,800 + $184,500
$405,300
2011
$4,620
$220,800 + $114,000
$334,800
2010
$4,620 (−3.9%)
$220,800 + $114,000
$334,800
2009
$4,807
$282,600 + $81,300
$363,900
*Taxable value of land and structures on it ("additions") is determined regularly by local assessors and does not affect market price.