Charming and well-maintained classic bungalow featuring beautiful hardwood floors and inviting spaces throughout. The first floor offers an enclosed, finished and heated front porch, perfect as a bonus room, home office, or flexible living space. The spacious living room features a brick fireplace and opens to the dining room, complete with a built-in china cabinet and lovely original wood details. A spacious eat-in kitchen and convenient half bath complete the first level. Upstairs, you'll find three comfortable bedrooms, each offering ample closet space, along with a full bath. The walkout basement provides laundry, a workbench, and abundant storage space. Outside, enjoy a private deck, landscaped yard, and a detached one-car garage.A wonderful opportunity to own a classic home in a highly convenient location with excellent access to transportation, shopping, dining, recreation, and city amenities. Not to be missed!
Single-familyProperty Type
1923Year Built
5,250 sq ftLot Size
$444Price/Sq.Ft.
1 garage spacesParking
Listed by Vilma Michienzi• RE/MAX Real Estate Center
Brook Farm, located between Jamaica Plain and Brookline, is a residential and park-adjacent Boston neighborhood with wooded edges and a low-rise streetscape. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Jamaica Way corridor at the Arnold Arboretum gates, where walkers, cyclists, and dog-leash loops set the daily rhythm. Housing leans toward classic New England forms—triple-deckers, brick apartments, and tucked-away condos—framed by mature trees and curving park roads. Arnold Arboretum’s paths and overlooks shape weekend routines, while the Emerald Necklace’s linear greenspace keeps the landscape feeling continuous. Cultural touchstones nearby include the Arnold Arboretum Visitor Center, the Loring-Greenough House, and the Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library.
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Offer insights
282 Corey St · $849,900
$882K and above
75% chance or better to win
Why $882K+ is a strong offer
DAYS ON MARKET
10 days
The average home goes pending in 26 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
100.0%
Most homes are selling 0% below list price.
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Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Dining
Interior features
Wood flooring throughout main living areas
Flooring - hardwood in some bedrooms
Other interior features
Interior entry basement with sump pump (unfinished)
Bedrooms
Master bedroom located on the second floor with wood flooring and closet (approx. 16' x 15')
Second bedroom on the second floor with hardwood flooring and closet (approx. 12' x 13')
Third bedroom on the second floor with hardwood flooring and closet (approx. 10' x 13')
Bathrooms
One full bathroom on the second floor
One half bathroom on the first floor
Kitchen
Laminate flooring
Range
Dishwasher
Refrigerator
Laundry & utility
Washer and dryer included
Laundry located in the basement
Flooring
Wood flooring in living, dining and portions of bedrooms
Laminate flooring in kitchen
Hardwood flooring in bedrooms
Heating & cooling
Baseboard heating
Ductless cooling
Whole house fan
Other cooling
Exterior features
Enclosed porch
Wood deck and additional deck
Patio and covered patio/deck
Rain gutters
Public road frontage
Easements on the lot
Home design
Single family residence
Above-grade finished living space reported
Parking
Detached garage (1 covered space)
Paved parking
Two open parking spaces (three total parking spaces)
Construction
Frame construction
Stone foundation
Shingle roof
Year built reported from public records
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
Gas available for range and oven
HOA & community
Community offers nearby amenities including public transportation, shopping, pool, tennis courts, parks, walk/jog trails, golf, medical facility, laundromat, bike path, conservation area, highway access, house of worship, marina, and schools
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New To Market: CLASSIC BUNGALOW with hardwood floors and NEW Roof. 1st floor includes an enclosed finished heated front porch ‘bonus’ room, brick fireplace in living room open to dining room with built-In china cabinet & lovely wood details, updated eat-in-kitchen with half bath. Upstairs includes 3 bedrooms and a full bath. Laundry in walkout basement with work bench and lots of storage. 1 car detached garage. deck & landscaped yard - ready for family fun and entertaining! Close to bus routes, commuter rail, public and private schools, the restaurants and shops at Hancock Village and Centre Street. Near Hynes Playground, Post Office, Library, Roche Brothers Grocery, Millennium Park, Arnold Arboretum, The Faulkner Hospital, Legacy Place, The Shops at Chestnut Hill, Chestnut Hill Square, The Street and Downtown Boston. Not To Be Missed!
Public Records
Apr 3, 2009
Sold
$480,000
$251/sq ft
MLS PIN #70814393
Apr 3, 2009
Listing Removed
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Apr 3, 2009
Sold
$480,000
$251/sq ft
Feb 25, 2009
Contingent
—
Jan 28, 2009
Price Changed
$499,000
$261/sq ft
Jan 28, 2009
Relisted
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Nov 21, 2008
Listing Removed
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Sep 3, 2008
Listed
$525,000
$274/sq ft
Impeccably updated bungalow on the Chestnut Hill line! Filled with updates, eg gorgeous newer baths & kitchen, newly painted exterior, modern double-pane wood windows, boiler, & systems. Lush backyard with one-of-a-kind deck for entertaining and enjoying the gardens & koi pond. Lots of extra space for families to spread out - bonus family/media room in the basement and heated front seating/sleeping porch. Grt period detail, FP, HDWD flrs. Walk to commuter rail. This home has it all!
MLS PIN #70023301
Jun 1, 2004
Sold
$495,000
$259/sq ft
Apr 26, 2004
Listing Removed
—
Apr 23, 2004
Listed
$485,000
$254/sq ft
MLS PIN #30349156
Oct 29, 1999
Sold
$296,000
$155/sq ft
Sep 16, 1999
Listing Removed
—
Aug 25, 1999
Listed
$299,000
$156/sq ft
Public Records
Dec 30, 1992
Sold
$152,500
$80/sq ft
Public Records
Dec 30, 1992
Sold
$153,500
$80/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2023
$7,684 (+8.6%)
$221,300 + $494,200
$715,500
2022
$7,077 (+10.0%)
$201,200 + $449,300
$650,500
2021
$6,435 (+12.1%)
$191,600 + $411,500
$603,100
2020
$5,741 (+4.6%)
$178,000 + $365,700
$543,700
2019
$5,490 (−0.5%)
$150,000 + $370,900
$520,900
2018
$5,517 (+1.0%)
$150,000 + $376,400
$526,400
2017
$5,463 (+4.0%)
$150,000 + $365,900
$515,900
2016
$5,255 (−9.3%)
$150,000 + $327,700
$477,700
2015
$5,795 (+2.0%)
$170,200 + $308,300
$478,500
2014
$5,679 (−4.2%)
$170,200 + $281,200
$451,400
2013
$5,931 (+8.0%)
$170,200 + $281,200
$451,400
2012
$5,494 (+2.0%)
$155,700 + $265,600
$421,300
2009
$5,388 (+44.5%)
$155,700 + $265,600
$421,300
2006
$3,729
$167,800 + $183,000
$350,800
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
3
Baths
1.5
Stories
2
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
5,227 Sq. Ft.
Year renovated
2015
Finished Sq. Ft.
1,422
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
1,422
Year built
1923
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Suffolk County
APN
1430735
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Jul 21, 2023.
WEST ROXBURY NEIGHBORHOOD-1F-6000
West Roxbury Neighborhood-One-Family Residential Subdistrict
The One-Family Residential (1F) Subdistricts are established to preserve, maintain and promote low density one-family neighborhoods, 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 shall be 1.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Religious facility
Day care facility
Housing-Group
Housing-Single unit
Park & open space
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
3/10 Fire Factor
0.31% 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
61% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
2/10 Air Factor
1 unhealthy days expected this year, 3 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
West Roxbury, MA • 02132
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Sun exposure
84/ 100
Very good sunlight
Sunscore
This home receives average direct sun exposure in West Roxbury. There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
8.4 hrs
4.6 hrs
JuneDecember
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Redfin Estimate for 282 Corey St
$889,644
$40K over list price of $850K
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