Thoughtfully updated and designed for everyday comfort, this inviting Scarborough home offers a flexible layout, welcoming outdoor spaces, and features that enhance both efficiency and functionality. A first-floor bedroom and nearby half bath provide added convenience, whether you're accommodating guests, creating a dedicated home office, or simply enjoying the ease of main-level living. At the heart of the home, the modern kitchen features an island that creates a natural gathering place for meal prep, casual dining, and conversation. Upstairs, you'll find three additional bedrooms, including a spacious primary retreat with vaulted ceilings and a double closet. A cozy reading nook offers the perfect place to unwind with a good book or enjoy a quiet moment. The lower level includes partially finished flex space that can easily serve as a recreation room, home gym, hobby space, or additional living area. Spray foam insulation in the basement helps improve energy efficiency and year-round comfort, while heat pumps provide efficient heating and cooling throughout the seasons. Step outside to enjoy the lovely back deck overlooking a peaceful backyard that's a dream for gardeners and nature lovers alike. Established perennial and annual gardens are complemented by blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, strawberries, apple trees, and cherry trees, offering beautiful seasonal color and the enjoyment of harvesting your own fruit at home. A custom storage system in the attached two-car garage helps keep everything organized, while the home's location in Scarborough's Pleasant Hill neighborhood places you just minutes from Pleasant Hill Preserve, the Eastern Trail, Scarborough's beautiful beaches, local shopping and dining, and downtown Portland--bringing together outdoor recreation, everyday conveniences, and an exceptional place to call home.
Single-familyProperty Type
1900Year Built
0.95 acresLot Size
$360Price/Sq.Ft.
2 car garageParking
Listed by Scott Townsend• Keller Williams Realty
Listed by Kathy Harvey-Brown• Keller Williams Realty
This Desirable Pleasant Hill home sits on a gorgeous lot and is minutes to Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth beaches. When you enter the warm, eat-in kitchen you are invited to the oversized back deck & patio, then out to the backyard fire pit area, perfect for outdoor gatherings. Enjoy, raised garden beds for growing your own vegetables, herbs or flowers. Back inside you will find a spacious first floor bedroom (or formal dining room). Then up to the 2nd floor Master bedroom with grand vaulted ceilings and double closet, this wonderful space connects to an open room that could be converted to master bath, or use it for an office, study or guest space. One more lovely bedroom is upstairs, plus additional bonus nook . If you love to be organized, the owner has installed a large custom storage unit in the two-car garage with direct entry to the home. Additional storage is available in the basement as well as in the lower level heated workshop, both with walk-out access to the back yard. The yard is fully fenced for safety and added privacy. Super convenient location minutes to downtown Portland, Jetport and Mall shopping. Plus, plenty of restaurants, trails, golf, and gyms nearby. Come see this charmer.
MREIS #1093057
Jul 25, 2013
Sold
$260,000
$167/sq ft
+22
Old world charm w/ all the updates and refinements of a new home. Beautifully renovated w/ new windows, roof, updated kitchen and bathrooms, hrdwd flrs, high efficiency boiler, covered front porch, huge back deck & yard. Flex room possible 3rd bdrm.
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$5,947 (+3.7%)
$160,400 + $364,500
$524,900
2024
$5,737 (+2.0%)
$160,400 + $364,500
$524,900
2023
$5,625 (+3.8%)
$114,000 + $238,200
$352,200
2022
$5,420 (+2.5%)
$114,000 + $238,200
$352,200
2021
$5,290 (+31.5%)
$114,000 + $238,200
$352,200
2020
$4,024 (+1.1%)
$114,000 + $156,800
$270,800
2019
$3,981 (−4.5%)
$114,000 + $156,800
$270,800
2017
$4,167 (+3.6%)
$154,400 + $98,300
$252,700
2016
$4,023 (+2.8%)
$154,400 + $98,300
$252,700
2015
$3,914 (+2.6%)
$154,400 + $98,300
$252,700
2014
$3,816
$154,400 + $98,300
$252,700
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
3
Baths
1.5
Stories
2
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
0.95 Acres
Year renovated
—
Finished Sq. Ft.
1,554
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
1,554
Year built
1900
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Cumberland County
APN
41893
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
—
Last updated by owner on Jul 27, 2026.
R2
Residential 2 District
To provide residential areas within the Town of Scarborough of low density in a manner which will promote a wholesome living environment. To this end, residential development shall not exceed 2 du per net residential acre.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Religious facility
Housing-Single unit
Public service
Educational/school
Library
Museum / gallery
Recreation
Golf related
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
1/10 Fire Factor
Unlikely to be in a wildfire in next 30 years
4/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 87° expected this year, 18 days in 30 years
6/10 Wind Factor
68% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
2/10 Air Factor
1 unhealthy days expected this year, 2 days in 30 years
Provided by First Street
Historical weather
Scarborough, ME • 04074
Average low and high temperatures (°F)
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32
36
20
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Sun exposure
89/ 100
Very good sunlight
Sunscore
There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
10.6 hrs
5.5 hrs
JuneDecember
Provided by Shadowmap
Redfin Estimate for 17 Chamberlain Rd
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