Love the outdoors? Charming & thoughtfully updated brick "Chestnut Hill" style cape in prime Reading location! This home blends classic character w/ modern upgrades. The renovated kitchen features cherry cabs & a radiant heated floor. Spacious family rm addition has 2 sliders to backyard patio w/ gazebo & cozy gas fireplace. Both bathrooms were stylishly updated in 2017 & major systems are already done: new heating/cooling (2022), Navien boiler (2025), roof (2017) & finished LL(2021) for added living space. Updates galore. Flexible 4th bedrm makes a great home office. Enjoy 3 fireplaces, 2 patios, a raised-bed garden & a beautiful yard on a corner lot w/ driveways in front & back. Town water/sewer. Just 0.2 miles to the elem school, 1.1 miles to the middle school, close to Ipswich River Park & Lake Quannapowitt (kayaking), .5 miles to Reading Town Forest (hiking, skiing), shopping, dining & easy access to Rtes 93, 95 & 128. Close to commuter rail. Charm, space & unbeatable convenience!
Property Features
Heating Information
Natural Gas
Forced Air
Baseboard
Hot Water
Radiant
Heat Pump
Ductless
Fireplace(s)
Zoned
Parking
Paved
Attached
Off Street
Garage
Basement
Full
Partially Finished
Interior Entry
Concrete
Cooling Information
Central Air
Ductless
Zoned
House Interior
Entrance Foyer
Walk-In Closet(s)
Ceiling Fan(s)
Fire Place
Family Room
Living Room
Water Features
Public
Garage
1
School Information
School Information for 223 Franklin Street, Reading, MA 01867
Elementary School
Wood End
Middle School
Coolidge
High School
Rhs
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