Melrose Home Has New Feel To It

MELROSE, MA -- A renovation has this nearly half-century-old Shadow Road home looking like new, and fetching a hefty price on the market. The home, built in 1972, was put on the market last week for $685,000. It last sold just five years ago for more than $300,000 less than that.

• Address: 29 Shadow Rd, Melrose
• Price: $685,000
• Square Feet: 1863
• Bedrooms: 4
• Bathrooms: 2 Baths
• Built: 1972
• Features: Welcome to this meticulously renovated 4 bed/2 bath home just half a mile from Oak Grove T Station and the commuter rail at Wyoming Hill, a short drive to I-93, and steps to the Middlesex Fells Reservation. A large kitchen features double ovens, an island perfect for both eating and prep, a window seat for relaxing, and new stainless appliances. Just off the kitchen, find an open concept dining and living room overlooking a flat and very large yard complete with three levels of decks. Completing the main level are three bedrooms together with a fully renovated bathroom with a custom built double vanity. Downstairs, the fourth bedroom and another full bath make for perfect guest, teenage, or au pair living quarters. A family room with sliders out to the backyard and an efficient pellet stove, which keeps the house warm all winter long, completes this level. Throughout the home, find new windows, new heat, custom crown molding, new floors, and more. Nothing to do but move in and enjoy!

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