Newton Wow House: The Cozy $7.6 Million Mansion

NEWTON, MA — Can a mansion be cozy? Check out the photos (in the link below). It sure seems like this one has accomplished some of that with the way the floor tiling has been done. This 9,282 square foot estate has been the wow house of the week before in Newton. It's been on the market since last January when it was listed for $7,950,000. This month the price dropped to a mere $7.6 million.

Check out what the realtor has to say about it:

• Address: 65 Essex Rd, Newton, Massachusetts
• Price: $7,550,000
• Square Feet: 9282
• Bedrooms: 6
• Bathrooms: 6 Full and 1 Half Baths
• Built: 1920
• Features: Rare opportunity to live at the top of Old Chestnut Hill in one of the region’s most coveted locations. This renovated and expanded 1920 brick Colonial is sited on a large 1.22± acre parcel surrounded by specimen trees offering unparalleled privacy and the feeling of living in a country house. Yet the property is just minutes from public transportation and the amenities of The Street, Chestnut Hill Square and the Chestnut Hill Mall. The house offers over 9,000 square feet of living space on four levels with access to outdoor patios, terraces and balconies from many rooms. The house is ideal for small gatherings as well as for large scale entertaining indoors and out. The residence offers six bedrooms, six full baths and one half-bath. The lower level features a finished recreation room and pub, an exercise room, spa and darkroom, and access to the swimming pool and lovely grounds.

This listing originally appeared on realtor.com. For more information and photos, click here.