San Francisco | $1.485 Million
A three-bedroom, one-and-a-quarter-bathroom condominium in a 1909 Edwardian house
This floor-through apartment is in a building near Mission Dolores Park, one of the city’s most beloved outdoor spaces, with picnic areas, a playground and tennis courts. It is also just a few blocks from Mission San Francisco de Asis, a late 18th-century Spanish-style church; Roxie Theater, one of the city’s oldest continuously operating movie theaters; and the popular Tartine bakery. Public elementary, middle and high schools are within a 15-minute walk.
Crossing San Francisco Bay into Oakland takes half an hour on public transit. San Francisco International Airport is about 20 minutes away by car. Driving to San Jose takes about an hour.
Size: 1,428 square feet
Price per square foot: $1,040
Indoors: The apartment’s front door opens into a foyer with an original stained-glass window. To the left is a living room with a decorative fireplace that has its original brick surround and a bay of windows overlooking the neighborhood.
Straight ahead from the foyer is a kitchen with navy blue cabinets, stainless steel appliances and a graphic tile backsplash behind the range. The adjoining pantry holds a refrigerator, a washer and dryer, and additional storage space.
The kitchen connects to a dining room currently used as a den, with another fireplace and bay of windows.
The primary bedroom can be reached from the main hallway and through pocket doors in the living room. The second bedroom is behind this room, and the third is across the hall, along with a water closet containing a toilet. A full bathroom with a new vanity and a white porcelain soaking tub with a shower overhead is also off the main hall.
Outdoor space: A door in the pantry, at the back of the apartment, opens to wood steps that lead down to a communal backyard with several raised garden boxes and a swing that hangs from one of the property’s mature trees. This apartment comes with a deeded storage space.
Taxes: $18,564 (estimated) and a $500 monthly homeowner association fee
Contact: Gary Beyrouti, Sotheby’s International Realty, San Francisco Brokerage, 415-518-0444; sothebysrealty.com
Tampa, Fla. | $1.5 Million
A 1922 Craftsman bungalow with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, on a 0.2-acre lot
This house is in Hyde Park, a neighborhood known for its well-kept early 20th-century homes. It is less than a 15-minute walk from Hyde Park Village, an outdoor shopping and dining complex with a movie theater and a co-working space, and from a stretch of Howard Avenue with a Spanish restaurant and a cocktail bar. A Winn-Dixie supermarket is nearby, as is Bayshore Boulevard, a popular place to walk along Hillsborough Bay.
Downtown Tampa is about 10 minutes away by car. Tampa International Airport is a 15-minute drive. St. Petersburg is half an hour away. Driving to Orlando takes about two hours.
Size: 1,904 square feet
Price per square foot: $788
Indoors: This pale pink house sits behind a wide lawn, with a covered porch big enough to hold chairs and a swing.
The front door opens into a living room with original hardwood floors; a white-painted brick fireplace flanked by original built-in shelves; and French doors opening to a sunny den wrapped in windows.
Behind the living room is a family room with white-painted wood ceilings. This space is open to the combination dining-area-and-kitchen that has stainless steel appliances, including a gas cooktop and two dishwasher drawers, and a long center island with stone counters.
The primary suite, off the living room, includes a bedroom big enough for a king-size bed, a walk-in closet and a bathroom with a glass-walled walk-in shower.
Two more bedrooms and an updated bathroom are at the back of the house, off a hallway that holds a laundry closet with a side-by-side washer and dryer. One bedroom has access to a screened porch.
Outdoor space: The screened porch has wood floors and high ceilings. From there, a door opens to a backyard with a gravel patio, a stone fountain and a mature tree that offers shade. The detached garage holds one car.
Taxes: $10,620 (estimated)
Contact: Katie Glaser, Smith & Associates Real Estate, 813-727-1198; smithandassociates.com
Providence, R.I. | $1.475 Million
An 1881 Victorian house with six bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms, on a 0.1-acre lot
This house is less than a mile from the Brown University campus and half a mile from Erickson Athletic Complex, a Brown University sports facility with a basketball arena, baseball fields and an aquatic center. It is a five-minute walk from an Irish pub, an independent bookstore and several coffee shops, and a 10-minute walk from Blackstone Park Conservation District, a park with spots for fishing and bird-watching.
The Rhode Island School of Design is five minutes away by car. Newport is 45 minutes away. Driving to Hartford, Conn., takes about 90 minutes. Boston is a little over an hour away.
Size: 3,733 square feet
Price per square foot: $395
Indoors: Stone steps and a wood staircase lead up to the covered porch. The front door opens into a foyer with an imposing carved staircase and a windowed nook that currently holds a small desk.
To the right, through French doors, is a living room with tall windows and a wood-burning fireplace. Behind this space, through more French doors, is a dining room with damask-print wallpaper and a bay window with a built-in seat.
The dining room connects to an updated kitchen with custom-made cabinets, stone counters, stainless steel appliances and a long island with pendant lights hanging overhead. This space is open to a family room with a gas fireplace and a wet bar. A powder room and a mudroom are also in this part of the house.
Three bedrooms are on the second floor, reached from the staircase in the foyer. The primary bedroom, at the top of the stairs, has a decorative fireplace and a dressing room with a built-in window seat. It has the use of a full bathroom with radiant heated floors. The other two bedrooms on this level share another full bathroom.
The staircase continues up to the third floor, where there are three more bedrooms, two set up as home offices. They share a bathroom with a claw-foot tub.
Outdoor space: The brick patio behind the house is surrounded by a latticework fence and mature hedges, with room for a dining table and a grill. The detached garage has two parking spots.
Taxes: $9,852 (estimated)
Contact: Jim DeRentis, Residential Properties Ltd., 401-529-2188; residentialproperties.com
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