Durham, N.C. | $1.6 Million
A Queen Anne Revival house with four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms, on a 0.7-acre lot
This house, built around 1880 by James Manning, a judge, is known locally as the Bull Durham House, because it appeared in the 1988 movie. The sellers updated it, but took care to maintain original details, including pocket doors, plaster ceiling medallions and ornate mantels. It is about a 20-minute walk from the Carolina Theatre, the Durham Performing Arts Center and the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, as well as a number of breweries, a food hall and a farmers’ market.
Duke University is 10 minutes away by car. Driving to downtown Raleigh or the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill takes half an hour. Charlotte is about two hours away.
Size: 3,733 square feet
Price per square foot: $429
Indoors: The house sits back from the street, behind a yard landscaped with grass, trees and shrubs, and a brick walkway leads to the expansive covered porch.
The red front door opens into a foyer with hardwood floors and a staircase to the upper levels. To the right is a sunny living room with a bay of street-facing windows and a decorative fireplace with a wood mantel. Through a wide doorway with pocket doors is a dining room with tall windows and another decorative fireplace.
This space connects to an updated kitchen with a center island; stainless steel appliances; light blue cabinetry; a live-edge maple breakfast bar made by one of the owners, a woodworker; and access to a powder room with a stained-glass window. A flexible space that could be a breakfast room or mudroom is off the kitchen; from there, doors open to a screened porch with black-and-white painted checkerboard floors.
A family room with large windows is off the dining room; it connects to a spacious den that doubles as a playroom.
A bedroom currently used as an office is also off the dining room. Another bedroom and a full bathroom with a claw-foot tub are also in this part of the house.
The other two bedrooms are upstairs. The primary bedroom, off the stair landing, includes a large dressing room with built-in storage and a decorative fireplace; the en suite bathroom has a walk-in shower and colorful tile floors. Another bedroom with an en suite bathroom is across the hall.
Outdoor space: The screened porch behind the house steps down to a brick patio. The yard beyond is landscaped with grass and mature trees. The property includes a detached structure used as a workshop and a carport with three parking spots.
Palm Beach, Fla. | $1.595 Million
A two-bedroom, two-bathroom condominium in 1968 building
This condominium is on the same stretch of Ocean Boulevard as the Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach. It is about a 15-minute drive from upscale shopping and dining along Worth Avenue and from Whitehall, a Gilded Age estate-turned-museum designed by Carrère and Hastings. Lake Worth Beach Park, which has a pier that is popular for fishing and taking in the ocean views, is also nearby.
Palm Beach International Airport is about a 20-minute drive. Fort Lauderdale is an hour away. Driving to Miami takes about 90 minutes.
Size: 1,294 square feet
Price per square foot: $1,233
Indoors: The apartment’s front door opens into a living area with coral stone floors, an accent wall covered in a green-and-peach-colored tropical print, and glass doors that open to a terrace with views of the complex’s pool and surrounding palm trees.
There is space for a dining table between the sitting area and the bright kitchen, which has white cabinetry with rattan panels and white appliances with brass-toned hardware.
The primary suite is at the end of a hallway extending from the dining area. The bedroom is big enough to hold a king-size bed and has access to the terrace; the updated bathroom has a walk-in shower and twin Hollywood Regency-style vanities.
The other bedroom, off the living room, has an en suite bathroom with a walk-in shower and palm leaf-style sconces.
Outdoor space: The private terrace serves as an outdoor living room, with space for dining and lounging. In addition to the communal swimming pool, the building has an attended lobby, a fitness center and a private beach. This unit comes with two parking spots in a secure garage.
Taxes: $8,857 (estimated) and a $2,188 monthly homeowner association fee
Contact: Ben Stein, Sotheby’s International Realty, Palm Beach Brokerage, 561-955-0633; sothebysrealty.com
Barrington, R.I. | $1.545 Million
A modern farmhouse with four bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms and a detached studio, on a 0.6-acre lot
This 1987 house is less than a mile from Barrington Beach on Narragansett Bay. It is a five-minute drive from Rhode Island Country Club, which has an 18-hole golf course, and from Veterans Memorial Park, where trails wind along the edge of Brickyard Pond. Well-rated public elementary, middle and high schools are within a 10-minute drive. A Shaw’s grocery store and the shops and restaurants along the Barrington River are also nearby.
Downtown Providence is less than half an hour away. Driving to Newport takes about an hour. Boston is an hour and 15 minutes away.
Size: 2,950 square feet
Price per square foot: $524
Indoors: A wide driveway links the street to the garage. From there, a paved path leads to the covered entry.
The front door opens into a foyer with stairs to the second level and access to a powder room and to a home office that could be used as an extra bedroom.
To the right is a living room with windows on three sides and a wood-burning fireplace flanked by built-in cabinetry. Through a door on the far side of this space is a sunny dining area with glass doors that open to a deck. This area is part of an updated kitchen with white cabinetry, quartz counters, a Wolf cooktop and other stainless steel appliances. A combined mudroom and laundry room is off the kitchen; it has built-in storage and holds a side-by-side washer and dryer.
On the far side of the kitchen is a family room with white-painted shiplap walls, a fireplace and more glass doors that open to the deck.
The primary bedroom is on the second floor, off the main landing; it has a walk-in closet and an en suite bathroom with a glass-walled shower and a long double vanity. Down the hall is a guest room big enough to hold a queen-size bed and a desk. Two more bedrooms are across the hall. These three bedrooms share a hallway bathroom with a combined tub and shower.
The new detached studio has high ceilings and a cozy loft; it is used as a combined home office and gym.
Outdoor space: The deck behind the house steps down to a wide yard landscaped with grass and shaded by mature trees. In addition to the detached studio, the property includes a playhouse, a hot tub and a firepit. The attached garage holds two cars.
Taxes: $14,550 (estimated)
Contact: Stella Fitzsimmons and Elizabeth Kirk, Compass, 401-639-4455 or 401-225-0371; compass.com
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