Mansard style Victorian 2 family home c.1890 in increasingly ever popular East Somerville. Located in a "walker's and biker's paradise" (Walk Score 82, Bike Score 93), it offers excellent access to transit, shopping, dining with a plethora of different ethnic restaurants. Unit 1 features high ceilings with bay windows and period trim, 4 rooms and bath, Eat in kitchen with upgraded counters, cabinets, and appliances with d/d. Unit two, on two levels, is a large, six room, three bed, two full bath layout with a private, enclosed wrap around sun room. This also has an upgraded kitchen with newer cabinets, counters, and appliances. Three very spacious bedrooms and two newer baths complement this unit. Huge yard offers plenty of parking. Washer Dwyer in basement stays. This property offers a variety of possibilities such as restored to an oversized single, condos or development .Or live in unit one while collecting rent from unit 2 to offset mortgage .
| Units | 2 |
| Living area | 2,487 sqft |
| Lot size | 3,978 sqft |
| Year built | 1890 |
| Price / sqft | $406 |
| County | Middlesex |
| MLS # | 73478973 |
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It is a 2-unit multi-family property with 2,487 sqft of living area, built in 1890.
At a list price of $1,049,000 across 2 units, that works out to roughly $524,500 per unit.
At $1,049,000 for 2,487 sqft, that's about $406 per square foot.
5 Brook St, Somerville MA 02145 is in Somerville, Middlesex County, MA 02145.

Justin Rollo is a Broker Associate with Signal Real Estate (MA Lic. #9534264) and a lifelong Massachusetts resident. Over 14 years and hundreds of transactions, he has worked investment properties — multi-families and house-hacking — across Greater Boston full-time. Away from real estate, Justin is a proud dad, youth coach and local school-committee member — and a former professional poker player who still loves golf and following local sports.