Home of the Week: 116 Bird St.

Comfortable family living, holiday gatherings and formal entertaining are all easily catered within this 14-year-old Colonial on Bird Street. Within its 11 rooms and more than 3,500 sq. ft. of living space, this home boasts both formal and relaxed spaces that will effortlessly accommodate and adapt to any occasion or circumstance. But the even better news is that this property offers so much more.

A gracious front entry elegantly introduces guests into the home and guides them into a dramatic 15-by-13 sq. ft. dining area and welcoming 13-by-16 living room with French doors that lead into a cozy 13-by-10 sq. ft. home office. The 30-by-13 sq. ft. eat-in gourmet kitchen is a fluid, open space where larger families can unite and dine comfortable at the center island breakfast bar or large kitchen table. The 20-by-18 sq. ft. sunken family room reveals a stylishness and casual ambiance with its brick fireplace, vaulted ceiling with skylights and chic designs and opens into an equally charming 13-by-13 sq. ft. sunroom with a paneled ceiling, more skylights and walls of windows that overlook the tranquil, fenced-in backyard.

The second level hosts four generously-sized bedrooms, a well-designed 20-by-18 sq. ft. master suite with an elevated ceiling and a skylight and three additional bedrooms at 13-by-13, 13-by-11 and 11-by-12 sq. ft.

As mentioned, this versatile home provides a diverse collection of rooms to support an evolving family and the lower level indulges their recreational and leisure lifestyles with a 27-by-25 sq. ft. playroom, a 12-by-9 sq. ft. exercise room, full bath and bonus storage space.

This meticulously maintained, structurally attractive and well decorated home showcases beautifully in pictures and even better in person, with touches that are designer magazine worthy. For homebuyers searching for a property that will fulfill a lengthy checklist of diverse requirements, a tour of this fabulous home must be on the schedule.

• Location: 116 Bird St.
• Price: $1,149,000
• Rooms: 11
• Bedrooms: 4
• Baths: 3 full, 1 half
• Living Area: 3,526 sq. ft.
• Lot Size: 11,326 sq. ft. (.26 acre)
• Listing Agent: Maureen McCann, Louise Condon Realty Inc., 617-909-8716

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