Defined by details
Should anyone purchase a home based on its garage?
Of course not. But attention to detail in areas often overlooked can be a reliable predictor of more good things to come.
So let the two-car heated garage at 42 Ashmont Ave. #42 in Newton be flashing neon, signaling dozens more thoughtful upgrades inside. This all-new construction — built in 2019 on a residential side street — melds all the style, space, and creature comforts of a single-family under the roof of a modern townhouse.
While even some newer homes take liberties with the word “spacious,” this townhome is enormous at just under 5,000 square feet, making it especially suitable for growing families or multigenerational living. The family pup has space, too, with a wellgroomed and fenced flat backyard.
The main living floor — there are four floors in all — benefits from a layout we’ll call open-ish. A sleek chef’s kitchen overlooking the yard opens directly into a laid back living room. There, a contemporary fireplace embedded into a custom wall feature adds warmth and major cool factor that matches the kitchen’s minimalist European design. Clean lines and muted colors aside, this kitchen can cook and is fully outfitted with a stainless steel Thermador appliance package. There is a separate but still airy dining room that flows from the kitchen and living area, and a bonus office on this floor, too.
Look to the townhome’s other three floors for sleep and play quarters. Four of the home’s five bedrooms are on the second floor, including a generous master suite with a lavish master bath and walk-in closet and its very own roomy deck.
Up on the third, top floor, you’ll find a wide-open and flexible space for a family or game room and on the lower level, an additional bedroom, bathroom, and living space would make for a private and comfortable in-law or guest suite.
The Newtonville commuter rail station is a 15-minute walk away from this optimally located home, and a Whole Foods and parks are even closer. Hopping on the Mass Pike couldn’t be easier, either, for quick access to Boston.
The sale of the townhome, on the market for $1,850,000, is being handled by Lev Matskevich with The Matskevich Group at William Raveis Real Estate, 617-372-1070.