The attic has two finished spaces, one used as an exercise room, the other as a game room.
OUTDOOR SPACE The half-acre property is planted with oaks, magnolias and palms. The deep wraparound porch is reached through French doors from the living and dining rooms. There is also a side patio off the kitchen.
TAXES $4,608
CONTACT Sebrina Leigh-Jones, Luxury Simplified, 843-801-4583; luxurysimplified.com
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Albany
WHAT A three-story townhouse built in 1884, with five bedrooms, two bathrooms and one half-bathroom
HOW MUCH $699,000
SIZE 4,050 square feet
PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT $173
SETTING The home, in a historic neighborhood of brownstone and brick townhouses, is opposite Washington Park, five blocks west of the State Capitol.
INDOORS A flight of exterior steps leads to the main floor and an enfilade of rooms, each with a coffered ceiling, a working fireplace and at least one set of pocket doors. At the front of the house, the living room has a large arched window and window seat. Beyond that is a formal dining room with built-in china cabinets and a pair of backlit stained-glass panels. At the back is a sitting room with a bow window with stained-glass details. The galley kitchen is on the side of the sitting room, behind a wall with a large archway.
The carpeted second floor includes two bedrooms with working fireplaces, each connected to a large central dressing room with extensive closet space. The front bedroom has a spacious alcove that is used as an office. This level also has a recently renovated bathroom with a soaking tub and glass-walled shower.
Two additional bedrooms are on the carpeted third floor, along with a small room currently used as a child’s bedroom, and a full bathroom. A large double-height, brick-walled family room takes up the rest of the third level.
OUTDOOR SPACE A flight of stairs in the family room leads to a roof deck overlooking the park. Behind the house is a large paved terrace and a parking area for four cars.
TAXES $19,862
CONTACT Julia Rosen, Berkshire Hathaway Blake, 518-859-7725; bhhsblakerealtors.com
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Montgomery, Ala.
WHAT A colonial revival home dating from 1925, with five bedrooms and five bathrooms
HOW MUCH $699,900
SIZE 4,588 square feet
PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT $153
SETTING The house is on a brick-paved street in the Old Cloverdale neighborhood of Montgomery, across from the 2.5-acre Cloverdale Park and about a mile and a half from downtown.
INDOORS Rumored to have contained a speakeasy early on, the house was renovated and expanded by the current owner. He finished the attic space and enclosed a back porch, adding about 1,500 square feet to the home. The original hardwood floors, mantels and moldings have been preserved, as well as the large porcelain farmhouse kitchen sink. (The appliances have been updated.)
The home is notably light and airy. The living room has a wall of French doors opening onto the colonnaded front porch; the breakfast room off the kitchen is effectively a sunroom; and the ground-floor master bedroom leads directly to the wood-sheathed, screened back porch. An additional bedroom is on this floor, as are a master bathroom with a claw-foot tub and a marble stall shower, and a guest bathroom.
Upstairs, the owner created two bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms and a large office or gathering area with a window seat. In the basement are the original (nonfunctional) furnace and two paintings that seem to date from the speakeasy age, as well as an additional bedroom and full bathroom.
OUTDOOR SPACE The house sits toward the rear of its .6-acre property, with a spacious front lawn and garden, and a drive-through carport leading to a rear parking pad. The back area also has a brick terrace and iron fencing.
TAXES $2,982 (2016)
CONTACT Rebecca McDonald, Partners Realty, 334-296-1126; partnersrealty.info
