WHAT: A four-bedroom, two-bath house and a one-bedroom apartment
HOW MUCH: $649,000
SIZE: 2,451 square feet
PER SQUARE FOOT: $264.79
SETTING: This house is in Hyde Park, a residential section of Austin north of the University of Texas campus. Victorians line its tree-shaded streets; some have been converted into two-family houses and bed-and-breakfasts. There’s a cluster of coffee shops, cafes and restaurants about four blocks from the house. A shopping center with larger stores is less than a mile away.
INSIDE: The house was built in 1910 and retains many original details, including hardwood floors on the main level, and windows that use counterweights. Two parlors, one with a built-in hutch, precede the kitchen and a bedroom used as a dining room. An addition is used as an office. The master bedroom, which is on the main floor, has a walk-in closet and an alcove with a secondary closet. There are two bedrooms upstairs, one with an adjoining sitting area. Over the two-car garage, there’s a carpeted one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment.
OUTDOOR SPACE: There is a concrete front porch and a larger wooden back porch and deck. The small lot is planted with oak and pecan trees.
TAXES: $12,101 annually.
CONTACT: David Haynes, Keller Williams Realty (512) 844-0940; kw.com
BEND, ORE.
WHAT: A two-bedroom, two-bath log house on the Deschutes River in Deschutes National Forest
HOW MUCH: $650,000
SIZE: 2,496 square feet
PER SQUARE FOOT: $260.41
SETTING: This house is in Oregon Water Wonderland II, a residential community on the Deschutes River in the Deschutes National Forest. The forest, which stretches for 1.6 million acres among the Cascade Mountains, offers places to fish, boat, hike and mountain-bike. The house is about 25 miles from Mount Bachelor Ski Resort. Though this house is officially in Bend, its downtown is 20 miles away. Sunriver, a neighboring community, is closer, less than 10 miles away.
INSIDE: Built in 1994, the house was built mostly of logs and tongue-in-groove pine planks. Through the entryway is a great room with living, dining and kitchen areas. One bedroom is on the main level. Upstairs, there’s a loft with the master bedroom, which has a walk-in closet, skylights and a sitting area that opens onto a small deck.
OUTDOOR SPACE: A deck off the upstairs loft, a back deck facing the river and a dock shared with neighbors.
TAXES: $3070.79 annually plus $250 a year in homeowner’s association dues.
CONTACT: Kathy Hovermale and Marilyn Stoner, Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty (541) 419-6778 / (541) 815-4757; sothebysrealty.com
BOSTON?
WHAT: A two-bedroom, two-bath condo in an 1850 carriage house
HOW MUCH: $649,900
SIZE: 950 square feet (estimated)
PER SQUARE FOOT: $684.10
SETTING: Beacon Hill is a half-mile-square neighborhood on the Charles River Basin. It’s one of Boston’s oldest (and most expensive) neighborhoods, known for its 19th-century brick row houses, brick sidewalks and short gas-lighted streets. It’s home to a long list of notable public buildings and private addresses of varying relevance, including the Massachusetts State House and the bar used in filming “Cheers.” This carriage house — up the street from one of the oldest standing black churches in America — is about three blocks from Beacon Street and the northern boundary of Boston Common.
INSIDE: This condo is one of 12 units in an 1850 carriage house, converted in 1981 and renovated piecemeal over the last few years. There is slate tile in the entryway, which has closet space. The living area retains the original beam ceilings and tall wooden carriage door, now sealed off. The kitchen has stainless-steel appliances. The master has an en-suite bathroom and a walk-in closet; in the second bedroom, there’s a custom Murphy bed.
OUTDOOR SPACE: The unit has access to a common patio.
TAXES: $5,945 annually plus $380 a month in condo fees
CONTACT: Kevin Caulfield, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage (617) 501-3685; newenglandmoves.com
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