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Apr
21
North Shore, MA Real Estate News: Rare Hilltop Victorian by-the-Sea
By LandVest
 

The opportunity seldom arises to own a classic seaside Victorian in Manchester-by-the-Sea on the highest portion of Smith’s Point, a private enclave featuring many of the most distinguished oceanfront mansions on Boston’s gold coast. In fact, this architectural masterpiece is currently the only property for sale in this highly sought-after and exclusive region of the North Shore. The Rogers-Stanwood House, also named Weathering Heights, was built for Louisa W. Rodgers, widow of Charles C. Rogers, by Roberts and Hoare, well-known architects for many of the summer estates built in the late 1800s on Tuck’s Point, Smith’s Point and the surrounding coastline. It is rare to find a home of this era in such impeccable condition. The current owners have carefully renovated the home to restore its original elegance, while adding all the modern amenities. There are many distinguishable architectural details throughout the residence, including the grand two-story foyer with quartered oak throughout the entry hall and an ornate, oversize fireplace. The professionally landscaped grounds with mature plantings and perennials showcase a heated ocean-facing pool, clay tennis court and gracious granite and cobblestone courtyard. A carriage house with a generous three-car garage and one-bedroom apartment above is approved for use as accessory living quarters for an employee. As with all properties on Smith’s Point, the owners have access to Smith’s Point’s beach (Long Beach) and dock association.

With only three owners since 1885, this impressive seaside estate, is a true generational asset, and a rare find in this desirable neighborhood. 

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Jan
13
North Shore, MA Real Estate News: Spectacular Lipton Tea Estate on Infamous Marblehead Neck For Sale
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View from the Marblehead Neck Estate Tea House

How does one bear to part with this exquisite property situated on a hilltop at one of the farthest most points of Ocean Avenue on infamous Marblehead Neck?   It seems as though not many can.  In fact this spectacular residence has only been inhabited by two families since the 1880s when W. Gardner Barker, the founder of Lipton Tea had the house built on the most spectacular site in all of Marblehead with panoramic views of the open Atlantic as well and glimpses of Marblehead Harbor.  “This is certainly one of the best North Shore, MA real estate offerings on the market” says LandVest’s Lanse Robb, who is the North Shore’s leading luxury real estate broker.  The current owners, Dr. Adams and his family have remodeled this five-bedroom home with a newer kitchen while maintaining much of the old world charm of this shingle-style Victorian with the wood paneled library, ocean-facing living room and dining room still remaining.    Perhaps the most unique feature of this Marblehead, MA property is the site on which the house is located – offering views of the North Shore’s picturesque coastline.  The grounds are truly stunning with rolling lawns, natural rock outcroppings, a majestic 100-year-old Copper Beach tree, a mesmerizing tea house perched on the ocean’s edge, and a lower terrace built into the rocks with outdoor fire pit.  The current owners reminisce “We feel fortunate to have lived in such a visually spectacular place. We love the ocean and we love that we are so close to all that Boston has to offer. The Lipton Tea family certainly scoped out THE best place to live on the North Shore of Massachusetts. We have had the pleasure of a private beach which we share with two properties.  We have spent countless hours collecting sea glass, tide pooling, having lobster races on the deck (before we cooked them) and later years kayaking from the beach.  The kids now love to have a fire at night down on the other side of our property – on the lower terrace, a great place to throw a party.  There is nothing better than throwing a small dinner party in the tea house when it is a full moon. “

The Marblehead Neck Waterfront Estate is located at 405 Ocean Avenue in Marblehead MA.  Click link for more information.

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Nov
30
North Shore, MA Luxury Condo for Sale makes downsizing to 3,500 square feet easy.
By LandVest
 

The Frick Estate

Interested in downsizing into a North Shore, MA condo or town house that truly feels like a home?  Converted into townhouses in 1992, the carriage house to Eagle Rock (the mansion originally built for Henry Clay Frick in c1902) is an ideal option for the buyer looking for a home with the character and charm of yesteryear and all the bells and whistles the discerning buyer is expecting today.  Not just another condo for sale, the Frick Estate town house, located in Beverly, MA features nearly 3,500 square feet of living space and truly feels like a home.   There are three bedrooms all with en-suite baths, a sun-filled, fireplaced living room with soaring ceilings, an expansive master suite with his and hers walk-in closets, sitting room and private bath, a separate den, dining room, and laundry room, ample storage space including a cedar closet and additional storage unit, a private elevator in the unit and two indoor garage spaces.    A lovely private, balcony overlooks 3± acres of manicured grounds originally designed by Fredrick Law Olmsted and currently maintained by the association.    The Frick Estate town house in Prides Crossing is the answer to having the conveniences of living in a condo without losing all of the benefits one finds in a single family house. 

The Frick Estate at 11 Thissel Street in Beverly, MA is currently for sale and priced at $1,250,000.

For more information about the Frick Estate or North Shore, MA real estate, contact Lanse Robb, lrobb@landvest.com.

 

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Nov
22
Real Estate Broker Lanse Robb continues as top Broker on Boston’s North Shore
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According to MLS (multiple listing service) LandVest Real Estate Broker Lanse Robb will be the number one broker for Essex County/Boston North in 2010 with high-end home sales in Manchester by the Sea, Beverly, Marblehead, Wenham, Hamilton, and Gloucester.  To date, according to MLS Lanse has listed and sold $45,000,000 in high-end real estate;

Real Estate Broker Lanse Robb

Lanse Robb maintains position as top Real Estate broker on Boston's North Shore

Lanse is able to achieve such record breaking numbers year after year through his 20+ years of knowledge and expertise in high end real estate on the North Shore. Not only does Lanse broker fine homes and estates, but he has become a market leader advising both buyers and sellers on current real estate trends, feasibility studies, opinions of value, land planning, and permitting and regulatory oversight.   LandVest’s affiliation with Christie’s Great Estates has broadened his international network significantly drawing in buyers from Dubai, London, and Switzerland.
  

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