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    Ideal for a young family, the house features 1,725 square feet of living space and some recent kitchen and bath renovations - all for a relatively affordable $549,900.

    Located in family-friendly North Cambridge, the 1903 home sits on a corner lot along a quiet street of 19th and 20th century houses.

    The neighborhood retains its working-class roots, but also hosts a growing number of young families. The house itself features hardwood floors throughout, as well as an enclosed front porch/sunroom and two decks.

    You?ll first enter 30 Montgomery St. through a 12-by-4-foot foyer/hallway with a new contemporary stainless-steel light fixture.

    To the left, a 13-by-12-foot living room features recessed lighting and original beadboard paneling.

    An adjacent 16-by-10-foot dining room could make a great study. It has a new stainless-steel light fixture, along with two closets and several rows of built-in bookshelves.

     The home?s 15-by-11-foot kitchen has been updated within the past two years with new maple cabinets, track lighting and linoleum-tile flooring that offers a ceramic look. The only things that still need updating are the kitchen?s counters, lower cabinets and some older backsplash tile.

     Kitchen appliances include a white Whirlpool refrigerator, a gas stove and a stainless-steel dishwasher.

    Off of the kitchen, a 21-by-5-foot deck leads to a side yard featuring a new shed.

    You?ll reach the home?s upstairs via a turning hardwood staircase with an original stained-glass window on the landing.

    The house?s master-bedroom suite features a pair of adjoining rooms measuring 22 feet by 13 feet between them. These rooms offer original hardwood floors, a California closet and a total of four windows.

    An adjacent 6-by-5-foot master bath offers a light-blue ceramic-tile floor, ceiling and tub/shower.

    With some cosmetic work and updates, the master suite could really sing.

    Nearby, a 12-by-12-foot second bedroom features original wide pine floors.

    Go down the hallway and you?ll also come to a 21-by-5-foot enclosed front deck.

    Up another hardwood turning staircase, the home?s third floor hosts two additional bedrooms.

    The first measures 14 feet by 13 feet and features hardwood floors, track lighting and lots of storage space under the eaves.

    The second bedroom clocks in at 13 feet by 12 feet and comes with an adjacent half bathroom. Restored two years ago, this bath features a pedestal sink and rust-colored ceramic-tile flooring.

    Downstairs, the basement has a newly restored 12-by-5-foot full bath with a white pedestal sink, gray ceramic-tile floor and white-tile surround for the combination tub/shower.

    The basement also hosts an 11-by-17-foot space currently used as a playroom.

     There?s also a separate laundry room with a washer, two dryers and refrigerator that are all included in the sale price. 

Cambridge on a budget: Updated home in family neighborhood


Additionally, the basement offers a utility/storage room hosting a forced-air, radiator heating system with two zones - one for the third floor and one for the first and second levels. The current owner also updated the house?s electrical service four years ago.