Ideal Commuter Digs in Salem: Walking Distance to The T for $66,000+
Yes — there’s a fixer-upper condo a few blocks from the Commuter Rail, which is faster and runs more regularly than any C-rail in the greater Boston area, for $66,000. This is a very varied part of town — luxury new construction on one block, nice old row homes on another, and some places that look like…well, you didn’t know they could stack it that high….
Going Northeast along the rail tracks, the closer you are to the station the less likely you are to have to deal with a big concrete privacy wall between you and the Bridge Street Bypass, though this only really affects houses at the ends of the blocks. To offset any potential loss of property value caused by the long (long, long) awaited bypass, the city installed a really nice bike/walk path alongside the road, terminating at the terminal, making any street along this corridor a pleasant walk to the train. And the bypass seems to be working — traffic concentrates near the rail station and the business end of Washington Street, and away from the houses.
Of course, once that the bypass is finished, they’re going to tear up Bridge Street. It’s going to be a bit of a hassle on these streets, but when they’re done, Bridge Street will look a lot like the historic areas around the wharf. The revaluation of this once-rehab region began long ago, but it may be the most dependable investment area in all of Salem now that the construction is finished and people can see what they’re getting.
North Salem is very accessible from here, too, and you can easily walk to the Olde Spot for chocolate stout and the best chocolate cake in the universe.
Check these out, and play with the map zoom.
156-B Bridge Street
Salem, MA 01970
Beds: 3/Baths:2
SQ.FT.: 1492
$279,900
18 Williams Street Address, #1
Salem, MA 01970
Beds: 2/Baths:2
SQ.FT.:1,000
$ 249,000
15 Lynde Street Address, #31
Salem, MA 01970
Beds: 1/Baths: 1
SQ.FT.:518
$ 66,405
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