South Boston condo is close to the beach

Hamlin Street is a wonderful spot for someone in South Boston who likes to be on the go.

Carson Beach is just across Columbia Road, the greensward and William J. Day Boulevard. The bus to downtown Boston is a half block in the other direction on East Eighth Street. 

Historic Thomas Park is a short distance away, and Castle Island and the stores in South Boston are all reasonable walks. But for homebodies, the condo at 11 Hamlin St. would be a very pleasant place to simply relax.

In 1921 when a garage was built on Hamlin Street, there was already a stable at the end of the lot at Columbia Road. In the early 2000s a developer secured permission to clear the lot and build five condominiums there. 

According to the listing agent, Tia Zaferakis of Jack Conway and Company, Unit 5 in the complex was built on what was the yard between the garage and the stable.

It is a delightful condo with two bedrooms, each with an en suite bath, on the street level and a vast, open living area on the upper level.

The upper level also has a powder room, and a separate room that would be perfect as a study, an in-home office or a guest room.

The dining room lies between the open kitchen and living room.

The unit also has a deeded garage space in the garage located within the building. The list price for the 2,040-square-foot unit is $635,000.

Unit 5 was built new from the ground up in 2004. The exterior is red brick trimmed in brown.

It has its own entrance on Hamlin Street just north of the garage entrance. A door south of the garage opens to a hallway that leads past a door to the garage and another door to Unit 5 and ends at a rear door that opens to two fenced patios.

One patio belongs to Unit 5; the other is shared by the other condominiums.

All of the windows in the unit have plantation shutters. The floors, except those in the baths, are beautiful hardwood in rich brown. Many of the ceilings have recessed lighting. 

Most of the closets have built-ins that increase the use of the closets. There is a laundry room with full size washer and dryer.

The exterior door north of the garage door opens into the unit.

The chef’s kitchen features a granite-topped center island with an overhang for casual dining.

A wide hallway leading to the back has two doors on the right. The first door is for the second bedroom, which has a closet with two different levels of hanging rods and built-ins providing shelving for shoes or sweaters and shirts.

The en suite bath has a pedestal sink and a combination tub/shower. The window gives views of Hamlin Street.

The second door is to the master bedroom. The windows there give views of the back patio that belongs to the unit. The en suite bath for this room has a long vanity with a granite top and a tub/shower combination. The tub is a whirlpool. The floor has large square tiles.

At the second bedroom the hallway turns left and leads past the stairwell to the second egress.

This door opens to the hallway that gives access to the back patio, the front door to Hamlin Street and the door to the garage. 

The stairwell leads to the second level. A powder room and storage closets flank the top of the stairs.

The master bedroom is on the garden level and includes an en suite bath.

To the left is the huge open entertaining area that fills the entire space from the front to the back of the unit.

Two sets of floor-to-ceiling windows are in the exterior wall adjacent to Hamlin Street. The windows have railings that turn them into Juliet balconies. The view to the right is of the beach and the water.

There are custom-made bifold plantation stutters that can be opened to display the entire balcony or closed to control the light with the movable louvers.

The living room fills the Hamlin Street end of the room. There is a gas fireplace with a custom mantelpiece that is paneled and painted white.

A tan granite surround separates the fireplace from the mantelpiece. Above the fireplace, boxed shelving gives space for decorative items.

The kitchen is on the right at the back of the room. Granite countertops in a beautiful pink and black pattern add elegance to the JennAir stainless steel appliances.

The master bath has a long, granite-topped vanity and a whirlpool tub/shower combination.

A breakfast bar on the island encourages chatting with the chef.

The appliances include a dishwasher, a wall-mounted microwave, a range with four gas cooking surfaces and a side-by-side refrigerator/freezer.

The refrigerator has a door-mounted ice dispenser. The cherry custom cabinets include a wine rack on the kitchen side of the island. Two pendant lights hang above the island.

The dining area is beside the kitchen at the back of the room. A large window covered with plantation shutters gives views of the back patio.

A short hallway from the great room leads to the study. It has a clear glass-paneled door and a large shutter-covered window that faces the patio.

This room is ideal for a study or an in-home office or even a guest bedroom. It is now being used as an exercise room.

Across the street is sandy Carson Beach, one of the nicest beaches in the city.

The unit has central air conditioning, central heat and surround sound. A garage door opener gives access to the heated garage. The doors and windows are insulated, and there is a programmable thermostat.

DETAILS

Address: 11 Hamlin St., Unit 5, South Boston

BR/BA: Two to three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths

Size: 2,034 +/- square feet

Age: 2004

Price: $635,000

Taxes: $6,506 (with residential exemption)

Condo fee: $293 per month 

Features of the building: Five-unit complex developed in 2004; brick façade.

Features of the unit: Chef’s kitchen with stainless steel appliances, including gas range, granite counters, custom cherry cabinets; hardwood floors, recessed lighting; en suite baths in both street-level bedrooms.

Close by: Shops and restaurants along East Broadway, Carson Beach, Castle Island and Pleasure Bay; easy access to MBTA bus lines, Ted Williams Tunnel, Routes 93 and 90.

Contact: Tia Zaferakis, Jack Conway Realtor, 739 East Broadway, South Boston, MA 02127. Phones: 617-269-8310 (office) or 617-699-6268 (cell).

Websites: www.jackconway.com or www.tiazaferakis.com

An open house will be held at this property Sunday, May 1, from 2 to 4 p.m.