This castle-like Belmont home with an indoor pool is listed for $4.2 million

March 4, 2020

A heated driveway lined with stone walls leads to stately 15 Saint James Court in Belmont.  Susan Condrick of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty put the mansion on the market for $4,200,000 on Monday. This castle-like Belmont home with an indoor pool is listed for $4.2 million article

131-Year-Old Home For $4.8 Million Among Priciest New Listings

March 4, 2020

Ten homes hit the market with asking prices of at least $4 million last week. 131-Year-Old Home For $4.8 Million Among Priciest New Listings article

West Cambridge mansion dating from 1838 on sale for $4.9 million as a fixer-upper

November 5, 2019

The 14-room, 6,488-square-foot 17 Fresh Pond Parkway in West Cambridge dates from around 1838. The pile was updated and expanded between 1909 and 1927, too, and is now on the market as a veritable fixer-upper for $4.9 million. West Cambridge mansion dating from 1838 on sale for $4.9 million as a fixer-upper article

Cambridge’s 10 Most Expensive Home Sales of 2017 : 168 Brattle Street 
December 29, 2017

Five of the 10 most expensive Cambridge home sales to close in 2017 closed in October. Cambridge’s 10 Most Expensive Home Sales of 2017 : 168 Brattle Street  article

Oil Heiress Offloads $7.4 Million Historic Home in Cambridge, Massachusetts

November 2, 2017

A 19th-century home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with a pedigree of famous owners changed hands late last month for $7.4 million, the highest sales price for the city in 2017, according to agents and MLS records. Oil Heiress Offloads $7.4 Million Historic Home in Cambridge, Massachusetts article

Extraordinary Sale: 168 Brattle Street
October 27, 2017

Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty is proud to announce the recent sale of 168 Brattle Street, an utterly unique and historical ten bedroom home. With four full and two half bathrooms, ten fireplaces, and 8,372 square feet of living space, this Cambridge mansion is a true show-stopper. “Everything about it feels friendly,” explains the previous owner, Swanee Hunt, as she describes her unequivocal love for the home. Extraordinary Sale: 168 Brattle Street article

Nineteenth Century Magazine features 168 Brattle Street
Spring, 2017

168 Brattle Street is steeped in history. Read about Susan’s discovery of a lost letter linking the home to the American Aesthetic Movement. Nineteenth Century Magazine features 168 Brattle Street article

Telling a Story to Sell a Home
December 26, 2016

Susan Condrick has draws on her background in history to sell homes in and around the Belmont/Cambridge Market. She pores over the details of a home while she’s walking through, listening to the owners’ stories, and often researching building permits, the Historical Society and other sources to knit a narrative together. Telling a Story to Sell a Home article

An Ambassador’s Historic Home in Cambridge, Mass.
July 21, 2016

The 12-room, 4,970-square-foot Greek Revival at 29 Follen Street in Cambridge’s go-go Harvard Square is on the market as of last week for the first time in more than 50 years. The 5-BR, 4.5-BA house dates from 1838, and comes with flourishes such as Doric columns along the front porch, five fireplaces, and bow-front bays facing Follen Street. An Ambassador’s Historic Home in Cambridge, Mass. article

Incredible Art-filled Home is a Work of Art Itself
July 12, 2016

Swanee Hunt — the former US ambassador to Austria, ardent art collector, lecturer at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, heiress, and determined agent for social change — is readying to leave the joyful post she has held for nearly 20 years — owner of the historic Brattle Street home she has populated with her art collection, including “Chance Meeting” by George Segal. Incredible Art-filled Home is a Work of Art Itself article

Cambridge Home Houses History
July 1, 2016

A grand Colonial Revival-style house on Brattle Street in Cambridge built in 1888 has a colorful social history as well as unique and eclectic interior spaces. Cambridge Home Houses History article

On the Market: A Brattle Street Mansion
June 23rd, 2016

This sprawling manse isn’t your average historic Cambridge home. It’s just been put on the market by Swanee Hunt, philanthropist and former ambassador to Austria. The daughter of oil tycoon H.L. Hunt, Hunt is an ardent proponent of gender equality, which is not too far off from the interests of the home’s initial resident. On the Market: A Brattle Street Mansion article

Harvard Square Greek Revival on the Market for First Time in More Than 50 Years
April 19, 2016

The 12-room, 4,970-square-foot Greek Revival at 29 Follen Street in Cambridge’s go-go Harvard Square is on the market as of last week for the first time in more than 50 years. The 5-BR, 4.5-BA house dates from 1838, and comes with flourishes such as Doric columns along the front porch, five fireplaces, and bow-front bays facing Follen Street. Harvard Square Greek Revival on the Market for First Time in More Than 50 Years article

On the Market: A Historic Harvard Square Home
April 14, 2016

Located on historic Follen St. in Harvard Square, this home boasts a colorful history and an interesting list of past inhabitants. Called “Cloverden,” the Greek Revival was constructed in 1838. According to information obtained from the Cambridge Historical Commission by the listing agent, the house was once home to public education founder Horace Mann’s second wife, Mary Tyler Peabody Mann. Mann moved into the house after her husband’s death, and lived there with her son, Horace Mann Jr. On the Market: A Historic Harvard Square Home article

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