Real Estate Showdown: A Renovated 19th-Century City Townhouse vs. a Palatial Suburban Estate
It’s amazing what a few miles can do to the market. This month, we look at a sizable Charlestown single-family steps from Monument Square and a Lincoln manse set on nearly 2 acres.
Listing Agents: Jane Reitz, Reitz Realty Group (Charlestown); Patty Levy and Will Levy, the Levy Real Estate Group, Barrett SothEBY’s International Realty (Lincoln)
Courtesy photos (Charlestown); Home Listing Photography (Lincoln exteriors); Pessolano Photography (Lincoln interior)
32 High St., Charlestown | Sale Price: ~$2,950,000 | 6 Stratford Way, Lincoln |
| $2,850,000 5 3,259 square feet 4 3 full, 1 half | Asking Price Days on Market Size Bedrooms Bathrooms | $3,200,000 169 8,707 square feet 5 4 full, 2 half |
Space is a relative concept; what a city dweller considers large may be diminutive to a suburbanite. Either way, it’s hard not to gush about this four-level Charlestown home, built in 1833 and fully rehabbed. With an airy floor plan, the kitchen is light-filled and lovely, featuring expansive glass doors that lead to an ample deck and patio. Peeks of the architecture’s original character remain, including the stairway’s antique newel post and the marble fireplace surround in the living room.
The new owners of this Lincoln manse, meanwhile, are about 30 minutes from Boston, but they may seldom have to leave their property. The 8,707-square-foot home on nearly 2 acres offers endless spots to entertain indoors and out (see: the tennis court and putting green). But it took nearly six months—and $250,000 in price concessions—to sell. Compared to its Charlestown counterpart, which sold in less than a week for over asking price, the city wins this matchup.
This article was first published in the print edition of the October 2025 issue with the headline: “A Renovated 19th-Century City Townhouse vs. a Palatial Suburban Estate”
