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A sunlit one-bedroom with a desk under a tall window onto the street
A grey kitchen with a run of new cabinets and pale boards
A white sofa beside a fireplace under exposed beams
A white kitchen with a dark backsplash and a stool at the counter

88 Elm St, Unit 4

SomervilleAvailable now2 days on marketMLS #73243329

$2,850

per month · 12-month lease · laundry in building

About this home

A top-floor one-bedroom with the desk already under the window, and a kitchen replaced last spring. Laundry is in the building and Davis is a seven-minute walk.

Property type
Apartment
Year built
1974
Bedrooms
1
Bathrooms
1
Interior
640 sqft
Rent per sqft
$4.45 / mo
Parking
Resident permit
Outdoor space
Common yard
Days on market
2
MLS #
73243329

Inside

What an agent would tell you while you walked through, in the order you would walk it.

  • Living and dining

    The main floor runs open from the front door to the back, and the plan measures 640 sqft in total.

  • Kitchen

    Gas range, a full run of counter, and stools for three at the end of it.

  • 1 bedrooms

    The main bedroom takes the quiet side of the building. Every other one holds a double bed and a desk.

  • 1 bathrooms

    Tiled to the ceiling, and the pressure holds on the top floor when the shower is running.

  • Outside

    Common yard

  • Parking

    Resident permit

The lease

Nothing here is a surprise on the first bill, and anything the landlord agrees to change goes on the lease itself.

Covered by the rent

  • Heat and hot water
  • Water and sewer
  • Snow clearing and the lawn
  • Range, fridge and dishwasher
  • Resident permit
  • Repairs the landlord is responsible for

Billed on top

  • Electricity
  • Internet and television
  • Renter's insurance, and we ask for proof
  • First month, last month and a deposit at signing
  • A pet fee, on the leases that allow pets
  • The end-of-lease clean

Where it stands

Somerville, and what is at the end of the street

Davis Square, and the Red Line five minutes from most front doors, which is what the last decade of prices was about. The median here is $985K across 55 homes we are holding this morning.

88 Elm St, Unit 4

88 Elm St, Unit 4, Somerville

An illustrative plan of the block, not a survey.

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Davis Square

Red Line · 9 min walk

Somerville High School

Grades 9–12 · 12 min

Powder House Park

Off the rotary · 6 min walk

Elm Street

Bakeries and the market · 5 min

Before you apply

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What it costs to move in

Broker fee
Last month up front

Cash needed on the day you sign

$11,400

  • First month's rent

    Due at signing

    $2,850

  • Last month's rent

    Held to the end of the lease

    $2,850

  • Security deposit

    Returned, less any damage

    $2,850

  • Broker fee

    One month, the Boston norm

    $2,850

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Landlords on this street look for a household income around $114,000 a year.

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