Salt Lake City | $1.2 million
A two-story brick house built in 1923, on 0.2 acres
This five-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom house is in Salt Lake City’s Harvard-Yale neighborhood, less than 15 minutes by car from downtown. The University of Utah is within a 15-minute bus ride. It includes a tennis center and the Utah Museum of Fine Arts. Sunnyside Park, which has sports fields and grass lawns, is within walking distance, as is a public high school.
Great Salt Lake Park, with boat slips and spots for taking in views of the lake, is a 30-minute drive. Park City is roughly 40 minutes away, as is Provo.
Size: 3,195 square feet
Price per square foot: $376
Indoors: From the sidewalk, wide steps rise to this home’s covered entryway, where the blue front door opens to a foyer with tiled floors. Stairs continue from here to the second level. Off one side of the foyer is the living room, where the oak floors are original and street-facing windows are covered with white shutters. The living room is flanked by a sunny space used as a home office, and a dining room with gray walls and white wood trim along the ceiling.
Past the dining room is the kitchen, which has a farmhouse sink and custom cabinetry. A center island seats three, and the appliances, including a dishwasher and gas range, are stainless steel. A door opens to the deck outside, and a powder room is also off this part of the house.
Four of the home’s five bedrooms are on the second floor, including the primary bedroom, at the top of the steps. It fits a king-size bed, has carpeted floors, plenty of closet space and windows that face trees. Next door is the primary bathroom, which has a separate shower and a claw foot soaking tub. All three of the other bedrooms on this level fit queen-size beds.
The lowest level of the house has a bedroom that also fits a queen-size bed, a den with a fireplace, a wet bar, a bathroom with a walk-in shower, and a laundry room.
Outdoor space: Off the kitchen is a wood deck that now holds a barbecue grill. Around the corner is a paved patio with steps that lead up to a grassy backyard framed by a wood fence. A detached garage holds two cars.
Taxes: $3,815 (estimated)
Contact: Jeff Justice, Summit Sotheby’s International Realty — Salt Lake City, 801-556-9563
Tucson | $1.199 million
A midcentury modern house built in 1953, on 0.2 acres
This four-bedroom, three-bathroom house, which also has an attached one-bedroom, one-bathroom casita, is in Catalina Vista, a five-minute drive from the University of Arizona. A small city park with a playground and picnic tables is a block away, and the Banner-University Medical Center Tucson is within walking distance. The home’s roof is new, as are the water heaters, HVAC systems and windows.
Driving to downtown Tucson takes around 15 minutes, and Saguaro National Park, home to some of the country’s largest cactuses, is 30 minutes away.
Size: 3,738 square feet
Price per square foot: $321
Indoors: The house is set back from the street, behind a recently landscaped front yard. A covered entryway offers access to the casita and the main home’s living room, where the wooden ceiling beams are painted white. A wood-burning fireplace has a floor-to-ceiling stone surround, and sliding-glass doors face the patio.
Through the living room is the kitchen, updated in the home’s recent remodel. The countertops are quartz and two islands offer seating for eight. The appliances include a white enamel range and beneath an atomic-style light fixture is a dining area in front of street-facing windows. A wallpapered laundry room off the kitchen has a side-by-side washer and dryer, and there’s an office off the dining area.
The primary suite is at the end of a short hall off the living room. The bedroom has polished concrete floors and a set of sliding glass doors that open to a small patio, as well as two walk-in closets. The en suite bathroom has a floating wood vanity with two sinks and a walk-in shower.
Another full bathroom is off the same hall, as is a bedroom big enough for a double bed and a desk. Two more bedrooms, off the living room, fit queen-size beds. These bedrooms share a full bathroom with blue-tile walls.
The casita, off the main entryway, has its own kitchenette, plus a separate bedroom and full bathroom.
Outdoor space: A red brick patio behind the house has space for a dining table and a grill. A small yard beyond the patio is private thanks to a tall wood fence.
Taxes: $5,604 (estimated)
Contact: Eliza Dray, The Solstice Group, Long Realty, 520-990-6485
Richmond, Va. | $1.2 million
A neo-Classical Revival house built in 1924, on 0.4 acres
This white brick house has five bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms, and sits on a wide tree-lined street 10 minutes by car from breweries, restaurants and a movie theater. A public elementary school and a playground are a few blocks away. Also 10 minutes away are the campus of the University of Richmond and the Robins Nature Center at Maymont, on the edge of the James River.
Charlottesville is an hour’s drive, Virginia Beach is two hours away and Washington, D.C., is less than three hours away.
Size: 3,242 square feet
Price per square foot: $370
Indoors: Mature trees line this home’s front yard, and steps ascend to a front door with a semicircular window.
Inside is a foyer with hardwood floors, and to one side, through a wide doorway flanked by columns, is the living room. A white brick decommissioned fireplace is finished with a simple wood mantel, and three windows face the street. Behind the living room is a den, where the walls are dark green.
Off the opposite side of the foyer is a formal dining room, with a paper light fixture hanging from an original ceiling medallion. A butler’s pantry links the dining room to the kitchen, which was updated by the current sellers. The countertops are leathered granite and the appliances are stainless steel. A powder room and a laundry room are behind the kitchen.
From the foyer, a staircase rises to the second floor and four of the five bedrooms. The primary bedroom, off the landing, has hardwood floors and a farmhouse-style sliding door that opens to an updated en suite bathroom, with a walk-in shower that has green tiles.
The three other bedrooms along the hall are all bright and have white walls. One is used as a nursery, and another is set up as a dressing room. A full bathroom off the hall has a combined tub and shower atop penny tile floors.
The third level functions as one large guest space and could also be converted into a media room or a playroom.
Outdoor space: French doors open from the living room to a side porch big enough for a cafe table and chairs. The backyard has a paved patio at its center and mature fruit trees. Two off-street parking spots are included.
Taxes: $7,068 (estimated)
Contact: Christine Roethel, Keeton & Co., 804-263-5098
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