CONDO ALTERNATIVE, NO CONDO FEE!! Welcome to this charming single family Cape, ideally situated on the dead end side of Potomac Street in the heart of West Roxbury. Enjoy a newly refreshed interior featuring refinished and new hardwood floors, freshly painted rooms, and a new stainless-steel appliance package. The kitchen offers newer solid-stone countertops complemented by oak cabinetry, while the bathrooms feature newer solid-stone finishes. Additional highlights include newer vinyl windows, a newer roof, and a forced hot-air gas heating system with central A/C, providing year-round comfort. The exterior has newly reworked brick stairs, stone walls, easy maintenance vinyl siding and a storage shed. Perfectly positioned just steps from Centre Street’s vibrant shops and restaurants, including the new Trader Joe’s, West Roxbury Needham Line Commuter Rail stop and the recently renovated Billings field which offers new tennis & basketball courts, acres of green space and a massive playground. The full walk-out basement with great ceiling height offers new buyer value add. A wonderful opportunity to own a move in ready home in one of West Roxbury’s most desirable locations for under 700k!!
TownhomeProperty Type
1951Year Built
3,854 sq ftLot Size
$584Price/Sq.Ft.
2 spacesParking
Listed by Steven Musto• Insight Realty Group, Inc.
Brook Farm, located between Jamaica Plain and Brookline, is a residential and park-adjacent Boston neighborhood with wooded edges and a low-rise streetscape. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Jamaica Way corridor at the Arnold Arboretum gates, where walkers, cyclists, and dog-leash loops set the daily rhythm. Housing leans toward classic New England forms—triple-deckers, brick apartments, and tucked-away condos—framed by mature trees and curving park roads. Arnold Arboretum’s paths and overlooks shape weekend routines, while the Emerald Necklace’s linear greenspace keeps the landscape feeling continuous. Cultural touchstones nearby include the Arnold Arboretum Visitor Center, the Loring-Greenough House, and the Jamaica Plain Branch of the Boston Public Library.
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Offer insights
85 Potomac #1 · $679,000
$693K and above
75% chance or better to win
Why $693K+ is a strong offer
DAYS ON MARKET
14 days
The average home goes pending in 51 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
98.6%
Most homes are selling 1% below list price.
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Interior
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Bedroom
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Dining
Interior features
6 total rooms
Finished above-grade living area of 1,162
Bathrooms
1 full bathroom
1 half bathroom
Basement present
Heating & cooling
Central heating (forced air)
Central air conditioning
Exterior features
Lot size about 0.09 acres
Directions: Take Lagrange to Jennett Ave to Potomac or Vermont to Potomac
Home design
Condominium
Detached townhouse
3 stories
Entry level is 1
Parking
2 open parking spaces
2 total parking spaces
Construction
Built as recorded in public records
Year built listed as actual
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
Electric with circuit breakers
HOA & community
Not a senior community
Financial info
Annual tax noted
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Suffolk County
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Last updated by owner on Sep 28, 2026.
WEST ROXBURY NEIGHBORHOOD-1F-8000
West Roxbury Neighborhood-One-Family Residential Subdistrict
The One-Family Residential (1F) Subdistricts are established to preserve, maintain and promote low density one-family neighborhoods, to provide for new infill construction appropriate to the existing fabric, and to allow minor changes to occur as-of-right. In a 1F Subdistrict, the maximum number of Dwelling Units allowed in a single Building shall be 1.
Permitted uses
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Religious facility
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Housing-Single unit
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Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
3/10 Fire Factor
0.31% chance of being in a wildfire in next 30 years
5/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 96° expected this year, 15 days in 30 years
6/10 Wind Factor
61% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
2/10 Air Factor
1 unhealthy days expected this year, 3 days in 30 years
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Redfin Estimate for 85 Potomac #1
$681,149
$2,149 over list price of $679K
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The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $601K to $900K.