Cambridge, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, 02138

What do you get when you combine a special location and talented owners who take great care of their homes? You get a house like 16-18 Acorn Street in Cambridgeport. When they found it, it needed work but they saw the potential in its spaces, light, land, and flexibility. Over the years, they rethought Unit 16 (their upper duplex) and maintained Unit 18 (the first-floor apartment) as it was. In their unit (#16), they kept the traditional layout of the main floor and smartly built out the top floor. They opened up the kitchen adding skylights, an island, and wall-to-wall cabinets; expanded the rear decks so they are now integral to each floor; added 2 bedrooms, a study, a laundry room, and a full bathroom upstairs; replaced windows and systems throughout, and planted pretty gardens around the house. With the perfect balance of space for gathering and space for privacy, 16 Acorn Street has been their family’s anchor of 30 years and 18 Acorn Street has provided them with a steady source of rental income.