5-room apartment in Forestdale neighborhood of Malden, in a quiet back lot on a cul-de-sac. First floor of a small private house. Very little traffic, safe neighborhood.

Rooms: Big kitchen, remodelled LR, bathroom, 2 sunny bedrooms.

Amenities: Hardwood floors, washer-dryer and dishwasher in unit, storage space in basement, shaded yard. Gas heat/hw/stove. Wired for cable. Deleaded, 3 blocks from elementary school.

Transportation: Walkable to Oak Grove (orange line) T (About a mile or a 15 minute walk, not super close, but it is possible to live there and work downtown without a car). Bus to Malden Center stops 2 blocks away. For driving, it's convenient to Rtes 93, 128, and 60. No off-street parking, but it's a quiet, safe street, and street parking is usually pretty convenient.

Room dimensions:
kitchen : 12 x 17
bedroom 1: 11 x 12
bedroom 2: 11.5 x 12
bathroom: 5.5 x 8
livingroom: 12 x 14.5

Rent is $1200. No Fee! Utilities not included. Non-smoking greatly preferred.
Available either July 1 or Sept 1 (hoping to do remodeling to kitchen in-between).

Photo tour:

View by front door:

Front of house:

Floor plan:

Livingroom windows, looking out onto side yard:

Period mouldings in the living room:

Multicolor wood floor in the living room:

Passageway from the living room to the kitchen:

The view from the bottom of echo street:

Looking down Sylvan at the elementary school on the left
and the bus stop on right (in front of blue house)

Going up Echo Street: All the other houses on our street are single-family owner occupied but ours and the one next to it.

Our block, with end of street ahead

Go up the walkway to the right of the green house

We are set back from the road (quieter, no noise of cars parking)

entrance on right of house (oops, sideways)

this is walkway to the right of the house, next to front door. The yard on right is ours:

Side yard (raised up from walkway)- this is also the view out the livingroom window

back yard (small) and back of house

from back of house looking into side yard

View out front of house into paved courtyard- South-facing!
( I used to have cherry tomato plants in pots by the front of the house and they did great.)

view out kitchen window to rear of house

looking back down Echo Street from front walkway

walking back down Echo Street

turning left onto Sylvan, toward Forest

Tutning left onto Forest- this is what the walk to Oak Grove T stop looks like.