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APL70421667 - Nice, cozy 1 bedroom apartment located minutes from BU, just over the line in Brookline. 2nd floor apartment. North facing windows in the bedroom, east facing in the living room/kitchen area. Open layout kitchen / living room. Updated bathroom. Good sized bedroom, 7 6 x 13 . Hardwood floor throughout. Electricity/Heat/Hot Water all included. Laundry in the building. Square footage is approximate. Video tour available. This historical 1924 home -- a copy of the Cotswold house of the surgeon general of London -- was reproduced here by the first woman graduate in architecture from MIT. It features large windows that flood the house with natural light and provide views of the private garden, high ceilings, and original architecture details. The mature trees of the private garden -- also a reproduction -- provide summer shade. The Cottage Farm National Historic District offers leafy suburban streets but also easy access to downtown Boston and nearby suburbs via 3 branches of the MTA public transport, Storrow Drive, Memorial Drives, the Mass Pike, and many bike trails. Restaurants and shops, and are only a block away as are 3 parks and Hall's Pond Nature Preserve. Just a 10 minute walk to the Longwood Medical Area, 5 minutes to Boston University, and 20 minutes to Northeastern and MIT, or bike 15 min. to Harvard.