Archived: Keen Lofts! A unique loft for sale in Chelsea.

220 Spencer Avenue Unit 306 — Keen Lofts, 2019 Chelsea transaction archive. This historical listing is preserved as a distinct 2019 transaction in Jeffrey Bowen’s Chelsea record. The original MLSPIN page paste has been replaced with this native version; the listing data below is the 2019 record, retained as transaction provenance.

Unit 306 at 220 Spencer Avenue — the Keen Lofts — in Chelsea was listed in December 2019 at $389,000 (reduced). A top-floor loft in a converted Tudor-style schoolhouse, it offered 1 bedroom, 1 full bath, and 1,147 square feet — soaring ceilings, exposed original beams, original hardwood floors, abundant natural light from two exposures, granite counters, central air, a rare private separated bedroom, private storage, and parking, in an elevator building near the Silver Line and commuter rail.

Floor plan

Listing facts — as listed in 2019

• Address: 220 Spencer Ave, Unit 306, Chelsea, MA 02150 (Keen Lofts; Suffolk County)
• Listed: December 2019 at $389,000 (price reduced, per the post’s own head) — no MLS # appears in this post’s 2019 record
• Type: Condominium — low-rise, brownstone, loft; top/penthouse back placement, unit level 3, 1 level in unit
• Bedrooms / baths: 1 bedroom · 1 full bath, 0 half baths · 0 fireplaces (the record’s total-rooms field reads 1 while the prep fact sheet says 5 — the conflict is recorded below, not resolved)
• Living area: 1,147 sq. ft. (public record)
• Condo fee: $443.90/month, including water, sewer, master insurance, reserve funds, management, trash, and hallway/exterior maintenance, landscaping, and snow removal (22 units in the complex, 14 owner-occupied at the time; professionally managed)
• Parking: 1 off-street space in the shared lot (5 common spaces; first come, first served), plus street parking
• Heat: forced air, gas · Cooling: central air · Basement: none · elevator building
• Building: frame, brick, and post-and-beam construction — built 1900 / converted 2006 (public record, approximate)
• Terms: Contract for Deed (as recorded in the 2019 listing)
• Tax (2019): assessed $278,400 · tax $3,967 · PIN M:067 P:U306 · zoning R3

From the original 2019 listing

Keen Lofts! Here is your chance to own and dwell in this converted Tudor style Schoolhouse. This building is an architectural gem featuring: Soaring ceilings, abundant natural sunlight with two exposures, original hardwood floors, central A/C, gas heat, granite counters, parking, private storage and more. The dramatic exposed original beams and period details make this loft a unique space and this loft has a rare private and separated bedroom. There is an elevator in the building and the property is professionally managed. This is a pet-friendly building. Live close to Boston without the price tag. There are so many ways to commute to and from Boston including the Silver Line, Commuter rail and 5 bus routes. This listing has a deed restriction” the first 30 days the property may only be marketed and purchased by certified artists. After the 30 days is past, then anyone may purchase this loft. See floor plan and watch the video walk-through. Private showings only with notice.

2019 listing disclosures, preserved for the record: an artist-only deed restriction applied for the first 30 days of the listing (certified artists only; after 30 days anyone could purchase); showings required 24–48 hours’ minimum notice; parking is shared in the lot, first come, first served, with plenty of street parking. Fact-sheet discrepancies, recorded rather than resolved: the prep census fact sheet shows this post at $429,000 (the paste and the post’s own head both read $389,000, price reduced — the paste governs), 1,043 sq. ft. against the paste’s 1,147, a $0 condo fee against the paste’s $443.90, and MLS #72585440, which appears nowhere in the post. The floor-plan plate above is labeled for the 306–320 Spencer Avenue range — the Keen Lofts buildings — and is the plan this post itself presents (“See floor plan”).

Video tour