565 W Housatonic St, Pittsfield, MA 01201

BERKSHIRE COTTAGE - WATERFRONT - $112,500 1900'S brick cottage: airy, light and completely redone; new high efficiency gas boiler, replacement windows, new flooring and electrical. Super insulation and natural gas make this home inexpensive to heat and cool. Cottage sits on a grassy knoll with rear deck; view of a large south facing backyard and the Housatonic River. Garden til your heart's content, play or just sit on your deck with a cool drink watching the Housatonic flow by. Turn-key. Nothing for a new owner to do but enjoy. 1022 square foot livable space currently configured with two bedrooms, bath, kitchen and living room; large basement-level third room can be used as a rec room or easily converted to a third bedroom and/or office/study. Located close to the best of the Berkshires; enjoy the numerous area restaurants, golf courses, skiing at Jiminy Peak, Bousquet, and Butternut, live theater at various Berkshire venues, music at Tanglewood and a multitude of other cultural offerings. Of course there are unlimited opportunities to hike, bike, and kayak in some of the most scenic areas of America. The cottage is located on Route 20 West on a 1/3 acre lot. It would make for an ideal vacation/starter/retirement home with/without home office or easily convert to 100% commercial/professional office space. More than $30,000 in improvements have been made to this property since its acquisition in February 2011 .