Gustave White Sotheby’s  International Realty announced the sale of Unit #6 at 575 Tuckerman Avenue in Middletown, Rhode Island. According to the RI Statewide MLS records, the sale price of $3,450,000 is the highest sale ever at Bancroft-on-the-Bluffs and the highest sale of a condominium in Rhode Island this year.

Tina Wiley and  Michelle Kirby of Gustave White Sotheby’s International Realty represented the sellers, and Paul Leys, broker and co-owner represented the buyers.

Bancroft-on-the-Bluffs is a former estate designed by William Ralph Emerson in  1895 on Easton’s Point and converted to nine luxury condominium units in 2007  with an award-winning historical renovation of the shingle-style architecture.  Sited between puddingstone outcroppings, the Olmsted gardens were also restored. Unit 6 offers panoramic ocean views from every room. With 4  bedrooms and 3 baths, the 3,400+ sf residence can be accessed by elevator and includes a spacious turret living room, four fireplaces, and oceanside decks. A  sustainable geothermal system heats and cools the residence.

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