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To-be-built home on Martha's Vineyard for $7.65 million

Whoever scoops up this week’s sleek luxury home pick will be the first to occupy its modern, airy halls.

Tucked among acres of conservation land in Chilmark is the site of the soon-to-be-built 34 Ebens Lane. The contemporary farmhouse will measure 3,715 square feet on a 3.9-acre lot, with five bedrooms, five full bathrooms, and one half bathroom spread across the single-story property. Thomas C. Wallace of Wallace & Co. Sotheby’s International Realty has listed the home for $7,650,000. 

The home’s slated 15 rooms are to include a shared kitchen and family room space with 10-foot ceilings. In renderings of the property, the dining room features floor-to-ceiling windows, a double-sided fireplace, and a wood plank ceiling. The space will seamlessly lead into a kitchen with rendered wooden cabinetry and a large waterfall island.

As for the exterior spaces, custom planters, an outdoor kitchen with a grill, and an in-ground pool are planned. There will also be a cabana, a fire pit, and a roof deck with planters and a fireplace.

See more renderings of the home below: 

A to-be-built contemporary in Lexington for $2.67 million

If clean lines and neutral palettes, contemporary styling, and numerous windows are on your wish-list, this home could tick all of your boxes.

Not yet completed, 43 Laconia St. in Lexington will pair modern architecture with natural materials, such as wood and stone, and picture and floor-to-ceiling windows that provide a clear view of the outdoors. The property is slated to boast 13 rooms across four levels, with five bedrooms, six full bathrooms, and three half bathrooms. It will measure 5,600 square feet on 0.31 of an acre, and has a $2,675,000 sticker price. The Beth Sager Group at Keller Williams Realty Boston Northwest placed it on the market March 2. 

Features of the home’s first floor will include a marble island and a double oven in the kitchen, a shared living and dining space with a stone fireplace, a bedroom suite, and an attached two-car garage. Located at the top of a double-wide staircase, the second floor will offer a laundry room and four bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms, including a primary suite with an expansive walk-in closet and double-vanity bath complete with a glass-walled shower and standalone tub. This suite will span the back of the house.

A third-floor loft with three walls of windows and a wet bar tops off the home, and the finished lower level includes a bedroom suite; a large, open space; and a gym.

See renderings of the home below: