Friday Front Porch Feature: A Cozy Home in Adams

ADAMS, Mass. — Are you looking for a cozy single-family home? Then this is the home for you.

Our Friday Front Porch is a weekly feature spotlighting attractive homes for sale in Berkshire County. This week, we are showcasing 84 North Summer St.

This 1950, two-story, three-bedroom cape is 1,260 square feet on less than an acre. It has a primary bedroom and renovated bathroom with shower on the first floor and two bedrooms upstairs. It also features a fireplace in the living room and wood floors throughout the rooms.

There's a detached one-car garage and a patio to enjoy mountain views.

The home is on the market for $349,900.

We spoke to Pauline Green with Steepleview Realty, which has the listing.

What do you think makes this property stand out in the current market?

Outstanding views of Mount Greylock. The charm of a mid-century cape, many updates. 

What kind of buyer do you see this home being perfect for?

Perfect for someone who wants to live on the first floor (bedroom and bath) and a family home with additional bedrooms upstairs. 

What was your first impression when you walked into the home?

The coziness. 

Are there any standout design features and/or recent renovations?

Kitchen and bath updates, new windows on the first floor, Buderus boiler, rebuilt side porch and patio. 

What would you say to a buyer trying to imagine their life in this space?

Convenient to everything, including the Ashuwillticook bike trail. Easy maintenance. 

You can find out more about this home on its listing here.

*Front Porch Feature brings you an exclusive to some of the houses listed on our real estate page every week. Here we take a bit of a deeper dive into a certain house for sale and ask questions so you don't have to.

Williamstown Board Opts to Negotiate with College on Water St. Lot

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
05:04AM / Tuesday, June 09, 2026

Newly elected board member Nate Budington, far left, participates in his first in-person meeting along with, from left, Matt Neely, Stephanie Boyd, Peter Beck, Shana Dixon and Town Manager Robert Menicocci.

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The Select Board on Monday decided to enter into negotiations with Williams College on the sale of the vacant town-owned lot at 59 Water St.

 

But the board members made it clear that the college's proposal to acquire the lot is a starting point, not a final deal that the elected officials would accept.

 

"For the sake of continued conversation, I'm in favor of [awarding Williams the site], but if this process wasn't continued with the opportunity for further negotiation, I wouldn't vote to continue this," Peter Beck said. "I think that next step is necessary for us to get to a yes on this."

 

"I think there's wide agreement on that," Matthew Neely said just before the 5-0 vote to enter talks with the college.

 

Williams was the sole respondent to a town-issued request for proposals to develop the former town garage site, currently a dirt lot.

 

The college's stated intent is to build a new Facilities office and create up to 170 parking spaces at 59 Water Street. That use will allow the college to redevelop the current Facilities building site and parking lot as part of a reconception of the school's indoor athletic and recreation facilities.

 

Under the terms of the RFP, the college's proposal was subjected to review by an ad hoc advisory committee to the town manager, who brought the question to the Select Board. That board will have the final say on any purchase and sales agreement.