265 Sea View Avenue, Osterville, MA 02655 (MLS# 22404625)

265 Sea View Avenue, Osterville, MA 02655

$7,000,000

Virtual Tour

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Property Type: Residential Bedrooms: 7 Baths: 4 Square Footage: 4,028 Lot Size (sq. ft.): 39,640 Status: Closed

Current Price: $7,000,000 List Date: 9/20/2024 Last Modified: 8/19/2026

Overview

Description

''In its proper season, every door is unlocked, every window wide open. People, too, are more open in summer, moving through the house and each other's lives as freely as the wind. Their schools and offices are distant, their guard is down, their feet are bare,'' writes George Howe Colt. A more lovely door to be unlocked is nearly impossible to find than at 265 Sea View Avenue in Wianno, Osterville on Cape Cod. Open to the shores of Nantucket Sound, this shingled masterpiece offers a magnificent view splayed before you from over 200 feet of shoreline. With shoes a distant memory, step off the covered porch and, feel the lawn, the salt-smoothed seaside deck and finally, the sand. Look back at this 4,028 square foot home framed against an impossibly blue sky with seven bedrooms, multiple gathering areas and a kitchen as perfect for cooking up memories as cuisine, and know all is well in your world. An expansive seaside lawn offers endless possibilities for gatherings, games, tents or eve ... (Read more)

Listing Details MLS# 22404625

Contract Info

Original List Price: 8500000
List Price/SqFt: 2110.23

Legal and Taxes

Street #: 265
Street Name: Sea View
Street Suffix: Avenue
County: Barnstable
Town: Barnstable
Village: Osterville
State: MA
Zip Code: 02655
Tax ID: 138-020
Estimated Annual Taxes: 73055
Tax Year: 2024
Building Assessments: 1210800
Other Assessments: 41100
Total Assessment: 9121100
Title Reference - Book: #D1236188
Lead Base Paint: Unknown
Flood Ins Required: No
Mass Use Code: 101 - Residential, single family
Nitrogen Sensitive Area: No

General Property Info

Comp Sale YN: No
Region: Mid-Cape
School District: Barnstable
Zoning: RF-1
Property Sub-Type: Single Family Residence
Year Built: 1890
Renovated: Yes
Year Renovated: 2014
Total Finished Space: 4028
Field Card SqFt: 4028
Basement: No
Total Rooms: 13
Stories: Yes
Private Pool: No
Private Dock: No
Leased Land: No
Lot Size SqFt: 39640
Lot Size Source: Field Card
Acres: 0.91
Irregular: No
Garage: No
# of Parking Spaces: 6
Year Round: Yes
Bedrooms - Total: 7
Baths - Full: 3
Baths - Half: Yes
Baths - Total: 4
Separate Living Qtrs: No
Golf Course Front: No
Golf Course View: No
Waterfront: Yes
Water Body: Nantucket Sound
Waterfront Type: Oceanfront
Water Body Type: Salt
Water Access Type: Private
Waterview: Yes
Water Body View: Nantucket Sound
Waterview Type: Ocean
Miles to Beach: 0 - .1
Fireplace: Yes
# Fireplaces: 4
Property Includes Recording Devices: No

Status Change Info

Concessions: No
Estimated Selling Date: 2025-01-28
Under Contract Date: 2024-12-08
Sold Date: 2025-01-28
Sold Price/SqFt: 1737.84
SP/AV: 0.77

Convenient To

Convenient to Water Body 1: Nantucket Sound

Sewer

Septic Tank Description: Title V Grade Level

More Information

Room Types

Bedroom 2 Level: Second
Bedroom 3 Level: Second
Bedroom 4 Level: Second
Bedroom 5 Level: Second
Dining Room Level: First
Foyer Level: First
Kitchen Level: First
Laundry Level: First
Living Room Level: First
Primary Bedroom Level: Second

Property Features

Street Description: Paved Location Description: South of Route 28 Special Listing Cond: None Architectural Style: Cape Cod Year Built Desc: Approximate Foundation Details: Stone Lot Features: Cleared Parking Features: Gravel Waterfront Desc: Nantucket Sound; Ocean; Salt Convenient To: Golf Course; In Town Location; Marina; Public Tennis; Shopping Waterview Direction: South Floors: Hardwood; Tile Patio And Porch Features: Screened Porch Exterior Features: Private Yard; Underground Sprinkler System Roof Description: Pitched; Shingle; Wood Siding Description: Shingle Sewer: Septic Tank Heating: Electric; Forced Air Cooling: None Fuel Type: Electric; Natural Gas Water: Public Hot Water: Water Heater Hot Water Source: Natural Gas Room Types: Bedroom 2; Bedroom 3; Bedroom 4; Bedroom 5; Dining Room; Foyer; Kitchen; Kitchen/Dining Combo; Laundry; Living Room; Primary Bedroom

Room Information

Room Name	Length	Width	Level
Primary Bedroom	20.30	13.90	Second
Bedroom 2	14.70	14.90	Second
Bedroom 3	15.90	16.30	Second
Bedroom 4	16.60	15.10	Second
Foyer	13.60	15.20	First
Laundry	13.00	9.80	First
Dining Room	13.60	19.20	First
Kitchen/Dining Combo
Living Room	26.90	18.70	First
Kitchen	13.10	23.00	First
Bedroom 5	19.30	17.30	Second

Documents

Lead Paint Disclosure ›

Barnstable Wastewater Disclosure ›

Listing Office: Sotheby's International Realty

Listing Agent: Jack B Cotton, Jr

Last Updated: August - 19 - 2026

Broker Attribution: jack@jackcotton.com

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