Residential Properties Ltd. takes pride in announcing the sale of 43 Benefit Street on Providence’s East Side for $1.3 million. RPL Sales Associate Sue Erkkinen of the Erkkinen-Cohen Group represented the seller as the listing agent and RPL Sales Associate Gerri Schiffman represented the buyer as the selling agent in this transaction.
According to State-Wide MLS data, RPL proudly participated in 54 of the 63 Providence single-family home sales over $1 million in 2021.
The John Jenckes House was built in 1774 and is one of the few large gambrel-roofed historic wooden buildings remaining in Providence. Freshly painted in 2021, original, wide-plank hardwood floors accent the entry and continue into a living room with one of the home’s six fireplaces. A combined sitting area and dining room make the home ready for modern living and entertaining, featuring a center fireplace and a wall of windows looking onto the backyard. The updated chef’s kitchen offers stone counters, professional-grade appliances, and a center island. Both the kitchen and the sitting area lend sets of French doors opening to the stone terrace and fenced backyard with a park-like atmosphere, including a majestic elm, walls of fieldstone, and flower beds. A study with floor-to-ceiling cabinetry completes the main living areas. Upstairs, the fireplaced sitting area connects to three sizeable bedrooms, beginning with the fireplaced primary suite. This superb retreat also features a large walk-in closet and a spa-like ensuite bath with a dual-sink vanity, a soaking tub, and a glass-enclosed shower. Two additional bedrooms each enjoy private new full baths with stone vanities, one of which is ensuite. The third floor presents two more bedrooms with dormer windows, as well as a new full bath, storage closets, and hookup for laundry allow for an ideal guest, in-law, or office suite. Residents of College Hill enjoy a walkable lifestyle with proximity to the shops and restaurants of Thayer and Wickenden Streets and Whole Foods just three blocks away. The home is also within walking distance of Brown University and the Rhode Island School of Design, as well as an array of recreational areas, such as Prospect Terrace Park.
The listing agent, Sue Erkkinen, has been selling single and multi-family homes and condos in RI and nearby Massachusetts for over 30 years. She has witnessed several lows and highs in the market and this has helped her advise clients on the best times to buy and sell. She has earned the title of Multimillion-Dollar Sales Producer and has received Rhode Island Monthly’s Top Real Estate Professional Award. As a founding member of the Erkkinen Cohen Group, Sue and Sales Associate Annalise Erkkinen Cohen combine their energy and enthusiasm to create an unparalleled client experience. To learn more about Sue and the Erkkinen-Cohen team or to view their listings, please visit ErkkinenCohen.com.
The selling agent, Gerri Schiffman, began her career at Residential Properties Ltd. in 1994, and since that time has earned the Circle of Sales Excellence Platinum Plus award every year. Licensed in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, Gerri is recognized as one of the leading Realtors® in Rhode Island and has been a top producer in Providence County every year since 1996. For six consecutive years, Gerri has earned national recognition by being named to REAL Trends’ list of “America’s Best Real Estate Agents.” Since 2016, she has also been annually voted as a Rhode Island Monthly Five Star Real Estate Professional. To learn more about Gerri and to view her listings, please visit GerriSchiffman.com.
