Residential Properties Ltd. takes pleasure in announcing the sale of 263 Olney Street on Providence’s East Side for $1.8 million. RPL Sales Associate Jim DeRentis represented the seller in this transaction.
According to State-Wide MLS data, RPL has now participated in nine of the 12 highest single-family home sales in Providence year to date, with DeRentis participating in six of those sales.
A 5-bedroom, 3.1-bath, historic Victorian and carriage house all dating back to 1905, this property is ideally situated between College Hill and Freeman Plat. The impressive reception area showcases stained glass windows, soaring ceilings, an amazing staircase, and incredible woodwork. Among the home’s many highlights are a fireplaced family room with original pocket doors, a fireplaced dining room with beautiful built-in cabinets, and a finished basement featuring ample space for a rec room, laundry room, and a home gym. The butler’s pantry, with a Sub-Zero refrigerator and wine cooler, leads into the renovated eat-in kitchen offering white cabinets, stone countertops, and a tile backsplash. Rounding out this floor is a convenient half bath and access to a rear deck and generous backyard. Upstairs, the fireplaced primary suite has a large bath with double vanities and a generous walk-in closet. A round turret houses one of the bedrooms with the remaining bedrooms spread across the second and third floors.
Jim DeRentis is RPL's #1 sales agent and sold more $1M listings on the East Side of Providence than any other Rhode Island agent in 2024. He has been a recipient of the Circle of Sales Excellence Platinum Plus Award each year since 2011 when he was named Rookie of the Year. For the past 11 years, Jim has been included on the “REALTrends Verified” list of the country’s top real estate professionals and in 2020 was named to “The 1000.” For the past five years consecutively, he has been named the #1 individual agent in the state for transaction sides, and according to State-Wide MLS data was the only agent to achieve $100 million in Rhode Island sales in 2024. Each year since 2022, he has earned the ranking of #1 agent in Rhode Island for transaction sides. To learn more about Jim and to view his listings, please visit ThePVDRealEstateGuy.com.
*Information based in whole or in part on data supplied by State-Wide Multiple Listing Service. The MLS does not guarantee and is not in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. Based on information from State-Wide MLS as of July 2025.
