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Listing broker remarks

What if your commute was a flight of stairs? This mixed-use property in Rockland center pairs a ground-floor office with a 1-bedroom apartment upstairs. It is not a single-family residence, but it's a rare chance to live and work under one roof, or to run your business downstairs while the apartment, currently rented at $1,700/month on a tenant-at-will basis, helps pay the mortgage. The tenant-at-will arrangement offers flexibility for an owner-occupant or an investor. Built in 1880 and home to a local optometry office for decades, the ground floor offers a reception area, a sunny waiting room, several private rooms, two half baths, and ramp access at the side entry. Upstairs, the apartment features a living room, hardwood floors, an eat-in kitchen, a full bath, and in-unit laundry. Paved parking, a 2-car garage, and a storage shed round it out, all steps from restaurants and shops and directly across from a daycare. Ready to stop renting your office and start owning it?— William Raveis R.E. & Home Services

Key details

  • 1,727 sq ft
  • 8,808 lot sq ft
  • 1 beds
  • 1 baths
  • 1880 built
  • $280 / sq ft
  • $6,405 2026 taxes
MLS #
7⁠3⁠5⁠8⁠2⁠7⁠0⁠4⁠
Last updated
Address
17 North Ave
Town
Rockland, MA
ZIP
02370
Deed (Bk/Pg)
46444 / 280

Historic designations

MACRIS Inventory
Gilson, Lorenzo C. House

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Neighborhood: Rockland

National Historic Landmark

Federally designated as nationally significant — the highest U.S. historic recognition. Section 106 review applies to federal undertakings affecting the property.

National Register

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Owners may qualify for the 20% federal Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit on certified rehabilitation work.

State Register

Listed on the Massachusetts State Register of Historic Places.

Local Historic District

Inside a Local Historic District. Exterior changes visible from a public way require approval from the local historic district commission.

Local Landmark

Individually designated by the town as a local landmark. Exterior alterations require commission approval.

MACRIS Inventory

Documented in MACRIS, the state historic inventory. Informational only — no regulatory constraints.

Article 85 (Boston)

Subject to Boston Article 85 demolition-delay review, which can pause demolition of buildings 50+ years old for up to 90 days.

Ch. 91 Waterways License

An active MassDEP permit for a dock, pier, seawall, or other structure on or over a Massachusetts waterway. Many older licenses are not digitized; this record is provided for reference only.

Massachusetts Great Pond

A Great Pond under M.G.L. Ch. 91 — the Commonwealth retains public rights to fish and navigate these state-designated waters. Private docks and other waterfront structures require a Waterways License from MassDEP.

Likely Great Pond

The MLS listing describes this property as being on a Great Pond, which would be a state-designated water body under M.G.L. Ch. 91. GIS data did not independently confirm the pond name — verification needed.