The highest-priced home sales reported in North Shore, Massachusetts for the week ending November 8, 2026, were all single-family homes in Essex County, and two of them were in Newburyport. Together the five sales totaled $12.87 million.
No. 1 — $2,975,000 · 26 Beacon Ave, Newburyport, Massachusetts
In the Joppa neighborhood of Newburyport, 26 Beacon Avenue sold for $2.975 million. The shingle-style home was built in 2025 and takes its look from coastal New England. The exterior has a gambrel roofline, a cupola, copper accents and a front porch, and it is finished in Hardie shingles with low-maintenance PVC trim.
The home has 4,600 square feet, with four bedrooms and five bathrooms, four full and one half. The floors are white oak hardwood and tile, and soundproofing extends through the whole home. Hydronic heating is divided into three climate zones, and the home is prewired for electric-vehicle charging, solar power, security and whole-home audio. There is also one fireplace, a finished full basement and an attached two-car garage.
Outside, the 8,600-square-foot lot has landscaped grounds, a fenced yard, a patio, a garden and a hookup for a gas grill. The property last sold for $803,000 in 2023, before the current home was built.
The Sarkis Team of Douglas Elliman Real Estate – The Sarkis Team was the listing agent for the week’s top sale, and Richard Gilmore of Richard S. Gilmore, JR. represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $2,900,000 · 12 Roosevelt Pl, Newburyport, Massachusetts
At 12 Roosevelt Place in Newburyport, which sold for $2.9 million, the kitchen has a Viking range under an Italian plaster hood, Sub-Zero refrigeration and a custom pantry. Its island opens to the living room, part of an open floor plan that also takes in a dining room, a mudroom, a half bath and a vaulted walk-out sunroom.
Built in 2025, the Colonial and contemporary home ties 26 Beacon Avenue as the newest in this Top 5. It has 4,818 square feet, four bedrooms and six bathrooms, four full and two half, the most bathrooms of the five sales. There are two fireplaces, one of them in the family room.
Upstairs, the primary suite has a vaulted ceiling, a spa-style bath and a large walk-in closet. A second bedroom has its own bath, and two more bedrooms and the laundry are on the same floor. An upper loft has a half bath of its own. The finished lower level adds a great room, an office, a bar and a full bath. The home sits on a level 0.30-acre lot with a large fenced yard and an attached two-car garage.
Richard Zaniboni of RE/MAX Bentley’s was the listing agent, and Holly Mazur of Realty One Group Nest represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $2,600,000 · 8 Brier Rd, Gloucester, Massachusetts
The oldest home in this Top 5 is in East Gloucester. Built in 1905, the Colonial at 8 Brier Road sold for $2.6 million. It stands on a 0.59-acre corner lot between three-tenths and half a mile from a beach, with ocean views from its covered mahogany porch.
Good Harbor Beach is about five minutes away and a golf course about two. Bass Rocks and the Good Harbor Beach footbridge are close by, as are the galleries and waterfront restaurants of Rocky Neck. Downtown Gloucester, with its shops, live music and the Cape Ann Museum, is a few minutes off.
Inside, an entrance foyer leads to rooms with high ceilings and an open floor plan. The living room has one of the home’s two fireplaces, and there is also a sitting room and an office. The home has six bedrooms, the most of the five sales, along with four bathrooms, three full and one half, in 3,796 square feet. A detached two-car garage stands on the property, which last sold for $810,000 in 2010.
The home went under contract 10 days after it was listed and sold for $500,000 above its asking price of $2.1 million. Brackett Janis Group of Engel & Volkers By the Sea and Lauren Wood were the listing agents, and Barbara Dugan of Engel & Volkers By the Sea represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $2,400,000 · 5 Bartlett St, Marblehead, Massachusetts
A short walk from Preston Beach, 5 Bartlett Street in Marblehead sold for $2.4 million. The center-entrance Colonial dates to 1920 and has since been expanded. It has ocean views and a roof deck, and the beach is within a tenth of a mile.
The home has 4,186 square feet, four bedrooms and five bathrooms, three full and two half. The primary suite has its own fireplace, custom built-ins and a walk-in closet, and its bath includes a soaking tub. A home office, a den, a playroom and a mudroom fill out the rest of the plan, and the basement is partly finished.
On the 0.39-acre grounds, perennial gardens and mature plantings surround the lawns. A carriage house has two garage bays and a potting shed, with unfinished space on its second floor.
Jack Attridge of William Raveis R.E. & Home Services listed the home, which went under contract 10 days later. Aranson Maguire Group of Compass represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $1,995,995 · 11 Tappan Way, Lynnfield, Massachusetts
In Lynnfield, the Colonial at 11 Tappan Way sold for $2 million. Built in 2007, it is the largest home of the five, at 5,386 square feet, and it has the largest lot, 0.75 acres. The lot is wooded, and the yard is fenced, with a deck and professional landscaping.
A two-story foyer opens to the first floor, where a formal sitting room, a private office and a dining room sit apart from the open kitchen. The kitchen has bar seating and a dining area with a built-in bench, and it flows into a sunken family room with a fireplace. A playroom and a half bath are also on the main level.
The primary suite has a vaulted ceiling and a gas fireplace, and its bath has a soaking tub, a separate shower and double vanities. Three more bedrooms, a full bath and the laundry are on the second floor, for four bedrooms and four bathrooms in all, two full and two half. A walk-up attic is unfinished. The finished lower level has a recreation room and a built-in bar, and the three-car garage under the home has the most spaces of the five. The home is convenient to highways and MarketStreet, and the property last sold for $1.3 million in 2018.
It took one day for the home to go under contract, and it sold at its full asking price of $2 million. The Home Group of Coldwell Banker Realty – Lynnfield was the listing agent, and Pirani & Wile Group of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, November 8, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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