A brick Georgian built in 1896 and since renovated from top to bottom sold for $4.50 million at 79 Clarendon Ave in Providence, the highest reported home sale price in the Providence, Rhode Island metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026.
The week’s five highest-priced reported sales combined for $14.29 million and are spread across Providence, South Kingstown, Jamestown, Middletown and Block Island. The communities behind them include Green Hill, the Dumplings and Eastons Point.
The houses date from 1896, 1986, 2005, 2012 and 2016, and water runs through the record: ocean views reaching from Moonstone Beach to the Charlestown Breachway in Green Hill, deeded access to Mackerel Cove in Jamestown, a heated pool in Middletown and pond views on roughly two acres on Block Island.
No. 1 — $4,500,000 · 79 Clarendon Ave, Providence, Rhode Island
An ironwork arch and a bluestone walkway lead into 79 Clarendon Ave, a brick Georgian east of Blackstone Boulevard in Providence that closed on August 14, 2026 at $4,500,000. Listing materials identify Prescott O. Clarke as the architect of the 1896 house, which is recorded at six bedrooms, eight bathrooms and a reported 9,535 square feet following a complete top-to-bottom renovation.
The entry opens into a grand hall with restored woodwork, gothic arches and tile floors. A home office with a tile-surround fireplace sits on one side of it; on the other is a kitchen built around two large stone-topped islands, which flows into a great room with wood-beamed ceilings, integrated casework and a Giruly tile fireplace. The formal dining room carries a mural of Newport and a butler’s pantry with a coffee bar and an oak and stone bar.
Four bedroom suites occupy the second floor, among them a primary suite with a walk-in closet and spa bath, and the third floor holds a media room, a kitchenette and a guest suite. The lower level adds a full-service kitchen, a wine room, a recreation room and exercise space. Outdoors, a fireclay blue tile patio leads to a private city garden with a cedar pergola and mature European-style landscaping. The property previously changed hands for $1,200,000 in 2022.
Jim DeRentis of Residential Properties Ltd. was the listing agent. The closing put DeRentis at the listing side of the highest-priced home sale reported anywhere in the Providence, Rhode Island metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026, and at No. 1 in RealtyWire’s weekly Top 5 for the metro.
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No. 2 — $2,580,000 · 7 Rosebriar Ave, South Kingstown, Rhode Island
Three stories rise above the shoreline at 7 Rosebriar Ave, a custom-built 2005 house in the Green Hill section of South Kingstown that changed hands for $2,580,000 in a closing dated August 14, 2026. According to the listing, the ocean views reach from Moonstone Beach to the Charlestown Breachway.
The kitchen is anchored by a marble island, and three levels of decks face the water, including a sunrise deck and a sunset deck. The house holds four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms across a reported 2,800 square feet, a short walk from Green Hill Beach, and it carries the option to join the Green Hill Civic Association for pond access, a park and recreational courts. The property previously changed hands for $1,393,000 in 2019.
Neil Nolan of Lila Delman Compass was the listing agent. The house went under contract 28 days after the current listing date and closed as the second-highest-priced home sale reported in the Providence, Rhode Island metro area that week, No. 2 in RealtyWire’s Top 5 for the metro. Debbie Burns of Waterfront Properties represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $2,500,000 · 65 Blueberry Ln, Jamestown, Rhode Island
Whimsy Cottage, the name carried by 65 Blueberry Ln in the Dumplings on Jamestown, sold for $2,500,000 on August 14, 2026.
The 2016 custom house is recorded at four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a reported 3,354 square feet, with a four-bedroom OWTS septic system in place and two bedrooms finished so far, one on the main level and one above the garage. The remaining two sit unfinished on the second floor, an upper level already framed and run with electrical wiring and HVAC, laid out for roughly 2,500 additional square feet, a jack-and-jill bath and media and recreation rooms. The two-bay garage takes four-plus cars under high ceilings, with clearance for vehicle lifts and a boat.
The property carries deeded access to Mackerel Cove and the option to join the Dumplings Association, which maintains a private beach area, with town shops and marinas nearby and Newport minutes away. It previously changed hands for $430,000 in 2013, before the current residence was completed in 2016.
Benjamin Thomas of SERHANT. was the listing agent. The transaction ranked No. 3 in RealtyWire’s Top 5 reported home sales for the Providence, Rhode Island metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026. Deborah Foppert of Jamestown Real Estate LLC represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $2,412,415 · 5 Maloney Ln, Middletown, Rhode Island
A heated pool sits below a new deck at 5 Maloney Ln, a 1986 house on a private lot in the Eastons Point area of Middletown, which recorded an August 11, 2026 closing at $2,412,415.
The first floor runs as an open plan, with an updated kitchen carrying Thermador and Bosch appliances and quartz counters, a room with a wood-burning fireplace and a dining area, all of it giving onto the deck, the pool’s paver surround and mature landscaping. A first-floor guest suite has its own entrance and private outdoor space, and bamboo flooring carries upstairs to a primary suite with a Victoria & Albert soaking tub, radiant-heated bathroom floors and a walk-in closet.
The house counts five bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms at a reported 4,620 square feet, with a finished lower level, central air, a new Weil-McLain boiler and an oversized two-car garage, two miles from downtown Newport. It previously changed hands for $1,200,000 in 2021.
Eric Kirton of Lila Delman Compass was the listing agent. The property went under contract 14 days after the current listing date and closed $117,415 above its final asking price of $2,295,000, ranking No. 4 in RealtyWire’s Top 5 reported home sales for the Providence, Rhode Island metro area for the week. Michelle Kirby of Gustave White Sotheby’s Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $2,300,000 · 1614 Lakeside Dr, Block Island, Rhode Island
Starry Night, a 2012 house at 1614 Lakeside Dr on Block Island, stands on roughly two private acres of pond views and mature trees. The sale closed August 11, 2026 at $2,300,000.
The four-bedroom, three-bath house is recorded at a reported 1,896 square feet and is wrapped by more than 1,100 square feet of decking and covered porch. A garage takes the island car, bikes and beach gear, the interior is furnished and move-in ready, and the site leaves room for future expansion. Black Rock Beach is close by. The property previously changed hands for $1,000,000 in 2021.
Julie Kiley of Block Island Realty was the listing agent. The house went under contract 17 days after the current listing date, and the closing ranked fifth in RealtyWire’s Top 5 reported home sales for the Providence, Rhode Island metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026. Gail Heinz of Sullivan Sotheby’s Intl.Realty represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, August 16, 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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