A Cape With Big Pond Rights in Otis

This four-season Cape on the shore of Benton Pond, with deeded rights to the larger Big Pond next door is a combination that gives a modest footprint an outsized amount of water access. Built in 1982, the house centers on an open great room with a cathedral ceiling, a brick fireplace, and a full window wall facing the lake, the kind of layout that puts the view to work from the moment you walk in.

At 1,085 square feet, the house holds 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths, with a small loft adding flexible space upstairs. A screened porch sits just off the kitchen, suited to the kind of dinners that take place mostly outside in summer. The basement has its own exterior entrance, useful for canoes and kayaks headed straight to the water. A dock extends from the property into the pond.

The lot runs just over an acre, second to last on a quiet road, with off-street parking for four. Otis sits within the broader network of Berkshire cultural institutions—Tanglewood and Jacob's Pillow are both within reach, along with several state forests for hiking and skiing. New York City is just under 3 hours; Boston about 2 and a half.

98 Loop Drive, Otis (MA) is listed at $698,500, offered by Jeff Wilkinson at Stone House Properties, LLC.