Sunday's Best

Living in one of these three re-purposed church spaces could offer reason to rejoice.

$194,900

7 Park Street, Unit 12, Peabody

Square footage 1,072

Condo fee $360

Bedrooms 2

Baths 1 full, 1 three-quarter

2008 taxes $1,826

Last sold for $205,000 in 2004

Pros The main living space has a spectacular stained-glass triple-arched window as its focal point, a soaring ceiling, and original moldings that frame the window. Its newly remodeled kitchen has oak cabinets, white appliances, and granite-tile countertops, as well as a breakfast bar and a storage loft above. On each of two flights below -- accessed by spiral staircases but with doors to the common hallway to make moving in easier -- is a bedroom with its own bath. There's one deeded parking spot. Cons There's no bathroom on the main living floor. Contact Michael Becker, Coleman Real Estate, Beverly, 978-590-4181.

$324,900

336 Saratoga Street, Unit 7, East Boston

Square footage 1,435

Condo fee $135

Bedrooms 2

Baths 1 full, 1 half

2008 taxes $3,514

Last sold for First time on market

Pros This unit, a former rectory, almost feels like a separate house, since it's behind the main building and through a courtyard. It's modern and clean-lined, with high ceilings and hardwood floors throughout. Downstairs, the granite-and-stainless sunken kitchen is open to the living room, which has space for a computer desk under the stairs and a stackable washer-dryer in the systems closet. The second floor is open and sunny, with skylights, exposed brick, and a small window seat at the top of the stairs. Cons There is no deeded parking. Contact Karin O'Connor, Paragon Properties, Boston, 617-247-9999, ext. 226, paragonproperties.com.

$535,000

143 Burrill Street, Swampscott

Square footage 9,447

Lot size 15,437 square feet

Bedrooms To be determined

Baths 1 full, 1 half

2008 taxes $11,000 (estimated)

Last sold for $450,000 in 2005

Pros This gorgeous 1900 building is ripe for development. The enormous nave has vaulted ceilings that are at least 30 feet high, a vestry behind the raised altar, and probably thousands of dollars worth of undamaged stained glass. A side wing with separate entrance could easily be made into one or two units; it already has a kitchen and one full bath. And if the cross-beams on its second-floor trusses were raised, the space could have loftlike cathedral ceilings. Cons Zoned for residential and/or commercial use, this is a project for a developer. Contact Mike Annese, Keller Williams Realty, Beverly, 978-314-0309, mikeannese.com. --Elizabeth Gehrman