Real Estate in RI: Historic East Side Tudor sells for $3.2M with Residential Properties

Residential Properties Ltd. announces the sale of 767 Elmgrove Avenue on Providence’s East Side for $3.2 million. RPL Sales Associate Jim DeRentis represented the seller and RPL Sales Associate Derek Simpson represented the buyer in this transaction.

According to State-Wide MLS data, this is the third-highest sale in Providence year to date, two of which were listed by DeRentis and Simpson respectively. RPL has now participated in eight of the top 10 residential home sales in Providence history.

This 5-bedroom, 5.2-bath English Tudor is set on the crescent of Upper Elmgrove, providing an optimal East Side location close to Blackstone Boulevard, Lippitt Park, Wayland Square, and Hope Street. A monument to fine living, the home begins with a grand entry foyer featuring a stunning central stairway. Exquisite craftsmanship is on full view, continuing in the fireplaced living room with a carved stone mantle, crown molding, and rich hardwood floors. The formal dining room features a built-in china closet and access to the butler’s pantry with stone counters and custom cabinetry. The fully equipped kitchen sparkles with a center island, professional-grade appliances, stone counters, and crisp white cabinetry.

A screened porch with space for a farm table and soft seating proves perfect for alfresco entertaining. Additional highlights include a wood-paneled study, spacious family room with built-in wet bar, and a generous second-floor primary suite, featuring a double-vanity private bath and dressing room. Outside, the park-like grounds, with a separate buildable lot, create a private oasis set in one of the most desirable locations on the East Side.

Jim DeRentis is Residential Properties’ Top Producing Sales Agent and the top selling agent for sales over $1 million on the East Side. He has been a recipient of the Circle of Sales Excellence Platinum Plus Award each year since 2011 when he was named Rookie of the Year. For the past 10 years, Jim has been included on the “REALTrends Verified” list of the country’s top real estate professionals and in 2020 was named to “The 1000.” For the past four years consecutively, he has been named the #1 individual agent in the state for transaction sides, and according to State-Wide MLS data was the only agent to achieve $100 million in Rhode Island sales in 2024. Each year since 2022, he has earned the ranking of #1 agent in Rhode Island for transaction sides. To learn more about Jim and to view his listings, please visit ThePVDRealEstateGuy.com.

A lifelong Rhode Islander, Derek Simpson’s passion for real estate and design began at a young age. Today, he is a skilled real estate advisor who ensures long-term client success by building trust and creating well-rounded portfolios. Beginning in 2012, he spent a decade purchasing and flipping units in downtown Providence before completing his first home flip on the East Side in 2022. In addition to his impressive record of selling high-rise condos throughout RI, he has a true gift for preserving the character of historic homes while tastefully updating them for modern needs. To learn more about Derek and to view his listings, please visit DerekSimpson.ResidentialProperties.com.

About Residential Properties Ltd.
Residential Properties Ltd. is the largest privately held real estate company in Rhode Island and has been serving sellers and buyers of distinctive properties since 1981 through service, innovation, and sheer hard work. The Company, with nine local offices in Barrington, Cumberland, East Greenwich, Jamestown, South County, Newport, Providence, the West Side (PVD), and Westport, Massachusetts, is proud to service all of Rhode Island, the Connecticut shoreline, and southeastern and central Massachusetts. In addition, as founding members of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World and Luxury Portfolio International, RPL and its award-winning Relocation Department assist buyers and sellers on transactions throughout the country and around the globe. More information is available at ResidentialProperties.com. 

*Information based in whole or in part on data supplied by State-Wide Multiple Listing Service. The MLS does not guarantee and is not in any way responsible for its accuracy.  Data maintained by the MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. Based on information from State-Wide MLS as of May 2025. 

**Data includes sale of MLS #1343161. Sold by Island Realty, now Island Realty at Residential Properties.