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A residential street in Holyoke, Massachusetts, a small city in the Pioneer Valley near the Connecticut River.
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This $289,000 House Has an Indoor Pool, a Tennis Court, and One Bedroom. Priorities Were Set.

At 77 Central Park Drive in Holyoke, Massachusetts, someone built a 1,296-square-foot home in 1978 and made some decisions. The decisions were: heated indoor pool with retractable roof, built-in hot tub, full outdoor tennis court, sauna, steam room, and one bedroom described in the listing as "not fancy, but comfortable." Reddit's response was immediate: "I can hardly process what I am seeing."

The Hierarchy of Needs, Reordered

The listing opens with "One of the Most Unique and Exciting Properties Available!" and proceeds to prove it immediately. The heated covered pool — accessible directly from the living area — has a retractable roof and an adjacent built-in hot tub. One of the two bathrooms contains a full-size sauna and steam room. The outdoor tennis court is full-size. The kitchen has quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, and a center island. The living room has a wood-burning fireplace, built-in bookshelves, and accent lighting. A back hallway off the kitchen is described as "a fun play area for children," which suggests the original owner was either optimistic about children's ability to entertain themselves in hallways, or had simply run out of room. The bedroom — singular — is on the premises and described with what the listing clearly intended as reassurance: "The Bedroom isn't fancy, but it is comfortable." These are the words of someone who knows exactly what they built and where the bedroom ranked in the planning process.

The Case for It

At $289,000 in Holyoke, Massachusetts — a city in the Pioneer Valley with a cost of living that rewards this kind of creative prioritization — the property is listed at $223 per square foot. For that price, the buyer receives approximately everything a resort amenity list would offer, in a half-acre residential lot, with a roof over the pool and a detached two-car carport. The listing suggests this works equally well as a summer home or a year-round residence. That is accurate, assuming your definition of year-round living does not require more than one bedroom. The Zillow bedroom count lists two, which may reflect the hallway's ambitions. The listing itself mentions one. Either way, the tennis court is unambiguous.

The Internet Has Thoughts

Naturally, this listing caught the attention of Reddit's r/zillowgonewild community. See what people are saying about it here.

Indoor pool, tennis court, sauna, steam room, hot tub, and one comfortable bedroom. $289,000. View the full listing here.

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