73 Water Street

About this home

Step back in time & enter the world of the ES Martin building, one of two Italianate cornerstone buildings in Eastport Maine's historic downtown & a central feature of Eastport's downtown for over 150 years. Exhaustively & lovingly restored & renovated by its current owner, the building features 5000 sf of living & commercial space. The building sits on the edge of Passamaquoddy Bay directly between Water Street & Eastport's Sea Walk. America's first sunrise greets you every morning in astonishing displays of color & light. Current tenant on the ground & Water Street floors is Phoenix Fine Wines, one of Eastport's most beloved stops for trivia, music, great wine & a locally sourced scratch kitchen. Fully rebuilt in 2021, the Wine Bar features huge picture windows overlooking the bay, ½ bath on each floor as well as seaside decks for outdoor dining. The owner's duplex is reached from a private Water Street entrance & accessible from the commercial space. It features two decks of 8 feet deep fully rebuilt in 2021, offering unparalleled views of Passamaquoddy Bay, Campobello Island, Eastport's fishing fleet, & all manner of marine life. Two bedrooms in the loft style apartment, exposed brick walls, new hardwood red oak floors & 2 full baths create over 2400 sf of gracious & comfortable living space which could be divided into 2 rental units by a new owner. Other features include, LG refrigerator & induction range, Bosch dishwasher, jacuzzi, custom built Andersen & Marvin windows & doors & cedar closet. In addition to the the rebuilding of decks, water frontage structure, dormers, doors & windows, major recent upgrades include spray foam insulation underneath the building (2023), repointing & repair of firebreaks (2026), interior repointing (2023), raising of the building (2021), replacement of carrying beams (2021) & Anker Solix back up batteries (2025). Roof from Roofing Systems of Bangor Maine & Buderus Oil Burner both date to 2017.