Bertram House of Swampscott is located just one block from the ocean! The beach is a five minute walk, and our residents frequently enjoy the delightful sea breeze on our patios. Our community is built on the former site of the parking garage of the famed New Ocean House Hotel, which at one time hosted luminaries such as President John F. Kennedy, Lucille Ball, Babe Ruth, Herbert Hoover, and Sinclair Lewis.  Using today's landmarks, you can find us right between the Swampscott Police Station and the new sports fields at Phillips Park.

For those wanting easy access to shopping, Vinnin Square is approximately two miles away, offering plenty of options including grocery stores, pharmacies, restaurants and retail shops.   We’ve provided a list of many local businesses below for your convenience: 

Shopping | Hospitals | Banks | Places of Worship | Restaurants

Shopping:

• Marshall's: 781-581-5330
• Super Stop & Shop: 781-596-1445
• Whole Foods Market: 781-592-2200
• Walgreen's: 781-581-1328
• The Gap: 781-599-9411
• CVS Pharmacy: 781-595-8588
• Vinnin Square Liquors: 781-598-4110
• CVS Store: 781-595-9181
• True Value Hardware: 781-581-5050
• Crosby's Supermarket (Salem/Marblehead)
• North Shore Mall (Peabody)
• Liberty Tree Mall (Danvers)

Hospitals

• Union Hospital: 781-581-9200
• Salem Hospital: 978-741-1215
• Lahey Clinic

Banks

• Eastern: 800-327-8376
• Salem Five: 800-322-2265
• Bank of America: 800-841-4000

Places of Worship

• Church of the Holy Name (Episcopal)
  60 Monument Avenue, 781-595-1674
• St. John the Evangelist (Roman Catholic)
  74 Humphrey Street, 781-593-2544
• Congregation Shirat Hayam (Jewish)
  55 Atlantic Avenue, 781-599-8005 
• First Congregational Church
  40 Monument Avenue, 781-592-6081
• Unitarian Universalist
  101 Forest Avenue, 781-595-8836
• Grace Church (Salem)
• Temple Shalom (Salem)
• Wesley UMC (Salem)
• Immaculate Conception (Salem)
• First Universalist (Salem)
• First Church in Salem (Salem)

Restaurants

• Anthony's Pier 4 (Swampscott)
• Paradiso Restaurant (Swampscott)
• Sea View Cafe (Swampscott)
• Nguyen's Vietnamese Cuisine (Swampscott)
• Hawthorne Hotel (Salem)