Luxury Home of the Week: A 6-level Beacon Street town house with a roof deck
The four-bedroom property used to be a nine-unit apartment building. It has a heated driveway and a two-car garage.
With a heated driveway, elevator, and multiple washing machines, this Beacon Street town house may seem extravagant. (It is.) But it’s also well-thought-out and functional, said listing agent Bill Gehan of Campion & Company Fine Homes Real Estate.
The home at 175 Beacon St. was built in 1866 and has undergone significant renovations. It used to be a nine-unit apartment building. After being “completely rebuilt” by architect Ronald Payne and a development team, the property now offers “every conceivable town home amenity,” a brochure on the home says. “The house has great presence,” Gehan said.
The brick and limestone property offers 8,350 square feet of living space over six levels, capped by an expansive roof deck. The home has four bedrooms, four full baths, three half baths, seven fireplaces, a 2-car garage, and a $14,995,000 price tag.
The heated brick walkway and driveway will certainly be welcome this winter. The front entrance opens into the foyer, which features black and white marble floors in a timeless checkerboard pattern and a curving staircase.
The second level, designed as an entertaining space, holds a walnut-paneled library, butler’s pantry, and formal dining room.
On the third floor, the living room, which has 13-foot ceilings and a bay window, flows seamlessly into a kitchen with a butler’s pantry, custom cabinetry, high-end appliances, an island, and a dining area in the bay window.
The master suite is on the fourth floor and features a bath with a soaking tub and dual vanities. The suite makes you feel as if you’re in a treehouse, Gehan said. The other three bedrooms, found on the fifth and sixth levels, have en-suite baths. There is also a great room and a wet bar on the upper floors.
“When we put the design of the house together, we tried to be thoughtful about how people were going to use it,” Gehan said.
He noted the laundry room as evidence of that attention to detail. The room has hampers built into its drawers, as well as double-stacked washers and dryers.
The roof deck offers a gas grill and views of the State House, Back Bay, and Cambridge.
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