A modern Beacon Hill townhouse behind a historic brick facade sold for $6 million this week
“When you walk by the outside, you have no idea what is behind the front door,’’ the exclusive listing agent from Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty George Ballantyne told Boston.com last October regarding 5 Byron St., Unit 5 in Beacon Hill.
“When you walk by the outside, you have no idea what is behind the front door,’’ the exclusive listing agent from Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty George Ballantyne told Boston.com last October regarding 5 Byron St., Unit 5 in Beacon Hill.
The home is just one of two units in the building, built in 1890, and is much more than meets the eye based on the classic exterior alone.
“It was a large baronial space with tapestry,’’ Ballantyne also said at the time. “Then they hired Graham Gund about 20 years ago to come in and do a contemporary interior.’’
Gund is an acclaimed architect based in Cambridge. Gund kept the home’s structure, while also adding an array of unique, modern details.
The three-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom, 5,323-square-foot home—which was once owned by the Sears family, considered one of the wealthy Boston Brahmin families—sold for $6,000,000 on Friday, September 30.
That wasn’t the area’s only big sale for the week, either: One Weston home went for more than $5 million, while another went for more than $4 million. And a Back Bay condo sold for $2,850,000.
100 Meadowbrook Rd., Weston
This five-bedroom, 8.5-bathroom, 10,820-square-foot home in Weston’s country club area sold for $5,175,000 on Monday. Set on two ares of land, the home screams luxury at every turn, including in its elegant formal spaces, family room with beamed cathedral ceilings, and rec room on the second level. On the lower level, you’ll find a custom bar, a game room, a wine room, a theater, and a gym with a spa.
49 Lawrence Rd., Weston
On Wednesday, this newly constructed home with five bedrooms, five bathrooms, two half bathrooms, and 8,329 square feet of living space sold for $4,225,000. Built in the Nantucket shingle and stone style, the home sits on 1.5 acres of land and is abutting conservation land.
1 Charles St. South, Unit 11D, Back Bay, Boston
A corner unit in the north tower of the One Charles building, this condo has two bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, 1,758 square feet of living space, and sold for $2,850,000 on September 30. Along with its floor-to-ceiling windows with amazing views, the condo features a chef’s kitchen with top-of-the-line appliances and a wine cooler. Directly off the kitchen, there are custom bookcases.
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