Biggest sales: Burrage Mansion condo goes for $6.3 million
The building was the former home of Tom Brady and a film set. Now, it's one of last week's biggest sales.
It’s a longtime Back Bay standout, former home to the “GOAT,” and a film set. And as of Oct. 21, the property was home to one of last week’s most expensive sales in Greater Boston, according to the Multiple Listing Service.
Tracy Campion of Campion & Company sold Unit 1 at 314 Commonwealth Ave.— better known as the Burrage Mansion — for $6,300,000 on Monday, Oct. 21. The building is the former home to Boston royalty — and we’re not just talking about its namesake. Tom Brady owned the penthouse until 2008. More recently, the space was used as a set in the hotly anticipated remake of “Little Women,” which is set for a Christmas Day release.
Before all of that, however, the home was constructed in 1899 for attorney, businessman, and philanthropist Albert C. Burrage. Per the city of Boston, Burrage’s family occupied the residence until 1947, after which it became doctor’s offices, a nursing home, and an elder-care facility before being renovated into condominiums.
This restored eight-room condo features three bedrooms, four full bathrooms, and one half bathroom. Some elements in its 4,382 square feet remain from the original occupants. Burrage, who had a penchant for horticulture, used to grow orchids in his conservatory — now the glass-ceilinged kitchen. Coral on some of the walls remains from this project.
Meanwhile, period details abound in the grand formal spaces. The corners of the living room ceiling are adorned with cherubs, and the oak-floored dining room features a gilded ceiling, large fireplace, and stained glass. All three bedrooms are on the parlor level, including the master, with its marble bath and staircase to a bonus paneled room. The sale also included two garage parking spots and storage space.
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