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Listed: For $5.95m, a penthouse apartment in the Ritz-Carlton

Boston Harbor, the Charles River, and Boston Common are visible from this 4,663-square-foot home on the 40th floor.

Boston Harbor, the Charles River, and the Boston Common are all visible from this penthouse apartment in the Ritz-Carlton, listed for $5.95 million. Briggs Johnson

By Kelly Garrity -- Boston.com correspondent

January 18, 2022

1 minute to read

Breathtaking views abound in this penthouse apartment in the Ritz-Carlton Residences.

“The views are spectacular,” said listing agent Jeffrey Shuman of Luxury Residential Group. “You have views of the Boston Common and Charles River, and then views of Boston Harbor and towards the airport. You kind of get everything in there.” The property hit the market in December for $5,950,000.

A view from this apartment looks out over the skyscrapers and high-rises in downtown Boston. — . – Briggs Johnson

Penthouse 3C at 2 Avery St., a 4,663-square-foot home, boasts a foyer with a chandelier, a coffered ceiling, wainscoting, and a tile floor. French doors at the end of the hallway lead to a spacious living room with herringbone wood floors and floor-to-ceiling windows. There’s a decorative fireplace surrounded by built-ins, Shuman said.

The large foyer has a white, coffered ceiling, with a stylish pendant light hanging from it. There is white wood wainscoting on the wall, and the floors are tile. A black and white patterned rug takes up the middle of the floor. There is a small seat on the left wall, and a dark table on the right. In the back, french doors are visible. — . – Briggs Johnson

Another angle of the living room shows the L-shaped couch and coffee table, as well as a light-brown, cushioned chair. The right wall is wood, with built in shelves. A flat-screen TV hangs from it, above a fireplace. Two more chairs face out looking over the city from the large windows. — . – Briggs Johnson

In the foreground, a large, L-shaped couch sits on a carpet with a short, light-colored coffee table in front of it. The floor throughout the space is wood, laid out in a herringbone style. In the background, another sitting area is visible, with several floor-to-ceiling windows. — . – Briggs Johnson

The formal dining room, found off the living room, features the same herringbone floors and two wide windows. Down the hall, the kitchen has tile floors, granite countertops, an island, and a peninsula with seating. There’s also a sitting area.

A stylish pendant light hangs from the coffered ceiling above a glossy, wood, dining room table. There are two large windows on the right side of the room, and a set of wood drawers on the left. — . – Briggs Johnson

A white couch and a gray couch are set up both facing a short coffee table in a room with herringbone wood floors. There are massive windows behind both couches that offer views of downtown Boston. Seating at the kitchen island is visible to the left. — . – Briggs Johnson

The kitchen has tile floors and massive windows make up the back wall. There’s a stone counter on the left, and there are wood cabinets above and below it. An island with a dark granite countertop sits in the middle of the room; the base is wood. On the right, there is a peninsula with a built-in sink and the same stone-counter, wood-base, style. — . – Briggs Johnson

Love clothes shopping? The primary bedroom offers four closets, including a walk-in, according to the listing. The en-suite bath features a separate shower with overhead and hand-held heads, as well as a separate bathtub and a bidet.

This bedroom has cream colored walls and a white carpet. There’s a large bed against the back wall, with a dark base and headboard. A brown futon sits at the end of the bed, and there’s a dark, wood coffee table in front of it. A large window on the right wall sits behind a dark, cushioned, reclining chair. There’s a dresser on the left wall in the foreground and there’s a set of tall, wood shelves in the back behind that. — . – Briggs Johnson

The primary bathroom has tile floors and tile wainscoting on the walls. There’s a toilet and a bidet toward the back of the room, and a stand-up shower to the right in the foreground. A vanity is visible to the left in the foreground in front of the toilet and bidet. — . – Briggs Johnson

The other two bedrooms also have en-suite bathrooms, and all three bedrooms and the study are carpeted.

A twin bed with a white comforter and two decorative pillows sits in the foreground of this bedroom. There is a door next to built-in shelving and a vanity on the right wall. A massive panel of windows takes up most of the back wall. The floor is white carpet. — . – Briggs Johnson

This shower is tiled with glass doors. There are five handles and both an attached and detachable shower head. There’s a window in the shower that offers a view of the cityscape. — . – Briggs Johnson

The left wall has windows that reach almost from the floor to the ceiling. There’s a bed with a white comforter and three white pillows. To the right, a crib is partially visible. — . – Briggs Johnson

A black, cushioned chair sits in the foreground in this carpeted room. Two large windows behind the chair look out over the city. In the background, there are dark, wood, floor-to-ceiling built-ins, with shelving above the desk space. — . – Briggs Johnson

The monthly $7,929 homeowner’s association fee covers two valet-parking spaces, heat and hot water, gas, water and sewer, master insurance, elevator maintenance, security, exterior maintenance, and landscaping.

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