Luxury Homes

For $6.5m, a South End town house for the love of color

A red-orange laundry room and blue kitchen island are just a taste of what’s inside.

The home at 165 West Brookline Street in the South End features marble fireplaces and crown molding. Jack Vatcher Photography

By Megan O'Brien

February 28, 2024

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Don’t let the brick exterior of 165 West Brookline St. fool you — this Luxury Home of the Week pick is bursting with color.

The five-floor South End town house, built in 1867, has undergone a renovation C&J Katz Studio designed and Payne | Bouchier Fine Builders constructed. From the dining room to the laundry room, the 4,160-square-foot property features vibrantly hued wall paint, wallpaper and cabinetry. The home, listed for $6,500,000, includes four bedrooms, three full bathrooms, and two half bathrooms. The Sprogis Neale Doherty Team of Sprogis & Neale Real Estate has the listing.

The first floor includes a living room and a family room separated by pocket doors, each showing off ornate crown molding and a fireplace. The former is painted a light chartreuse, the latter a sage green. Two built-in bookcases flank the fireplace on one end of the family room, while a built-in entertainment center lies at the other.

The street level is home to the kitchen, which features modern wood cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, and a cornflower blue island. This color is also splashed onto an accent wall with access to the deck and in the butler’s pantry, leading to the punchiest room of the bunch: a lime green dining room.

The second floor is wholly dedicated to the primary suite, done in more neutral tones. The most colorful room here is the bathroom, featuring cabinetry and tile in various shades of blue. The level includes a study and two-walk in closets.

Upstairs, the top floor features a sitting area on the landing, two bedrooms, a full bathroom, and a laundry room sporting red-orange cabinetry. This level also includes a staircase up to a roof deck for panoramic Boston views.

Down on the garden level of this luxury home, there’s a family room with access to a garden and two parking spaces.