Luxury Homes

Back Bay condo Tom Brady owned sells for $8.4m

Former Patriots quarterback sold the property for $5.28 million in 2008.

Tom Brad sold his Burrage Mansion condo in 2008. Jack Vatcher Photography

October 31, 2024

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Tom Brady’s former Back Bay condo just sold for $8.4 million, but like the running back in the Statue of Liberty play, the lucky buyers want to go unnoticed.

Back in May, we reported that Brady’s former home, Residence 2 at 314 Commonwealth Ave, had hit the market for $8,490,000. The former Patriots quarterback purchased it in 2004 for $4,125,000. He sold it in 2008 for $5,285,000, making a nice million-dollar profit. In 2021, the unit exchanged hands again after hitting the market for $6,990,000.

Before the property hit the market this time around, it underwent a massive renovation … except for one important space: Brady’s former trophy room, which now functions as an office/library.

“That’s the only room that hasn’t been touched,” said Ethan Goodrich of the Goodrich Team at Compass, who was the buyer’s agent on the property. “Everything else has been fully gutted.”

The 10-room unit, which measures 3,422 square feet, encompasses the entire second floor. It boasts an Italian marble foyer that leads into the 335-square-foot living room, which has a marble fireplace and stunning views of Commonwealth Mall.

There’s a 280-square-foot dining room with a 57-square-foot wet bar. New Brazilian mahogany floors run throughout the unit.

The 470-square-foot family room has outstanding views of Commonwealth Avenue and another fireplace, and is adjacent to the elegant kitchen, where you’ll find Statuario marble counters and a La Cornue oven. An island with bar seating is ideal for entertaining guests while you cook. The renovation also welcomed several comprehensive system upgrades, such as hidden speakers plastered into the ceiling, as well as marble elements.

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You’ll find each of the three bedrooms on the other side of the home. The two guest bedrooms are suites; each have their own marble bathrooms with showers. Meanwhile, the 377-square-foot primary, which faces Hereford Street, is helmed by another marble fireplace. The bathroom has a marble bath with a soaking tub and a custom-built walk-in closet measuring 149 square feet.

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Megan Johnson

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Megan Johnson is a Boston-based writer and reporter whose work appears in People, Architectural Digest, The Boston Globe, and more.

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Deed restrictions on the historic property limited certain what changes could be made during the renovation, preserving things like the molding in the living room and the stained glass. But it’s also the history that went down in the space that makes it memorable.

“It was kind of cool because this was when he was going from being a local star to a national superstar,” said Goodrich. Just thinking about what it would have been like in there, with the conversations with [Bill] Belichick and stuff like that.”

Long begore Brady ever arrived in the Bay State, the Burrage Mansion was overflowing with history. A French Chateauesque-style building built in 1899, it was originally used as the winter home of attorney and industrialist Albert C. Burrage, who commissioned architect Charles Brigham to build him a home “that would be a reflection of his personal wealth and success as an entrepreneur.” The building’s exterior, which measures 55 feet of frontage on Commonwealth Avenue, was adorned with a bevy of dragons, gargoyles, and cherubs, while lion, eagle, and human heads were carved into the stonework, historic documents share. It later became a series of medical facilities, including the Boston Evening Clinic.