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Home of the Week: This South End penthouse boasts commanding view of Boston skyline
This penthouse comes with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, a wraparound deck, garage parking, walls of windows, and several plans for the private roof deck.
1200 Washington St., Penthouse, South End
$6,199,000
Style Mid-rise condo/penthouse
Year built 1999/converted 2017
Square feet 2,808
Bedrooms 3
Baths 2 full, 1 half
Fee $1,183
Pets Allowed with restrictions
Taxes $29,410 (2025, without residential exemption)
IT’S LIKE HAVING having a backyard patio but five stories up.
And with landmark-protected skyline views.
And Brazilian Ipe decking. That’s one of the top woods on the Janka hardness scale, so New England weather, do your worst. (Actually, please don’t.)
Our Home of the Week, a two-level South End penthouse at Laconia Lofts, boasts an 800-square-foot wraparound deck with a gas fireplace, grill, and custom dining table.
The 1,600-square-foot roof deck is also exclusive to this unit and awaits the new buyer’s vision. It’s just a rubber membrane up there right now.
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There’s more, of course, and it starts after taking the elevator to the fifth floor and arriving at the unit’s front door, a 500-pound custom Krieger product opened with a fob or a smartphone. The 100-square-foot foyer offers two paths: The one on the right connects to the half bath and living and family rooms, while the left is a short hallway that leads to the laundry room and the kitchen and dining areas.
The kitchen is minimalist in style, but not in size. The rectangular space is 25 feet long and 286 square feet overall. It offers two levels of white, smooth-front cabinets without pulls or knobs, black quartz countertops, and a two-level island with seating for at least six and a smooth electric cooktop. The appliances, including double ovens, are stainless steel, but the refrigerator is paneled.
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The kitchen’s dark, large-format tile flows into the dining room, where the ceiling skyrockets to 18 feet and windows with thick, black frames line three walls. A modern fixture of circular lights attached to a white-tube frame defines the center.
The living room (650 square feet) sits on an oak platform in a space where the unit’s Lutron blinds are most effective. Why? Seven windows run from the floor to the 18-foot ceiling. The city views are spectacular, and the sunlight is limitless when nature cooperates.
A door in one corner of the living room opens to the aforementioned wraparound deck, which ends in a door to the 346-square-foot family room. The family room has carpet atop tile flooring and a much more intimate ceiling height of about 11 feet. But those features are not the draw here: Exquisite hand-painted Asian wallpaper of a mountain range and valley takes up one wall. A gas fireplace sits across the room under the space for a wide-screen television. A bar with a wine refrigerator takes up a corner.
Back in the living room, a floating stairway leads to the second level, home to the primary suite, two bedrooms, and the second full bath.
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Shed your slippers. The entire primary suite (310 square feet) boasts flooring with radiant heat. A tall, narrow window overlooks the living room, drawing natural light. There is recessed lighting for when the sun doesn’t cooperate.
The primary bath in this penthouse is an oasis with an oval soaking tub, tile flooring, a frosted-glass door to the water closet, a double-floating vanity with a synthetic countertop, and a shower with clear-glass walls, a white subway tile surround, and a seat.
The third part of the suite is the walk-in closet, which is 20 feet deep and offers recessed lights, a wood floor, and built-in shelving.
The other two bedrooms range from 157 to 176 square feet. The latter, which is set up as an office and workout space, gets sun via a skylight. The other features three wood-paneled walls that lend a visual warmth to the space. The bedrooms share an adjoining bath with a single vanity, a quartz countertop, and a shower/tub combination behind a curtain.
The final stairwell goes to the unfinished roof deck space.
The unit comes with what some consider the ultimate luxury item, especially people who have spent time circling blocks looking for a parking space. The sale includes two spaces in the underground garage closest to the elevator. The garage spaces are approved for electric vehicle chargers.
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The development is composed of 99 units, and the home comes with central air and a unit-wide sound system with invisible speakers. It can be bought furnished.
The monthly fee for this penthouse covers gas, water, sewer, insurance, snow and trash removal, and maintenance of the structure and grounds.
Across the street, you’ll find Peters Park. Tot lot. Dog park. Basketball court. Tennis court. Gardens. It has it all.
Johnny Hatem Jr. of The Sarkis Team at Douglas Elliman Real Estate in the Financial District has the listing.
Follow John R. Ellement on X @JREbosglobe. Send listings to [email protected]. Please note: We do not feature unfurnished homes unless they are new-builds or gut renovations and will not respond to submissions we won’t pursue.
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