May 9, 2008
Top Five: The Most Expensive Homes in Boston
Surely some fine bank or reputable mortgage company will let me buy in Beacon Hill with $14,950 down. One thousandth of a percent is all they require, isn’t it?
56 Chestnut Street
Beacon Hill, 02108
Beds: 5/Baths: 5.5
SQ.FT.: 6049
$11,500,000
51 Commonwealth Avenue
Back Bay, 02116
Beds: 7/Baths: 8.5
SQ.FT.: 8976
$11,500,000
85 Pinckney Street
Beacon Hill, 02114
Beds: 5/Baths: 7
SQ.FT.: 7453
$11,500,000
128 Commonwealth Avenue
Back Bay, 02116
Beds: 6/Baths: 4
SQ.FT.: 9000
$11,950,000
74 Beacon Street
Beacon Hill, 02108
Beds: 6/Baths: 6
SQ.FT.: 8450
$14,950,000
Image: Andy Warhol, Dollar Sign, 1981
Bahn said:
Wow, check out 74 Beacon Street. I’ve never seen wallpaper that matches the couches that matches the bed covers. The tiled floor that extends in to the shower is cool too.
http://www.redfin.com/MA/BOSTON/74-BEACON-ST-02108/home/9127753/link-89661
May 9, 2008 2:22 PM
Alyk said:
Hi Bahn, Bostonians are known for being thrifty. Sometimes just plain-old cheap- even those who can afford a $15 million home. Wait… Especially those who can afford a $15 million home.
My guess: they paid a fortune for a designer to get the rooms that need help, but they didn’t want to pay a penny for someone to pick fabrics and pillows for a guest room.
May 9, 2008 2:36 PM
John K said:
74 Beacon St will end up being called the “best home in Boston” by some publication or another … I think it is absolutely fantastic, based on those photos. I’m gonna go by, just to see it in person.
This is how they lived back when that street was all single-family homes, people!
May 9, 2008 10:59 PM
John said:
That wallpaper is HILARIOUS!!
May 10, 2008 11:46 AM
Judy said:
Ugh, 51 Comm Ave.
(That was a good, longing “ugh,” just FYI.)
May 10, 2008 1:00 PM
Lisa said:
74 Beacon Street is a beautiful house, but that wallpaper has to go. Plus, I haven’t seen one of those old toilet bowls since the 70’s.
May 10, 2008 6:52 PM
Kristie said:
Holy guacamole. I love that bathroom with the “invisible” shower and the checked floor!
May 11, 2008 1:25 PM