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South End row house is totally redesigned BY ELEANOR BOSCHERT
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Q A three-bedroom home at 103 Baldwin St. in Charlestown has a stone patio and brick path with lovely landscaping in the back yard. It is listed at $999,000. COURTESY PHOTO / VIS-HOME LLC
In Charlestown One-family home has great kitchen
uaint and quintessential Boston, Bond Street comprises 17 Greek Revival brick and stone row houses stretching between Hanson and Milford streets in the northeast corner of the South End. It lies within the Eight Streets Neighborhood, close to Restaurant Row, SoWa and open spaces, and is just a brisk walk to Back Bay and Downtown and transportation. No wonder so many urban dwellers love this highly sought-after part of the city. Now, one of these charming Victorian-era single-family homes at the corner of Bond and Hanson, No. 17 Bond, has come on the market, providing an ideal opportunity to live in this tree-lined enclave with acorn-shaped gaslights and brick sidewalks. Pamela Holian of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty is marketing this stunning three-bedroom, three-and-a-half bath home Continued on page 20
The newly renovated, redesigned row house at 17 Bond St. in the South End has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a roof deck and a patio. It is listed at $3.475 million. COURTESY PHOTO / GIBSON SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
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ocated in a quiet neighborhood with easy access to downtown Boston, the single-family Greek Revival brick home at 103 Baldwin St. in Charlestown is a good option for a young family looking for city living. Less Arnold of Compass Real Estate has listed the three-bedroom, two-bath home at $999,000. Plenty of light streams through the front entrance, which consists of an exterior door at street level with a big, arched transom and thin sidelights, and a set of stairs leading into an interior door surrounded by glass panels. Straight ahead are the original historical staircase and banister leading to the second level. To the left is a formal living room with hardwood floors, two windows facing Baldwin Continued on page 28
South End penthouse duplex is luxurious BY SARA FEIJO CORRESPONDENT
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The penthouse duplex at 45 Concord Square in the South End features both a deck off the kitchen and a private roof deck. It is listed at $1.645 million. COURTESY PHOTO / VIS-HOME LLC
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ocated in a picturesque Victorian square between Columbus Avenue and Tremont Street is a stunning corner penthouse duplex with panoramic views of the Boston skyline. Gray stairs rise to a wood door with the number 45 incised in gold. The Italianate building at 45 Concord Square is in close proximity to Back Bay’s high-end shopping and restaurants as well as to South End parks and attractions and Restaurant Row. Built circa 1860, before the creation of the Concord Square – homeowners gave up part of their front yards for the ribbon of greenspace – the brick row house was last renovated in 2006. At that time, the developer kept the penthouse and sold Units 1 and 2. Now, Steven Cohen of the Steven Cohen Team at Keller Williams Realty has listed Unit 3 at $1.645 million. The high-end townhouse opens to a gracious foyer with a Continued on page 18
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spanning 2,800 square feet and four levels for $3.475 million. Built circa 1879, it has been fully renovated and re-designed by elite developers PEG Properties & Design along with Kennedy Design Build LLC and Embarc Studio Architecture + Design to achieve a whole new level of grandeur, fine craftsmanship and luxury. (This team recently converted 1 Hanson St. to two luxurious triplexes.) The refurbished cast iron railing with scrollwork and pineapple accents surround the house, and the original double front doors with glass panels sit above the granite stoop within the covered entry. The house features a mansard roof, and its corner location provides three exposures. Inside the home, visitors immediately experience the upscale elegance of the clean European lines that define the interior. The flooring throughout is clear natural oak, and bright white walls and high ceilings enhance the natural light spilling in from the tall windows overlooking Bond Street. The home has a side hall plan, and the sleek, open staircase with its oak banisters atop the pewter-colored cable is a distinctive architectural element. Another focal point is the ventless raised gas ribbon fireplace set within a smooth panel of floor-to-ceiling stone. The contemporary vision and attention to detail is evident throughout. Custom doors feature accent lines, chrome hardware and door stoppers. LED lighting is recessed under square panels and under cabinets and is sensor-activated in closets. The baths feature the same style of fixtures while each closet is
The family room or media room on the garden level opens onto a patio with water, gas and electric service. The patio continues to stone steps that rise to Hanson Street.
built out with efficient storage systems. A short hall with a closet and a powder room with a wall-mounted sink and textured tile walls leads to the dining area and the custom kitchen. Textured wood grain Leicht floor cabinets and glossy lacquer white wall cabinets surround thick white Silestone counters. The backsplash is Silestone too. Three cylindrical glass and chrome pendant lights illuminate the peninsular breakfast bar. High-end integrated appliances include a Thermador refrigerator and a Bosch stainless steel induction range, oven, dishwasher and a wine cooler. The staircase to the garden level descends to a spacious family/media room, which can access the brick patio where there is water,
The master bath is a huge bathing room with an oversized shower and a soaking tub enclosed in a wall of glass.
The open kitchen has high-end appliances, Silestone countertops and Leicht wood-grain and glossy cabinetry. COURTESY PHOTOS / GIBSON SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY
gas and electricity. At the far end of the patio are steps to Hanson Street. Beyond the family room is a dynamic full bath that features geometric black and white patterned floor tiles, a lacquered floating vanity and a frameless shower with subway tiles. As with all the baths, there is an efficient Toto wall-hung toilet and chrome hardware. Past the bath and a large storage closet is a good-sized bedroom with two double-door closets. Space under the staircase houses mechanicals and hookups for a washer and dryer. The master suite encompasses the entire level above the living room, dining area and kitchen. Above the entry foyer is space for a home office or reading nook with a window that can be closed off by a pocket door. The
The master bedroom suite encompasses the entire floor of the third level and includes a boxed bay window and an alcove that can serve as an office.
bedroom has two windows that overlook Bond Street and a contemporary two-sided boxed bay window that looks out to Hanson Street and Shawmut Avenue. Beyond the bedroom itself is a slight hall with two windows, opposite which is a huge dressing room/walk-in closet, fully built out for efficiency. Next to the dressing room is the en suite master bath representing luxury at its best. It boasts hand-painted radiant-heated gray and white floor tiles, a double floating vanity with wave-shaped sinks and Fresca chrome faucets. But the ultimate is the exquisite bathing room featuring multiple showerheads and a separate, sculptural soaking tub, all enclosed by glass barn doors. On the top floor, a generous-sized bedroom suite with a walk-in, built-out closet offers dual entrances to the full bath outfitted in black penny tile flooring. This bath has a floating lacquered vanity and a deep soaking tub/shower with an accent wall of black and white tiles arranged to create an optical illusion. Its window gives views of the Prudential Tower and the Belvedere in the Back Bay as well as of nearby Ringgold Park. Off the hall and opposite the bath is a fullsized laundry closet with an Electrolux washer/dryer. This brief corridor connects directly to the nearly 500-square-foot private deck, which is plumbed for gas, water and electricity. Wired for sound, it is an outdoor entertaining haven. The home includes one leased tandem parking space for two cars at Wilkes Passage for $650 per month. The lease is transferrable to the new owner.
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Price: $3.475 million Taxes: To be determined Features of home: Totally renovated single-family home redesigned in ultra-modern
Contact: Pamela Holian, Gib-
Website: www.gibsonsothebysrealty.com
An open house will be held Sunday, Jan. 24, from noon to 1 p.m.
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Close by: Boston Center for the Arts and Calderwood Theater; South End’s Restaurant Row and specialty shops; Ringgold Park, Bradford Street Park and Peters Park dog park and baseball fields; SoWa art galleries; easy access to MBTA’s Orange, Green and Silver Lines, commuter rail and Amtrak, Routes 93 and 90.
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BR/BA: Three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths
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