$8M South Finish penthouse in a transformed church
Luxurious Properties
Situated within the former Harmony Baptist Church, the penthouse unit is on the market for $8 million.
Harmony Baptist Church, a historic Black church, was as soon as situated on the nook of Warren Avenue and West Brookline Avenue within the South Finish.
In a 2024 Globe article, Sammie Banks, an Alabama native who joined the church in 1965 recalled how the congregation would linger effectively after the ultimate prayer, chatting over meals about no matter and whoever. There was no rush; most of them lived a couple of minutes’ stroll from the chapel, anyway.
Inbuilt 1868, the massive brick constructing was left by the congregation in 2011 for a brand new dwelling in Milton. Developer Peter Zagorianakos transformed the previous church into 9 luxurious condominiums. However on the urging of the South Finish Landmark Fee, the outside was left intact, in recognition of its historic worth.
Now the constructing’s most spectacular unit, a two-story penthouse that features the cupola, is on the market for $7,990,000 and being proven off-market. The three,508-square-foot dwelling was bought as tough, unbuilt area by the present homeowners who engaged famend Acton builders Kistler and Knapp to create a dramatic residence to their customized specs. With three bedrooms and three and a half baths, this unit has direct elevator entry from the road degree entry, in addition to an elevator between its two flooring. There’s additionally direct elevator entry to that the majority coveted Boston dwelling function: two full parking areas within the heated basement storage.
“It’s a novel Boston property,” stated Beth Mina George who, together with Joshua Golden, is itemizing the condominium as representatives of Again Bay’s Luxurious Residential Group. “There aren’t different properties with this type of area, these varieties of recent facilities, the customized millwork, all in a historic envelope in the midst of a sought-after neighborhood. From right here, you possibly can stroll all around the South Finish and Again Bay. And people views.”
The entry to unit 401 on the fourth ground is accessed by way of 201 West Brookline St. The mud room/lobby, which incorporates specially-designed cabinetry for footwear and coats, leads right into a dramatic double-height Nice Room; picket ceiling slats add heat whereas making the area extra acoustically snug. This decrease degree of the house contains two visitor rooms with ensuite marble baths, a spacious laundry room, a half tub, and a dramatic staircase resulting in the higher degree.
The upstairs area is eight-sided, topped by the cupola and its 360-degree views. An open ground plan encompasses the lounge, eating room, and kitchen. Additionally on this degree are the first bed room and tub and a house workplace. There are two gasoline fireplaces, one in the lounge and a smaller one within the major bed room.
The flooring is walnut, the arched neo-Gothic double-hung window body surrounding the area are mahogany, and the kitchen cupboards are long-established from tiger maple. The kitchen is designed for hard-working dwelling cooks with a Wolf vary, two Miele double wall ovens, and, hiding behind cabinetry, a Liebherr fridge.
The first bed room was designed to supply an unobstructed view of the Prudential Middle. The adjoining spa tub incorporates a deep soaking tub beneath a financial institution of home windows, a protracted double-sink wall with luxurious ranges of storage, a walk-in bathe with a number of bathe heads, and, as from each room, expansive metropolis views. One instance of considerate design is the motorized “baggage elevate” resulting in higher cupboard space within the major closet.
Good home expertise contains electrical window shades that disappear into the ceiling when not in use and invisible stereo audio system all through.
For extra data, name Joshua A. Golden at 617-233-5800, or Beth Mina George at 845-591-6769. Each are additionally obtainable at Luxurious Residential Group, LLC, 617-233-5800. There’s at the moment no itemizing posted, however it’s obtainable for showings.
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