A 5-Story Townhouse Off Park Avenue Hits the Market for $16.4 Million’s historic Back Bay for decades. The picturesque neighborhood, inspired by Paris, is also home to a pair of limestone mansions dubbed the Commonwealth Sisters that stand out among the area’s traditional red-brick facades. One of the symmetrical, 19th-century twins just came to market for $29.9 million, making it the city’s most expensive row house listing to date.
The five-story mansion was built in the late 1800s and today offers six bedrooms, seven bathrooms, and three powder rooms spread out over more than 10,000 square feet. A private elevator transports you throughout the townhouse, which feels a bit like a boutique hotel and reflects Starr’s bold personality. A bonus room and rooftop deck are also part of its design, which factors in vibrant interiors ranging from a color-blocked staircase to a cobalt-blue living room.
Through the exterior’s wrought-iron gates, a grand reception hall welcomes guests into the residence on the parlor level. Here, the colorful staircase pops against the black-and-white checkered floors and snow-white walls with ornate moldings. The first of the home’s five fireplaces is also featured in the space. Nearby, the paneled walls of the den/library are coated in glossy black paint, while a wine room is convenient for storing your favorite magnums.
The kitchen is found on the floor above, with stainless appliances by Viking and Miele. Its marble island with breakfast bar seating sits opposite a wood-burning fireplace and adjacent to a breakfast nook. The abode’s most captivating space just might be its living room, with lustrous ebony wood floors, saturated cobalt blue walls, a backlit onyx bar, and a polished marble fireplace.
Bedrooms fill up the fourth and fifth floors, with the primary suite spanning the entire fourth level. The highlight of the bedroom is its marble fireplace, but its en-suite bath offers a number of eye-catching features, too, like a soaking tub and fireplace, plus a shower with a skull detail. A bonus room with a kitchenette and bathroom crowns the home and lets out onto the rooftop deck, from which there are lovely skyline views.Demetrius Simms is a digital staff writer at Robb Report.