Longtime Home Showcase readers know we don’t often gatekeep, so we’re hoping you’ll forgive us if we briefly thought of holding Unit 4 at 21 Joy Street in Boston all to ourselves whereas we furiously saved up for a down cost.
What has us so enthralled? Beyond its iconic location within the coronary heart of Beacon Hill simply behind the State House, the penthouse apartment is stashed in one of many neighborhood’s most unusual buildings.
While the constructing’s crimson brick exterior and black shutters match proper in with the remainder of the neighborhood, what it hides is pure magic. Here’s the factor: it’s a shared, completely dreamy, landscaped patio and secret backyard with a pool and fountain. A pool in Beacon Hill? Yup. Think a couple of lunchtime dip between calls, or cooling off within the night beneath the cover of timber.
If that’s not sufficient out of doors area for you, the apartment boasts two further non-public exterior areas — a balcony off the lounge overlooking the backyard and a 170 square-foot deck.
Eventually you’ll want to return inside, in February for instance. For that, Unit 4 has you coated with a toasty hearth within the residing and eating space with ample built-ins to maximise area. The major suite with three closets and an en-suite tub overlooks Joy Street. An further bed room will be discovered on the second stage, in addition to a bonus room to make use of as a house workplace.
On the marketplace for $1,499,000, the sale of the apartment is represented by The Rebecca Davis Tulman and Leslie Singleton Adam Team of Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty, 617-510-5050.
Home Showcase:
Address: 21 Joy Street, Unit 4, Boston, MA 02114
Bedrooms: 2
List Price: $1,499,000
Square ft: 1,286
Price per sq. foot: $
Annual taxes: $14,104 in 2023
Location: Primo Beacon Hill.
Built in: 1899
The Appraisal:
Pros:
Uh, the pool?!
Location
Cons:
Smaller sq. footage
Source: www.bostonherald.com”