Boston waterfront condo has spacious wraparound deck 

When warm weather comes back to Boston, we’re all drawn to the water.

But there are some people fortunate enough to be able to enjoy the waterfront all year round.

They live in homes with great vistas and plenty of windows, high above the city.

Perhaps you’ve always imagined that lifestyle for yourself: a beautifully decorated condo with spectacular harbor views and outdoor space where you could relax and catch the sea breezes.

Carmela Laurella knows of a home exactly like that, and she would love to show it to you. This home is beautifully designed and filled with light.

It features harbor views from every window and sports a wraparound deck with 2,000 square feet of exquisitely landscaped gardens.

Laurella, president of CL Waterfront Properties, is marketing Residence 710 at the Mariner for $2.799 million.

“I don’t know of any outdoor space like this one,” she says.

Travis Sachs, a sales agent from her office, leads an energetic tour through the unit’s tall sliding doors, out into the garden.

There are four outdoor rooms that are part of this property.

Even on a late winter afternoon, visitors can admire the birch trees and evergreens growing in containers.

The chef’s kitchen is beautiful with mahogany cabinets and granite counters and a tiled backsplash of blue glass.

In the exterior breakfast nook, a heron statue looks completely realistic. Perennial grasses sway gracefully in the wind beside a bamboo fence. Sachs confirms that the plants are going to stay.

The new homeowners will be able to admire 360-degree views of the city and water as they gaze across their little lawn.

In the summer, they can dine out here, picking vegetables from their own plot and cooking them on the grill.

They can also entertain in a seating area with a fire pit to a make those chilly nights feel cozy. Bluestone walkways make it easy to traverse the deck.

True, the outside space is amazing, but the inside space is handsome, too.

Decorated with grasscloth walls in subtle sea tones of blue and green, the unit is imbued with a calm, Zen-like feel.

There is music wafting through every room, thanks to a built-in surround sound system.

The living room is filled with natural light from the picture windows.

A contemporary chef’s kitchen has plenty of storage in mahogany cabinets. The appliances are high-end and include a Bosch dishwasher, built-in GE Monogram refrigerator and a GE Profile microwave above the ceramic cooktop. A Sub-Zero wine chiller is a great touch.

Gorgeous antique brown granite countertops contrast comfortably with the large tiles of blue glass that adorn the backsplash. The blue is echoed in the pendant lights that hang above the breakfast bar.

The dining room, conveniently located steps from the kitchen, has a pendant light in golden tones suspended above a custom oval table that fits beautifully with a banquette and a pair of chairs with “windows” in their backs.

Picture windows highlight the blue living room, providing the homeowners with an unobstructed water view.

A smaller side window peers right into the garden.

On another wall there is a wood-burning fireplace with an unusual stainless steel surround.

The original owners gutted this place to the studs three years ago and the current configuration feels quite spacious.

The wood-burning fireplace in the living room has a stainless steel surround.

When the walls came down, it made room for a convenient study with an L-shaped desk.

A delightful guest suite is adjacent. This area is currently used as an office.

The ceilings here are 9 feet high and the rooms, bright and airy. Judicious use of glass and mirror makes the condo feel even more open.

“Because it’s an historic space, the windows are unusually large,” Sachs says. “You’re never enclosed. There’s always glass.”

This is especially true in the bedroom, where the bed is placed in front of a square window that showcases the garden.

The room’s décor feels garden-like with long, sheer russet panels in a burnt-out bamboo pattern.

Greenhouse windows provide another dimension. “Even in bad weather, you can feel like you’re outside,” Laurella says.

The square window above the bed offers a view of the deck garden.

Two large marble baths extend the feeling of serenity. The master bath is exquisite, with a frameless, walk-in shower with a rainfall head, plus a separate jetted tub.

A long dark marble double vanity contrasts with Carrara marble elsewhere in the bath. Panels of glass in the walls ensure that light always makes its way into the room.

Russet colored walls and travertine mosaic highlight the full guest bath. The pedestal sink is taller than usual, so visitors don’t have to lean while using it.

This picture-perfect residence offers other amenities, including oodles of storage in a hallway lined with mahogany closets. A stacked washer/dryer is concealed in one of them, and another serves as a pantry.

A big wardrobe closet supplements the ample storage in the bedrooms. The unit comes with a deeded reserved garage parking space, and another parking space is available for rent.

Converted to condominiums in 1984, the Mariner was originally built in the early 1900s. Now, it is a concierge residence with 105 units. Upstairs, out on Residence 710’s deck, the garden is awakening. It’s getting ready to bloom for its new owners.

DETAILS

Address: The Mariner, 300 Commercial St. Unit 710, Waterfront

BR/BA: Two-plus bedrooms, two baths

Size: 1,654 square feet

Age: Circa 1900; 1984; 2008

Price: $2.799 million

Taxes: $12,850 (with residential exemption)

Condo fee: $1,530 per month

Features of building: Concierge building was a former factory, restored and converted to condominiums in 1984.

Features of home: Spacious, decorator-designed condo with spectacular harbor and city views from large windows and wraparound deck with spectacular gardens; gourmet cook’s kitchen with high-end appliances and blue glass backsplash; hardwood floors; luxurious marble baths; generous closet space, in-unit washer/dryer.

Close by: Faneuil Hall, Financial District, City Hall Plaza, Government Center, Boston Harbor, North End restaurants and shops, Downtown Boston; easy access to MBTA Green, Blue and Orange Lines and by car to Storrow Drive, Routes 90 and 93 and Logan Airport.

Contact: Carmela Laurella, CL Waterfront Properties LLC, 113 Lewis Wharf, Boston MA 02110. Phone 617-624-9700. 

Websites: www.WPBoston.com or www.Waterfront710mariner.com.

This property may be seen by appointment.