Patriots' QB Tom Brady is selling his penthouse
For months celebrity gossip in Boston has dwelt on New England Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady – his return to the playing field in Foxboro, his marriage to super-star model Gisele Bündchen, the upcoming birth of his second child and his house-hunting in the suburbs – perhaps away from the paparazzi.
This week, on Columbus Day, when many real estate offices were closed, Brady’s Back Bay penthouse duplex at 310 Beacon St. was quietly listed in MLS, the local multiple listing service.
Its price: $10.9 million.
A day later, Brady’s property was posted in LINK, the Listing Information Network with which Boston Homes partners, and on www.campionre.com.
Tracy Campion of Campion and Company Fine Homes Real Estate is the exclusive listing broker.
The Boston Herald in its “Inside Track” column first reported that Brady’s Boston home was for sale last week.
Brady bought the distinctive limestone bowfront mansion in May 2006 for slightly more than $6.23 million and developed it into four condominiums. An international businessman purchased three of the condos and has the right of first refusal for the penthouse.
Brady spared no expense for his abode, which comprises 5,311 square feet of living space. City tax records indicate that it was assessed for more than $9.3 million in FY 2009. The monthly condo fee is $7,645.
Interior designer Frank Nicholson Incorporated of Acton, who specializes in designing luxury spaces at hotels throughout the world – the Mandarin Oriental Residences and Hotel in Boston was a recent client – designed the interior spaces for Brady.
The main, more public rooms are on the top floor. A grand living room overlooking Beacon Street encompasses the full width of the building, and on either side of the room is a gas fireplace. Next to it is an entertainment media room with all the top-of-the-line technical equipment imaginable.
At the back of this level is the spacious, less formal great room with a fireplace that is open to an extravagant gourmet kitchen with a center island.
A staircase leads to the enormous, landscaped roof deck with a copper-clad solarium with two skylights. A kitchen setup with a gas grill is at one end of the deck, which was the scene of a Fourth of July party last summer, complete with a tent.
The Charles River and the lagoon in the Esplanade as well as the Cambridge skyline are part of the fabulous panoramic views.
The lower level is reserved for private quarters and holds three bedrooms, each with its own bath. The two bedrooms at the front of the building have a gas fireplace, and the larger bedroom has three bow windows.
The master bedroom suite is unbelievable with two doors that open onto a balcony, huge his-and-her dressing rooms and a sumptuous master bath. The deep soaking tub set in a stone deck faces a small gas fireplace; two separate vanities, a steam shower and a water closet complete this lavish space.
Other amenities include four garage parking spaces plus an outdoor space, staffing by a doorman and off-site professional management.
This wide building was designed by Charles Kirby in 1871 and redesigned by the prominent architectural firm of Peabody and Stearns in 1903. That firm designed many mansions in the city in the late 1800s, including the Ames-Webster Mansion on Dartmouth Street and the Charles Francis Adams House at the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Gloucester Street.
In 1913 Peabody and Stearns also designed the city’s first “skyscraper,” the 10-story Custom House tower, which was constructed atop the Custom House that was built more than 65 years earlier.
Payne Collins Design of Boston’s South End was the architect of record for the condo conversion, complete renovations and the restoration of the mansion at 310 Beacon.
Because it lies within a historic district, its grand exterior with its lovely floral embellishments carved into the stonework around the doorway and windows, between the upper stories and beneath the cornice, was preserved.
