Luxury Homes
The property at 59 Commonwealth Ave. has eight bedrooms and an elevator.
A Back Bay townhouse on Commonwealth Avenue has sold for $21 million — a blockbuster deal that marks the highest home sale in Boston so far this year, according to the listing agent.
The property at 59 Commonwealth Ave. is a single-family townhouse built in 1910, located steps away from the Public Garden, the Esplanade, and the Back Bay shopping mecca.
According to the listing by Maggie Gold Seeling of MGS Group Real Estate, the property has over 11,000 square feet of living space, including eight bedrooms, eight full baths, and restored original architectural details.
The townhouse also has multiple private patios and decks, elevator access to all floors, and a rare attached garage.
Seeling, the founder of the boutique luxury real estate firm, confirmed Tuesday that the listng is the highest-priced sale for a private residence this year.
According to municipal records, the property was sold on Nov. 24.
Property records show other significant Boston sales this year include a $17 million condo at the Mandarin Oriental that sold in March, a combined three-unit residence at the Carlton House at 2 Commonwealth Ave. that sold in June, and two high-priced units at 1 Dalton St.— one sold in February for $14.5 million and another in January for $14 million.
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