This architect-designed penthouse in a former gumball factory has Jeffries Point's highest unobstructed perch overlooking East Boston, Boston Harbor and downtown.
Unit 701 in the Gumball Factory Lofts, on the market for $799,000, underwent a $600,000 gut renovation in 2007 designed by Hub architecture firm Utile. The living/dining area ceiling heights were raised, and floor-to-ceiling custom cabinets were added in the living/dining and bedroom spaces, along with dark-stained hardwood floors throughout. A unit-wide Bang & Olufsen sound system was installed along with Lutron lighting with adjustable dimming.
The Gumball Factory, a 1920 brick building converted into condos in 1989, has just had its common spaces spiffed up, with a refinished marble tile lobby floor, new wall coverings, a new chiller system and a refurbished elevator. The lobby has photos of the old Cox Confectionary Co. factory along with a vintage gumball machine filled with "jaw teasers."
Unit 701 is on the seventh floor, a floor added to the factory when it was converted. The condo opens into a foyer with a stylish recessed-lit kitchen to the right with light wood Arclinea cabinets and black Fireslate countertops with a stainless-steel backsplash. There's a cabinet-faced Sub Zero refrigerator and Bosch dishwasher and Gaggenau electric stovetop and oven. A breakfast bar has a pocket door opening to the dining area.
Straight ahead is the unit's showpiece space, a soaring, recessed-lit living/dining space with 12-foot-plus vaulted ceilings and four windows with great Boston views. There's a full wall of floor-to-ceiling custom cherrywood cabinetry with wardrobe and storage closets with bookcases above. A custom-built sliding ladder keeps everything within reach.
A side wall has more built-ins — a Murphy bed that pulls down and a desk unit that pulls up. There's also more built-in bookcases.
Off this room through a pocket door is a full bathroom with a polished concrete radiant-heated floor, a stainless-steel vessel sink and doors that open into a deep soaking tub with a shower and ceramic tile walls. There's also built-in linen closets as well as a separate closet that holds a stacked Maytag washer and dryer.
A glass sliding door from the living/dining area leads out to a private long mahogany deck with glass balustrades offering panoramic views of Boston — from the Seaport District to the Tobin Bridge.
The master bedroom suite has one window that's a little on the small side, but it does have a wall of built-in cherrywood wardrobe and storage cabinets.
The en-suite master bathroom features a frameless glass-enclosed shower with glass mosaic tile walls and a radiant heated polished concrete floor. There's also a white quartz-topped vanity.
The unit's $523 condo fee includes heat and hot water from the building's central systems, which include central air conditioning.
It also comes with one deeded outdoor parking space on a lot adjacent to the building.
HOME SHOWCASE
• Address: 150 Orleans St.,
Unit 701, Gumball Factory Lofts, East Boston
• Bedrooms: One
• Bathrooms: Two full
• List price: $799,000
• Square feet: 1,003
• Price per square foot: $796
• Annual taxes: $2,853
• Monthly condo fee: $523
(includes heat and hot water)
• Location: A quarter mile from shops and eateries as well as Blue Line T station in East Boston's Maverick Square
• Built in: 1920; converted to condos 1989; unit gut renovated in 2007
• Broker: Paul Campano of Keller Williams Realty at 617-304-3686
Pros:
- Architect-designed interiors including full wall cabinet built-ins
- Large mahogany outdoor deck with panoramic Boston views
- Stylish kitchen with Fireslate counters, high-end appliances
- Built-in Murphy bed pulls down, desk pulls up
Cons:
- Bedroom on the small side
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