{"id":6635,"date":"2025-06-07T10:48:53","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T15:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/johnupdikesociety\/?p=6635"},"modified":"2025-06-07T10:48:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T15:48:53","slug":"updikes-former-boston-condo-lists-for-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/johnupdikesociety\/2025\/06\/07\/updikes-former-boston-condo-lists-for-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Updike&#8217;s former Boston condo lists for sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For a short time, Updike left suburbia for Boston&#8217;s Back Bay, living in one of the units at 151 Beacon Street\u2014#4. Now that unit can be yours for $2.85 million. From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonrealestate.com\/properties\/?pid=635999&amp;alias=Condominium-151-Beacon-Street-Boston-Massachusetts-02116-73384138-USD2-850-000&amp;wplview=property_show\">BostonRealEstate.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6636\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/johnupdikesociety\/files\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-07-at-10.47.24\u202fAM-300x197.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/johnupdikesociety\/files\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-07-at-10.47.24\u202fAM-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/johnupdikesociety\/files\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-07-at-10.47.24\u202fAM-456x300.png 456w, https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/johnupdikesociety\/files\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-2025-06-07-at-10.47.24\u202fAM.png 526w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>&#8220;Welcome to a distinguished residence where historic charm meets modern comfort. Spanning 2 grand Back Bay townhouses, this home offers city living at its finest. Originally built for the Lowell family &amp; later home to John Updike, 151 Beacon features 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, &amp; over 2,000 sq. ft. of sophisticated living space. Enjoy direct elevator access, a formal living room w\/ gas fireplace, custom built-ins, &amp; oversized windows framing picturesque Beacon Street views. The open-concept kitchen, enhanced by bay windows w\/ striking John Hancock Tower views, boasts a central island &amp; a second gas fireplace. The primary suite offers a luxurious retreat w\/ an oversized walk-in closet &amp; spacious ensuite bath. 2 additional bedrooms, a powder room, in-unit laundry, &amp; two separate AC\/heat units complete the layout. Set in a professionally managed, boutique building of just 6 residences, this home includes 1 tandem parking space &amp; is around the corner from some of Bostons Historic landmarks.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For a short time, Updike left suburbia for Boston&#8217;s Back Bay, living in one of the units at 151 Beacon Street\u2014#4. Now that unit can be yours for $2.85 million. From BostonRealEstate.com: &#8220;Welcome to a distinguished residence where historic charm &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/johnupdikesociety\/2025\/06\/07\/updikes-former-boston-condo-lists-for-sale\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":818,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-updike-in-context","category-updikes-life-times"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/johnupdikesociety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6635","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/johnupdikesociety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/johnupdikesociety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/johnupdikesociety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/818"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/johnupdikesociety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6635"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/johnupdikesociety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6635\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6637,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/johnupdikesociety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6635\/revisions\/6637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/johnupdikesociety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6635"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/johnupdikesociety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6635"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.iwu.edu\/johnupdikesociety\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6635"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}