A three-bedroom residence at 25 Beacon St, set atop Beacon Hill next to the State House and looking out over Boston Common, sold for $8.40 million, the highest-priced home sale publicly reported in the Boston, Massachusetts metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026.
The week’s five highest reported sales combined for $29.59 million. They span Boston, Weston, Wellesley and Hampton, with the No. 5 sale in Wellesley’s Cliff Estates, so the list reaches Wellesley twice and crosses a state line into coastal New Hampshire. Build years run from 1860 to 2007, and the group ranges from a full-floor residence in a six-home Beacon Hill building to a 2.85-acre estate in Weston’s golf club area.
No. 1 — $8,400,000 · 25 Beacon St Apt 4, Boston, Massachusetts
Residence 4 at 25 Beacon St occupies a single floor of an extra-wide, row-end building that dates to 1860 and holds just six homes, adjacent to the State House at the top of Beacon Hill with unobstructed views over Boston Common. Reached by direct elevator access, the home carries three bedrooms, four bathrooms and a reported 3,578 square feet on one level. The sale closed on August 10, 2026.
Listing materials credit Sea-Dar Construction with the renovation of the building, which kept its historic character while updating the residences for modern use. The home adds a private wine cellar and dedicated storage, and the building provides a bike room, an on-site fitness center, 24/7 concierge and doorman service, and secure underground garage parking for two vehicles. The property previously changed hands for $8,200,000 in 2019.
The Sarkis Team of Douglas Elliman Real Estate – The Sarkis Team was the listing agent. The $8.4 million closing put The Sarkis Team on the listing side of the No. 1 transaction in RealtyWire’s Boston Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026.
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No. 2 — $5,890,000 · 56 Cart Path Rd, Weston, Massachusetts
A cape colonial estate at 56 Cart Path Rd sits on 2.85 acres in Weston’s golf club area. Completed in 2007, the house holds six bedrooms, 10 bathrooms and a reported 9,000 square feet, and it opens on a foyer that rises two floors to a coffered great room, where floor-to-ceiling windows and patio doors face a large deck above a flat, private back yard. The transaction closed August 12, 2026.
A chef’s kitchen with a large central island, professional appliances and custom cabinetry anchors the main floor, alongside a skylit informal dining area, a formal dining room under a cathedral ceiling and an open family room with a fireplace. Primary suite options sit on both the first and second floors, an in-law suite and a game room occupy the third, and the lower level holds a theater, a wine cellar and a gym. The property previously changed hands for $4,750,000 in 2017.
Rose Hall of Blue Ocean Realty, LLC was the listing agent. The $5,890,000 closing placed Rose Hall on the listing side of the No. 2 transaction in RealtyWire’s Boston Metro Area Top 5 for the week.
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No. 3 — $5,696,375 · 25 Kenilworth Rd, Wellesley, Massachusetts
25 Kenilworth Rd is a 1929 residence in Wellesley’s Dana Hall neighborhood. It carries six bedrooms, seven bathrooms and a reported 7,040 square feet across three floors, plus a finished lower level with recreation space and a fitness room. The sale closed on August 13, 2026.
A kitchen built around dual islands, custom cabinetry and box-beam ceilings opens to a family room with a fireplace, with formal living and dining rooms, a study and a mudroom off the heated garage nearby. The second floor carries a primary suite with a spa-style bath and custom closets alongside four more bedrooms, and a sixth bedroom and a media room sit above on the third. The grounds hold a bluestone patio, a fire pit, a built-in grill and a sports court. The property previously changed hands for $3,225,000 in 2019.
Debi Benoit of William Raveis R.E. & Home Services was the listing agent. The property went under contract 27 days after the current listing date and closed at $5,696,375, ranking No. 3 in RealtyWire’s Boston Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Elke Cardella of Compass represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $5,010,000 · 4 Nor’East Lane, Hampton, New Hampshire
An oceanfront house at 4 Nor’East Lane in Hampton sits on a quiet dead-end street east of Route 1 on the New Hampshire coast, with two decks that take in panoramic unobstructed views of the Atlantic, the Isles of Shoals to the left and Cape Ann to the right. Built in 2002, it holds four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a reported 2,603 square feet. The transaction closed August 12, 2026.
The main level runs open concept from kitchen to dining room to living room, with stainless steel appliances, quartz counters and backsplash, a peninsula island with seating, and a wood fireplace set in stone beside a bank of windows that open onto the deck. A walk-in pantry and an office that doubles as guest space complete that floor, and the primary suite above has a private covered porch with water views and a bath with a tile walk-in shower, joined by three more bedrooms. Natural gas radiant heat warms the first floor, and the property adds central air conditioning, an indoor-outdoor shower and parking for at least eight cars.
Lauren Stone of Carey Giampa, LLC/Rye was the listing agent. The sale closed $1,110,000 above its final asking price of $3,900,000 and ranked No. 4 in RealtyWire’s Boston Metro Area Top 5 for the week; the property previously changed hands for $2,900,000 in 2021. Lynne Joseph of Carey Giampa, LLC/Rye represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $4,593,250 · 65 Woodcliff Rd, Wellesley, Massachusetts
65 Woodcliff Rd is a Colonial on a private three-quarter-acre lot in Cliff Estates, a Wellesley neighborhood. Built in 1984 and later updated and expanded, it holds seven bedrooms, eight bathrooms and a reported 8,840 square feet. The transaction closed August 10, 2026.
Listing materials identify Patrick Ahern as the architect on that work and KVC Builders as the builder. A front-to-back living room with a fireplace opens through French doors to a balcony above the landscaped grounds, and the main level also holds a formal dining room, a sunlit kitchen with dual islands and a butler’s pantry, and a family room with custom built-ins beside a paneled study. The primary suite has its own fireplace, a soaking tub and a private balcony, six more bedrooms sit beyond it, and a finished walkout lower level holds a media room, recreation space and an office. The property previously changed hands for $1,570,000 in 1996.
Beyond Boston Properties Group of Compass was the listing agent. The $4,593,250 closing placed Beyond Boston Properties Group on the listing side of the No. 5 transaction in RealtyWire’s Boston Metro Area Top 5 for the week ending August 16, 2026. The Lara and Chelsea Collaborative of Coldwell Banker Realty – Wellesley represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, August 16, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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