Residence Four of the Jordan Mansion, one of eight homes created inside a 1900 building that spans the block from Beacon Street to Spruce Street, went under contract 28 days after the current listing date and closed September 4 at $9 million. The sale led five reported home sales across the Boston, Massachusetts metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026, that combined for $33.83 million.
The rest of the list ranges from the coast to the inner suburbs: a shingle-style house above the ocean in Marblehead, a Back Bay penthouse that closed above its final asking price, a contemporary at the edge of a Cambridge golf course and a hillside retreat overlooking Ipswich Bay in Gloucester. The five sales span Beacon Hill, Marblehead, Back Bay, Strawberry Hill and Norwood Heights.
No. 1 — $9,000,000 · 46 Beacon St #4, Boston, Massachusetts
The Jordan Mansion is a collection of eight residences within a renewed Beacon Hill building, united by updated building systems, on-site concierge service, direct elevator access and garage parking. The unit that sold, Residence Four, holds three bedrooms and a reported 2,833 square feet on the building’s second floor.
Restored historic windows and refined plasterwork frame the main living and dining room, which is anchored by an original stone-mantled fireplace. The kitchen pairs Corchia Arabescato marble and custom cabinetry with Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances and adjoins a bar with wine storage, while marble baths serve the bedroom suites and a private Ipe-decked terrace extends the home outdoors. The sale closed on September 4, 2026.
The $9 million closing ranked No. 1 in RealtyWire’s Boston Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Tracy Campion of Campion & Company Back Bay was the listing agent. Campion has two prior appearances in RealtyWire Top 5 roundups for the metro.
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No. 2 — $8,900,000 · 10 W Orchard St, Marblehead, Massachusetts
The 2011 house at 10 W Orchard St in Marblehead closed at its full asking price on September 1, 2026, and went under contract six days after the current listing date. Set on more than an acre high above the ocean, the 14-room shingle-style residence carries a reported square footage of 8,971 across three finished levels, with five bedrooms and five full and two half baths.
Listing materials credit the design to SV Designs and construction to Essex Builders. Ocean views reach nearly every principal room, and the interior is defined by custom millwork, Red Birch flooring, three fireplaces, coffered ceilings and walls of divided-light windows. Outside, curved fieldstone walls frame a multi-level bluestone terrace facing the open water.
The property previously changed hands for $2,395,000 in 2009, before the current residence was completed in 2011. The full-price sale ranked No. 2 among the metro’s reported closings for the week. Linda Hayes of William Raveis R.E. & Home Services was the listing agent. Jacqueline L. Polimeni of Coldwell Banker Realty – Marblehead represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $5,800,000 · 316 Beacon St #Penthouse, Boston, Massachusetts
In Back Bay, the penthouse at 316 Beacon St closed $600,000 above its final asking price of $5,200,000 after going under contract nine days after the current listing date. The $5.8 million sale was recorded September 4, 2026.
The three-bedroom home crowns a 1910 building overlooking the Charles River and is entered directly by elevator. Three terraces encompassing approximately 1,824 square feet wrap the residence with panoramic river and skyline views, and two deeded garage parking spaces convey with the unit, which spans a reported 2,596 square feet. The address sits near the Charles River Esplanade and Newbury Street.
The above-asking result ranked No. 3 in the week’s Boston-area Top 5. Michael Carucci of Serhant was the listing agent. Jing Mai of Mns Real Estate LLC represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $5,325,000 · 2 Blanchard Rd, Cambridge, Massachusetts
A 2010 contemporary at 2 Blanchard Rd in Cambridge’s Strawberry Hill sold for $5,325,000 in a transaction dated September 1, 2026. Listing materials identify Gregory Yanchenko as the designer of the house, which sits along the third hole of Fresh Pond Golf Course with pond and Boston views, direct access to the course and 160 acres of conservation land nearby.
Inside a reported 5,725 square feet, a walnut-finished kitchen with integrated Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances and a Corian island opens to a family room under a cathedral ceiling. A second kitchen, wine cellar, gym, theater and game room fill out the leisure spaces, five decks connect the interior to the grounds, and a heated in-ground pool with a waterfall anchors an outdoor kitchen and basketball court. A heated drive leads to a direct-entry two-car garage.
The property previously changed hands for $3,425,000 in 2017. The sale ranked No. 4 among the metro’s reported closings for the week. Post Advisory Group of Engel & Volkers Boston was the listing agent. Bonny Lamb of Compass represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $4,805,000 · 77 Norwood Hts, Gloucester, Massachusetts
In Gloucester, a 2007 house at 77 Norwood Hts closed September 1, 2026, at $4,805,000. The property rises above Ipswich Bay in Norwood Heights, an Annisquam enclave whose residents have access to a private beach, walking paths and Lighthouse Beach.
Water views, sunsets and harbor activity figure throughout the five-bedroom design, which pairs barrel-vaulted ceilings with a private guest wing, a home office, a chef’s kitchen with pantry, ocean-view sitting rooms and a primary suite with water views from both bedroom and bath. Landscaped grounds surround a side deck and a rear patio designed for entertaining, while a detached three-bay garage with lofted space stands apart from the main house, which carries a reported 5,526 square feet.
The property previously changed hands for $2,150,000 in 2014, and this sale ranked No. 5 in the week’s metro Top 5. Sara Seber of Engel & Volkers By the Sea was the listing agent.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, September 6, 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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