The Somerset Condominiums

The Somerset Condominiums is a historic, full-service elevator building on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston's Back Bay, originally opened in 1897 as the Somerset Hotel. The low-rise property (effectively a single primary residential floor stack in listings) contains predominantly one-bedroom units plus occasional dens or two-bedroom layouts, many of which have been sympathetically renovated while retaining period details such as bay windows, fireplaces, high ceilings and parquet or wide-plank hardwood floors. Common interior amenities emphasize lived-in comforts and services: a staffed 24-hour concierge and on-site property management, a fitness room, library/study spaces, sauna/steam facilities, and available laundry and storage provisions. Outdoors, residents enjoy a professionally landscaped courtyard with seating and an in-ground heated swimming pool, private patios or Juliette balconies on select homes, and city-facing views that include Fenway and iconic Back Bay vistas. Practical building features include deeded or rentable direct-access garage parking, central air in many units, in-unit laundry in numerous homes, broadband availability, and pet ownership allowed for owners with trustee approval. The Somerset’s location places it within easy walking distance of Newbury Street, the Prudential Center, the T, and Fenway Park, supporting a walkable, amenity-dense urban lifestyle rooted in historic architecture and full-service residential management.