“You’re swimming in heaven.” With those words, Richard Baumert, managing partner of Millennium Partners, sums up the experience of living in one of Boston’s new luxury residential high-rises, where the competition is no longer for location…but for amenities. In 2025, Boston’s luxury real estate market is in the midst of a transformation. Towers like Millennium Residences at Winthrop Center, EchelonSeaport, Raffles Boston Residences and The Four Seasons One Dalton compete to attract residents willing to pay millions for an elevated lifestyle-literally-with amenities that border on the extravagant.
While many residents struggle to pay ever-higher rents, a new buyer profile in Boston is looking for something very different: exclusivity, total comfort, and a private ecosystem that includes everything from heated pools to dog spas with acupuncture and aromatherapy.
What does it include?
The details of these new skyscrapers are impressive and verified by media reports such as The Boston Globe and statements from local real estate firms:
Panoramic pools more than 30 stories high.
Private restaurants for residents, with renowned chefs.
Movie theaters, golf simulators, high-level gymnasiums.
Yoga rooms, coworking spaces and terraces overlooking the harbor.
A new buyer profile in Boston is looking for something very different.
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And for pets: facials ($50), agility training ($300), luxury farm boarding ($105 a night) and even acupuncture and reiki for dogs ($65 and $50, respectively).
The rise of the “vertical clubs”
Agents such as Ricardo Rodríguez of Coldwell Banker describe these towers as “vertical country clubs”.
It’s not just about living, it’s about enjoying yourself without leaving the building.
Some even have heated sidewalks, as at the Four Seasons One Dalton.
Or with valet services, children’s playrooms and “urban porches” for socializing on the higher floors.
This has led to previously ignored areas, such as the Financial District or South Station, becoming new real estate hotspots.
In 2025, Ritz-Carlton Residences South Station Tower is positioned as the epitome of this trend.
With residences elevated more than 450 feet above city level.
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