Large soaking tubs are no longer the height of luxury, if current trends in condo interiors hold true. Instead, more and more buyers are requesting oversize showers with multiple heads, glass enclosures, benches and more—and eliminating the tub altogether especially in the 1 & 2BR units.
“It seems to come from the hotel influence,” says Kevin Ahearn, president of Boston-area brokerage and marketing firm, Otis & Ahearn. “Many of the luxury hotels have dropped the tub in favor of these large shower enclosures that open right onto the sleeping area, showers with all the spa-like bells and whistles. We find that’s what condo buyers are asking for.”
Another trend? Like the tub, enclosed kitchens seem to be a thing of the past. “Absolutely everyone, except buyers of the largest units, want the big open kitchen, dropped right into one end of the living area, with very high-end finishes. The kitchens are so high quality, they have more of a dining room look,” says Ahearn. “People have moved definitively away from the small, separate kitchen. They want an entertaining Kitchen where there is interaction with the living space and with other people and high end appliances, even when they don’t cook.”
