One of the buyers decided to combine two 14th floor units into one grand home, gutting the brand-new space to create a palatial penthouse.

Anthony Rich of Northeast Development and Investment is now marketing this 3,165-square-foot home with four bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths with phenomenal views for $3.499 million.

“The developer took the unit back to the studs and completely reconfigured it,” said Rich.

The complex is unique, as it incorporates contemporary materials of glass, aluminum and steel with the adjacent brick building constructed in the early 1800s, which is attributed to Boston’s first architect, Charles Bulfinch.

The entry lobby is anything but historic. It has a soaring ceiling and is beautifully appointed. A few steps

The counters are limestone, and one leg of the U-shape has a glass shelf atop that and serves as a breakfast bar.

A dining area has been created in the main living space, against a mirrored wall, with views of the patio and beyond.

Designer lighting brightens the area further. Next to the refrigerator is a convenient and compact powder room.

Along the windows of glass, the hallway continues to a rich, mahogany-paneled media room, perfect for entertaining, especially since the entire penthouse is wired for surround sound.

Against a mirrored wall with mahogany cabinetry is a honed granite wet bar with a wine refrigerator and an

In addition, there are four speakers wired to the terrace.

“The second half of this penthouse is all guest bedrooms,” said Rich.

There’s a study or a fourth bedroom, which has two exposures and sable flooring.

A media room features a mahogany entertainment center and custom-built shelving that holds a wet bar with a wine refrigerator and icemaker.

Like many of the hidden closets and doorways in this residence, the study has a sliding door, sort of like a barn door but with a much finer finish.

The hallway continues, jagging to the right, where there are two more bedrooms, a full bath with a soaking tub

Newport, RI, May 16, 2010 – On a gorgeous Sunday afternoon, NEDI team members AJ Rich, Andrew Haddad, Jeffrey Jorge and Adam Benson closed up shop early for the day to come out and show their support for the Brain Science Foundation, where they participated as a corporate sponsor in a 12-Metre Regatta. The race began on Goat Island and ended in the Narragansett Bay.

The Brain Science Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to finding a cure for meningiomas and other primary brain tumors and to advancing the understanding of brain function as it relates to these tumors. The BSF supports the work and goals of the Institute for the Neurosciences at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, in basic and clinical research, promising new diagnostic methods, treatments and opportunities to improve the quality of patient care. The foundation takes an entrepreneurial approach to funding brain tumor research with a keen sense of urgency about outcomes and measureable progress. This stands to directly impact the hundreds of thousands of patients and loved ones affected by a brain tumor, as well as the thousands of unsuspecting people who will receive this devastating diagnosis. To date, the Brain Science Foundation has committed over ten million dollars toward research, education and patient support.