The South End is known for great restaurants, a thriving artistic scene and cool shops and boutiques. What it is NOT known for is affordable housing. In this part of town, you can be hard-pressed to find anything decent for less than $500,000.
That’s why it was a bit of a shocker to find several condos [...]
The famous Downtown Crossing restaurant Locke-Ober no longer serves lunch.
Flyers, don’t expect smooth sailing at the airport as Massport cuts costs.
Boston shoppers continue to find incredibly good deals if they’re willing to sniff them out.
Boston’s second-hand furniture stores offer style for not much money.
Are you a real estate investor (or at least a wannabe) who isn’t quite sure what to do in the midst of the housing slump?
Here are a few tidbits of advice from the Urban Land Institute’s Emerging Trends in Real Estate report.
For Developers:
Reorient to Mixed Use and Infill. Energy prices and traffic congestion will accelerate the [...]
The North End has a lot of things going for it: Great restaurants. Proximity to downtown. The HarborWalk.
But one thing this area of the city has never been known for is expansive properties. We mean square feet. Room to spread out. So if you’re looking for huge digs in the North End, it may be [...]
So if you’re in the market for a condo in Boston (as opposed to a single-family home) where do you go?
Judging by the sales numbers, most people went to the following 10 Boston neighborhoods in ‘08 (’07):
1. Boston South End condo sales - 571 (611)
2. South Boston condo sales - 407 (573)
3. Back Bay condo sales - [...]
More changes afoot in the Boston restaurant scene?
It seems the flagging economy is stirring up things in local kitchens, as eating establishments move into survival mode as more people cutback. Upscale establishments are getting hit hard, since fewer diners can justify spending $19 on an appetizer.
The South End’s landmark Icarus restaurant is one of the first this [...]
Ever wonder which neighborhoods are more expensive by square foot, and by exactly how much? Realtor John A. Keith over at The Boston Real Estate Blog recently provided a breakdown of average sales price per square foot in several Boston neighborhoods in both 2007 and 2008. Thanks John!
Back Bay
2007 - Avg. sales price per sq. [...]
Look around the country and you see a housing market in tatters. But look at downtown Boston and you see a finely-tailored designer suit — still selling at designer label prices.
According to a report of The Warren Group, publisher of Banker & Tradesman, sales of condos priced at $600,000 or more rose to 849 from [...]
Finishing off our series on $450K-range condos, we’re looking at what you can find at that range in the Fenway area. There were only 3 properties on the market when we checked!
857 Beacon Street, #24
Fenway
BEDS:2/BATHS:1
SQ.FT: 1048
$450,000
PROS: This two-bedroom condo boasts high ceilings and original details like crown mouldings, bay windows and a fireplace.
CONS: Beacon Street [...]
