Scary Good Deals Around Boston

In honor of Halloween this weekend, we thought we’d take a look at some October deals so good they’re scary!
7 Sussex Street
South End/Roxbury
BEDS:2/BATHS:1.5
SQ.FT:1,113
$164,500

How often do you run across a single-family attached townhouse in the South End for only $148 a square foot? That’s right, not too often. And in this case the property has been [...]

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Inside 10 Boston Area Homes

Curious how your neighbors live? You’re in luck. This week, our friends over at Apartment Therapy have done a recap of 10 great Boston area home tours that they’ve featured on their site in recent years. Take a look:
1 Cambridge House Tour: Paula & Brian’s Cambridge Condo Rehab
• 2 Marblehead House Tour: Katin & Brandon’s North [...]

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Condo Wars: 45 Province Street Vs.The Bryant

There’s been a lot of buzz recently comparing The Bryant luxury condo building in the South End to the luxury complex of 45 Province Street in downtown Boston.
And according to all the buzz, 45 Province Street is the winner hands down.
Local realtors and buyers say the building offers great views, high-quality finishes in kitchen and [...]

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Is Southie the New South End?

If you haven’t yet, check out the latest issue of The Boston Phoenix. According to an article entitled “How Gay is Southie?” South Boston is slowly becoming home to more and more gay Bostonians.
To those of us who don’t live in South Boston but are well aware of its reputation for being rather closed and [...]

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In Jamaica Plain: So What Would It Be in Euros?

Well, the Euro continues it’s march upward, reaching close to an exchange of 1 Euro to $1.46. Ouch, for Americans, but a great deal for Europeans. We thought we’d take a look at what you can find on the market around the Boston neighborhood of Jamaica Plain.
11 Pershing Road, #2
Boston, MA
BEDS:2/BATHS: 1.5
SQ.FT:1360
$425,000 or 292,116 Euro
This [...]

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Brookline Ballet Arrives in Brookline

Some exciting news in Brookline: a new ballet school has arrived in the Beacon Street space that was formerly the home of the Wild Goose Chase. Brookline Ballet , just outside of Coolidge Corner at the Summit Avenue T stop on the Green Line, was founded by Renée & John Randle, Brookline residents and the [...]

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Will the South End Baby Boom Lead to Bust?

We were in the South End recently and noticed something that probably doesn’t come as much news to South enders: there are A LOT of babies in this part of town. Almost as many as Brookline, it seems. The neighborhood that was once known as young, trendy, single and largely gay, has changed into something [...]

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A Modernized Mohr & Macpherson

During last month’s South End Open Studios, we had a chance to stop into the new Mohr & Macpherson store at 460 Harrison Avenue. And what a surprise. Mohr & Macpherson had a cool store on Boylston Street in the Back Bay for many years which they recently closed. It specialized in Asian antiques, and [...]

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Is Buying in Dorchester A Good Investment?

Dorchester is Boston’s largest neighborhood. It also happens to be where the bargains are right now. For example, during the boom years, Dorchester triple-decker condo units routinely sold for more than $300,000. Today, the median condo price in Dorchester has dropped to just $110,000. Prices have crashed because more sub-prime loans were given out in this [...]

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