Boston Neighborhoods

  • The Back Bay
  • Beacon Hill
  • Brookline
  • Cambridge
  • Chinatown
  • Downtown/Financial District
  • The Fenway
  • Fort Point
  • The North End
  • The South End


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An American city with an international flair, Boston has a wide variety of flavors in urban living.

With it’s wide boulevards and 19th century architecture, The Back Bay’s Parisian street design is a stark contrast to its humble beginnings. The neighborhood was originally a swamp (hence the name). Today, it is a beautiful neighborhood of tree-lined avenues, classic brownstone town houses and some of the best shopping and dining in the Northeast.
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The Boston neighborhood featured in Henry James’s 1886 novel, The Bostonians, Beacon Hill is named for its location as a warning beacon as it is the highest land point in Boston. As a modern neighborhood, it manages to balance the 21st century style of its boutiques and the old world charm of cobblestone streets.
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The areas of Downtown Crossing, The Financial District and Chinatown all offer an experience in true urban living. If you are planning on working in the downtown Boston area, then this is your neighborhood! If you are looking for spacious living with spectacular views of the skyline and waterfront, then this is also a good choice.
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Home to a thriving artists’ community, Fort Point is one of Boston’s most recent up and coming neighborhoods. Its main attraction to real estate buyers is the opportunity to find that most valuable commodity in urban living, space. It is also located close to transportation, whether it be by land, sea or air.
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Want to be close to metro Boston but without all the hustle and bustle? Then consider living in one of the areas or towns just outside of Boston. Cambridge, Brookline, and The Fenway all offer their own flavor of sophisticated living and wide open spaces.
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Boston’s famous North End is home to a vibrant Italian-American community and is fast becoming the address for many of the city’s young professionals. Generations-old pizzerias and pastry shops jockey for space on cobblestone sidewalks with stylish boutiques and bistros.
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If you are looking for a neighborhood on the National Register of Historic Places with a reputation for being the hippest in Boston, then, welcome to the South End! With its classic revival architecture and amazing collection of restaurants and stores, this area offers both beautifully restored townhouse condominiums and spacious artists-style lofts.
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