What $800,000 buys in Back Bay

It looks like the sum buys at least one bedroom, if not two, and maybe some outdoor space in one of Boston’s toniest neighborhoods

By Tom Acitelli@tomacitelli Dec 18, 2019, 5:16am EST

Welcome to Curbed Comparisons, a regular column that explores what one can rent or buy for a set dollar amount (or thereabouts) in the Boston area. Is one woman’s studio another’s townhouse? Let’s find out! Next up is $800,000 in Boston’s Back Bay.

Near Charlesgate East and Beacon Street

A small kitchen with a sink where the counter curves.

The corner of an empty bedroom with a window showing.

A small bathroom with a sliding glass door on the shower.

A parking space near the building entrance comes with the 756-square-foot Unit 6B at 520 Beacon Street. It also has two bedrooms and one bathroom as well as access to a roof deck. The price is $829,000, and the HOA fee is $475.

Near Beacon Street and Mass. Ave.

A small kitchen with a counter jutting out.

A narrow living room with a couch facing a mounted TV and there are two windows to the right of the couch.

A bedroom with a bed taking up most of it.

Another bedroom with a bed taking up most of it, and a closet door with a mirror.

The 710-square-foot Unit 22 at 479 Beacon Street comes with all new windows and a renovated kitchen. The two-bedroom, one-bathroom is asking $799,900, with an HOA fee of $304.53.

Near Mass. and Huntington aves.

A sort of sunroom with three skylights and a glass door on either side of two counters, leading to a patio.

A spacious living room with a couch and a fireplace.

A living room with a sectional couch facing a TV and a fireplace.

A bathroom with a shower with a sliding glass door.

A fenced-in patio, a washer-dryer, and a year of parking comes with Unit 3 at 197 Botolph Street. The 901-square-foot two-bedroom, one-bedroom is asking $799,999. The HOA fee is $281.

At Marlborough and Fairfield streets

An empty living room, with a fireplace, ending in a bowed window.

A living room with a fireplace leading into a kitchen.

An empty bedroom with a double-door closet.

A small kitchen with an L-shaped counter and a small ledge.

The 730-square-foot Unit 4R at 272 Marlborough Street includes one bedroom, one bathroom, and a wood-burning fireplace. The tag for the unit in the elevator building is $779,900, and the HOA fee is $328.