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What $600,000 buys around Dorchester now

It looks like the sum commands at least two bedrooms as well as trimmings such as private outdoor space and parking

By Tom Acitelli

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 $600,000 in Dorchester, Boston’s largest neighborhood.

Pope’s Hill

An open kitchen-dining room area with a table and chairs, and there’s an island in the kitchen.
A modern kitchen with an island.
A long living room ending in a bow window, and there's furniture. Photos via the Charles Realty
A bedroom with a bed and a nightstand.

A parking space and basement storage come with Unit 1 at 112 King Street, a two-bedroom, two-bathroom condo asking $590,000. The 994-square-foot spread also includes a new private deck. The condo fee is $113.

Adams Village

A one-story, two-door garage.
An empty entryway.
A living room with two big door-less entrances and empty except for a flat-screen TV mounted in a corner. Photos via Stephen Flaherty
A modern kitchen that appears to be in the middle of an apartment.

The $595,000 tag for Unit 2 at 23 Ely Road covers a private garage with two spaces. The 2,206-square-foot condo includes three bedrooms and one bathroom. The condo fee is not available.

Clam Point

An expansive living room-dining room with a fireplace and furniture.
A bedroom with a bed facing a dresser.
An empty walk-in closet with lots of shelving. Photos via Re/Max
A brand-new washer-dryer set stacked in an otherwise empty room.

Unit 6 at 2 Elm Street is part of a newly built six-unit project. The $599,000 asking covers two parking spots behind the building too. The 1,264-square-footer with central air includes two bedrooms and two bathrooms; and the condo fee is $300.

Ashmont

A recent building renovation produced Unit 2 at 29 Walton Street, a 978-square-foot condo with three or two bedrooms—depending on how an owner wants to configure the spread—and one and a half bathrooms. The $599,000 price includes basement storage and exclusive use of a garden. The fee is $248.58.

Ashmont

A living room with furniture and a sliding glass door leading to a deck.
A bathroom with a tub along one wall.
A kitchen with an island. Photos via Gibson Sotheby’s
A bedroom with a bed and a bow window, and there’s a single plant in the room.

This 1,060-square-foot spread is part of the same renovation at 29 Walton. Unit 1 includes two bedrooms and two bathrooms as well as features such as central air, a large private deck, and a washer-dryer hookup. The tag, though, runs to $609,000 with a condo fee of $269.42.

Poll

Which one would you buy?

This poll is closed

  • 12%
    Unit 1 at 112 King in Pope’s Hill
    (4 votes)
  • 28%
    Unit 2 at 23 Ely in Adams Village
    (9 votes)
  • 18%
    Unit 6 at 2 Elm in Clam Point
    (6 votes)
  • 21%
    Unit 2 at 29 Walton in Ashmont
    (7 votes)
  • 18%
    Unit 1 at 29 Walton Ashmont
    (6 votes)
32 votes total Vote Now

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