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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 $2,500 a month in South Boston.
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Telegraph Hill
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Unit 1 at 54 H Street is a duplex starting on the first floor, and includes one bedroom and one and a half bathrooms in its 925 square feet. There are also two private outdoor spaces—one on each floor.
D Street corridor
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A private deck comes with Unit 2 at 227 West Third Street as does one bedroom and one bathroom. The renovated unit runs to 500 square feet.
Dorchester Avenue corridor
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A shared roof deck is part of the package with the 800-square-foot Unit 1A at 99 West Fourth Street, which includes two bedrooms and one bathroom. Hot water is included in the rent; and the owner is currently working on updating the bathroom and the kitchen as well as repainting the entire spread.
Dorchester Avenue corridor
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Unit 1 at 16 Emerson Street is a condo for rent that includes a private deck. It runs to 600 square feet, and includes one bedroom and one bathroom. The $2,475 in rent covers basement storage too.
City Point
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Free laundry in the building comes with Unit 2 at 3 Grace Court, which is asking $2,450 a month. The 650-square-foot one-bedroom, one-bathroom is the product of a recent renovation.
Poll
Which Southie spread would you rent?
This poll is closed
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4%
Unit 1 at 54 H in Telegraph Hill
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19%
Unit 2 at 227 West Third in the D Street corridor
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4%
Unit 1A at 99 West Fourth in the Dot. Ave. corridor
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64%
Unit 1 at 16 Emerson in the Dot. Ave. corridor
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7%
Unit 2 at 3 Grace at City Point