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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 woman’s townhouse? Let’s find out! Next up is $800,000 in Boston.
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Back Bay
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We start in Back Bay at 400 Marlborough Street, where Unit 2 is asking $799,900 for its one bedroom and one bathroom and 800 square feet. The duplex’s tag includes one parking space. The condo fee is $450.75.
Charlestown
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Now to Charlestown, where Unit 2 at 19 Tremont Street is on sale for $799,900. It has two bedrooms and two bathrooms over its 1,288 square feet; and plenty of outdoor space as well as deeded parking. The condo fee is $525.
Dorchester
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At 6 Everett Street in Dorchester, $799,000 buys Unit 1. The townhouse-style condo runs to 3,251 square feet, and contains four bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms. The tag for the four-level unit covers access to parking. The condo fee is $160.
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Also in Dorchester, the new-construction Unit 303 at 85 Willow Court is asking $799,000 for its two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and 1,376 square feet. The tag covers heated parking. The condo fee has yet to be determined.
Roxbury
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We end in Roxbury, where Unit 2 at 15 Millmont Street is asking $799,000. It’s a 2,511-square-foot, three-bedroom, three-bathroom duplex with two deeded parking spots. The kitchen was renovated recently.
Poll
Which one would you buy?
This poll is closed
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22%
Unit 2 at 400 Marlborough in Back Bay
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40%
Unit 2 at 19 Tremont in Charlestown
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4%
Unit 1 at 6 Everett in Dorchester
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18%
Unit 303 at 85 Willow in Dorchester
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13%
Unit 2 at 15 Millmont in Roxbury