What $825,000 buys around Boston now

Discover what the sum commands in neighborhoods such as Jamaica Plain, the North End, and South Boston

By Tom Acitelli@tomacitelli Mar 11, 2020, 6:14am EDT

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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 $825,000 in different Boston neighborhoods.

South Boston

A sizable living room with furniture and a staircase leading up at one end.

A bedroom with two windows, two chairs, and a crib.

A kitchen with a large cabinet next to the fridge and an L-shaped counter.

We start along the L Street border between Southie’s Telegraph Hill and City Point. The penthouse at 156 L Street includes two bedrooms and two bathrooms in its 1,335 square feet. The condo comes with central air, a washer-dryer, and a private deck. The asking is $825,000 even, and the HOA fee is $200.

South End

A large living room with a sectional couch facing a TV, and there is a set of windows on one side and.a set of shelves on the other.

A modern kitchen with several feet in between the two parallel counters.

A bedroom with a bed and a bank of windows.

Unit 203 at 255 Northampton Street includes central air, a washer-dryer, and access to a shared roof deck in a 14-year-old development. The $825,000 tag and $316 HOA also covers a garage parking spot. The 1,020-square-footer includes one bedroom and one bathroom.

North End

A narrow living room with a couch and a coffee table facing a TV.

A dining room with a table and chairs next to a large fridge.

A small kitchen corner next to a brick wall with a narrow arched slit in the bottom.

A bedroom with a bed, and there’s a stairwell visible outside the open door.

A 2006 conversion produced Unit 1 at 137 Salem Street, which dates from 1900. The 1,149-square-foot duplex includes two bedrooms and one and a half bathrooms as well as central air and a washer-dryer. Bonus: The exposed brick wall once served as a pizza oven. The asking is $825,000, and the HOA is $504.

South End

A sizable, largely empty living room leading to a small terrace.

A kitchen with an L-shaped counter and a large fridge.

A bathroom with a long counter next to a toilet next to a tub with the curtain pulled closed.

A small bedroom with a bed next to a bank of windows.

Back in the South End with Unit 507 at 700 Harrison Avenue, a 746-square-foot one-bedroom, one-bathroom with central air. The fifth-floor spread’s $825,000 tag and $401 HOA includes a garage parking spot.

Jamaica Plain

A spacious, sunny living room with furniture and next to a large opening.

An open kitchen with a large island with three stools in front of it.

An open dining room next to a larger space, and there is a table and chairs in the dining room area.

A bathroom with a toilet next to a shower with half a glass door on it.

Unit 104 at 45 Burnett Street is part of a one-year-old new development. The 1,308-square-foot three-bedroom, two-bathroom includes central air and a washer-dryer. The $819,000 price and the $615 HOA covers a garage parking spot, and the building has a fitness center and a shared roof deck.

Poll

Which $825,000 Boston spread would you buy?

This poll is closed

20%

The penthouse at 156 L in Southie

(5 votes)
8%

Unit 203 at 255 Northampton in the South End

(2 votes)
8%

Unit 1 at 137 Salem in the North End

(2 votes)
12%

Unit 507 at 700 Harrison in the South End

(3 votes)
50%

Unit 104 at 45 Burnett in JP

(12 votes)

24 votes total Vote Now

What $825,000 buys around Boston now

South Boston

South End

North End

South End

Jamaica Plain

Poll

Which $825,000 Boston spread would you buy?

20%

The penthouse at 156 L in Southie

8%

Unit 203 at 255 Northampton in the South End

8%

Unit 1 at 137 Salem in the North End

12%

Unit 507 at 700 Harrison in the South End

50%

Unit 104 at 45 Burnett in JP

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