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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 $2,600 a month in different Boston neighborhoods.
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South End
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We start in the upper reaches of the busy, busy South End, where Unit 4 at 81 East Brookline Street totals 640 square feet, with two bedrooms and one bathroom. The rent will also cover a sofa.
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The new Unit 3 at 618 East Second Street comes with a garage parking spot and a washer-dryer. The 904-square-footer includes one bedroom and one and a half bathrooms.
Fenway/Kenmore
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Unit 204 at 103 Gainsborough Street near Northeastern University includes a washer-dryer and central AC. The 614-square-foot apartment has one bedroom and one bathroom.
East Boston
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The recently renovated Unit 3B at 139 Border Street includes central air and a washer-dryer. The spread runs to 600 square feet, and includes one bedroom and one bathroom.
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We end with the most spacious of the lot: Unit 1 at 298 Chestnut Avenue, which unfolds over 1,600 square feet and includes two bedrooms and one bathroom as well as a private back deck. The $2,600 a month also covers two off-street parking spots.
Poll
Which $2,600 Boston spread would you rent?
This poll is closed
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11%
Unit 4 at 81 East Brookline in the South End
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31%
Unit 3 at 618 East Second in South Boston
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5%
Unit 204 at 103 Gainsborough in Fenway/Kenmore
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20%
Unit 3B at 139 Border in East Boston
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31%
Unit 1 at 298 Chestnut in Jamaica Plain