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'Tis the Season for Bargains! The Year in Hub Price-Chops

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As the holiday season enters its 37th week, we thought we'd tell you about the biggest shopping deals of them all in Greater Boston: marked-down residential real estate. Never mind 20 percent off an Android. How's about 20 percent off a goddamn mansion? You get the picture. Herewith, merry gentlemen (and ladies), the Curbed Boston Heatmap of Notable Price-Chops of 2012. Some of them have happy endings. One of them has a chimney from Frank Lloyd Wright.


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The Arthur Astor Carey House

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The 8-BR home of William Weld when he was governor is being sold by his ex-wife, a Roosevelt, for now $3,800,000. That’s after a $190,000 price-chop just last week as well as a $501,000 one in May (and a $500,000 one before that even).

Frank Lloyd Wright Fireplace

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That’s right: the famed architect supposedly designed the fireplace in this capacious 3-BR penthouse. The price was chopped $151,000 in April (after a $340,000 chop the year before) and it sold in June for $2,125,000.

21-23 Marlborough Street

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This 4-BR duplex chopped its price $400,000 in March, down to $5,500,000. It sold in June for $700K less than that.

46 Appleton Street

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This 5-BR townhouse chopped its price $560,000 in May, after 552 days on the market. That was just the beginning: In October, it whacked another $405,000 off, bringing the price to $3,495,000.

The Mason House

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The 14,850-square-foot manse with 14 bathrooms cut its price by a whopping $1,400,000 in July, down to $16,500,000. This has been the biggest price-chop of 2012.

18 Traill Street

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The 7-BR, modernist house designed by Walter Bogner saw two price-chops in 2012: a $500K one in June and a $300K one in October. They brought the price to $2,950,000. The house has since been taken off the market.

The Sunflower Castle

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Beacon Hill’s most adorable house chopped its price $105,000 in October, after barely a month on the market. The 3-BR is now asking $4,495,000.

36 Lime Street

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The stylish 5-BR townhouse, with an interior designed by the late David Nightingale Hicks, went on the market last winter, and chopped its price in November by a cool quarter-mill. It’s now asking $6,700,000.

Albert A. Pope Penthouse

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The 3-BR penthouse went through three massive price-chops: $500,000 in October; $500,000 in November; and $300,000 in December. It’s now asking $5,900,000.

Atelier 505

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This 3-BR condo was once owned by former Red Sox All-Star Nomar Garciaparra and soccer Olympian Mia Hamm. It was price-chopped in March by $380,000 and again in June by $400,000. It appears to be off the market, with its last asking price at $3,590,000.

60 Chestnut Street

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This slender townhouse, with nine fireplaces, cut its price $300,000 in October. It's now asking $3,800,000.

72 Beacon Street

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Directly across from the Chestnut Hill Reservoir, this 5-BR manse is asking $2,190,000 after a $200,000 chop in August.

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The Arthur Astor Carey House

The 8-BR home of William Weld when he was governor is being sold by his ex-wife, a Roosevelt, for now $3,800,000. That’s after a $190,000 price-chop just last week as well as a $501,000 one in May (and a $500,000 one before that even).

Frank Lloyd Wright Fireplace

That’s right: the famed architect supposedly designed the fireplace in this capacious 3-BR penthouse. The price was chopped $151,000 in April (after a $340,000 chop the year before) and it sold in June for $2,125,000.

21-23 Marlborough Street

This 4-BR duplex chopped its price $400,000 in March, down to $5,500,000. It sold in June for $700K less than that.

46 Appleton Street

This 5-BR townhouse chopped its price $560,000 in May, after 552 days on the market. That was just the beginning: In October, it whacked another $405,000 off, bringing the price to $3,495,000.

The Mason House

The 14,850-square-foot manse with 14 bathrooms cut its price by a whopping $1,400,000 in July, down to $16,500,000. This has been the biggest price-chop of 2012.

18 Traill Street

The 7-BR, modernist house designed by Walter Bogner saw two price-chops in 2012: a $500K one in June and a $300K one in October. They brought the price to $2,950,000. The house has since been taken off the market.

The Sunflower Castle

Beacon Hill’s most adorable house chopped its price $105,000 in October, after barely a month on the market. The 3-BR is now asking $4,495,000.

36 Lime Street

The stylish 5-BR townhouse, with an interior designed by the late David Nightingale Hicks, went on the market last winter, and chopped its price in November by a cool quarter-mill. It’s now asking $6,700,000.

Albert A. Pope Penthouse

The 3-BR penthouse went through three massive price-chops: $500,000 in October; $500,000 in November; and $300,000 in December. It’s now asking $5,900,000.

Atelier 505

This 3-BR condo was once owned by former Red Sox All-Star Nomar Garciaparra and soccer Olympian Mia Hamm. It was price-chopped in March by $380,000 and again in June by $400,000. It appears to be off the market, with its last asking price at $3,590,000.

60 Chestnut Street

This slender townhouse, with nine fireplaces, cut its price $300,000 in October. It's now asking $3,800,000.

72 Beacon Street

Directly across from the Chestnut Hill Reservoir, this 5-BR manse is asking $2,190,000 after a $200,000 chop in August.