Welcome to Curbed Comparisons, a weekly column that explores what one can rent or buy for a set dollar amount. Is one woman’s studio another woman’s townhouse? Let’s find out! Today, the magic number is $3,500 a month in Cambridge.
The recently listed numbers in this weekend’s house tour range from a rare Round Building selection to ones in quintessential brick buildings with classic details.
The 3,300-square-foot spread is done in a sleek and severe style; and it comes with quite a bit of space for the neighborhood. There are four and a half bathrooms and the potential for four bedrooms.
The 1,473-square-foot, five-room 22 Prince Street in Cambridge’s Cambridgeport neighborhood includes three bedrooms and an unfinished basement. There’s also a private deck out back.
Affordability is not Cambridge’s strong suit, but every now and then a listing lands that doesn’t seem so preposterously astronomical. The 828-square-foot Unit 3 at 46 Cottage Street in Cambridgeport is one such listing.
The 3,082-square-foot 147 Magazine Street features what the listing aptly describes as "dramatic bow-front and bay windows." There are also pocket doors galore, hardwood floors, and plenty of room—up to four bedrooms, in fact.
The 2,812-square-foot 13 Decatur Street began life in the late 19th century as a colonial. A major renovation in 1998 added not only a contemporary design to much of the place, but an entire addition.
Welcome back to Curbed Comparisons. This time we take a look at a specific rent point in the People’s Republic—just as the prime leasing season kicks into gear.
The 1,084-square-foot 46 Valentine Street was one of about 170 townhouses that architects Doug Bell and Gerald Fandetti designed from 1971 to 1983. It had been asking $749,000.
Local developer and architect David Aposhian used reclaimed lumber from Cambridge’s old Riverside Press building and an old mill in New Bedford, Mass., to construct his capacious shingle-style condo at 255 River Street.
The 1,863-square-foot condo at 51 Jay Street in the Mid-Cambridge-Cambridgeport borderlands went up just this year. It’s now on the market with flourishes such as a "European-inspired kitchen."
The 903-square-foot Unit 6 at 18 Whitney Avenue in Cambridge's Cambridgeport is technically a 1-BR. But then add in the loft, the high ceilings, and the skylights. What'd you suppose something like that goes for?
Our special Renovation Week edition of PriceSpotter concludes with the results! Turns out a plurality guessed the correct asking for this 4-BR, 3-BA attached townhouse, with barbecue, in busy, busy Cambridge.
Our special Renovation Week edition of PriceSpotter zeroes in on a recently redone townhouse in the city's Cambridgeport neighborhood. There are four bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a whole mess of sleekness.