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What $850,000 buys around Boston now
Discover what the hefty sum commands in Dorchester, Hyde Park, Back Bay, and elsewhere.
What $1,750 rents around Boston now
Discover what the sum commands in Roslindale, Hyde Park, South Boston, the South End, and elsewhere.
Southie project near Andrew Square advances
Other big development news of the week includes a promising project in Hyde Park and a big milestone in the South End.
Hyde Park pitch highlights housing potential around transit
The 1201 River Street project would include 48 condos near two commuter rail stations. Its developer describes it as "workforce housing."
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The 25 Boston-area projects to watch in `20
Exchange South End, Winthrop Center, Allston Yards, Suffolk Downs—these and so many others are worth keeping tabs on during the year.
Where to look for lawns in Boston
Certain neighborhoods in the city—including West Roxbury and Roslindale—lend themselves to the bucolic expanses.
What $400,000 buys in Boston now
Discover what the sum commands in enclaves such as Brighton, Mission Hill, South Boston, and Hyde Park.
Five-floor building could fill Newbury Street parking lot
The week’s other big development news includes a proposed apartment building between Hyde Park and Roslindale and a possible Superfund designation for the Neponset.
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Is this Hyde Park house a starter home?
The gut-renovated spread is certainly miles more affordable than similarly sized, even smaller, places farther into Boston.
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10 solid starter home options in Hyde Park
Boston’s southernmost neighborhood has so many spacious options for first-time buyers, including whole houses and newer condos.
What $450,000 buys in Boston
The sum definitely gets you on the property ladder in the city, with nice spreads readily available in neighborhoods such as Hyde Park, Dorchester, and East Boston.
What $3,000 a month rents in Boston
The sum can rent quite a bit farther out in Boston, in neighborhoods such as Hyde Park and Charlestown, but the pickings are smaller closer to downtown.
Proposed Hyde Park developments would bring nearly 130 apartments and condos
Other big development news from the week includes a major climate change initiative from Boston, a preliminary plan for a Fort Point parcel, and movement on Harvard’s Allston footprint.
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The 17 most haunted spots in the Boston area, mapped
These spooky spots include the Cutler Majestic, Park Street Station, and Boston Common.
How Boston’s neighborhoods got their names
Geography, infills, independence movements—all played roles in shaping the city’s positional vocabulary.
Scaled-back Hyde Park project near Readville Station advances
The two-building project with 247 apartments was supposed to be a four-building one with 521 housing units.
What $550,000 buys around Boston now
These newer listings include a house in Hyde Park and condos in Beacon Hill and Charlestown.
What $700,000 buys in Boston now
These newer listings in Allston, Brighton, East Boston, and elsewhere include a house and a handful of condos.
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6 open house options in West Roxbury and Hyde Park over Memorial Day Weekend
This Memorial Day Weekend open house tour includes a Queen Anne Victorian and a converted carriage house—and each for under $1 million.
Bright Hyde Park Queen Anne Vic with 14 rooms on sale for $810,000
The house dating from the early 1880s also includes an unfinished third level ripe for renovation.
Hyde Park house with stone fireplace and wooded backyard drops for $630,000
The colonial is about as far from downtown Boston as a house can get without falling outside city limits.
Plans for 800-plus housing units roil Hyde Park’s Readville
Some fear displacement in one of Boston’s more affordable neighborhoods, while others see an epic itch for housing scratched.
Boston’s 10 most affordable market-rate homes right now
The selections—clustered in a handful of neighborhoods—range from $199,000 to $289,000.
What $600,000 buys around Boston right now
The sum is not all that astronomical for the Boston housing market. What does this relatively modest tag bring? Our latest Curbed Comparisons romps through five different neighborhoods to find out.
Hyde Park funeral home on sale as development opportunity
The three-floor, colonial-style building at 1445 River Street recently housed a funeral home. It’s been on and off the market since late 2015 as a development opportunity—or as a single-family with some character.
Boston’s 10 most affordable market-rate homes found in five neighborhoods
Each is asking under $220,000 and none runs to more than 950 square feet, a new report says.
What $2,000 a month rents around Boston right now
Curbed Comparisons is a weekly column that explores what one can rent or buy for a set dollar amount in the Boston area. Is one woman’s studio another woman’s townhouse? Let’s find out!
What $550,000 buys around Boston right now
Curbed Comparisons is a weekly column that explores what one can rent or buy for a set amount (or thereabouts) in the Boston area. Is one woman’s studio another woman’s townhouse? Let’s find out! Today, the magic number is $550,000.
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5 Hyde Park open houses this weekend for well under $700,000
This weekend we travel south to Hyde Park, where you’ll forget that you’re in the city. The neighborhood motto says it all: "A Small Town in the City."
What $800,000 buys around Boston right now
The sum commands single-families in Roxbury and Hyde Park, but condos downtown and elsewhere.
Here are Boston’s 10 most affordable market-rate homes right now
They’re all condos and they’re all clustered in a few neighborhoods—Mattapan, Roxbury, and Hyde Park among them.
Suburban redoubt on sale in Boston’s Hyde Park for under $700,000
The 2,300-square-foot colonial with a covered porch and a large fenced-in yard also has the potential for five bedrooms.
Yes, it is possible to buy a Boston condo for under $300,000
There are at least 11 for sale right now around the city. Here’s where.
Hyde Park home prices remain among most affordable in Boston
The average asking price for market-rate homes in Hyde Park was $285 a square foot as of late May, right there with Mattapan and Dot’s Codman Square, according to a new analysis.
Boston home prices in May show several listings topping $3,000 a square foot
There are eight neighborhoods in the region where askings average more than $1,000 a foot. But then there are the more affordable parts, too.
Hyde Park colonial with mansard roof a relative steal for Boston
The property dates from 1910, and its listing is frank about it needing some updates. But there it is: Four bedrooms, two staircases, one deck, and one bathroom, all for under $400,000.
What $550,000 buys around Boston right now
It looks like the sum buys some nice condos—even a nice house—around the outer reaches of Boston. Come along on our latest Curbed Comparisons.
Boston rent/price ratio: Pricier neighborhoods vs. more affordable ones
At the lower end of the market, properties in Hyde Park and Roslindale are priced at 12 to 14 times their annual rent. At the upper end of the market, Back Bay and Fenway-Kenmore are priced at 30 to 30 times their annual rent
Boston-area rent/price ratios tell tale of neighborhoods’ potential—and pace of gentrification
"Asking price can be seen as a measure of the long-term prospects of a neighborhood," NeighborhoodX research director Constantine Valhouli says. "Asking rent can be seen as a reflection of what the neighborhood is like right now."