North End
Paul Revere Mall renovations wrap in the North End
The plaza project—which included new paving and a restoration of the fountain there—was meant to make it more accessible and to better connect it with the area.
What $5,000 a month rents around Boston now
These recent listings include spreads in Charlestown, South Boston, and the South End.
What $2,000 a month rents around Boston now
Curbed Comparisons is a regular column that explores what one can rent or buy for a set dollar amount in the Boston area. Next up is $2,000 a month in Boston!
North End loft with balcony and wood-burning fireplace potential drops for $825K
The Lewis Wharf spread comes with plenty of brick and beam too.
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Boston’s 11 best waterfront parks, mapped
These include large swaths of national parkland, quiet(ish) alcoves amid the urban bustle, and expanses chock-a-block full of sports facilities.
Dock Square Garage addition hits possible roadblock
The Boston Civic Design Commission gave a thumbs-down to the glassy plans in the North End, but that doesn’t mean they’re kaput.
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6 open house tours this weekend in the North End and on the Waterfront
Each is around the million-dollar mark—but the views and the location!
What $600,000 buys around Boston right now
Curbed Comparisons is a weekly column that explores what one can rent or buy for a set dollar amount (or thereabouts) in the Boston area.
How Boston’s Great Molasses Flood of 1919 is still felt a century on
The freakish tragedy that killed 21 and injured dozens more led to major reforms in the nation’s construction standards.
Here’s what $900,000 buys in Boston right now
The sum is not all that astronomical an amount in the Boston housing market. The good news, though, is that it does buy quite a bit of the good real estate life around the city
What $750,000 buys around Boston right now
Welcome to Curbed Comparisons, 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! This week, the magic number is $750,000 in Boston.
Condo with ‘the biggest roof deck in the North End’ drops for $539,000
The Hanover Street spread runs to just over 500 square feet otherwise.
Woodsy North End number with two bedrooms asks under $800,000
The Commercial Street condo comes with plenty of exposed beam and brick.
Big reveal: A North End two-bedroom with access to a gated courtyard
Very few Curbed Boston readers guessed the correct asking price or this 809-square-foot spread. Did you?
What $5,000 a month rents around Boston right now
Welcome to Curbed Comparisons, a weekly column that explores what one can rent or buy for a set dollar amount. Today, the magic number is $5,000 a month in Boston’s notoriously pricey rental market.
How much for a North End two-bedroom with access to a gated courtyard?
This thoroughly modern condo in Boston’s oldest neighborhood includes one on-street parking permit, too. What say you re: the price? Take a look and then take your best guess!
North Washington Street Bridge repairs between Charlestown and the North End to last five years
At times, only one lane will be open each way. Such closures are expected to ripple into downtown Boston as far as I-93. Work starts in earnest next spring.
Boston’s tiniest homes clustered in some of its most expensive neighborhoods
The selections—all condos—reflect that, with prices running to $1,000-plus a square foot.
Major Paul Revere Mall renovations to include new bricks and fresh lighting
Nicknamed the Prado, the mall not too far from the Paul Revere House dates from the 1930s and has been in need of upkeep for years.
The 20 most Instagrammable locations in Boston
Acorn Street, the Gardner, Fort Point Channel, Fenway Park, and City Hall are among the selections. City Hall? Yes, City Hall.
North End Starbucks on hold indefinitely, presumed dead
The postponement effectively dooms the chain opening at the neighborhood’s gateway, which several residents and businesses had opposed.
North End Starbucks proposal appears dead following mayor’s opposition
Marty Walsh asked the developer behind the idea to withdraw its application for 198 Hanover Street. The move followed vociferous community opposition.
Controversy boiling regarding proposed Starbucks in the North End
Is it grounds for reconsidering the Hanover Street project? Opponents certainly hope so. Proponents point to the Peet’s down the street.
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7 North End open house options this weekend at all kinds of price points
The neighborhood that teems with history has some of Boston most interesting homes. Surprised?
North End home prices averaging about $1,000 a square foot right now: Report
That places the historic enclave squarely among Boston’s most expensive neighborhoods, one of about 10 where the average asking price hovers around $1,000 a square foot.
This North End view is on sale for well under $400,000
The 417-square-foot Unit 5B at 34 Charter Street is a snug fit, indeed, but the price is right relative to the oh-so-historic neighborhood.
What $3,000 a month rents around Boston right now
The sum is not that much for Boston—though nationally it can be quite the price tag. What does it command in the city? Our latest Curbed Comparisons finds out.
Here’s what parking spaces cost in Boston right now
As you might expect, prices not only vary based on location but some of the prices are quite high.
Stylish North End one-bedroom with enclosed entry on sale for $650,000
The unit is part of a larger complex called the Commercial Block, and is on the courtyard side—which means it’s basically off a private street in one of Boston’s more achingly quaint neighborhoods.
Capacious North End loft on sale for $799,000 includes original beams from 1853
The one-bedroom, one-bathroom also features oversized arched windows and a wood-burning fireplace.
What $3,500 a month rents in Boston right now
Boston is one of the few cities in America where $3,500 a month isn’t that much in rent. What does the sum get you as winter (finally!) fades to spring?
Do Boston’s mid-priced neighborhoods offer real relief to homebuyers?
The region’s neighborhoods can be divided into three tiers: The $1,000-a-square-foot-and-up neighborhoods, the middle tier of $500 to $999 a foot, and the under-$500-a-foot ones.
Which are the most iconic Boston streets?
There are some obvious candidates: Back Bay’s Commonwealth Avenue; Shawmut Avenue through the South End and Hanover Street through the North End; Blue Hill Avenue from Dorchester to Mattapan. What’d you think?
Here’s what $600,000 buys around Boston now
In some spots, the sum nabs a one-bedroom condo of modest size; in others, prospective buyers can positively luxuriate. Our latest Curbed Comparisons dives into five different neighborhoods.
The 8 Boston neighborhoods where housing prices average more than $1,000 a square foot
That asking prices in Back Bay, Beacon Hill, and the Seaport are averaging $1,000/foot-plus should not be all that surprising. But that this is the case now in swathes of downtown well beyond Back Bay should jar a bit.
What $2,500 a month rents around Boston right now
A monthly rent of $2,500 commands at least one bedroom in Boston at the start of 2018, per our latest Curbed Comparisons. What else does it get you? Come along.
North End, Waterfront prices converging as both enclaves grow pricier
It’s similar to the trend that drew Back Bay and the South End closer together price-wise. The latest numbers this way ...
What $700,000 buys around Boston right now
Boston is one of the few places in the U.S. where $700,000 is not that much money in real estate. Perhaps because of that, it is an especially busy price point in the city’s housing market.
$5M North End home provides 10-foot ceilings and expansive cemetery views
An elegant three-bedroom residence devours the bulk of the 4,528-square-foot 93 Charter Street just across from the historic Copp’s Hill cemetery. Take it in from the balcony.