Yes, there were records galore for condo and townhouse trades during the three months ended March 30—but the signs of change are there due to coronavirus.
Most of the city’s core enclaves, including Back Bay, Beacon Hill, South Boston, and the South End, remain on the pricier side at the start of 2020. But there are some surprises.
Allston, Roxbury, the Seaport, Union Square, East Boston, the West End, and more—region-defining change was a constant in these enclaves during the 2010s.
Encore Boston Harbor, Assembly Row, Boston Landing, Seaport Square, the Ink Block, and more—these projects left indelible marks on the Boston region in the 2010s.
It’s not as far-fetched as it sounds. Meanwhile, the city is a couple of months away from a request for proposals for reconstructing Downtown Crossing’s pedestrian zone.
For the first time, the coworking giant has leased all of the office space in a single Boston building. The move comes as WeWork pivots to providing offices for larger companies.
And then there were eight—we’re down to the second round of the annual Curbed Cup to pick the Boston area’s neighborhood of the year. Polls are open 24 hours for each matchup.
Time to pick the Boston area’s neighborhood of the year! Here’s how it works: We present two matchups a day during the first round. Polls stay open 24 hours for each one. The biggest vote-getter in each matchup advances. We start with 16, and we whittle it down to one.
Several projects either underway or planned near and at Red Line stations are set to add thousands of condos and apartments beside the T’s busiest route.
Unit 1-2 at 3 Winter Place takes up an entire floor of what until 2012 was a building housing the famed Locke Ober restaurant. The six-room spread is on sale for $2,995,000—which is kind of a bargain for the area.
And they range in price from $3.2 million for a 2,290-square-footer in 215 Commonwealth Avenue to $5.25 million for a 2,435-square-foot condo at the Mandarin Oriental.
The range in price from $1.225 million for a 948-square-foot spread in Downtown Crossing’s recently constructed Millennium Tower to a 1,230-square-footer in a renovated Back Bay brownstone dating from 1872.
The rejuvenation of what’s branded as DTX 399 will be the latest change in that corner of the neighborhood. The boutique Godfrey hotel opened in late 2015 and the Millennium Tower followed the next year.
The busiest time of the leasing year is nearly upon us, so we’re looking at different price points in different markets. Five grand a month apparently lands tenants at least two bedrooms, but parking? Don’t count on it.
The Curbed Cup, our annual award for the neighborhood of the year, rolls on with 16 neighborhoods vying for the prestigious (fake) trophy. Voting for each pairing ends 24 hours after it begins. Let the eliminations continue!
The Curbed Cup, our annual award for the neighborhood of the year, rolls on with 16 neighborhoods vying for the prestigious (fake) trophy. Voting for each pairing ends 24 hours after it begins. Let the eliminations continue!
Defending champ Assembly Row will square off against Downtown Crossing, and Upper Dorchester will face Davis Square—the No. 6 seed that has become this tourney’s Cinderella story.Voting re-commences next week!