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6 roomy Boston homes hosting virtual open houses
These selections in South Boston, the Seaport District, Back Bay, and elsewhere all have great views and lots of natural light in common.
What $3,200 rents around Boston now
Find out what the monthly sum leases in neighborhoods such as South Boston, Dorchester, Charlestown, and Back Bay.
Where Boston housing prices have increased the most
Median home prices jumped across Boston from 2014 to 2019, according to new figures, with particularly pronounced increases in Mission Hill, East Boston, and upper Dorchester.
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10 perfect Boston strolls for warmer weather
Some of these ambles are more leisurely than others, and some will require a serious time commitment. All are worth it.
Meet the Pinnacle at Central Wharf
The redevelopment of the Boston Harbor Garage would now mean a 600-foot tower with some 200 housing units under new plans.
Downtown Boston townhouse sales decline as prices rise
The recent sales drop mirrors a trend in the wider Boston housing market. Meanwhile, downtown condos are doing just fine.
Downtown Boston condo prices by neighborhood
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.
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Boston’s 15 most expensive home sales of 2019
A handful of neighborhoods dominate the list, including Back Bay, Beacon Hill, and Downtown Crossing.
Developers shrink housing component of Southie power plant redevelopment
Other big development news of the week includes Northeastern proposing another private dorm and the umpteenth try at redeveloping the Boston Harbor Garage.
Developer vows to replace ‘auto-centric obstacle’ with 600-foot tower on Boston’s waterfront
The Chiofaro Company is back with another plan to redevelop the Boston Harbor Garage. Settle in.
10 notable Boston buildings that didn’t exist in 2010
The selection includes soaring spires such as One Dalton and Millennium Tower, but also humbler structures such as the Government Center T station and Eastie’s library branch.
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The best things to do in the Boston area right now
Here’s a seasonal rundown of the 26 essential places that everyone should seek out should they want to understand what makes the Boston area tick.
What $800,000 buys around Boston now
These newer listings fall in South Boston, the South End, Back Bay, and elsewhere.
How welcoming is Boston’s waterfront?
That depends. Or at least that’s what a recent Conservation Law Foundation survey found. It also found that not too many Bostonians are worried about the effects of climate change.
Seaport World Trade Center changes advance—goodbye, Commonwealth Hall
The cavernous exhibition hall is giving way to more privately owned public space on the Boston waterfront, including a plaza with year-round programming.
What $10,000 a month rents around Boston now
These newer listings in Beacon Hill, Back Bay, Charlestown, and elsewhere offer lots of space and amenities.
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The Boston waterfront’s 10 best attractions, mapped
The city’s aquatic edge teems with stuff to do, particularly when the weather’s warm. Here are 10 attractions to check out, including museums, one long park, and a very old ship.
What $3,000 a month rents around Boston now
Our latest Curbed Comparisons tracks newer listings in Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Dorchester, Charlestown, and elsewhere.
Encore Boston Harbor ferry service to cost up to $7 a ride and include a Seaport stop
The year-round runs will also include a Long Wharf docking. The general public, too, is welcome to come aboard.
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Boston’s 12 most unique spots to get married
These spots—including Fenway Park, Boston Common, and the New England Aquarium—also offer options for hosting receptions.
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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.
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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!
Big Seaport World Trade Center changes could mean new waterfront plaza
Leaseholder Fidelity Investments wants to seriously up the retail and restaurant space at the site, too.
Developers apparently lining up to erect an observation wheel on the Boston waterfront
They should look at what happened in New York, though.
That red Nantucket Lightship docked off Boston’s Commercial Wharf has six bedrooms
The restored vessel—which its sellers bought for around $126,000 at the start of the century and are selling now for $5.2 million—also has six and a half bathrooms.
6 kinds of sites that could host new housing in Boston
The city needs homes and fast—luckily, there are several places where apartment and condo buildings would fit nicely.
What $3,000 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 $4,000 a month rents around Boston right now
The city is probably one of a handful in America where $4,000 a month isn’t that much money to rent a place. What does the hefty sum command as summer slides to fall?
Harbor Towers condo complex sues to stop redevelopment of the Boston Harbor Garage
The trustees of the Harbor Towers condo complex have sued state officials and a developer in a bid to stop—or at least drastically slow—the redevelopment of the Harbor Garage into a 600-foot mixed-use tower.
Coming soon: A new design for a proposed 600-foot tower in place of the Boston Harbor Garage
Meanwhile, here are some renderings of what the Blueway below it would look like.
Boston’s big downtown waterfront rezoning? Not so fast, say groups
They vow legal action, in part to stop a 600-foot redevelopment of the Boston Harbor Garage.
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.
What $10,000 a month rents around Boston
It’s not one of the busier price points in the city’s rental market, but it is unusually fertile at the moment. So, pray tell, what does $10K command? Our latest Curbed Comparisons finds out.
Boston Harbor Garage tower can move forward following state rezoning decision—but will it?
Plans for redevelopment of the car park stretch back a decade at least.
Battery Wharf penthouse with reclaimed wood from nearby piers drops for $5.5M
The bright, airy spread also includes a covered roof deck.
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.
New plan could lead to the tallest tower on Boston Harbor
The Boston Planning & Development Agency has filed plans with the state that would move along one of the largest and longest-running development sagas in Boston: The redevelopment of the Boston Harbor Garage.
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 ...
Just a reminder that some of Boston’s priciest neighborhoods are on reclaimed land
The snowstorm that hit the Boston region on January 4 did particular damage along the coastline, where historically high sea surges flooded streets, homes, subway stations, underpasses, etc.