Archive for November, 2007

676 Tremont Street

You’ve more than likely seen the ads, or perhaps the giant banner that hangs on the corner of Tremont Street and West Newton Street, 676 Tremont Street is anchoring a block of brownstones along Tremont that are poised for upscale renovations.
676 Tremont Street is a 5-unit gut rehab of an 1889 brownstone. It houses [...]

One of the things that we hear from clients most often is a request for “multiple exposures” (i.e. a corner unit that has windows, and thus views and light, available on multiple walls). This is actually a tough request in the city given that there are so many brownstone floor throughs, larger buildings are [...]

If you’ve been searching for a spacious and custom-built New England luxury estate, with all the perks and amenities, and want to enjoy a tax free (both income and sales) lifestyle, look no further than this 5,500+ square foot estate in Rye, New Hampshire (located just outside Portsmouth along the water).

This estate offers multiple exposure [...]

You read about it every day, literally. You hear about subprime mortgages, a credit crisis, and tightening of the credit and financial industry. What do these things actually mean? Do you really know, or have your eyes glazed over after reading headline after headline (after headline…) about subprime mortgages? Let’s take a [...]

It’s no surprise that a stone’s throw from one of the South End’s most upscale condo developments, Atelier 505, sits one of the South End’s most coveted French restaurants, Hamersley’s Bistro. The two are similar on many counts, along with several distinctions.
Condos at Atelier 505 mimic the availability of tables at Hamersley’s. There are currently [...]

Our Featured Open House of the week has found one of the best units at the Court Square Press building in South Boston. The pickings for open houses, given the Holiday weekend, are rather slim, but if you have not already seen this unit at the 130-unit luxury development in South Boston, it’s worth [...]

The Carruth Condo Development

We had the pleasure of sitting down with both the developer and marketing team of the Carruth earlier this week. Following our meeting, we received a full tour of the hard hat job site, which is quickly approaching completion. The Carruth is a new mixed-use, for-sale condo and rental development in Dorchester. [...]

It’s approaching six months since the ultra-modern, green, Macallen Building opened to residents. The building has been well-received by all walks of life, yet, there are still 29 units that currently remain for sale at the 140-unit northern South Boston development.
We’ve discussed the Macallen, at 141 Dorchester Avenue, numerous times (click the ‘Macallen Building‘ [...]

BPL Says Take That Audible.com

The Boston Public Library (BPL) recently announced their Digital Audio Books program. Library patrons can now download audio books to PCs or iPods some digital media players. The new site looks much like Amazon.com, and boasts downloads at anytime.
Access to the site is limited to library patrons with a library card only. [...]

The city has been a buzz with new developments, with living spaces being created, and/or renovated, making the excitement palpable as we enter the winter season, anticipating the completion, and commencement, of developments in 2008. But, is a “downgrade” coming?




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