It’s been a while since we touched base with the Modern South End loft-style condo development on the border of the South End and Roxbury. What’s left at this 25-unit move-in ready Dennis Duffy design? 12 units according to the Boston MLS.

That’s right, 12 units, priced from $489,000 to $1,495,000 and ranging in size from 899 to 2,592 square feet. Mainly 1 bedroom 1 bathroom loft-style condos remain, along with three 2 bedroom 1.5 bathroom units (starting at $699K price point), and the then you have the grand Skyliner penthouse with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. Parking, except with the Skyliner, is not included in the listing price, but available for sale from $29K-49K.

Our Featured Open House take places Sunday, April 13, 2008 from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM at the Modern, located at 255 Northhampton Street, one block west of Massachusetts Avenue, between Columbus Avenue and Tremont Street.

With the Columbus Center project now on an indefinite hold, the Brooke House at 79 Chandler Street (at the corner of Chandler and quiet Cazenove) vaults itself back into a top luxury South End condo development.

Pickings are now slim at the 1890 building, newly renovated in 2007, with only a single 2 bedroom 2.5 bathroom unit remaining. Priced at $1,849,000, Unit 2 boasts 3,232 square feet ($572 per square foot) over two floors with direct elevator access. Luxury through and through at the Brooke House, especially on those cold spring mornings with heated floors and towel racks in the bathroom. Common roof deck which features a kitchen and excellently positioned city views. The $896 HOA fee includes Heat, Gas, Water, Sewer, Master Insurance, Elevator, and Snow Removal.

Our Featured Open House for the week takes place at 79 Chandler Street, on Sunday, April 06, 2008 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM. Offsite deeded garage parking included. For Buyer Agency representation on this luxury development, or any other in the city, please contact us.

Newbury Street, the always good for people watching trendy shopping and eating lane of Boston, is home to the Prince condo development at 201 Newbury Street. There are 36 units in this concierge served building with a common roof deck, and Unit 506, is currently available for sale.

Unit 506, with a loft-style feel, offers 1,314 square feet spread across a duplex corner of the building with 2 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. Currently listed at $959,000 after a price reduction this past Thursday, this loft-style unit in the heart of Boston’s Back Bay is worth a ride in the elevator up the the condo. One deeded parking space is included, a coveted piece of property in the Back Bay, with spots oftentimes garnering in the six figures, or close to it.

The Featured Open House will take place at 201 Newbury Street on Sunday, March 16, 2008 from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM. For more information, or to setup an additional private appointment for a second showing, please contact us.

The Ashmont MBTA station and surrounding area is home to significant development and redevelopment these days, included in this is the mixed-use, for-sale and rental development at the Carruth, which overlooks the transit hub.

The Carruth, a Trinity Financial development, now has a model home open, and have priced their 1 through 2+ bedroom units from $269,000 to $429,000 (including parking). We received a tour of the construction site in late 2007 (see The Carruth Condo Development), and it’s great to see a transit oriented development, just south of the city, take shape.

A grand opening house party will be held Saturday and Sunday, March 8th and 9th, from 12 - 4PM each day. This will serve as our Featured Open House of the week. Please let Larry, and the whole team at the Carruth, know that you heard about the open house here on the Boston Condo Blog. Food and drinks (coffee) will be served at the event in conjunction with two of the commercial inhabitants of the building, Tavolo, and Flat Black Coffee.

On March 1st and 2nd from 11AM to 3PM, the 1850 is holding its first sneak preview opening to the public. 2 model units have been furnished with bedroom and living spaces and are handsomely decorated by Terrat Elms, one of the South End’s award winning design firms. Take a stroll over, or park in the lot behind The 1850. A hostess will meet you in the lobby and take you up to the new sales office for a tour.

Typically our Featured Open House listing runs on Sunday mornings, but with the 1850 doing a two day gala, we’re running our listing early this week. Let the hostess know that you heard about the open house on the Boston Condo Blog when stopping in. The 1850 Lofts - for more information, including a map to get you there.

For Buyer Agency representation on any condo in Boston, please contact us.

If you want to be close to the action of the soon-to-be very high end Bryant on Columbus and 285 Columbus Lofts, the penthouse at 290 Columbus Avenue may be a good fit for you. Located across the street from the two luxury developments, 290 Columbus Avenue is our Featured Open House of the week.

The unit has been on the market for quite some time, but with renovations recently completed, this unit shines nicely. Listed at $599,000, the unit boasts 916 sq. ft. ($653.93/sq. ft.), a private roof deck, and central air (come on, we can at least dream of the warm temperatures to come in a few months).

The open house will take place on Sunday, February 24, 2008 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM. To discuss writing an offer on this home, or any other that you see while out today, please contact us.

Back in September, we featured an open house at the lofts at 125 B Street, and this week again, our Featured Open House is the 125 B Street Lofts in South Boston / Seaport District. We love this building for its tall ceilings, exposed brick and beam, and modern and clean finishes.

Originally a schoolhouse, 125 B Street has been converted into 16 luxury lofts, featuring onsite parking in an adjacent lot. Two lofts now remain, all corner facing with double exposures, right around 1,100 square feet, listed at $534K and $544K,

The 125 B Street Lofts Open House will take place on Sunday, February 17, 2008 from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM . When stopping in, let Julie Holenport, the listing agent, know that you read about the open house on the Boston Condo Blog. For more details, or to submit an offer, please contact us.

A 1,200 square foot sleek and modern space at the South End’s elevator served Laconia Lofts is our Featured Open House of the week. Recently listed at $499,900, this open loft space features cork floors, a custom designed kitchen with maple cabinets, stainless appliances, Bosch dishwasher, gas cooking, and a Franke sink. The full bath features a Bosch-Poscher sink and water closet, and Grohe fixtures. This loft-style condo is priced below $450 per square foot, and carries a $413 HOA fee.

Sounds like an excellent living space, but the pictures below tell a different story, as it is currently being used as a work space. Look past this however, and see what this Boston loft has to offer you at the open house taking place on Sunday, February 10, 2008 from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM, located at 1200 Washington Street.

Rather than doing a Featured Open House this week (which we typically run every Sunday morning), what we wanted to do was highlight the use of Boston Homes Newspaper as a valuable tool in working your way through Boston open houses over the weekend.

As you know, open houses are a great way to see a lot of property first hand, in a short amount of time. There are hundreds of open houses that take place each week in Boston (there are 150+ Boston open houses downtown today alone), the majority of which are on Sunday, and a Boston Homes Newspaper (which is published  on Saturday) is one of the best resources to have in your hand for that. It’s becoming an online world, but having a hard copy of the newspaper in your hand is a good idea for navigating the streets of Boston.

The Boston Homes Newspaper provides a listing of all of the open houses and their times, and breaks it down in easy to follow neighborhood maps. If you cannot get your hands on a paper copy (delivered to certain neighborhoods door to door for free on Saturdays), you can go to this ‘Find Boston Condos‘ webpage, and then click on the ‘Boston Homes website’ link in bullet 2, in order to view the current online version.

Keep in mind that the paper is published each Saturday, so every Saturday you can visit the website for updated open house listings.

Our Featured Open House of the week will take place at 253 E Street, which we covered yesterday, as perhaps the best true two-bedroom condos on the market in South Boston right now (see Best 2 Bedroom South Boston Condos). The units are being marketed by The Terrier Group, a brokerage specializing in South Boston property. Stop in to see the high-end finishes on on Sunday, January 27, 2008 from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM.

While you are out and about, we suggest that you stop into the renovated schoolhouse at 125 B Street, several blocks away from 253 E Street. 125 B Street (see 125 B Street on the Boston Condo Blog) is a recently converted condo development, featuring soaring ceilings and exposed brick. 2 units remain in the development, both listed at a little over $500K. The open house at 125 B Street takes place on Sunday, January 27, 2008 from 1:30 PM to 3:00 PM.

As discussed in recent comments on the blog, these developments are quite unique, 253 E Street being more of your classic condo with well-appointed detail, and 125 B Street being more the loft style condo with exposed brick and high ceilings.  Both are well done, and worth a look.