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As we’ve discussed before, one of the easiest ways to get into the downtown Boston real estate game is to purchase a deeded parking space. Three have been multiple new deeded (i.e. you would own the space) Boston parking spaces that have hit the market over the past several weeks. For more details, […]

Over the past 12 months, there have been two Boston parking spaces for sale at 425 Newbury Street, otherwise known as the Somerset Garage. In late April, spot 171 went Under Agreement (it had a list price of $59,500 and an HOA fee of $63), and in late September of 2007, spot 190 sold […]

If you are in search of a Midtown parking spot, or are a resident of the Ritz Carlton towers, you may be interested to know that two deeded garage parking spaces have recently come available. For more information about these two new spots, see our Boston parking spaces page, and contact us with any […]

Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya won his fourth, and third straight, Boston Marathon today with an unofficial time of 2:07:46. This year’s marathon was quite different from last year in only one aspect, the weather. Last year’s 2007 Boston Marathon risked cancellation due to extreme cold / snow / rain conditions, while the 2008 […]

Tired of renting a parking space in the city? A deeded parking spot may be just what you need. We recently created a new page here on the Boston Condo Blog that features deeded parking spots for sale: Boston Parking Spaces.
If you are interested in the purchase of one of the currently available resale […]

The former Boston Hard Rock Restaurant that once sat at 131 Clarendon Street was purchased in conjunction with the new adjacent condo development called the Clarendon Back Bay, and will be converted into Class A commercial real estate.
To us, the building looked like a potential fit for a boutique condo development, but it will go […]

Bostonians are bombarded with talk of a “real estate downturn”, the buzz around town is that Buyers want to take advantage of the real estate crisis, sometimes we hear that prices are falling, and foreclosures are being touted as a widespread epidemic.
However, in the core of downtown Boston:

There’s no real estate downturn
Boston city center real […]

Are you headed out of town this holiday season? If you are in downtown Boston, and need to get to Logan Airport, you should consider taking the T (MBTA Subway). The T provides an inexpensive, and relatively efficient, means to get to Logan.
There are several ways to get to Logan Airport from downtown […]

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. […]

Boston’s own Ben Mezrich was at the BU Barnes and Noble book store on Monday evening to speak about his new book, Rigged. The new novel, from the method writer that has become quite popular after the success of Bringing Down the House and Ugly Americans, follows the true story of a Harvard Business School […]