Boston Real Estate Blog, Boston Condos

Cash transactions dominate downtown housing market

Ford Realty — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:19:24 +0000

Here’s a sign of the times: In recent weeks, cash transactions accounted for more than 50 percent of condo/home sales in downtown Boston. Okay, it’s only over the past three weeks. But you get the picture.

Though this type of activity usually indicates bad times for the market, there are some silver linings: A.) At least someone is buying. B.) It shows people still have long-term faith in the markets.

File under: Petula Clark

“When you’re alone and life is making you lonely, you can always go — downtown!”

Remaking Boston’s Esplanade

Ford Realty — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:58:45 +0000

The non-profit Esplanade Association has released a long-term plan to revitalize the famous parkway along the Charles River in Boston.

They have some cool ideas, including building a new year-round café where there’s now a kind of honky-tonk type shop near the Hatch Shell. They also envision replacing and/or expanding the Authur Fiedler Footbridge with a more wide gateway into the park.

Some of the ideas we doubt will ever happen, such as a new Ferris Wheel where there’s now a parking garage next to the Museum of Science. But all in all, it looks like a very interesting and promising vision for the Esplanade.

Globe coverage here and and Herald coverage here.

File under: They parked it

Boston Condos 2/10/12

John Ford — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:15:31 +0000

New Real Estate Listings � Updated February 10, 2012

MLS #	Address	Description	List Price
71336443	169 Marlborough Street	12 room, 4 bed, 3 bath 2/3 Family	$4,400,000
71336417	400 Stuart St	8 room, 4 bed, 4 bath 2/3 Family	$4,300,000
71335782	294 Newbury St	6 room, 3 bed, 3 bath 2/3 Family	$2,869,000
71336504	169 Marlborough Street	8 room, 2 bed, 2 bath 2/3 Family	$2,300,000
71336410	47 Commercial Wharf t	7 room, 2 bed, 2 bath 2/3 Family	$2,200,000
71336749	250 Beacon Street	6 room, 3 bed, 3 bath 2/3 Family	$1,699,000
71335895	1 Charles St S	4 room, 2 bed, 2 bath 2/3 Family	$1,475,000
71336729	663 Tremont Street	6 room, 3 bed, 2 bath 2/3 Family	$1,425,000
71336730	663 Tremont Street	6 room, 3 bed, 2 bath 2/3 Family	$1,425,000
71336720	45 Province Street	5 room, 2 bed, 1 bath 2/3 Family	$1,225,000
71336277	101 Mount Vernon Street	4 room, 2 bed, 2 bath 2/3 Family	$1,220,000
71335051	7A Smith Court	7 room, 3 bed, 3 bath 2/3 Family	$1,199,000
71335916	492 Beacon	6 room, 3 bed, 2 bath 2/3 Family	$1,199,000
71336562	1 Nassau St	4 room, 2 bed, 2 bath 2/3 Family	$1,175,000
71335833	428 Marlborough St	10 room, 3 bed, 2 bath 2/3 Family	$1,125,000
71336026	10 Bowdoin St	4 room, 2 bed, 2 bath 2/3 Family	$1,075,000
71336756	1 Nassau Street	5 room, 2 bed, 2 bath 2/3 Family	$1,019,000
71336648	452 Beacon St	5 room, 2 bed, 2 bath 2/3 Family	$995,000
71336636	80 Worcester Street	4 room, 2 bed, 2 bath 2/3 Family	$909,000

New Boston apartment rentals 2/10/12

John Ford — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:32:08 +0000

MLS #	Address	Descrip/List Price
71326537	32 Dartmouth	1 Beds 1 Baths 0 SqFt	$2000/month
71326349	225 Newbury Street	1 Beds 1 Baths 500 SqFt	$1725/month
71326226	325 Commonwealth	0 Beds 1 Baths 500 SqFt	$2000/month
71326120	1306 Columbia Rd	2 Beds 2 Baths 1162 SqFt	$2500/month
71326063	144 commonwealth ave	1 Beds 1 Baths 700 SqFt	$3000/month
71325932	77 Fulton Street	2 Beds 1 Baths 1275 SqFt	$3450/month
71325892	27 Ridgeway Lane	2 Beds 1 Baths 1200 SqFt	$4500/month
71325834	2 Avery Street	2 Beds 2 Baths 1573 SqFt	$7200/month
71325535	198 West Broadway	2 Beds 1 Baths 1000 SqFt	$2200/month
71325503	390 Commonwealth Avenue	2 Beds 1 Baths 1100 SqFt	$4895/month
71325472	13 Albemarle St.	3 Beds 2 Baths 1800 SqFt	$5500/month
71325277	34 Concord Street	1 Beds 1 Baths 635 SqFt	$1800/month
71325257	51 School Street	1 Beds 1 Baths 900 SqFt	$1525/month
71325240	50 Lawrence Street	1 Beds 1 Baths 548 SqFt	$2300/month
71325176	18 Dartmouth Place	1 Beds 1 Baths 435 SqFt	$2100/month
71325129	82 Bartlett St	2 Beds 1 Baths 1000 SqFt	$2400/month
71324870	2 Avery	2 Beds 2 Baths 1573 SqFt	$7500/month
71324677	2 Hawthorne Pl	0 Beds 1 Baths 636 SqFt	$1650/month
71324652	37 Sheafe Street	2 Beds 1 Baths 900 SqFt	$2400/month

New Boston condo sales listings for 2/9/12

John Ford — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:23:21 +0000

New Real Estate Listings � Updated February 09, 2012

MLS #	Address	Description	List Price
71335782	294 Newbury St	6 room, 3 bed, 3 bath 2/3 Family	$2,869,000
71335895	1 Charles St S	4 room, 2 bed, 2 bath 2/3 Family	$1,475,000
71335128	360 Newbury St	4 room, 2 bed, 2 bath 2/3 Family	$1,199,900
71335916	492 Beacon	6 room, 3 bed, 2 bath 2/3 Family	$1,199,000
71335051	7A Smith Court	7 room, 3 bed, 3 bath 2/3 Family	$1,199,000
71335833	428 Marlborough St	10 room, 3 bed, 2 bath 2/3 Family	$1,125,000
71334984	39 Winchester St	7 room, 2 bed, 2 bath 2/3 Family	$939,000
71334985	39 Winchester St	7 room, 2 bed, 2 bath 2/3 Family	$939,000
71335559	34 Fayette Street	6 room, 3 bed, 2 bath 2/3 Family	$849,000
71335912	109 Beacon St	6 room, 2 bed, 1 bath 2/3 Family	$729,000
71335774	690 Tremont St.	5 room, 2 bed, 1 bath 2/3 Family	$624,900
71335214	495 Columbus Ave	4 room, 2 bed, 1 bath 2/3 Family	$595,000
71335190	170 Tremont Street	3 room, 1 bed, 1 bath 2/3 Family	$465,000
71335111	85 E India Row	3 room, 1 bed, 1 bath 2/3 Family	$449,000
71335819	86 Worcester Street	4 room, 1 bed, 1 bath 2/3 Family	$435,000
71334898	42 Eighth Street	4 room, 2 bed, 2 bath 2/3 Family	$435,000
71335438	448 Shawmut Ave.	3 room, 1 bed, 1 bath 2/3 Family	$415,000
71334890	87 School St	4 room, 2 bed, 1 bath 2/3 Family	$329,900