Breaking Down the Sales at the Seaport’s Latest Luxury Development
Developers took midtown schlock and turned it into residential real estate gold. Then they took Seaport parking lots and transformed them into live-work-play platinum. A medieval alchemist would have...
View ArticleNine Boston Penthouses You Have to See
What’s the sexiest word in residential real estate? It’s definitely “penthouse.” The term catches the ear, provokes emotion, and engages the imagination better than any other real estate...
View ArticleFive Things You’ll Love About 65 Green Street, Jamaica Plain
Here are five features I think you’ll love about 65 Green Street, the new eight-unit condominium development in a prime part of Jamaica Plain. 1. Location. When it comes to finding the best possible...
View Article5 Reasons Why Boston Agents Lie About Their Listing’s Address
If Boston agents don’t like the location of their listing, guess what? Sometimes, they just change it. Here are five reasons why they do it and how. #1 – The Market the Condominium is Located is Not...
View ArticleHow to Save $100,000 or More on Your New Boston Condo Purchase
I was showing a condominium in a new Boston development and asked about saving money. The representative replied that if my client didn’t want the parking that came with the residence, the developer...
View ArticleFive Boston Neighborhoods, Five Different Apartment Designs
During an interview for a recent post, I asked Eric Robinson, a principal at RODE ARCHITECTS, how their designs were influenced by the housing needs, wants, and lifestyles of the residents living in...
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Boston’s Five Most Expensive Apartment Buildings
Some Hub rents are high. Some are sky high. But which Hub buildings have the highest rent? I had to know. So, I reviewed the information in the Sue Hawkes presentation (made at a recent NAIOP...
View ArticleSeven Important Boston Development Trends Happening Right Now
Sue Hawkes, Managing Director of the Collaborative Companies, has helped market many of the Hub’s best-known developments, including Ink Block, Slip65, Telford180 and Pierce Boston. Hawkes recently...
View Article16 New Boston Condominium Developments
Simply put, the city doesn’t have enough new, shiny, pristine condominium developments. Where are those wow-type buildings that emit that brand new top-to-bottom feel, with those state of the art...
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The Incredible Floor Plan and Extraordinary Cost of Boston’s Biggest Luxury...
“This is just one unit?” asked my architect friend, somewhat awestruck as he scanned the incredible floor plan of the Millennium Tower Boston Grand Penthouse, a document I had secured by searching...
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Developer’s Projects Take Contradictory Stands on the Value of Boston Parking
Related Beal is very publicly in the midst of developing Boston living spaces without parking. At the same time, and somewhat less widely-known, they are also developing Boston parking without...
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B&T and Bisnow Boston Report on my Millennium Tower Boston Special Report
On April 11th, Banker and Tradesman, The Financial Services and Real Estate Weekly for Massachusetts wrote about my Millennium Tower Boston Special Report. Here’s part of what they had to say: “There’s...
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Why No One Should Be Surprised at $40 Million Back Bay Sale
The Four Seasons Condominiums, currently under construction in Back Bay, recently revealed that one of the residences may be under agreement for $40 million. No one should be surprised. The last time...
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Is This The Most Successful Building in the History of Boston?
When we first did [Millennium] Place,” recalls Richard Baumert, 52, a partner at Millennium Partners, “I was told by my marketing people that the absorption rate for a building like this is anywhere...
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Boston’s Most Important Condo Sale in 2016
(This is #1 of my three part series: The Most Important Condo Sales of 2016) At 60 stories and 625 feet above street level, it was going to be the highest condo in Boston. At a list price of $37.5...
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Why Via and The Benjamin Will Change Life in the Seaport
The Seaport had already been attracting many of the city’s most exciting new restaurants, in vogue hotels, expensive condominium projects and, of course, its most prized corporate tenants. What...
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Three Boston Condo Developments You Should Visit Before They Sell Out
The new Boston is sure to have an enhanced skyline, re-imagined neighborhoods, and an improved quality of life. The three developments described below might be considered ambitious, game-changers,...
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Expert Provides Update on Boston’s Luxury and Emerging Markets
Debra Taylor, who launched LINK (the Urban MLS) approximately 25 years ago in Boston, invited a select group of real estate agents to the Millennium Tower sales office and revealed the latest...
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Key Differences Between Millennium Place and Millennium Tower
There’s a big, big reason – a towering, but not-so-secret justification – why Millennium Place owners are selling their precious condominiums in a building and association they love. One Millennium...
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Soft Hub Rental Market Provokes Free Rent Offers and Concerns
While spanking new apartment buildings are popping up almost everywhere in the Hub, it appears prospective tenants aren’t. Asked to assess the Hub’s rental market, Keri Walker, senior vice president...
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