Wondering what Boston condo developments are green? Bobby Quinn, EcoBroker Certified, breaks down the top 3 greenest condo developments across Boston. [Read More: Click Here]
11 March 2010
Christopher Columbus Plaza Apartments (CCP), located at 145 Commercial Street in Boston’s North End, is today flourishing as one of the largest rental-only buildings in the North End. With various one and two bedroom floorplans ranging from $1,900 to $3,000, CCP dares to be different from typical North End apartments. For starters, the smallest floorplan is [...]
10 March 2010
The FDIC plans to auction more than $1 billion in assets seized from failed banks next month and this may require write-downs that weaken lenders nationwide. Note that 140 banks failed last year, 26 thus far in 2010, and as of December 2009, over 700 banks are on the FDIC’s watch list. You [...]
08 March 2010
Calling all Boston investment property owners, I’d like to introduce you to a well maintained, solid income producing building with ideal location between Green & Orange subway T line access at 1451 Tremont Street in Boston’s Mission Hill neighborhood. The five apartments and one business unit (basement) are leased, with current annual net operating income of [...]
07 March 2010
Morning sunshine streams through the beautifully maintained, two-bedroom two-bathroom + den, in the highly sought-after concierge-staffed Wilkes Passage condo development. Unit 507 at Wilkes Passage boasts approximately 1,675 square feet of living space all on one floor and is listed at $1,175,000. This modern unit contains many custom upgrades, which include wall lighting, hardwood floors, California [...]
06 March 2010
22 Upton Street Unit 4, located in the historic Eight Streets District of the South End, is a wonderful, unique, and beautifully maintained 2-story penthouse that boasts high ceilings and maple floors throughout. Large eat-in kitchen has adjacent private deck and full bath. Generous living room with gas fireplace and custom built-ins offers a flexible [...]
06 March 2010
March 2010 celebrates the 5th anniversary of Winter Restaurant Week Boston. Similar to past events, Restaurant Week will be offered for two weeks, the dates include: Sunday, March 14 through Friday, March 19 Sunday, March 21 through Friday, March 26, 2010 Diners will enjoy 2-course lunches for $15.10, 3-course lunches for $20.10 and 3-course dinners [...]
04 March 2010
After the 25th condo at the Bryant Back Bay (formerly known as the Bryant on Columbus) sold on January 8, 2010, the luxury development on the border of the Back Bay and South End became 50% sold. However, sales have halted since hitting that 50% threshold. LINK (one of Boston’s two MLS systems) does currently show [...]
27 February 2010
Sunday is open house day in downtown Boston, with currently more than 300 open houses scheduled for Sunday, February 28, 2010. As we approach Spring, and who would think it with the cold and wet weather, market activity is starting to heat up. Two open houses that may be worth checking out on Sunday include [...]
20 February 2010
Over the past several years I have been very closely in tune with the Boston apartment rental market. In this time, I have had the pleasure of dealing with some spectacular rental agents, and also, some horrible rental agents. It is this dichotomy that has led me to analyze the situation and come to [...]
12 February 2010
Home Warranty Plans are very popular in other parts of the country (most notably California and Florida), yet by comparison, are purchased infrequently in the greater-Boston area – if not throughout the entire Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This is because few local buyers and sellers know what they are, or are familiar with the peace of [...]
07 February 2010
The Institute of Supply Management’s January index of non-manufacturing businesses climbed to 50.5, up from 49.8 in December – readings above 50 signal growth. Correspondingly, the Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index rose to 58.4, which represented the 6th straight month for expansion. The Consumer Confidence index increased to 55.9, up from 53.6 in December [...]
05 February 2010
Albeit smaller projects, and slowly, downtown Boston is still seeing the addition of residential condo inventory through new construction and redevelopment. The Boston W was the last large-scale project to receive financing for construction, and while there has not been additional large-scale projects green-lighted for development in Boston pre-dating the recession, small-scale development is happening [...]
29 January 2010
The US currently uses about a third of the planet’s annual energy production, and only contains 6% of the world’s population. It is time to make a change. As stated in my previous article (see Upgrade Energy Efficiency with Government Money), there are plenty of tax credits and incentives out there right now to make [...]
28 January 2010
In a recent study conducted by Forbes Magazine, Boston was named the number one city to go from renting to buying. The study looked at how the premium to buy (the spread between what you’d spend on renting and what you’d pay each month for a mortgage) has decreased across a number of cities, as [...]
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