Quite often, MSN puts together various real estate related reviews of cities across the country, and their latest put Boston at the head of the class for the top 12 next great adventure towns and America’s most walkable big cities. Boston ranked 11 out of 12 in the next great adventure towns in America survey, [...]

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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 – Boston real estate under $100K. 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 [...]

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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 running enjoyed [...]

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One of the most sought after buildings in the northern part of the South End is the Albert A. Pope Building, a 25-unit boutique luxury development with the high-end Mistral Bistro on its ground floor – some refer to this development as the Mistral Condos. Albert A. Pope Building As of this week, there are [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 via [...]

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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. If you [...]

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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 [...]

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We have been contacted by a writer from the London Financial Times in an effort to find a green condo or single-family home that will be featured in a high profile international news story on ‘period’ houses that have been restored sustainably (i.e. to green criteria without losing their architectural integrity and character). If you [...]

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