Last Chance for Broad Street Condos

NOTE: Please read the latest news regarding the lofts at 65 Broad Street.

If you’ve had your eye on the loft conversion at 65 Broad Street, you need to act quickly. There were five remaining units as of last week, when an auction took place – the auction sold one of the five units without a reserve or minimum to a private party for $400,000 (or almost $640/foot), and the remaining four units are undergoing a bidding process that ends on Monday April 23, 2007. Should you want to get in on the fun, the process is as follows:

  1. A final showing is booked for Sunday from 1-2PM
  2. All reasonable offers are being entertained
  3. Verbal commitments are acceptable at this time
  4. Best and final written offers will be assembled by 5PM on Monday April 23, 2007
  5. Offers will be presented to the lender on Tuesday morning for acceptance
  6. All offers are subject to lender approval.

Obviously not your typical buying circumstances, but it does make for some great anticipation. Floor plans for the remaining units, as well as pictures of the model unit that sold recently are below.

Floor Plans for Remaining Units at 65 Broad Street:

65 Broad Street Boston Condos

65 Broad Street Boston Condos

65 Broad Street Boston Condos

65 Broad Street Boston Condos

65 Broad Street Boston Condos

The Real Deal TV Show (Flip This House)

The Real Deal, the new TV show chronicling Richard Davis’ Trademark Properties team, premieres this Saturday, April 21 at 9:00pm EST on TLC (channel 31 here in Boston).

The Real Deal TV Show

In the first episode, Team Trademark tackles the impossible by investing in a house that’s been on the market for almost a year. They renovate a five bedroom eye-sore with mold and make it a thing of beauty in just five days. But this job comes with a myriad of problems.

Richard Davis and his crew were formerly on Flip This House as part of the A&E lineup, until a lawsuit separated the parties – read more from our previous Flip This House post to get caught up with background information.

Claremont Park Condos

Claremont Park in the South End is a quiet Boston street that has three prime South End condos for sale. Flanked by The Columbus Cafe (great service) and The House of Siam (great pineapple fried rice), Claremont Park condos are nestled nicely into the South End right off of the northwest corridor separating the Back from the South End.

We are going to highlight the three available Claremont Park condos ranging in size from 967 to 1,546 square feet, and in price from $489,00 to $869,000. We’re going to put our money on 1 Claremont Park, which we feel gives you the best bang for your buck (at $549 per square foot), and most upside potential for resale after your purchase (low hanging fruit by installing new appliances).

34 Claremont Park (offered at $489,000) has been on the market for almost a year now, and has seen around $100,000 in price reductions – this serves as a lesson to all sellers to price your home appropriately the first time around. [Read more…]

South End Condo Statistics

The below statistics represent sold South End Condos from last week, pulled from the MLS – compared to the previous week’s statistics (in parentheses). South End Condos that Sold: 8 (6)

Lowest Price: $215,000 ($286,150)
Median Price: $485,000 ($495,000)
Highest Price: $1,025,000 ($659,000)
Average Price: $562,062 ($478,108)

Average Days on Market (DOM): 121 (100)
Sales Price / Listing Price Ratio: 98% (100%)

Start Date: 4/8/2007
End Date: 4/14/2007

The stats have been holding somewhat steady for the past month, with slight variations when we see a million dollar condo sell. It’s great to see sales to listing price ratios remaining solid, and an overall trend down in days on market.

In the past month, the number of listings in the South End has increased from 234 to 252, while days on market has dropped on average from 134 to 126. We’ll continue to watch the inventory of listings, perhaps signaling a seasonal uptake in properties on the market.

The Million Dollar South End Listing?

You’d like to know a little bit more about the South End million dollar condo that sold you ask? It was a three-bedroom, two-bath 1,500 square foot penthouse at 83 Montgomery Street, which sold for above list price!

83 Montgomery Street Condos

83 Montgomery Street Condos

Cheruiyot Wins Back-to-Back Boston Marathons

Robert Cheruiyot won his second straight Boston Marathon on Monday. Cheruiyot fought the wind and rain to finish in an unofficial time of 2 hours, 14 minutes, 13 seconds. This represents Robert Cheruiyot’s third win in Boston in the past 4 years.

Robert Cheruiyot Boston Marathon

Boston Marathon Cancelled?

Despite rain, freezing temperatures, and relatively strong winds, the Boston Marathon will go on (at least at this point). All runners have been emailed to tell them it could be a really challenging event and to bring appropriate attire to run in.

Best of luck to those who are braving the elements (and who have qualified)!

2007 IRS Tax Deadline Update

If you are taking a holiday weekend trip, and are worried about getting your taxes out the door in time for the typical April 15th tax deadline, rest easy, as the IRS has pushed back the 2007 tax deadline until Tuesday, April 17, 2007.

Taxpayers will have extra time to file and pay because April 15th falls on a Sunday in 2007, and the following day, Monday, April 16th, is Emancipation Day, a legal holiday in the District of Columbia.

2007 IRS Tax Deadline

FP3 Boston Condos Update

The FP3 Condos in Boston’s Seaport (Fort Point Channel) district are going to push out their grand opening from December 2007 until the May 2008 timeframe. Sales are moving along with the development, as over 10% of the units are already under agreement.

FP3 Boston Seaport Condos

An update on the parking situation at FP3 Boston: Parking will not be available onsite at the development itself, however, FP3 unit owners will have access and guaranteed rights to lease parking at the Stillings Street Parking Garage (just steps away) for a negotiated rate. For further information, check out the FP3 Seaport Condos page.

Multi-Million Dollar Back Bay Condos

As we always enjoy, let’s take a look at the most expensive million dollar Back Bay condo that sold this past week.

Million Dollar Back Bay Condos

The Back Bay continues to see multi-million dollar condos close week in, week out. This past week was no different, with a unit at 25 Commonwealth Avenue selling for $8.25 million. The property was a nine (9) room, four (4) bedroom, five (5) fireplace condo with four (4) parking spaces and one (1) storage unit. At 8,000 square feet, the price per square foot came out to be just over $1,000.

Million Dollar Back Bay Condos

Million Dollar Back Bay Condos

Cast Your Vote!

If you have not done so already, please cast a vote for your favorite new Boston condo development. We’ll be tallying the scores at the end of April to see which condo development readers are most excited about.

The poll is located in the second column of the blog, just scroll down a little bit, and you should see it. In the running are the following new luxury Boston condo developments:

Battery Wharf (North End Waterfront)
Penmark Condos (South End
D4 Police Station (South End)
The Bryant on Columbus (Back Bay)
Harbor View Navy Yard (Charlestown)
Meads of Commonwealth (Back Bay)

Write in candidates will be accepted, just leave a comment on this post, and we will include your vote in the tally – we could perhaps have a dark horse winner.

NOTE: Voting has closed.