Developers are constantly trying to push through barriers, of all different kinds, and The Modern South End, a new 25-unit boutique development on the west side of the South End, has placed a high-end boutique development in an area that will definitely see further development in the future. Does this represent your chance to “get in early”? Perhaps it does.
Our Featured Open House this week will put on display the 13 remaining units at the Modern, priced from $449,000 up through $1,595,000, offering 1,004 to 2,592 square feet. New construction, with Dennis Duffy interiors, common roof deck, at quite reasonable prices (from $450 – $610 per square foot), is worth a look.
Parking is available in the building, however, it is not always included in the listing price (depending on the unit), and can be purchased for $29,000 to $49,000.
The Modern, at 255 Northampton Street, Open House will take place on Sunday, November 18, 2007, from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM. For further information on the development, feel free to use the Contact Us link at the top of this page.
Keith Munsell 
Went to look at this building and was surprised by the setting, next to the back alley behind a row of townhouses and smack up against a gas station. The units themselves are nice, good use of space and nice finishes. But I wouldn’t want to live there, looking out onto a very active gas station or gazing at the dilapidated back porches and roof decks of the rowhouses across the alley. You really have to want this location in order to overlook the setting. And the garage is really unworkable for most people, with “lifts” that allow cars to be piled 2 high. And you pay extra for the parking.
The second phase of the Modern, eventually adding another 30 units to the location just north of the current building will continue to do good things for this area. They also did a nice job with sound proofing in the building.