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Open House Boston: Superfly Edition 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Open HouseBoston
...Come find us this weekend!
So...as you know we have the hippest and coolest clients in all of metro Boston so of course we are going to all the hippest and coolest open houses in Boston! So whats up for this weeks Boston Condo and Boston Loft search? ... Read more:Edition
Longwood Towers: We Like It! (Brookline) 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Longwood Towers
a new condominium development which began selling units a little more than 2 years ago is just about to wrap up their first tower (phase 1). We took a tour of the newly "taken over" Longwood Towers today and we must say....we were quite impressed and sales ...
Generation Y’s Perception of Real Estate Agents 0000-00-00 00:00:00 In an article posted today in the Real Estate
Journal, a journalist asks the question -
"Does a young, tech savvy analtyical buyer need a real estate agent?"
Our Answer: Yes - but a new kind of real estate agent! One like them, on the same page, at the same ... Read more:Generation
, Perception
, Real Estate
Boston MLS 0000-00-00 00:00:00 (Not talking about the Revolution...but the Multiple Listing Service)
Is MLS catching up with LINK for downtown Boston
Real Estate listings? It looks like it may be.
2 years ago when we started exploring live data feeds we noticed a pretty sizeable difference between MLSPIN and LINK, two competing MLS systems ...
The Boston Condo Team 0000-00-00 00:00:00 (Click To Enlarge)
Since launching our exclusive buyers' brokerage operations here in Boston
we have fortunately got off to a great start! We are operational now almost 2 months and I wanted to personally reach out and thank all of you who have contributed to our initial success.
So Thank You ... Read more:Condo
The 1850 Grand Open House 0000-00-00 00:00:00 The Sales Team at The 1850 is excited to announce that The 1850 full website has gone LIVE!! Please check it out for the facts, floorplans, and other fabulous information about The 1850 and life in the South End. Basically, The 1850 is offering outstanding value for new ... Read more:House
, Grand
Real Estate Ads 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Saw this ad for OptHome in this months Boston Magazine Home Edition. Can you say WOW! A pretty powerful statement here...(although we must disclose that we absolutely love it!)
We are excited to have more RE.Tech companies launch here on the east coast and very close to Boston. ... Read more:Estate
, Real Estate
Russia Wharf 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Strolling the Seaport neighborhood today looking for a good snack for lunch and we ventured across the Fort Point Channel to check out what the latest was with RussiaWharf
. This is some of the coolest construction I have seen. As you can see in the photos they ...
Schoolhouse at Lower Mills 0000-00-00 00:00:00 A few weeks back we noted we had a little secret about an upcoming new condo development in Dorchester which we thought was a winner.....well here it is...
PS- Open House: 03-01-2008 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM
We got to tour School House at LowerMills
with Developer Vin Norton from ...
DO NOT BUY ALONE 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Do not go out and buy on your own. Let me say that again....Do Not Buy Alone!
I know sometime real estate agents are a pain in the butt to deal with...but don't make the bad decision and buy alone. Of course it is fine to search properties via ...
Mandarin Oriental Boston Fire Update 0000-00-00 00:00:00 The Bad News: Probable delay in grand opening of the MandarinOrientalBoston
.
The Good News: A few burnt hotel rooms....but minimal smoke damage to the building & the luxury condominiums.
via the Boston Globe...
About a dozen hotel rooms on the fourth and fifth floors, around where the fire started, ... Read more:Update
Boston MLS Photo of the Day 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Pick One:
A. Looking to attract artists.
B. Wanted to drive home the logistics of 86 X Street.
C. The house is actually slanted.
D. Real Estate Agent really having a hard time using a digital camera. Read more:Boston
, Photo
Don’t throw stones yet 0000-00-00 00:00:00 An awesome blog post...via our pal Kevin Boer - 3 Oceans Real Estate Blog. Lots of good quotes in this one...we will certainly leverage this PR in our model.
Redfin is the company everybody in the traditional real estate industry loves to hate. “They’ll go bankrupt just like all discount ...
Parcel 24 Notification (Chinatown) 0000-00-00 00:00:00 via The Chinatown
Blog -
Project Proponent: Parcel 24, LLC, a joint venture of Asian Community Development Corporation and New Boston Development Partners
Project Description:
Parcel 24, LLC, a joint venture of Asian Community Development Corporation and New Boston Development Partners, proposes a new construction of approximately 325 residential units, approximately 5,500 SF ...
Battery Wharf 0000-00-00 00:00:00 ...from across the way.
(Battery Wharf
is jetting out right where that ferry is headed - look at picture below)
Taken from the jewel of the Charlestown Navy Yard - Flagship Wharf, Battery Wharf is starting to sparkle off the Boston Harbor! Battery Wharf is located on the Waterfront's ...
Mandarin Oriental Boston on Fire 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Mandarin OrientalBoston
on Fire - Literally!!!! Just months before the expected grand opening from the super luxury $2,000 a sq/ft condominium and hotel development...a fire broke out this a.m. shutting down Boylston Street in the Back Bay.
Four alarms, started before 8 a.m. at the under-construction luxury hotel/condo complex.
Source: Channel ... Read more:Mandarin
FP3 Lofts 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Friday, Jess & I went over and toured FP3 and their industrial-lux lofts here in the Seaport District.
Ok...so I know you are wondering...because we were too - So what does FP3 stand for?
F - Fort Point Channel, the neighborhood in which FP3 Lofts
sits smack dab in the middle of!
P ...
Condo in a Box 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Casulo goes from this:
To this:
Can you believe Casulo (Portuguese for cocoon) transforms into an armoire, desk with drawers, desk chair, 2 more seats, six shelf bookcase, bed and mattress? It takes less than 10 minutes and requires no tools!
Watch the YouTube vid.
Source: Casulo (Via Jf.Sellsius -Joe I had to ... Read more:Condo
Boston Real Estate Blogs 0000-00-00 00:00:00 So what are the best Boston
Real EstateBlogs
?
Here are our all time favorites! (in no particular order)
The Boston Condo Blog is authored by Nick Warren of Warren Real Estate. Nick's blog has been around a while although he fell asleep at the wheel for a little bit...he's back ...
Business Card: Friday Humor 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Friday Humor
in the office this a.m. with the arrival of our new business cards. So whatcha think?
Christian pleased us with a great scene from American Psycho. Watch the vid.
Heading to open houses this weekend? Make sure to Print Our Business
Card and take it with you ... Read more:Friday
, Business Card
A Loft-y Corner (Southie) 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Everyday on my way to work I drive through what I consider to be a very Loft - Y corner in Southie! Driving over the W. 4th Street bridge you have the gorgeous view of the all new Macallen Building which is a modern achievement of outstanding green architecture.
Once ...
Anti-Rebate Chicago SHUT DOWN 0000-00-00 00:00:00 via Redfin Corp Blog...
"A bill introduced by the Illinois legislature to outlaw refunding real estate commissions to consumers, which we complained about last month, finally died today. An obscure group called the Homeowners Club of America had supported the bill as a response to “West Coast brokers attempting to change ... Read more:Rebate
, Chicago
Online House Hunting (45 Province) 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Today I woke up to a phone call asking how many stories 45 Province
was up to now (client was trying to judge estimated completion date). Well, last I knew they were up around 15 floors. Anyway, I put my client on hold for a minute and jumped ... Read more:House
North End Condos 0000-00-00 00:00:00 The North
End is one of Boston's oldest and most authentic neighborhoods in all of Boston. Lined with tiny streets that on most days you may have a hard time getting a full size SUV down the street, or find yourself curbing it to get around a double parked ...
Best Boston Condo Websites 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Being web-sumers (consumers of the web) we are constant surfing the web for local content & information to deliver YOU the best and most accurate and up-to-date information possible. Finally the real estate vertical is getting more technical and more marketing dollars are being poured into the web (where ... Read more:Websites
, Condo
, Boston
Copley Place, 47 Stories, 300 Condos 0000-00-00 00:00:00 (photo courtesy of Elkus | Manfredi)
Can you say boo-ya! In the hot new trend of super luxury condominiums built on top of malls and luxury shopping centers...Copley Place
looks like they plan to move forward! This is just another example of what Boston needs!
We have been following ... Read more:Stories
Want a Roof Deck? 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Do you currently live in a penthouse or the top floor of your building? Looking to 'break through' and build that dream roof deck? Maybe you are considering buying a place right now that has roof-rights and you only want it if you can build that dream roof ...
Redfin Proves Far Better Negotiations (Good News For Us Too) 0000-00-00 00:00:00 In a press release today our pals on the west coast - Redfin - launched a study that proves their discount brokerage operations not just saves the customer a commission refund but actually gets them a much better price on their home compared to traditional real estate brokers.
Interesting...sound familiar :). ... Read more:Proves
, Good News
Seaport Square 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Seaport Square
- I am loving that name. Via today's Boston Herald, John Hynes, master plan developer of the new Boston Waterfront located in the Seaport District of downtown Boston (next to the Moakley Court House, launched his plans & vision for this new Boston neighborhood.
The article...
A sweeping $3 ...
210 South Street Loft 0000-00-00 00:00:00 We are loving this 210 SouthStreet
Loft in Boston's Leather District.
Priced at $699,000 this loft is tastefully done-up and is one of the best looking units in the building.
The Basics
210 South Street
Unit # 4-2
Boston, MA 02111
MLS # 70695460
Status: Active
Type: Condominium
Beds: 2 Bedroom
Bath: 2 (Baths)
Sq/Ft: 1350
Price per Sq/Ft: $517.78
Condo Fee: ...