back bay: 5 Most expensive Homes for Sale in Boston - 9/21/16 - 09/21/16 05:42 AM
5 Most expensive Homes for Sale in Boston - 9/21/16
Greek Revival Mansion
Offering perhaps the most potential of any single family on Beacon Hill.  Offered at $12,950,000 this Mount Vernon Street home, of over 7000 square foot, has been totally gutted, awaiting your ideas on renovation. Go with the architectural plans already approved or hire your own contractor and you can own this property at the reduced price of $8,500,000 Click picture to the left for more information.
 
Million Dollar Views
The view alone is worth a million dollars from the roof terrace at this elegant home on Beacon Hill.  Offered at $8,250,000 this home has stylish elegant … (4 comments)

back bay: Hot or Not in Boston Back Bay Luxury Real Estate? - 04/03/16 09:54 PM
Hot or Not in Boston Back Bay Luxury Real Estate?
Ranked at number 16 in "The 20 Hottest Markets this Spring" by Realtor Magazine Boston continues to be a very Hot market for Real Estate.  As the following graph, courtesy of Trulia.com,  shows sale prices for Boston Back Bay homes are up significantly over last year at this time.
 
Among millennials, roughly those people between 18 and 26, which account for 31% of home buyers Boston is ranked number 4 in the United States and Boston's Back Bay area is in my experience a favorite location for millennials. What millennial would not like the Bay restaurants and night life along with great access to public … (1 comments)

back bay: The Slab - 01/11/16 07:52 AM
The slab, as I now know it is called, has been a curiosity to me for years.  Why would a piece of prime real estate on Newbury St in Boston's Back Bay be vacant year after year.
During warm months the site is used by artists and street musicians as a venue for peddling their wares and songs. It is a gathering spot for riders of the T (Metropolitan Boston Transit Authority) and a convient spot to let your dog raom a little on his or her lease.  Beyond that it appears to have little praticle use and one wonders if it … (5 comments)