Articles Archive for March 2008
Boston Condos, Boston Real Estate, Commissions, New Developments »
Catchy title right Well, in fact today CondoDomain.com LLC, a Massachusetts Real Estate Brokerage had a very interesting closing!
Our Client – Neil from Miami
The Place – Skyline at Station Landing
The Refund – $6,125
The Transaction – Quite an unusual one…but with a little technology, a web-savvy buyer and a real estate firm (US) willing to hustle a little bit…we all ended up with a great deal. Our client Mr. Neal who is relocating here from Miami Florida had limited time to shop for his new condo here in Boston. He did …
Advertising, Boston Condos, Commissions »
Boston Condo Ad #2 – How did we do this week We took some advice from one of our readers on Boston Condo Ad #1 and did the “less is more” look and feel. We would love for any feedback, comments, etc. We believe our real estate buyers brokerage service and business model speaks for itself, we just want to get buyers to visit our site where it paints the whole picture. See all Boston Condo Ad’s
Back Bay, Boston Condos, Boston Lifestyle, Boston Real Estate, Featured Listings, New Developments, Super Luxury »
What you have all been waiting for – The Clarendon Back Bay has finally opened its doors!
Location:
Quite possibly the best location in all of downtown Boston. The Clarendon will sit right on the corner of Stuart & Clarendon Street and boast amazing views from most floors of the building. Whether you are overlooking all of the Back Bay, South End and downtown Boston from its 33rd floor penthouse or an urban view of the Back Bay and surrounding architecture including the Hancock and Prudential Center.
The Clarendon will be comprised …
Back Bay, Boston Condos, Boston Real Estate, New Developments, Super Luxury »
Zero Marlborough is a new super luxury condominium conversion right on the Boston Common at the foot of Marlborough Street and Arlington Street. Across the street is the Boston Common, one block north is Beacon Street, One Block south is Commonwealth Ave and another block you are on Newbury Street. Hmmm, quite possibly one of the best addresses in Boston for the super luxury
We think so. Actually, until they pulled down the scaffolding not to long ago we looked up and felt that this conversion was just like many of …
Back Bay, Beacon Hill, Boston Condos, Boston Real Estate, Featured Listings, New Developments, South End, Super Luxury »
Well its Thursday and the open houses for this coming Saturday and Sunday are being posted to the Boston MLS! Yeeha. This weekend we will be out touring some of Boston’s most elite properties…so we are calling it Glitzy Sunday.
Looking in the $1.5M – $4.5M price range….follow us.
Here is what we will be touring. Click on the links below to view more details on the condominiums and to see the times of the open houses.
45 Province – $4,248,000 – 2Bed, 2 Bath, 2473 sq/ft
347 Commonwealth Ave – $3,445,000 – 3 …
Boston Condos, Boston Real Estate, Featured Listings, Jamaica Plain »
Ok, yesterday started off to be a great day. We put together 2 purchases for our clients and had appointments all day. Sounds good Well, our last showing of the day ruined it!
I wont disclose the address but it was a beautiful street in Jamaica Plain (aka JP). Anyway, we pulled up the street…and we knew this was going to be a fun showing. At first glance we thought it was the candy-land house with the HUGE 1 bedroom tree-house with the Obama sign in the front yard….but it wasn’t…it …
Boston Condos, RE.TECH »
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. Many of you who follow this blog know that we have modeled many of our niche condominium flat fee brokerage concept off of Redfin’s initial concept. There is no question when you specialize in something and set up an earnings schedule …
Boston Condos, Boston Lofts, Boston Real Estate, New Developments, Seaport, Waterfront »
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 billion redevelopment plan for South Bostons waterfront includes relocating two harborfront landmarks: The Barking Crab restaurant and a historic fishermens chapel.
Developer John Hynes plans to formally unveil his Seaport Square redevelopment plan tonight in a meeting with South Boston residents.
Hynes envisions …
Boston Condos, Boston Lofts, Boston Real Estate, Featured Listings, Leather District, New Developments »
We are loving this 210 South Street 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: $619 (monthly)
Taxes: $4,013 (annual)
Estimated Payment: $3,749
Description:
One-Of-A-Kind, Custom Designed LUXURY LOFT in the Leather District. H/W Floors throughout, Marble, en-suite Master Bath with shower and Jacuzzi, Stainless Steel Appliances with Bosch Dishwasher and Granite Counter-Tops. Condo Fee includes Heat, A/C, Cable, …
Advertising, Boston Condos »
Boston Condo Ad #1
We ran our very first advertisement this weekend in a local Boston Real Estate newspaper called Boston Homes (above). Being tech-guys its something we were not too excited about, but we got a little love from our friend JF @ Sellsius and of course our favorite Barbara Corcoran story and thought it would be a nice compliment to our services.
So what makes a good “print” real estate ad Simple and clean Black and white Color Catchy Text or images Phone numbers or web sites What is the …
RE.TECH »
Hot off the press from the Wall Street Journal today…Home sales up as price get more realistic!
Existing-home sales climbed for the first time in seven months during February as buyers took advantage of sharply falling prices.
Home resales rose to a 5.03 million annual rate, a 2.9% increase from January’s unrevised 4.89 million annual pace, the National Association of Realtors said Monday. The last time sales increased was July.
Sales year over year were down 24% from February 2007.
Boston Condos, Boston Lifestyle, Boston Real Estate »
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 deck
Well…I found a great post today on Boston Roof Deck ordinances, thanks to Boston ERA Blog.
“Below is a link that will serve as the guidelines issued by Bostons Inspectional Services Division for Buildings which have roof decks that serve as a place …
Back Bay, Boston Condos, Boston Lifestyle, Boston Real Estate, New Developments, Super Luxury »
(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 this project for quite some time now and are thrilled to see it coming to life. Simon Properties a huge mall developer, if not the largest mall developer in the U.S World plans to expand Copley Place here in the Back Bay in …
Boston Condos, Featured Listings, New Developments, RE.TECH »
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 they should be). Over the past year we have seen the customary Web .5 websites be upgraded into newer, cooler, more functional, faster and much better consumer based websites. This year we are seeing more design come into play which we …
