The Clarendon Back Bay – Voted Best New Luxury Living Full Service Building in Boston byBoston Magazine.
The Clarendon is ideally located. It is steps from the South End and justtwo blocks from Newbury Street.  This area is rich in cultural venues; with contemporary andtraditional art galleries; fine dining, and boutique shopping.  And it is close proximity to the Boston Common as well as Copley Square.
This perfectly designed property has a distinct blend of brick and glass with steel accents.  While the interiors are a blend of New England traditional …

The July 4th Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular, what better celebration of our Nation’s independence is there than one with beautiful orchestral music and a mind-blowing pyrotechnical display, all taking place in Massachusetts, the birthplace of the revolution? If you said, “nope, there is no better Independence Day celebration in all 50 states,” then you’re correct.
For those of you who live in the area and have never partook in the festivities, make this the year, because- well- why not?
Here’s a little background on the world-renowned celebration:
“The Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular started …

The W’s filed for bankruptcy, the foreclosure rate is at a high, and unemployment has gone down all in the midst of what many are calling a “revitalized” real estate market.
This is craziness. Here are the bullets.
What’s The Deal With The W?
As you may well know, one of Boston’s newer luxury hotels and residencies, the internationally recognized W Hotel, has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy.
The W lies in the heart of the Theater District on Stuart Street and is considered an artistic masterpiece, designed by Bill Rawn, however, many consider …

In my recent post titled, “Mixed Signals in the Housing Market,” I quoted the Boston Globe’s concluding statement, which surmises, “The Greater Boston Market appears to have stabilized, and entered a period as a moderate seller’s market.” Well that was the whole housing market. In a recent data-driven Globe article fueled by data from LINK, The Listing Information Network, a private Boston company that tracks the downtown condo market, luxury housing buildings, defined as “those that offer concierge, valet, and other services and have more than 10 units,” sales are …

Over the last ten years lots of new housing has gone up in Boston, just not nearly as much as what’s been built in New York City over the same period.  Thank god we just opened our NY Condo market (and got a ton of press doing so…)
The Boston Herald reports, “According to New York University’s Furman Center for Real Estate, New York saw an increase of 170,000 units of housing during the period 2000 – 2008,” while Boston saw a mere increase of 3,147 units, according to the US …

First some good news: The Back Bay continues its hot streak as one of the Greater Boston Area’s most stable real-estate markets, having 69 sales thus far in 2010 at an average of $1.4 million. During the same time period last year only 29 properties sold at an average of $1.3 million. The Metro’s Christine Wallace believes that the Back Bay’s hot streak has a lot to do with the areas two latest additions, The Clarendon and The W, which both recently got their occupancy permits. Wallace adds, “There are …

Starting March 14th, Restaurant Week will begin throughout Boston. Running from March 14-19 and 21-26, local favorites will provide special lunch and dinner menus at great prices! 2 course lunches will be priced at $15.10, 3 course lunches will be $20.10 and a three course dinners will be offered at $33.10.
Acclaimed Restaurants like Post 390, The Clarendon’s in house restaurant will be participating. Sorellina in Trinity Place will be partaking in restaurant week as well.
Spice up your real estate search with the help of Winter Restaurant Week 2010. …

Every year we write about the Top 10 New Construction Boston condos that are either just coming to completion or have just opened for sales.  Well, with new construction pretty much at a standstill (nationally) with very little new product coming to market, we still are placing our bets.  Below are the Top 10 Boston Condos for 2010.
#10 – The Signal Building (South Boston / Seaport)
Developer: N and P Associates, LLC
Architect: Ron Bennett, AIA
Marketing: Gibson Sothebys
Price Range: Starting at $300k
Cool hip lofts come unique, quaint South Boston neighborhood.  …

In its most recent “Connoisseur Article”, Boston Magazine named The Clarendon the king of classy condo buildings in Boston. Three newly constructed luxury condo buildings were ranked, adding a combined 371 new luxury condo units to the market, with the silver medal going to 45 Province and the bronze to The W Residences in this clash of the condos.
The third-ranked W Residences at 100 Stuart St. is a new 28 story high rise on the edge of Chinatown boasting Sub-Zero appliances, granite countertops, a mix of wall-to-wall carpet and bamboo …

I hope you are off to a happy and healthy start in 2010! At CondoDomain we anticipate that it will be a busy year for the urban real estate market. There is a lot of speculation about what will happen in the real estate market this year. Let’s just take a look at what we KNOW is happening! Here is a snap shot of what we are seeing right now:
- The $8,000 first time home buyer tax credit has been extended until April 30th (must close by …

155 Beacon Street – Spacious Back Bay Condo with Deeded Parking
This new to the market, spacious 2 bedroom 2 ½ bathroom condo is located in the heart of the Back Bay, between Berkley and Clarendon on Beacon Street. Elegantly renovated this condo boasts hardwood floors, granite countertops, large living room with fireplace, master suite with custom built-ins and fireplace, a private patio…and let’s not forget, its OWN deeded parking spot. At 1776 square feet and $647.52 a square foot this is a whole lot of home for your …

Both The Clarendon Back Bay and The W Boston Condominium & Hotel closed on their first residential units this week!  CondoDomain which ink’ed the very first contract for Related’s Clarendon Back Bay condominium tower was also the very first unit to close and record at the registry yesterday afternoon!  Moore to come via video tour of the building and our close friend Vinay’s new posh pad boasting awesome Back Bay views!
In the coming weeks, a series of closings will occur in the posh; full- service building conveniently located at the …

I had the pleasure of dining last night at one of Boston’s newest hot spots – www.post390restaurant.com.   At Post 390 located in the all new Clarendon Luxury Condominium and at the corner of Clarendon St and Stuart St, Executive chef Eric Brennan keeps things light with very moderately priced American classics.
Despite having just opened in October, the place feels like it’s been open for years.  As part of the Himmel Hospitality Group, the people behind Grill 23, Harvest, and the former Excelsior (and now partners in the new Bistro du …

Who doesn’t like to be pampered? Who wouldn’t want somebody to park your car for you, open the door for you and do your laundry? The answer is a lot of people. For as many people out there that are looking for the “full service – hotel service level” life in Downtown Boston, there are just as many who love all that this great city has to offer, that want to be in the hustle and bustle of the urban neighborhoods, but who also value privacy and independence.
For …