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W Boston Condos Launches Full Website

By Anthony Longo 13 11 2008

The W Boston has finally launched its official website for the all new SUPER LUXURY W Boston Condos. Check out the view rendering/ photo touch-up they had taken. Its amazing!

You can see their website here - but remember - if you are interested in seeing the W Boston or getting on the VIP list, make sure you “go through us” so we can represent you as a buyers agent and save you THOUSANDS when you buy via our commission refund policy!

Other Blog Posts on the W Boston:

> Whoohoo For The W!

> W Hotel & Condos

> W Boston Hotel & Residences

I loved this dog photo too…I had to post it. Needless to say…. the W Boston residences allows pets! I love this dog so much, I am going to go out and get one this weekend!

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Categories : Advertising, Back Bay, Boston Condos, Boston Real Estate, Chinatown, Midtown, New Developments

45 New Listings For Sale Downtown

By Anthony Longo 20 10 2008

(Pictured above is 9 Willow Street on Beacon Hill on the market for $825,000)

I just did a quick search for all Boston condos for sale in all downtown neighborhoods at all price points that came on the market within the last 5 days. (See Search Results Here)

They range from all over. The most expensive is a unit at The Mandarin which came on for $5.5M and the least expensive is a unit at 21 Alberdeen Street for $170,000.

Here are some units that stuck out to us as good deals.

Price: $2,495,000
303 Berkeley Street
Unit # 5
Boston, MA 02116

Price: $1,400,000
220 Boylston Street
Unit # 1202
Boston, MA 02116

Price: $825,000
9 Willow Street
Unit # 71
Boston, MA 02108

Price: $499,000
85 E India Row
Unit # 14A
Boston, MA 02110

Price: $399,000
145 Pinckney St
Unit # 134
Boston, MA 02114

Price: $379,000
32 Mead St
Unit # 3
Boston, MA 02129

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Categories : Arts District, Back Bay, Bay Village, Beacon Hill, Boston Condos, Boston Real Estate, Charlestown, Charlestown Navy Yard, Chinatown, East Cambridge, Featured Listings, Fenway, Leather District, Midtown, New Developments, North End, Seaport, South Boston, South End, Waterfront

New Condos in Chinatown

By Jessica Quirk 17 10 2008

As of yesterday, the BRA has approved a $125 million condo project in Boston.

This 325 condo unit new development will be located in Chinatown. Construction on this exciting new development of Chinatown condos will take place in approximately a year and will be completed in two.

According to the Boston Business Journal, the developers, Parcel 24 LLC, is aiming to make these new condo units affordable and include environmentally friendly components such as Energy Star appliances, highly durable materials, and efficient utility systems.

Always good news to hear that another developer is trying to go green!

And of course, a new condo in Boston is very exciting!

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Categories : Boston Condos, Chinatown, New Developments

1 Year Investor Rent Guarantee at Lofts Avana

By Anthony Longo 18 05 2008

Check out Lofts Avana - they are offering a 1 Year Investor Rent Guarantee!!!

Open House Today: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM - 46 Beach Street, Boston, MA

Lofts Avana is a 2008 converted luxury condo, located in Downtown & Chinatown area, walk to T, Theatre District, RT 90 and 93 few blocks away. Lofts Avana is totally renovated with Hi-ceiling, huge windows, solid wood floor, natural maple cabinets, granite countertops, GE profile appliances, intercom with cable TV monitor, washer/dryer hook-up, and unit can be upgraded into two bedrooms.

Units available, starting price $388,000.

Promotion, 5 Yr condo value protection plan

1 Yr investor rent guarantee

Lofts Avana Units For Sale:

$533,880, 1 Bd, 1 Ba, 849
$506,880, 1 Bd, 2 Ba, 872
$412,880, 1 Bd, 1 Ba, 764
$388,000, 1 Bd, 1 Ba, 696

Open House Today: 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM

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Categories : Boston Condos, Boston Lofts, Chinatown, New Developments

Chinatown Not Happy With Dainty Dot

By Anthony Longo 18 05 2008

Our friends over at the Chinatown Blog aren’t too happy with what is proposed for the Dainty Dot development. Even though the rendering is horrible, I think I like it AS LONG as they keep that gorgeous Dainty Dot facade too!

We need height here to create density which will provide stronger roots and growth on the street for retail, restaurant (city life) and businesses.

Dainty Dot developers - we need to get a better rendering though.

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Categories : Boston Condos, Boston Real Estate, Chinatown, New Developments

Parcel 24 Notification (Chinatown)

By Anthony Longo 10 03 2008

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 of commercial/ retail space, approximately 6,000 SF community space, 165 parking spaces, and related site improvements on Parcel 24, an approximately 58,000 SF vacant lot bounded by Hudson Street to the east, Kneeland Street to the north, and Albany Street to the west in Chinatown. The total gross square footage of the Proposed Project is approximately 435,800 SF.

Meeting Date/ Place:
Thursday, March 13, 2008
6:00-8:00 PM
Doubletree Hotel, Cherry Blossom Room
821 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111

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Categories : Boston Condos, Boston Real Estate, Chinatown, New Developments

Lofts Avana (Chinatown)

By Anthony Longo 18 02 2008

Lofts Avana has been on the market a little while now and they are finally just over 50% sold. We have blogged about Lofts Avana and their slick interiors, however we have yet to actually get over there and check them out. Anyone visit Lofts Avana recently Anyway, we will make time to get over there this week and give you a status update.

Lofts Avana units remaining range from $399,000 (1 bed) to a $599,000 top floor (2 bed).

Buyers who reserve units before March 15 will also receive a $3,000 perk: Free furnishings or a years free parking at a nearby garage.

hose who purchase units on the building’s top two floors will also get a second freebie: A premium-upgrade package that normally costs $25,000. This package includes maple paneling and floors, custom window trim, granite-topped window sills, built-in shelving and a triple medicine cabinet.

Originally a garment-industry building, 46 Beach St. served for years as a food court filled with a variety of Asian eateries.

More on Lofts Avana later this week.

Lofts Avana Units Listed In MLS:
$533,880, 1 Bd, 1 Ba, 849
$506,880, 1 Bd, 2 Ba, 872
$495,880, 1 Bd, 1 Ba, 849
$412,880, 1 Bd, 1 Ba, 764
$399,880, 1 Bd, 1 Ba, 696

Also, if you like this location you may want to check out The Metropolitan which is a neighboring luxury condo development.

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Categories : Boston Condos, Boston Lofts, Boston Real Estate, Chinatown, New Developments

I Need A Boston Loft

By Anthony Longo 29 01 2008

Ok, I have been passionately searching the market for one of my clients for the ultimate Boston Loft. We are pretty open to location and parking situation (as long as it is somewhat convenient), however I do need the following.

- Volume and lots of it.
- Bright light and open space
- True loft feel, brick and beam, high ceiling height, etc
- Private outdoor space (roof deck, etc) and lots of it

Ideally, we are looking for approximately 2,000 sq/ft and up. It could be a completely built out 2+ bedroom or a raw space in which we can convert into the ultimate New York style loft condominium. We know the product exists here in Boston, but is very rare to find.

Our price point for this gorgeous Boston Loft would ideally be at or below $1M but would love to hear and see any Boston Loft property that would fit this description.

Whether your Boston Loft is on the market or not or you are a Boston Real Estate listing agent and you know of such a Boston Loft, please contact me direct.

Thank you,

Tony Longo
Anthony @ condoDomain.com / 617-314-7704

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Categories : Arts District, Boston Condos, Boston Lifestyle, Boston Lofts, Boston Real Estate, Chinatown, Featured Listings, Leather District, Midtown, North End, Seaport, South Boston, South End, Waterfront

Chinatown Boston

By Anthony Longo 10 07 2007

Chinatown Boston One of my favorite Boston neighborhoods and a booming Boston Real Estate neighborhood is our very own Chinatown.

The empty lots, the tangle of highways above and below ground, and the power plant may not look like much. But everyone agrees it’s prime real estate.

Residents of Chinatown next door see the 20 acres called the “Chinatown Gateway” on zoning maps as their best chance to develop much-needed affordable housing and alleviate a severe housing crunch.

But the city’s redevelopment authority has dubbed the area “South Bay” and envisions a new downtown district with upscale apartments, hotels, and offices.

This struggle in Boston is the latest in a land squeeze that is changing the nature of Chinatowns across the United States. As America’s downtowns become hip again, urban real estate is becoming so valuable that ethnic enclaves find it increasingly difficult to survive as the first stop for new immigrants, usually with few skills and no English.

Once a fixture in most major US cities, many Chinatowns have ceased to exist as magnets for new arrivals. San Diego’s Chinatown is now a historic district. A coalition in Phoenix is trying to save the last remaining Chinatown structure from becoming a luxury apartment building. Four of the enclaves in the 10 largest cities in Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, and Philadelphia are now commercial areas. Dallas, which never had a historic Chinatown, designated a retail center as “Chinatown” in the 1980s. Other Chinatowns in Seattle, Detroit, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., are today primarily tourist spots. Continue.

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Categories : Boston Condos, Boston Real Estate, Chinatown