Before the 8-story mid-rise at 360 Newbury (at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue), formerly the Tower Records Building, was first renovated in 1989, the brick building with striking awnings and dramatic ornamentation on the top of the facade was still struggling to find its footing. No more. Thanks to architect Frank Gehry, the man who
In the heart of the Back Bay—a neighborhood where traditional brick and brownstone facades meet steel towers sheathed in glass—sits The Somerset. This 19th-century landmark building has been meticulously transformed into a address of 116 exquisite condo residences faithful to their roots but with the patina of the new era. Situated along Commonwealth Avenue Mall,
The once-neglected South End is today an area of Boston that rivals the Back Bay and Beacon Hill as one of the most exclusive places to live in the city. Long a domain of sophisticated quirkiness and edgy urbanity, the area is now home to some of the city’s most well-known and trendsetting hotspots. And
True to its vision, Ink Block delivers on its promise to anchor the South End with a new vision of contemporary urban living with a $200 million development made up of luxury condos and apartments, along with retail space, including shops, restaurants and a sprawling Whole Foods store. One of four residential options at Ink
A recent addition to Boston’s trendy, historic Leather District—a neighborhood between the Financial District and Chinatown—210 South in an eleven-story luxury loft building with a sophisticated contemporary heart and soul wrapped in the veneer of neo-classical architecture. Completed in 2005, its 54 beautiful renovated loft units are expansive, with most having over 1,600 square feet
Developer AvalonBay, the same company behind the Avalon Exeter, has created the AVA Theater with the goal of catering to what it calls the “Gen Y 24/7 lifestyle” to attract Boston’s young, urban social set. The 398-unit apartment community standing at the intersection of Washington & Stuart in the city’s Theatre District has had no problem
Considered by many to be the “Grand Dame” of Boston’s waterfront, Rowes Wharf is one of the finest full-service residential buildings in the region associated with 5-Star accommodations—at the Boston Harbor Hotel—and it offers some of the most sought-after homes on Boston’s Waterfront. Immediately adjacent to the hotel, the development, which was built in 1987,
In the midst of the stylish South End in what was one the industrial horse stables of legendary Hub department store chain Jordan Marsh, which used the property to deliver its products throughout Boston, is today Jordan Lofts, a study in modernism that graciously brings the refinement of a bygone era into the 21st century.
Sitting squarely on the edge on the Boston Common on bustling Tremont Street, The Grandview provides a lifestyle that puts some of the very best of Boston right outside your door. As its name implies, The Grandview celebrates the vibrant neighborhood with an exceptional high-rise lifestyle experience punctuated by many of its boutique homes looking
