On the Market on Brainerd Road

As a child, Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York, lived on Brainerd Road.

But that’s probably about the only thing Brainerd Road is famous for — other than Saturday night parties and some colorful graffiti.

A long upward incline running from Harvard Street to Winchester Street, Brainerd Road, frankly, is not beautiful. Lined with brick apartment buildings, some industrial buildings and garages, a few multi-family homes, and more recently a few higher-end condos, it’s a real urban mix that sits right on the edge of Allston-Brighton. Go just one block over to Verndale, and it’s a whole different experience. The Brookline experience.

But for those willing to look past a little street grit, there are actually some nice little gems on the market in this little corner of Allston. Several condo buildings on Brainerd road offer a taste of luxury living, but the romance, as well, of garage bands and street artists. There’s the urban experience of tattoo parlors, ethnic restaurants and hipster boutiques if you turn left off of Brainerd Road into Allston Village. And if you turn right, you’ve got the intellectual stimulation of bookstores and cinema in Coolidge Corner. Go straight across Harvard from Brainerd Road and you’re in the TJ MAXX parking lot. Talk about convenience.

On the market right now on Brainerd Road are about a half-dozen properties, three have been sitting around long enough that their owners just might be willing to cut a bargain. Two of these older listings might make an ideal abode for hip singles or urban couples. The third is a single-family house that has been used as an investment property but that might just be renovated into a nice family home, or even split into two condo units:

59 Brainerd Road, #510
Allston
BEDS:2/BATHS:1
SQ.FT:994
$409,900

33 Brainerd Road, #312
Allston
BEDS:2/BATHS:1
SQ.FT: 902
$374,900

26 Brainerd Road
Allston
BEDS:8/BATHS:3.5
SQ.FT: 2371
$659K

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