Five New South End Listings for Seven Figures
I noticed something today that might not surprise anyone else in the city, but I was taken aback: five of today’s new South End MLS listings are seven-figure homes. I’m confident this isn’t the first time it happened; for example, several new buildings listed a bunch of units at once this year, but the five units listed today are at four different addresses.
It’s possible they were just taken off the market recently and re-listed to freshen things up. 285 Columbus Lofts (at the intersection of form and function) began closings three months ago; I don’t know why #708 just listed today. They could be re-listed for any number of reasons, but that doesn’t diminish my shock at seeing so many high-dollar homes in South End stats and trends.
Does anyone know if these are all new? How did this happen?
155 W. Brookline Street
South End, 02118
Beds: 4/Baths: 4
SQ.FT.: 2944
$2,495,000
291 Shawmut Avenue, #1
South End, 02118
Beds: 3/Baths: 2.5
SQ.FT.: 1700
$1,099,000
285 Columbus Avenue, #708
South End, 02116
Beds: 2/Baths: 2
SQ.FT.: 1240
$1,035,500
98 Waltham Street, #3
South End, 02118
Beds: 2/Baths: 2.5
SQ.FT.: 1931
$1,375,000
98 Waltham Street, #2
South End, 02118
Beds: 2/Baths: 2.5
SQ.FT.: 1663
$1,275,000
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Avi Rome said:
Hi Alyk,
Not quite sure I understand why you seem so surprised with the number of new listings in this price range. Of the 160+/- condominiums and townhouses on the market as of this morning, fully 25% are in the seven figures. It’s a number that hasn’t changed much over the last 6-12 months. Perhaps it just struck you more so yesterday!
291 Shawmut was a property listed for several months earlier in the year, now with a new agent.
And not to confuse matters too much in the age-old discussion of neighborhood boundaries, “technically” the odd numbered side of Columbus Avenue between Clarendon and Dartmouth is Back Bay, just as the Albert Pope building further down towards Berkeley at 221 is. So if you were to remove the listings at 285 and 303 Columbus over the $1M mark, the inventory would drop.
September 4, 2008 6:47 AM
Alyk said:
Hey Avi- the big surprise for me was that they all showed up on the same day. I don’t remember looking at the listings and seeing that many in one day.
I always find the neighborhood boundary wars interesting. I knew a woman who told everyone she grew up in Ohio, but then the river changed course, so now she’s from Kentucky. I still don’t know if she was serious.
September 4, 2008 7:03 AM
Sunshine & Lollipops said:
Barely 2 weeks later and two of the properties are *already* under agreement!!!
Could things get any better for the South End?? Everytime I think we’re seeing the best of times, things just get better!
If I were a religious woman, I’d say that God has a special place in his heart for our wonderful neighborhood.
Thank you Alix for your continued attention to the nabe. Keep up the good work!
September 17, 2008 5:23 PM