January 29, 2008
Baby Condos Go for Big Prices on Columbus Ave
Ten weeks ago, three baby condos sold near Columbus Avenue and Worcester Street. They range in price from $264,000 to $400,000, making size the most notable feature; the largest barely breaks 600 square feet. In most apartments, 500 square feet makes for a decent bedroom; in the South End, you get to squeeze everything you own into one room.
36 Greenwich Park, #2
Beds: 1/Baths: 1
SQ.FT.: 620
$/SQ.FT.: 645
Price: $400,000
547 Columbus Avenue, #3F
Beds: 1/Baths: 1
SQ.FT.: 494
$/SQ.FT.: 666
Price: $329,000
16 Garrison Street, #510
Beds: 1/Baths: 1
SQ.FT.: 410
$/SQ.FT.: 645
Price: $264,500
These three condos have the added benefit of a great location: all sit near Boston House of Pizza (open until 1 am weekends) and New York Pizza (open until 3am weekends.) Puritanical Boston makes amenities like this invaluable to the late-night-munchies crowd.
Header image: “Rainy Day, Columbus Avenue, Boston,” by Childe Hassam, 1885
Kristie said:
Thanks for the info, Aly!
January 29, 2008 8:21 PM
mkb said:
aww, baby condos!
Thanks for the information!
January 29, 2008 8:23 PM
Oswald Jacobi said:
As a staunch minimalist who subscribes to the notion that a cluttered homestead is reflective of a cluttered mind and cluttered life, time and time again I have turned down apartments offering needless space that would only be filled by needless things in favor of smaller accommodations located in better areas. When everything you want is within walking distance, you don’t need not stay home quite so often and, while that may scare the agoraphobics among us, I believe even they will find that a fuller life awaits those who dare venture beyond their doorsteps whenever possible, even for something as menial as pizza at 3 a.m.
January 29, 2008 8:28 PM
Clint W said:
That picture is gorgeous. Nice article!
January 29, 2008 8:47 PM
andream said:
Oswald, your ascetic lifestyle is indeed admirable, however, I believe most people in big cities move into small apartments because that’s all they could afford in the locations they chose. I think most closet-dwellers would move up to bigger homes in the same area if they could afford to.
January 30, 2008 4:28 PM
Oswald Jacobi said:
Balderdash! If you demand the trappings of superfluous living, then move to a su-burb and leave city life to the true visionaries.
January 30, 2008 5:37 PM
andream said:
Balderdash??? Are we going to strip to our shirtsleeves & throw fisticuffs?
I love the city, but I need room for my knick-knacks, doodads and tchachkis. Recently, I’ve been considering a collection of Hummels, but I need another bedroom before I can start that one.
January 30, 2008 7:21 PM
KillTheMicrophone said:
Congrats on the new gig, love!
Keep on keepin’ on!
January 30, 2008 10:02 PM
Brian said:
This is a wonderful area. Add to the fact that it’s next to New York pizza, well that’s just a bonus.
New York Pizza > Boston House of Pizza.
Alyk thank you for your contributions.
January 30, 2008 10:26 PM
Kay said:
Nice! I love this area, and BHOP has been one of my favorite places for pizza since I was in college!
Thanks for the info!
January 31, 2008 2:47 AM
alyk said:
Brian, Mr_Alyk and I are regulars at BHOP- the pepperoni for their pizza is mild, slightly sweet, and extra greasy. So greasy, I dip spicy fries in the oil. What do you recommend at NY? Sadly, we’ve never been.
Also, Spike’s (hot dogs) and Stevie’s Pizza dish decent late-night munchies just a couple blocks away, at Mass Ave and Boylston Street.
January 31, 2008 3:06 AM
April said:
My bedroom is larger than the last condo! And our condo is small.
Again, congrats on the new gig.
January 31, 2008 12:08 PM
LankaKitten said:
Too small!
February 1, 2008 12:59 PM