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South End Triplex Has Ultimate Grilling Station

by Tom Acitelli May 25, 2016, 12:15p

The triplex inside the brownstone at 18 Yarmouth Street has a ton to recommend it: nine rooms, three fireplaces, a stroller-friendly entrance under the stoop. But out back is the piece de resistance: a pavilion fit for a barbecue king or queen.

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10 Boston Homes for Sale With Private Decks

by Tom Acitelli May 25, 2016, 10:00a

With warmer weather finally upon the region, thoughts turn to relaxing. And what better spot to relax than a primely placed private deck? In Boston, such a space can be difficult to come by, but we found several choice ones currently up for grabs.

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Charlestown Loft's 24-Foot Ceilings Just the Start

by Tom Acitelli May 25, 2016, 11:00a

Unit 5 at 5 Common Street is back on the market for the first time since 2013, and, yes, it soars. But there is so much more to the penthouse, including an exposed claw-foot tub beneath what looks like unicorn wallpaper.

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25 Boston-Area Military Memorials and Monuments, Mapped

by Tom Acitelli Nov 10, 2015, 10:37a

Wednesday is Veterans Day, and to mark that we have updated our map of major military monuments and memorials throughout the region. These commemorate events, battles and wars stretching back to the earliest days of the Revolution and encompassing...

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Why Midcentury Americans Believed the Suburbs Were Making Them Sick

by Amanda Kolson Hurley May 25, 2016, 10:00a

Midcentury works of pop sociology and psychology and pulp fiction reveal a great deal about the preoccupations of midcentury Americans. And midcentury Americans believed their suburban homes were destroying their lives.

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South End Bow-Front More Than Doubles in Price

by Tom Acitelli May 25, 2016, 8:53a

The 10-room, bow-front townhouse at 137 Warren Avenue last traded in July 2013 for $2,032,000. It's back, post-renovation, for a lot more than that. Check out the curved walls.

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Many-Balconied Cambridge Condo Drops for $8.6M

by Tom Acitelli May 24, 2016, 12:15p

The eight-room, 3,690-square-foot Unit 206-207 at the Esplanade building recently hit the market for $2,330.62 a square foot, a stonkingly high sum for the city. The total also nabs four garaged parking spaces. Can you really put a price tag on that?

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West Roxbury May Get Another Big Apartment Project

by Tom Acitelli May 24, 2016, 11:00a

A developer has proposed replacing a former gas station with a 20-unit complex. Not too ground-shaking, right? Except that the proposal comes on the heels of the city green-lighting another 20-unit apartment complex in the neighborhood.

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Where to Find Boston's New Rainy-Day Poetry

by Tom Acitelli May 24, 2016, 10:00a

Boston and nonprofit Mass Poetry have partnered on what they call "Raining Poetry"—sidewalk verse by local poets visible only when the pavement's wet. Here's a map of where to find it around town.

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Pizza Hut's New Robot Can Read Your Emotions

by Jeremiah Budin May 25, 2016, 12:30p

Next time you sadly order a pizza, you might get called out by a robot.

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Smart Pet Toy Doubles as Camera to Spy on Pets

by Jeremiah Budin May 25, 2016, 11:00a

Now you can play with your dog while you're at work.

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Designer Incorporates Computer Glitches Into Furniture

by Jeremiah Budin May 25, 2016, 9:55a

Embrace your (computer's) mistakes.

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What on Earth Is This Car-Swallowing Elevated Bus?

by Jeremiah Budin May 24, 2016, 5:00p

It's so crazy it might just work. Or not.

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12 Boston-Area Lighthouses to Visit This Summer

by Tom Acitelli May 24, 2016, 8:53a

Massachusetts has dozens of lighthouses, but only a relative handful are open to the public. Many of these, too, are open only during the warmer months. Here's a map of a dozen options relatively close to Boston proper.

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America’s Magnificent Midcentury Rest Stops Were Real Roadside Attractions

by Patrick Sisson May 24, 2016, 8:48a

The Last Stop: Vanishing Rest Stops of the American Roadside collects photos of these quirky relics of a lost age of travel.

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For $1.2M, a Classic West Roxbury Queen Anne

by Tom Acitelli May 23, 2016, 1:15p

The 13-room, 3,040-square-foot Queen Anne Victorian at 12 Ruskin Street in Roslindale's archrival has been in the same family for two generation. It's up for sale now, offering among its treats a two-story turret, a library, and two covered porches.

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How Much for a Dot Penthouse With Walkout Decks?

by Tom Acitelli May 23, 2016, 12:15p

This condo in always-desirable Dot is spread over two levels and comes complete with two off-street parking spaces and two walkout decks. It's PriceSpotter time! Take your best guess.

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Meet the Curbed Young Guns Class of 2016

by Kelsey Keith and Jessica Dailey May 17, 2016, 8:50a

This year's winners represent varied disciplines, widening the net from interior and furniture design to video game engineering, community-based transportation apps, and animated artwork.

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Where to Start When Designing Your Garden

by Melissa Dalton May 23, 2016, 12:00p

Lauren Hall-Behrens, landscape designer and founder of Lilyvilla Gardens in Portland, Oregon, outlines nine guiding principles to follow when designing your garden.

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Here's What Back Bay Townhouses Cost Right Now

by Tom Acitelli May 23, 2016, 11:00a

The average asking price for Back Bay townhouses is $1,002 a square foot right now, according to a new analysis. Stonkingly high as that is, that's nothing compared with the average for condos in the neighborhood these days.

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Burroughs Wharf Stunner Feels Need to Chop Price

by Tom Acitelli May 23, 2016, 10:00a

The 2,258-square-foot duplex that is Unit 401/501 at 50 Burroughs Wharf on Boston's waterfront is certainly web-traffic-stopping. And yet. About a week after it was listed, the spread's price plunged six figures.

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Fab Cambridge Spots Not M.I.T.- or Harvard-Related

by Tom Acitelli May 23, 2016, 8:54a

While there are plenty of sights to see in and around the two schools, the surrounding City of Cambridge holds its own places of wonderment. Here are several spots, mapped, to pull you out of the academic orbit and into the municipal stream.

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Weekend Open House Tour: Southie for Under $700K

by Brenda Phan May 20, 2016, 12:38p

All of these options, starting with a 3-BR brownstone and including several condos, were recently listed. Remember: It's free to look.

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Boston to Close Newbury Street to Car Traffic

by Tom Acitelli May 20, 2016, 11:53a

Sometime this summer, the city will turn the tony shopping drag into some kind of European-style pedestrian paradise. If it doesn't cause the apocalypse, Boston may do it again and again.

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How Do You Convert a Giant Rope Factory?

by Tom Acitelli May 20, 2016, 11:00a

We're about to find out. A Boston firm wants to move forward with a 97-unit apartment conversion of the old Charlestown Ropewalk complex. Challenge No. 71: incorporating historically protected steel tracks in the design.

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Big Reveal: the Rent for This Somerville 3-BR

by Tom Acitelli May 20, 2016, 10:00a

Bravo! A strong plurality of readers nailed the rent for this apartment near the Cambridge line. It comes with two bathrooms, too, as well as a porch and a W/D. What would you pay?

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Cathedral Ceilings Do Wonders in Beacon Hill

by Tom Acitelli May 20, 2016, 8:54a

The cleanly redesigned Unit 1A at 70 Mt. Vernon Street last sold in 2011 for $1,565,000. The capacious condo wants a lot more than that this go-round.

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What to Make to Live Comfortably in Boston

by Tom Acitelli May 19, 2016, 1:15p

A recent study spelled out what tenants need to make to live agreeably 'round here while also renting a 2-BR apartment. The figure is about as high as you'd expect, but there's more to it.

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Fenway's Pierce Boston Proving Popular

by Tom Acitelli May 19, 2016, 12:09p

The under-construction tower in Fenway has already sold nearly one-third of its 109 condos. It's expected to open by the middle of next year and will include 240 apartments as well.

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Here's What South End Townhouses Cost Now

by Tom Acitelli May 19, 2016, 11:00a

The average asking price for South End townhouses is $1,002 a square foot right now, according to an analysis of current market-rate listings. That is similar to the average cost of Back Bay townhouses at the moment.

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Big-Time Eastie Waterfront Complex to Break Ground

by Tom Acitelli May 19, 2016, 10:00a

Gov. Charlie Baker and Mayor Marty Walsh are the guests of honor at a groundbreaking for Boston East, the long-time-coming apartment complex originally born as condos.

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Million-Dollar Homes New Normal in Top Urban Markets, Says Report

by Barbara Eldredge May 19, 2016, 8:58a

The proportion of U.S. homes valued at or above $1 million has nearly doubled over the past four years.

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Cavernous Charlestown Duplex Chops Price $850K

by Tom Acitelli May 19, 2016, 8:53a

The 4,529-square-foot Penthouse 06 at Flagship Wharf was re-listed on Feb. 1. The spread comes with four garaged parking spaces, a grand entry foyer, one of the most spacious bathrooms in town, and spectacular Harbor views.

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What $500,000 Buys in Boston Right Now

by Tom Acitelli May 18, 2016, 12:15p

The sum currently nets anywhere from a 1-BR in a full-service condo building in a more central area such as Charlestown to a 4-BR (or more) house in outer neighborhoods such as Roslindale.

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Gut-Renovated Beacon Hill Colonial Asks Nearly $8M

by Tom Acitelli May 18, 2016, 11:00a

The 5,365-square-foot Colonial Victorian at 22 West Cedar Street in Beacon Hill last traded in July 2012 for $2,350,000. It then underwent a gut-renovation that left it looking sleekly contemporary.

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Big Fenway Tower Would Run to 340 Feet

by Tom Acitelli May 18, 2016, 10:00a

Developer Trans National plans to file a proposal for 325 apartments and condos, plus office and retail, at 2 Charlesgate West. If it does reach its proposed height, the building would be one of the tallest new ones in Fenway in recent memory.

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Just How Windy Is Boston Nowadays?

by Tom Acitelli May 18, 2016, 8:53a

Gusts this weekend toppled a 160-year-old statue of Ben Franklin downtown. In the grand scheme of things, that's not too surprising: Boston is the fourth-windiest big city in the U.S., according to the Weather Channel.

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Modernism in Disguise: Taking a Second Look at Underrated Buildings Around the U.S.

by Patrick Sisson May 17, 2016, 7:48p

The start of a new series that looks at unheralded examples of modern buildings, shedding light on their lasting influence, unique inspirations, and under-recognized creators.

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