by Scott Van Voorhis | Jun 13, 2021
Despite its bumper crop of new luxury condominium towers, Boston won’t be joining the gilded world of $100 million penthouses anytime soon. The mixed results of sales of several luxurious penthouses points to a price ceiling of sorts.
by Scott Van Voorhis | May 23, 2021
Reality has yet to catch up with all the years of hype about the promise of “Midtown,” maybe best known for the posh Millennium Tower and the hum-drum shopping district it lords over.
by Peter Paul Payack | Aug 11, 2019
Is that a money tree growing on the Millennium Tower’s penthouse terrace?
by Banker & Tradesman | Aug 5, 2019
The highest unit in downtown Boston’s Millennium Tower is back on the market, with an asking price $10 million higher than its 2016 sale price.
by Scott Van Voorhis | May 19, 2019
The BPDA has kicked off an intensive planning process to look at the future of downtown Boston, and City Hall’s interest in taking a deep dive on the future of the neighborhood comes as development interest in the area bubbles.
by Scott Van Voorhis | Apr 14, 2019
Has Boston’s ridiculously hot condominium market finally peaked? After rising for years, the price of Boston condos put under agreement actually fell in the first quarter of 2019 to $639,000, a drop of $10,000, or 1.5 percent.
by Steve Adams | Mar 17, 2019
The market remains firmly tilted in sellers’ favor, but is beginning to show signs of a correction while two record-setting ultra-high-end condominium developments scheduled to open this spring in Back Bay and asking prices for Boston condos continue to rise.
by Jim Morrison | Feb 27, 2018
Boston real estate agent and condo expert David Bates reviewed the 50 most expensive (per square foot) Boston condominiums in 2017 and found five key amenities they had in common.
by Scott Van Voorhis | Nov 19, 2017
The demise of Boston’s first “skinny tower” highlights anew an ironclad rule of development in the Hub: Unless you are well-connected power player about town, forget about trying to build anything.
by Jim Morrison | Apr 11, 2017
In his recently released special report, Boston Realtor and real estate writer David Bates analyzes the first 425 sales in Boston’s 442-unit, Millennium Tower from every angle, resulting in
by Scott Van Voorhis | Jan 29, 2017
It’s time to say good riddance to the state’s silly shadow law.
The aim of a pair of arcane and quixotic 1990 statutes – technically two separate laws, one for Boston Common, the other for the Public Garden – are to protect the crown jewels of the city’s park system from the shadows that would be cast by new towers.
by Banker & Tradesman | Aug 18, 2016
The 13,000-square-foot grand penthouse at Boston’s new Millennium Tower sold Wednesday for $35 million, or $2.5 million less than the asking price.
by Banker & Tradesman | Jul 28, 2016
The second full week of July was huge for the 60-story Millenium Tower Boston. Nearly three years after breaking ground at the site of the former Filene’s in Downtown Crossing, the first wave of units closed at the Boston’s tallest residential building.
by Steve Adams | Jul 25, 2016
Life in the Millennium Tower Boston is a study in contrasts, from the clubby residents’ lounge with its marble and wood finishes to the modern living quarters above with floor-to-ceiling windows showing off expansive views of Boston and beyond.
by Banker & Tradesman | Jun 16, 2016
According to news reports, the penthouse condominium...
by Banker & Tradesman | Apr 27, 2016
Caffè Nero has signed a lease in the Burnham Building...
by Steve Adams | Mar 18, 2016
A New York City developer has unveiled plans for a...
by Banker & Tradesman | Feb 10, 2016
The Millennium Tower Boston’s 60th-story penthouse...
by Steve Adams | Nov 1, 2015
A New York developer is drawing up designs for a...
by Steve Adams | Sep 18, 2015
Construction crews placed the final beam atop the...