From a reader’s comments:
I was initially excited by Menino’s proposal to relocate City Hall and free up that huge waste of space that is City Hall Plaza, but have since cooled to the idea somewhat.
I am now beginning to think that the better options would be to not inconvenience the people who need […]

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“South Boston, from present appearances, is predestined to be the magnificent section of the city in respect to costly residences, fashionable society, and the influence of wealth.”
From the Boston Almanac for 1853
Source: City Record and Boston News-Letter
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I don’t know.
Several weeks ago, I wrote a post, based on an article in the Boston Herald:

[I]f you took out a new loan so you could free-up some cash, getting what’s known as a “cash-out refiâ€?, and ended up using that money to pay down your credit card debt, take a vacation, or invest in […]

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Is it better to put down 20% (if you can) or finance 100% of your purchase price, and invest that 20% somewhere else?
Apparently, it’s better to put 20% down. You’ll get a better rate on your 80% loan, if you don’t take out a second, “piggyback” loan (or, if you get the same rate, […]

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I’m not a cranky person. I only get annoyed at things that are annoying.
Like, noisy neighbors.
If you live in a condo, you probably have an upstairs neighbor, a downstairs neighbor, and perhaps a neighbor or two on your own floor.
A potentially disastrous situation, all around.
We had a very noisy neighbor, downstairs, the last place […]

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Here is an undated release from the architect of the new Lovejoy Wharf development, currently in the permitting process. No word on planned ground-breaking, yet.

Located on the waterfront where The Charles River meets Boston Harbor, the site is presently occupied by two brick structures. The proposed design involves the adaptive reuse of the existing […]

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Three residential developments look ready to go, having broken ground over the past several days.
Russia Wharf: a series of three buildings, the tallest is 31-stories, with office space and a small number of residential condos - 200 units was the last count, plus a boutique hotel.
The Clarendon: a 32-story building, with 178 apartments and 107 […]

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The following information is from the local MLS database, as of December 16, 2006, compared to (last week’s numbers).
Total # of condos for sale in the city of Boston: 2,189 (2,324)
Average # of days on market: 146 (143)
Median price of all condos for sale in the city of Boston: $399,000 ($395,000)
Average price of all condos […]

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