The “official” Boston Back Bay condo sales results for the 2011 3rd Q won’t be out for another couple of weeks, but here’s what you may expect: Back Bay condos sales 3rd Q 2010 – 133. Back  Bay condo sales 3rd Q 2011 – 145. Average Back Bay condo sales price 2010 – $931,000.00 Average [...]

In the Wall Street Journal’s Leisure and Arts section, there’s an interesting interview with Henry Cobb, who was the building architect for the Hancock tower in Boston’s Back Bay. Here are a few interesting highlights of Boston’s most “famous and iconic” skyscraper: * Construction began in August 1968 and was opened to the public 35 [...]

It’s confirmed: Restoration Hardware is moving into the old LouisBoston space on Boylston Street in the Back Bay. The retail chain is definitely trying to go high-end, but the name still doesn’t seem to fit its targeted market. It doesn’t sound right. But we wish them luck. They’re returning to the Back Bay after closing [...]

I just received this email from the marketing team at the Clarendon: THE CLARENDON IN BACK BAY ACHIEVES 75% SOLD MILESTONE *** Boston’s Most Successful New Condominium Achieves Record-Breaking Prices and Introduces The Penthouse Collection at The Clarendon *** BOSTON – (September 27, 2011) – Related Companies and The Beal Companies today announced that The [...]

A German-backed investment group is buying 22 buildings along Newbury Street for about $180 million. One word: Wow. The properties include retail shops, galleries, apartments, offices, etc. Check out the Herald’s photo graphic accompanying the story to see if one of your buildings (or one of your clients’ buildings) is among the “Newbury Line” portfolio [...]

The city has tentatively approved a plan for the Christian Science church to build three new buildings on its famous campus — one high-rise and two mid-rise towers. Nothing is set in stone, but it looks like the church, which hopes to raise money from the developments, is eyeing a residential tower along Huntington Avenue, [...]

The developer of a proposed residential tower at Copley Place has filed additional details for the proposed 47-story, 318-unit addition to the complex. The real significance may not be the new details, such as repositioning the tower to make it look more slender from different angles. Instead, the significance is that yet another residential tower [...]

It sounds like an odd fit: The Restoration Hardware chain is eyeing the old LouisBoston building/landmark in the Back Bay for a possible store location. Doesn’t seem quite right. But it is a high-end outfit.

Two lawmakers say the mayor and governor are both trying to shove through the approval process a proposed condo tower to be built over the Mass Pike in the Back Bay. We’ll spare you the details, but critics basically say Mayor Menino and Gov. Patrick are violating an old agreement to thoroughly review traffic, parking [...]

Boston Back Bay condo sales. Number of Back Bay condo sales from 1/1/11 – 6/12/11 – 161 Number of Back Bay condo sales from 1/1/10 – 6/12/10 – 189 Median Back Bay condo sales price from 1/1/11 – 6/12/11 – $1,310,572.00 Median Back Bay condo sales price from 1/1/11 – 6/12/10 – $1,340,031.00 Average Back [...]