The Clarendon sold another condo yesterday. Unit 16A sold for $1,000,000. This would be the 36th unit that sold at The Clarendon.
File Under: Good job!

The Boston Globe reports on the new $60 million Liberty Wharf Pier project in the Seaport District which is almost finished. This is the old site of Jimmy’s Harborside, which will now feature a new 4,000 square foot Legal Seafoods complete with rooftdeck, three other restaurants, outdoor seating and public marina with floating docks for [...]

On August 26, 2010 The Clarendon Back Bay recorded their 34th 35th closing. The purchase price was $1,050,000 and included one deeded garage parking space.
This was a 22nd-floor, one-bedroom plus, two-bathroom, 1,134 square foot condo, approximately $925.93 per square foot.
The building is now approximately 33 percent occupied.

According to the Regisrty of Deeds the W sold another condo on August 12, 2010. The unit was 22J, one bedroom, one bath that sold for $750,000.
Total units sold 18 out of 122-unit building.

The following are million dolllar plus condo sales for July 2010:
1. 68 Marlborough #E
List price: $1,099,000 – Sales Price: $1,050,000
Sales date: 7/28/10
2. 160 Commonwealth Ave. #618
List price: $1,119,000 – Sales price: $1,065,000
Sales date: 7/30/10
3. 1 Charles Street #11C
List Price: $1,695,000 – Sales price: $1,535,000
Sales date: 7/30/2010
4. 220 Boylston Stree #1007
List price: $1,295,000 – Sales price: [...]

Two thumbs up for the marketing team at 45 Province Street on another closing.
45 Province Street #2601 list price – $2,300,000
Closed on 7/26/2010 for $2,175,000.00

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Colleen Sullivan has an interesting article in Bankers & Tradesman about how the Massachusetts million dollar-plus home market is heating up. Below are excerpts from Colleen’s article:
Sales at the high end of the market have increased markedly over the past few months, with some Massachusetts towns seeing homes sales in the $1 [...]

The following is an email that was sent to me from 45P: “45 Province Street real estate transactions since the new marketing team took over. . 6 contracts – 3 closed and 3 U/A.”
45 Province Street sold listings for June and July 2010:
6/25/10 – #901
List Price – $1,200,000
Sale Price – $1,140,000
Sq ft – 1615
Bedrooms [...]

I just received an email from 45 Province Street marketing team stating that: “6 purchase and sales contracts have been signed in the past 40 days” for 45 Province Street.

The Boston Herald reported today that the W has come up with a new idea to increase sales. The Hub developers of the W Hotel and Residences are allowing groups to hold parties at no cost in their 20th-floor model units. The move is intended to spur sales of the 123 posh condos, of which [...]