We just noticed this, so it may not be breaking news, but the DNA Lofts in Dorchester is up for auction on February 24. A full 21 units are described as “an additional phase” not added to the development and require interior buildout. Still, the development includes 22 finished units to go on the block. The auction listing (see link below) says no individual units will be for sale — it’s all or nothing.

For anyone who knows the neighborhood, this is way up near where Columbia Road runs into 93 (very close to South Boston), JFK/UMass is your red line stop. (Thanks to Jon Bowen’s tweet about this that caught our attention – thanks Jon!)

If you are interested in this development, feel free to give me, John Ford, a call at 617-595-3712 or email me at realtyford@yahoo.com.

See the auction details here (Daniel P. McLaughlin & Co. Auctioneers), and here’s a website for the development.

Looking for an apartment between now and September 1st? According to MLS there’s still plenty to select from:

Back Bay – 103 apts avail.
Beacon Hill – 53 apts avail.
Charlestown – 24 apts avail.
Dorchester – 108 apts avail.
South Boston – 50 apts avail.
South End – 45 apts avail.
Fenway – 25 apts avail.
Waterfront – 64 apts avail.

Looking for a Boston apartment? Call one of our two Boston real estate offices: Beacon Hill 617-720-5454 or Midtown 617-426-6616.

Lets once again take a look at the Boston rental market:

Back Bay – 141 listings
Example: 275 Beacon Street #2B one bedroom – $1,500,00 – 105 days on the maarket.

Beacon Hill – 54 listings
Example: 15 Grove Street two bedroom – $1,800.00 – 161 days on the market.

South End – 72 listings
Example: 75 Chandler Street studio – $1250 – 164 days on the market.

This could be a long, long fall and winter for Boston landlords.

Looking for Boston condo or apartment

Cambridge real estate agent Liz Bolton politely objects to real estate tracker Zillow.com’s methodology for determining the best candy-rich Halloween towns.

Of course density of homes matter, she says. But she adds: “Aim for the neighborhoods with lots of decorations outside – spider webs, door decals, etc. – those will be your Halloween hotspots.”

Ford Realty, after years of combined research and experience in all things Halloween, concurs 100 percent with Bolton’s common-sense advice.

What’s your favorite Halloween hotspot?

Bolton likes East Cambridge. Ford Reality has found, through intrepid research, sections of Arlington to be absolute candy gold mines.

The feds have earmarked $22 million for a complete “green” makeover of Southie’s historic Old Colony housing project. Because the money is from the economic stimulus package, one would assume it’s on a construction fast-track. The story says displaced residents will be found new housing during each phase of construction. But where will they go? There might be some rental possibilities here.