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East Boston Real Estate Description & Trends
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Where is East Boston?
Located right on Boston Harbor, East Boston is bordered on 3 sides by water & connects to Chelsea via short bridge; to the Financial District, the West End, and Beacon Hill via the Callahan Tunnel; and to the South End & South Boston via the Ted Williams Tunnel. In the Ballast MLS Advanced Property Search, use 02128 as the East Boston Zip Code and search all of East Boston or by section - Jeffries Point, Eagle Hill, Orient Heights or Suffolk Downs areas.
Why Live in East Boston?
Located on Boston Harbor, East Boston offers some of Boston's best views of Financial District towers and the waterfront – whether by day or by night - and some of the best property values. Residents also enjoy some of the freshest & best Italian, Brazilian, & El Salvadorian food in the city for about 1/3 of the price. East Boston provides a great access point for residents who work in the Financial District (who are 2 T-Stops to the State Street T-Stop) or who work North or South of the city with quick access to all major roadways (I-93N/S, I-90E/W, & Route 1 & 1A). Because of its geographic location as a peninsula jutting into Boston Harbor, East Boston provides a sort of waterfront urban getaway for residents who are surprised to find that they don't have to contend with any of the noise or congestion of commuter traffic cutting through any part of their neighborhood. East Boston has only 3 sections - Jeffries Point which is the waterfront section jutting out into Boston Harbor, Orient Heights which is up on a rise overlooking Charlestown & Chelsea to the West and the Financial District to the Southwest, and the Suffolk Downs Area which is has long rows of multi-family clapboard style homes with some single families scattered throughout and a higher mix of industrial/commercial surrounding Suffolk Downs and farthest from the Financial District.
Emerging Real Estate Trends for East Boston:
With the completion of the "Big Dig", East Boston is connected to the South End & the Financial District via a quick 8-minute car ride through the Ted Williams Tunnel. A wave of renovation has swept the area's historic former ship captain's homes perched atop Jeffries Point transforming the area. New homeowners rate it as one of the City's most quiet & low-key neighborhoods with over 40 acres of new waterfront park space, a new soccer field, a new baseball field and 2 state-of-the-art T/subway stations (Maverick & Airport T Stops) serving the area. With new residents happily established at the 2 most recent large, multi-unit loft-style developments, "Porter 156" and the "Paris Flats Lofts", the neighborhood continues to enjoy the benefits of both private developer and city & state investment. Slated for new construction, but currently stalled due to financing issues, are 3 waterfront communities jutting out into Boston Harbor to be built on old pier sites no longer in use – adding upscale restaurants & storefronts, marina slips, and luxury condominiums – all with stunning views of the towers of the Financial District & Boston Harbor. Though these large condo projects are stalled, East Boston has experienced some of its highest sales volume in 3 years in 2009 in the multi-family sector of the market. Many buyers who wanted good real estate deals in the last 18 months have been happy to find them recently in East Boston - whether in search of an inexpensive multi-family building or a new renovation condo. With beautiful new parks, significant government infrastructure improvements, including the state-of-the-art reconstrution of the Airport & Maverick Square T-Stops - East Boston, with its cherished, quiet, "away from it all" feel remains one of Boston's best-kept and most affordable secrets for homeowners.
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East Boston Calendar Highlights:
Watch the July 4th Fireworks over Boston Harbor from Pier's Park Waterfront Park
East Boston Residents' Neighborhood Favorites:
1. Favorite Authentic Mexican Restaurant: Angela's Cafe
2. Favorite Outdoor Concert Locale: Waterfront Piers Park
3. Favorite Italian Restaurant: Rino's on Saratoga Street
4. Favorite Burrito: Taco Mex in Maverick Square
5. Favorite Newest Restaurant: ECCO at 107 Porter
6. Favorite New Addition with Live Music: 303 Cafe on Sumner
7. Favorite Playing Field: new Soccer Field at East Boston Memorial Park
8. Favorite Waterfront Restaurant: 3 meals a day at Scups on the Harbor
9. Favorite Pizza in the whole City of Boston: Santarpio's Pizza
The Ballast Top Outdoor Picks for East Boston:
1. Best Jog: Waterfront Piers Park to East Boston Memorial Park via Orleans St.
2. Best Soccer Field: East Boston Memorial Park
3. Best Tennis Courts: Jeffries Point Courts
4. Best Baseball/Softball Field: brand new Baseball Field at Porter Street
5. Best Sailing Center: the Waterfront Piers Park Sailing Center
All East Boston page content written & updated August-2011 by Ballast Real Estate Agents. Copyright 2010 Ballast Realty Group. All rights reserved.
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