Boston Neighborhoods
Charlestown
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Charlestown is a well-preserved neighborhood of historic Federal and Victorian rowhouses that form an intimate tree-lined community where everyone says hello to each other. Settled in 1629 as the Massachusetts Bay Colony’s first capital a year before Boston itself was founded, Charlestown is the site of many historic events surrounding the American Revolution, including the start of Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride to Lexington at what is now City Square Park, the Battle of Bunker Hill which is commemorated by the Bunker Hill Monument, and the christening of the U.S.S. Constitution, America’s oldest commissioned naval warship, in historic Charlestown Navy Yard. Local educational offerings include Charlestown High School, The Holden School, Bunker Hill Community College, numerous public elementary schools, and the Charlestown branch of the Boston Public Library. SEE LISTINGS |
South Boston
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South Boston "Southie" is an up-and-coming neighborhood of historic architecture, new loft condominiums, and rich community amenities that is attracting many young professionals who want a close-knit community that is close to downtown and midtown Boston. The site of General George Washington’s forced evacuation of the British Army from Boston on March 17, 1776, South Boston has ample historic sites to visit, including the Dorchester Heights National Memorial commemorating the evacuation; Independence Square Park, a popular spot for watching the St Patrick's Day Parade; and Fort Independence on Castle Island, where a 21-gun salute is fired when the U.S.S. Constitution naval warship makes its annual turnaround there on July 4. Popular summer attractions out there include Pleasure Bay, M Street Beach, Carson’s Beach, Marine Park, the L Street Bathhouse and the South Boston Yacht Club. SEE LISTINGS |
North End
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The North End, Boston’s oldest neighborhood, retains many of its winding, narrow streets and alleyways as mementoes of its colonial days, but its brick rowhouses, Italianate buildings and new loft condos are attracting a new generation of young professionals who want to live in an old-fashioned intimate community close to downtown workplaces and major routes. As Boston’s main Italian community since the turn of the 20th century, the North End boasts more than 100 Italian restaurants, cafes and pastry shops serving up delicious gelato, calamari, antipasto, lasagna, and pizza the way the Italians make it. The Freedom Trail runs through the North End, taking you to the Paul Revere House, the Paul Revere Mall, Old North Church, the 17th-century Copp’s Hill Burying Ground, and beyond to many more Revolutionary sites in Charlestown and downtown Boston. SEE LISTINGS |
South End
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As America’s largest Victorian architectural conservation district, the South End boasts hundreds of historic brick bowfront and flatfront rowhouses along intimately tree-shaded, park-dotted streets that are still as great to live in as they were in the 19th century, as well as many contemporary loft condominiums that reflect the artists’ community the neighborhood has become in recent years. That means art galleries are aplenty in the South End — particularly in its SoWa (South of Washington Street) district — not to mention performance venues such as the Boston Center for the Arts, the Calderwood Pavilion, the Boston Ballet, and the Beehive jazz club. Tremont Street’s Restaurant Row caters to all tastes including American southern “Low Country,” French, Ethiopian, Brazilian, Indian, Italian, Korean, Greek, Middle Eastern, Cuban, Thai, and Japanese. SEE LISTINGS |
Back Bay
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Modeled on the grand Parisian boulevards and tree-lined avenues, the Back Bay is the epitome of high-end, nouveau riche luxury with its well-preserved blocks of French Second Empire rowhouses and brownstones, its tree-lined, statue-studded pedestrian/dog walkway down Commonwealth Avenue Mall, and its rich cultural offerings in and near Copley Square, including the Boston Public Library, Trinity Church, the Kingsley Montessori School, Commonwealth School, Boston Architectural College and the Berklee College of Music. Fifth Avenue-style shopping and dining is in abundance along Boylston Street and in the Prudential Center. Newbury Street’s chic boutiques, cafes and art galleries attract crowds as well. SEE LISTINGS |
Leather District
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This charming cluster of historic leather industry factory warehouses has been renovated into a wide variety of loft condominiums, and is attracting many young professionals, not just for its open, light-filled, high-ceilinged lofts allowing optimum flexibility in living-space arrangement, but also for its central location among multiple midtown districts: Chinatown, Downtown Crossing, the Financial District, South Station/Dewey Square, and the new Seaport District. That means dining, shopping, workplace proximity and commuter convenience in many directions. SEE LISTINGS |
Seaport District
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When completed within 10 years, the Seaport District will become Boston’s new downtown, a vibrant mixed-use community of loft condo residences, luxury hotels, industry headquarters, fine stores and seafood restaurants, world trade, art and culture, conventions and trade shows, and much more, all in a beautiful harbor setting. Already boasting the Boston Children’s Museum, the Institute of Contemporary Art, the Seaport World Trade Center and the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, the Seaport District is Boston’s future. Its transportation network is one of the most convenient in the city, encompassing the Silver Line to Logan Airport, the Ted Williams Tunnel to Logan and major routes, and numerous means of water transport. SEE LISTINGS |
Beacon Hill
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As Boston’s first planned community, Beacon Hill still sets a standard for luxury city living with its historic architecture, tree-shaded brick sidewalks, fine schools and shops, public parks, downtown proximity, and plum central location in the shadow of the State House’s landmark gold dome. Federal-style brick townhouses and condominiums with black louver shutters form intimate, attractive rows along the quiet streets, colonial-style gas lamps preserve the neighborhood’s historic character, and cobblestone streets attract tourists and their cameras from all over. The Boston Common and the Charles River Esplanade are right nearby with plenty of fitness trails, dog runs and recreation areas. The Advent School, the Park Street School, and Suffolk University maintain the high educational standards Beacon Hill’s noblest residents adhered to, including Louisa May Alcott, Robert Frost, Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. & Jr., Julia Ward Howe, Samuel Eliot Morison and Daniel Webster. Charles Street is known for its fine antique shops, as well as restaurants, coffeehouses, and gourmet groceries at DeLuca’s Market. And don’t forget the Bull & Finch Pub on Beacon Street, the setting for the TV show Cheers. SEE LISTINGS |
Dorchester
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As Boston’s largest neighborhood, Dorchester is also one of its most diverse, attracting a wide variety of ethnic populations and a large number of up-and-coming professionals. Its central business district, Uphams Corner, has restaurants for all tastes, a supermarket, three major banks, pharmacies, a large health center, theatrical and musical performances at the historic Strand Theatre, and numerous shoe, clothing and all other kinds of stores. Ashmont Hill, a neighborly community of long-term residents and newcomers where people are friendly and look out for each other, is a historic district of fine Victorian homes, diverse businesses and farmer’s markets clustered around an old-fashioned village square, readily accessible by subway and multiple bus routes. SEE LISTINGS |
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