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Martins Park Opening
June 13th, 2019 by Michael Mahoney
Martins Park Opening
Richard Martin was one of the victims of the Boston Marathon Bombing in 2013. The Martin Family designed a park in honor of their son down at The Children’s Museum. The park opens this Saturday.
Live Webcam View of Martin’s Park
Please Join Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Governor Charlie Baker, and the Richard Family for the grand opening of Martin’s Park at the Smith Family Waterfront.
Join us for the opening of Martin’s Park, a beautiful new, inclusive park and playspace providing outdoor enjoyment for generations of Boston’s children, families, and visitors.
The park is located on the South Boston Waterfront, next to the Children’s Museum.
See the event on Boston Central
The park is located in front of the Boston Children’s Museum.
Interview with Richard Martin’s Father
Fishermans Feast in Boston’s North End
August 15th, 2018 by Michael Mahoney
Fishermans Feast in Boston’s North End
The Fisherman’s Feast is an annual event that began in Boston in 1910 and is based on a tradition that goes back to the 16th century in Sciacca Sicily. The Feast is based on the devotion of the fishermen from Sciacca to the Madonna del Soccorso (Our Lady of Help). When the fishermen immigrated to America in the early 1900’s, they brought their traditions with them. Today’s Feast is much the same as it was over 100 years ago with lights adorning the street and the smell of sausage in the air. The current Feast is organized by the descendants of those original immigrants and still includes a procession of the Madonna through the streets of the North End.
Each August since 1910, the Feast has been held in Boston’s historic North End on North and Fleet Streets, making it the North End’s oldest continuously running Italian festival. The Feast traditionally starts on Thursday when the statue of the Madonna is moved from her home in the Fisherman’s Club to a chapel at the center of the feast. This will be her home throughout the weekend. Thursday is also when the fishermen that founded the Feast are remembered with a blessing of the fishing waters. Each night and during weekend days there is entertainment on the bandstand and vendors selling food (Italian sausages, calamari, pizza, pasta and much more) as well as crafts. The Feast culminates on Sunday night with the spectacular “Flight of the Angel”.
22 SF Homes on Market in Mass for Over 10mm – Here’s One in Boston
August 3rd, 2018 by Michael Mahoney
22 SF Homes on Market in Mass for Over 10mm
This morning while having our morning coffee ☕☕ here in Greater Boston, we do what all Realtors do across the country, we log onto the MLS system and look at the latest properties on the market. There was a home that came on the market for over 10mm. As a result of seeing that property, we decided to do a quick search to see how many single family homes there were on the market over 10 Million in Massachusetts.
As of this morning, there were 22 homes over 10 Million on the Market in Massachusetts.
A Pretty Special Boston Home for Sale
Here is the house that caught our eye today. I guess we were feeling less “beachy” and more cosmopolitan, and hence we chose this must see property in the city. Just as an FYI, we are not the listing agent for this property. This property is located at 175 Beacon Street.
175 Beacon Street in Boston has the following specifications:
10 Rooms
4 Bedrooms
4 Full Baths
3 Half Baths
7 Fireplaces
Approximately ~8300 square feet
The current list price of 175 Beacon Street is $15,500,000
What really caught our eye when looking @ 175 Beacon Street in Boston was the rooftop deck. The top of this property is absolutely amazing. The following photos are courtesy of the MLSPIN
Here is the description of the property:
Boasting a prime location on iconic Beacon Street, this townhouse is being renovated back into a single family home. It will offer an array of amenities including an elevator to all levels, spectacular private roof deck, two garage and two outdoor parking spaces. Inside it’s brick and limestone exterior, the property will offer six levels and 8350 sf of space. This exceptional home will contain magnificent living and entertaining rooms with soaring ceilings and large windows, and gas fireplaces with carved stone mantels.The enormous kitchen will have custom cabinetry, an oversized center island with Sub Zero, Wolf, and Miele appliances, a large adjacent pantry, and room for family dining in the bay window. Private quarters will be on the upper floors and will be configured with a full floor for the master bedroom suite, and three additional bedrooms with en-suite baths on the top two floors. There is a large family/media room on the sky-lit top floor with a full wet bar and powder room. Listing agents for the property are Bill Gehan and Mary Palmer of Campion & Company Fine Homes Real Estate.
Location of 175 Beacon Street is One of the Best in the City of Boston
MLS Listing Sheet for 175 Beacon Street
You can download the full listing sheet for 175 Beacon Street in Boston MA just below.
Download the MLS Listing Sheet on 175 Beacon Street in Boston
The Most Expensive Residential Property on the Market in Boston Now
May 6th, 2017 by Michael Mahoney
See All Boston Properties Over $10,000,000
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(more…)Can a Gas Station Be Turned into Anything Besides a Gas Station in Massachusetts?
April 27th, 2017 by Michael Mahoney
Gas Station Conversion
Can a Gas Station Be Turned into Anything Besides a Gas Station in Massachusetts?
As a Keller Williams agent in Greater Boston, we run into a lot of strange residential real estate and commercial situations. In our office we have an internal message board so that we can help each other out. That is one of the huge benefits for being with a large branded company. In our office, people post their questions and our colleagues help out answering questions or share our domain expertise with one another.
Recently a question was posed within our office. The question was around a prospective buyer who was potentially looking to buy a building that was previously used as an office and for an oil distributor. There were large oil tanks on the property that were used in conjunction with the previous use of the property.
Here is how the question was posed…
“Do any of you know what would be required by the town and/or lender for the purchase of a building that was formerly used for an oil distributor? All tanks have been removed. Buyer is interested in using it for non-hazardous use (a custom sign shop). I’m thinking EPA test, etc.? I don’t know anything about this stuff…”
There was not much response from the group here at the office. Over 10-12 years ago I was involved in residential project where the property was once used to quarry granite and sell to local builders back in the day to be used as foundation block for buildings. Over time, the quarry was filled by various people with all kinds of material.
Through being involved with that property I became aware of Massachusetts General Law 21E.
The actual chapter and name of the law is:
Chapter 21E: MASSACHUSETTS OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL RELEASE PREVENTION AND RESPONSE ACT
It is a section of the law that handles issues relating to hazardous materials. I suggested the agent visit the MGL Section 21 Laws
In addition to that statute , there are various regulations relating to this, I passed along information about redevelopment of industrial types of properties. You can see more about the Massachusetts Brownfields Initiatives online below.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is committed to the cleanup and redevelopment of brownfields properties as a way to stimulate the economy and promote environmental protection goals…These are properties which may have been used as industrial sites. I suggested to the agent that they take a look at The Massachusetts Guide to Redevelopment of Brownfields properties.
Do you know of any places which have been converted from Gas Stations into Something Else?
As a matter of fact, I know of two places in greater Boston where the properties were converted from the existing use of handling and distributing hazardous materials. The first place is in Walpole, MA. The property was previously a gas station on route 1A and it is now being used as a hair salon. The name of the salon is Earthcare Salon
The second place is actually the Tasty Burger at Fenway Park. The property there is really cool. They have roll up doors like a garage that are rolled up in the good weather to let the air in and open up the dining room. It’s really a cool concept.
I am sure that at one point these two properties had to have environmental studies, zoning changes and various soil types of tests completed in order to make use of the property in another manner.
Please note that I am residential realtor in Greater Boston and this outside of my scope, but definitely have contacts in the space if you are looking at taking on a project like the conversion of a gas station to another use. Also, I have a friend who sells gas stations so if you are making a consideration of that type of property, please give me a call at 617-615-9435.
The only extent of commercial that my practice will do is residential multifamily investment properties. Through this area of practice I have partners and vendors who handle legal, environmental and zoning related matters.
If you are looking at commercial / multifamily investment properties then you will want to look at some below.
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Michael Mahoney
Greater Boston Realtor with Keller Williams
617-615-9435
mike@mmahoney.com
www.mmahoney.com
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$899,000 : 136 Greenwood St, Boston8 beds, 3 full bathsListed with Rudy & Associates REALTORS®
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$819,000 : 10 Pompeii St, Boston3 beds, 3 full bathsListed with Boston Trust Realty Group
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$5,850,000 : 12 Foster, Boston20 beds, 10 full, 1 half bathsListed with Greater Metropolitan R. E.
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$890,000 : 8 Charles St, Boston7 beds, 4 full, 1 half bathsListed with Vicente Realty, LLC
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$1,999,900 : 181 Northampton Street, Boston11 beds, 6 full, 1 half bathsListed with Bridgestone Properties, LLC
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(all data current as of
1/20/2020)
Listing information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Read full disclaimer.
Boston Massachusetts Tree Lighting at Fanueil Hall
November 14th, 2016 by Michael Mahoney
Boston Massachusetts Tree Lighting at Fanueil Hall
You can see more about the Fanueil Hall Tree Lighting Here
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$629,000 : 65 East India Row, Unit 4D, Boston1 bed, 1 full bathListed with Douglas Elliman Real Estate
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$599,000 : 52 River, Unit 6, Boston2 beds, 2 full bathsListed with Neponset River Real Estate
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$599,000 : 1245 Adams, Unit 408, Boston1 bed, 1 full, 1 half bathsListed with Keller Williams Realty Boston-Metro | Back Bay
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$600,000 : 8 Whittier Place, Unit 19J, Boston1 bed, 1 full bathListed with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Boston - Beacon Hill
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$460,000 : 26 Elder Street, Unit 3, Boston3 beds, 1 full bathListed with eRealty Advisors, Inc.
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(all data current as of
1/20/2020)
Listing information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Read full disclaimer.
Michael Mahoney
Keller Williams Realtor
www.HomesinBostonMass.com
617-615-9435
37 Easton Avenue in Hyde Park Open House from 4:00 to 5:15 PM on Wednesday 11/11/2015
November 10th, 2015 by Michael Mahoney
37 Easton Avenue in Hyde Park, MA 0236
Two Family
$374,000
37 Easton Avenue Hyde Park, MA 02136
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$890,000 : 8 Charles St, Boston7 beds, 4 full, 1 half bathsListed with Vicente Realty, LLC
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$424,900 : 102 Sprague Street, Boston3 beds, 1 full, 1 half bathsListed with Goodwin Realty Group, LLC
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$1,150,000 : 1449 Hyde Park Avenue, Boston3 beds, 2 full bathsListed with William Raveis R.E. & Home Services
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$495,000 : 15 Skyline Rd, Boston2 beds, 1 full bathListed with Norfolk Realty
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$599,000 : 22 Easton Ave, Boston4 beds, 2 full bathsListed with Romy Realty
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