What Sold in the South End: Union Park Condo for $920K
Realtors: Add your photos of recently sold homes to this gallery! It’s easy—just sign into your Patch account (or sign into Patch using your Facebook account). Click the “Upload Photos and Videos” button and follow the directions. The property’s address, sale price, listing agent and other details can be included in the photo’s caption. We’ve provided a sampling of five home sales this week. Look at the photo gallery or the easy-to-scan chart below. Don’t forget to check out our Real Estate section. Looking to buy a home? Check out our weekly list of open houses, which posts Fridays at noon, or see this Zillow listing of homes for sale in your neighborhood. Neighborhood Address Details Sale Price List Price Listing Agent Charlestown 62 Sullivan St #1 Condo, 2 Beds/2 Baths, 1449 sq. ft. $ 599,000 $ 569,000 Keller Williams Realty International – Boston – Charlestown, The Jane Reitz Team North End 61 Prince Street #2B Condo, 3 Beds, 2 Baths, 1279 sq. ft. $ 800,000 $ 829,000 CL Waterfront Properties, Carmela Laurella Beacon Hill 2 4 And 6 Brimmer Street Multi Family, 2 Units, 12,152 sq. ft. $ 8,250,000 $ 6,750,000 Diane Pienta, Coldwell Banker Back Bay 110 Stuart Street #25E Condo, 2 Beds/2.5 Baths, 1715 sq. ft. $ 1,930,000 $ 2,045,000 Otis & Ahearn – Newbury St, Dinny Herron South End 30 Union Park St #205 Condo, 1 Bed/2 Baths, 1630 sq. ft $ 920,000 $ 949,000 Keller Williams Realty International – Boston – Back Bay, Steven Cohen Team “Sold!” is a weekly column featuring the latest real estate sales in and around Boston. Photos and information compiled using MLS data, courtesy of Century 21 North Shore and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
What Do You Want in a Park? Boston Wants to Know
What makes a park great? Is it the amount of open space, the prevalence of natural features, shade trees, trails, benches, gardens or playgrounds? Is it a community garden, like Berkeley, or a nice space with benches, like Library Park? The city of Boston has begun its effort to plan for the preservation of open space and the development of parks through 2021, and wants input from residents through a new online questionnaire. The planning process will consider all of Boston’s public spaces including parks, playgrounds, squares, malls, community gardens, cemeteries, trails and harbor islands, and consider demographics and socio-economic trends and how they fit into park use, officials said. Officials also plan to target natural areas for preseracation, such as rivers, harbors, wildlife and vegetation. “Public participation is crucial to the success of the plan and the key ingredient to helping us make our parks and open spaces better,” the Parks Department said in a statement. Residents can fill out the survey here. Copies of the questionnaire are also available at the Boston Public Library branches and the Boston Centers for Youth and Families community centers through May 24, by emailing openspaceplan2015@cityofboston.gov or by writing to the Boston Parks and Recreation Department. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
‘Boston Bites Back,’ Fundraiser for One Fund at Fenway Park
The Fenway neighborhood will play host to a large-scale fundraising event for the One Fund next week, known as Boston Bites Back. Nearly 100 of Boston’s top chefs will be coming together to present a special culinary tasting event at Fenway Park on May 15 in order to raise $ 1 million for The One Fund. The event is spearheaded by celeb chefs Ken Oringer and Ming Tsai, the Boston Red Sox, Governor Patrick, Mayor Menino, and ARAMARK. The idea is to bring Bostonians together to eat, drink and demonstrate Boston’s unrelenting spirit, while raising money for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, according to organizers. “BBB is an opportunity for the city to join as one and acknowledge our strength as a community,” said Ken Oringer, owner of Clio, Toro, Copa & Uni. “Nothing speaks more to our collective resolve than an evening of hospitality, unity and hometown pride in one of the most iconic venues in Boston – Fenway Park.” “Food is our common ground, a universal experience,” said Ming Tsai, owner of Blue Ginger & Blue Dragon. “This event is an occasion for Bostonians to reconnect over food, mingle with chefs and honor our city’s inspiring resilience. It’s an opportunity for Bostonians to literally ‘bite’ back.” The event also features an online auction with Boston-centric prizes like throwing out the first pitch at Fenway Park, meeting Bill Belichcik, and a special celebrity cookoff right in your own home. The event will be held from 6-10 p.m. at Fenway on Wednesday, May 15. General admission is $ 200, and VIP admission is $ 1,000 per ticket. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
PHOTOS: Neighborhood Cleanup Day at Harriet Tubman Park
Last weekend, several South End residents got together to spruce up Harriet Tubman Park, an annual cleanup that takes on special significance this year. This year marks the 100th Anniversary of Harriet Tubman’s death, a fact not lost on the volunteers who came out to spruce up the park. “There is special significance to cleaning up the park named after her, which also features the first statue honoring a woman on Boston-owned property,” said Scott Mabel of the Pilot Block Neighborhood Association. While several neighbors raked, swept, and weeded the park, others cleaned up the sidewalks and alley entrance areas, he said. About 15 people volunteered in all to clean up the park and some of the nearby alley areas. The park also features an interesting geo-cache, where more than 80 people have already logged their visits to the park. Mabel said he frequently sees visitors to the park posing with the statue and taking a second to reflect on Tubman’s historical significance. “I recently spoke to two construction workers who had finished their day early. They were posing in front of her statue on their way to visit the Marathon Memorial in Copley Sq.,” he said. “Then last night, I over-heard a woman telling a young child, ‘she worked on the underground railroad to help free the slaves’ as they walked past the park.” Do you frequent the park? Have you found the geocache? Are you glad to see volunteers helping to keep it nice? Tell us in the comments. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
What Sold in the South End: Douglas Park Condo for $352K
Realtors: Add your photos of recently sold homes to this gallery! It’s easy—just sign into your Patch account (or sign into Patch using your Facebook account). Click the “Upload Photos and Videos” button and follow the directions. The property’s address, sale price, listing agent and other details can be included in the photo’s caption. Below is a sampling of five home sales this week. Look at the photo gallery or the easy-to-scan chart below. Don’t forget to check out our Real Estate section. Neighborhood Address Details Sale Price List Price Listing Agent Charlestown 52 Harvard Street Single Family, 3 Beds/2 Baths, 1448 sq. ft. $ 685,000 $ 739,000 Hammond Residential, Noel M. Atamian North End 44 Snow Hill Street #4 Condo, 2 Beds, 1 Bath, 722 sq. ft. $ 520,000 $ 549,000 Otis & Ahearn – 84 Atlantic, Antonia Monarski Beacon Hill 24 Hancock Street #4 Condo, 2 Beds/1 Bath, 923 sq. ft. $ 699,000 $ 719,000 Core Property Group, LLC, Zach Barron Back Bay 416 Commonwealth Ave #611 Condo, 2 Beds/2 Baths, 1152 sq. ft. $ 885,000 $ 889,000 Marston Beacon Hill, Inc., Eliott Levine South End 3 Douglas Park #215 Condo, 2 Beds/1 Bath, 690 sq. ft $ 352,000 $ 349,900 Bettencourt Real Estate, Marco Bettencourt “Sold!” is a weekly column featuring the latest real estate sales in and around Boston. Photos and information compiled using MLS data, courtesy of Century 21 North Shore and Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. SOUTH END PATCH: Facebook | Twitter | E-mail Updates South End Patch
Runners Bags Available at Park Plaza Castle Today
The Boston Athletic Association said runners may pick up their bags between 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday at 130 Columbus Ave. Some runners have reported that they are also handing out medals, but the BAA could not confirm this. Just before noon, the Boston Athletic Association posted the following on its Facebook page: First, we again want to express our sympathy to all of the victims and our gratitude to the first responders of yesterday’s explosions. We’re working with the City of Boston to re-open streets that have been cleared from the investigation as quickly as possible. As such, the runners’ bags that were being picked up on Berkeley Street are now being moved to “The Castle” at 101 Arlington Street (at Stuart St.) and will be available until 7:00 p.m. tonight. Later today, we’ll have updates on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday pick-up. The finish line remains an active crime scene. We ask that our runners and the public please cooperate with the law enforcement agencies in the area for as long as our collective cooperation is requested. We again extend a heartfelt thank you from us at the Boston Athletic Association for the condolences that have come in from around the world. South End Patch
Things to Know in the South End Today, March 21: Titus Sparrow Park Easter Egg Hunt Announced
1. Weather: The National Weather Service is predicting a mostly cloudy day with a high near 37 degrees. There’s a 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after 11 a.m. but little or no snow accumulation is expected. 2. Titus Sparrow Park Easter Egg Hunt is On: This year’s Easter Egg Hunt in Titus Sparrow Park is scheduled for Saturday, March 30 at 10 a.m. In addition to the hunt for candy- and toy-filled eggs, the celebration will also feature a visit from the Easter Bunny, a craft table, coffee and hot chocolate from Starbucks, and more. Special this year to the hunt are 100% biodegradable easter eggs! The event is free and open to all ages. See here for more information. 3. Ringgold Easter Egg Hunt is Off: The Ringgold Spring Egg Hunt is cancelled this year! The long-awaited renovation of the two playground areas is taking place this spring and since they cannot guarantee that it will be open, they are are unable to plan the annual spring egg hunt. The good news is, they plan to be back next year and better than ever with fall and spring children’s events – if you’d like to be involved in the planning, contact ringgoldpark@verizon.net! 4. Educator award: The nominations for the annual Boston Educators of the Year awards are now open and will be accepted until April 11. The awards recognize outstanding teachers, paraprofessionals, guidance counselors, school nurses and other educators who have made a unique contribution to their students, their classrooms, and their schools. Forms can be found here. Please submit nominations to BostonEducator@cityofboston.gov. 5. For Green Leaders: Greenovate deadline extended: Mayor Menino today has extended the deadline for nominations for the 2013 Mayor’s Greenovate Boston Awards and Bike Friendly Business Awards to midnight, March 29. These awards recognize local sustainability and environmental awareness leaders in four different categories – Green Business, Green Residential, Sustainable Food Leadership and Bike Friendly Businesses. For more information or submit nomination forms, please visit the City of Boston’s website for the Greenovate Awards and the website for the Bike Friendly Businesses Awards. Things you can do every day on South End Patch: Share your news with the rest of the community. Click here to add an announcement. Add your events to our events calendar. Click here to sign up for breaking news updates. Want up-to-the-minute news? Click here to follow us on Facebook or Twitter. Share your thoughts on your community in a blog. Click here to get started. South End Patch