Kenmore is a neighborhood in Boston that borders Fenway Park. It is composed of numerous neighborhoods with two very different feels, full of apartments, condos and colleges It is filled with historical museums: the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and the Massachusetts Historical Society. It has also become home to institutions of higher learning like Berklee College of Music, Harvard Medical School and Northeastern University. There are growing condo offerings for college students , yuppies, and older residents that own and operate businesses in the vicinity of Fenway Park. Condos make the most of the locations amenities: surrounding restaurants, shops, hotels and active night life. Kenmore is a residential neighborhood that sits where Beacon St. and Commonwealth Ave. intersect as they collide with other cross streets at Kenmore Station. Boston University bookstore and a large Barnes & Noble occupy the hub of the square. A mixture of commercial and residential property make for a unique choices in condo living.. Kenmore sits on the edge of Fenway Park, part of the architecture of Boston University, next to Landsdowne Street which has built a reputation for its night life, clubs, and bars.. The neighborhood was composed of nearly "five to six story walk up apartment buildings" with brick fronts. There are more condominium conversions with small businesses scattered throughout. Colonials, row houses and Victorians are frequent styles seen in popular condominium conversions. The neighborhood provides housing for students who attend surrounding schools that don't offer on campus housing. Fenway Park borders Kenmore on one side while a major highway separates it on the other. Parks, restaurants, and shops dot the area that has architectural influences from Boston and Northeastern Universities and the Longwood cultural district. Kenwood Square welcomes one and all, mostly students into brick apartments, condos, and town houses either purchased. Many private investors have bought and now own and operate apartments, condos, town homes and multi-units. Kenmore offers studios, one bedrooms, and two bedrooms with one or two baths. Most of the offerings are in older buildings with period architecture, moldings and fixtures, a piece of renovated history in a very convenient location. There are a few 4 bedrooms with four bathrooms available. Prices for condominiums go up as the square footage increases. Most are off of quiet streets, near shops, office buildings and classes. Amenities run the range from large windows, walk in closets, hardwood flooring, high ceilings, fire places, marble baths, and kitchens, carpets, period moldings, custom stainless steel appliances, living rooms, etc. One and two bedrooms are the majority of the inventory. Kenmore is ideal for the buyer who favors the location for its period and proximity to restaurants, shops, gardens, parks, beautiful landscapes and businesses. The neighborhood is also speckled with a number of higher end condos and a number of mid rise developments that offer the latest in amenities, not listed for more than a half a million. There still seem to be more apartments then condos but conversions are on the rise. A few more listings from recently completed projects are now available in a mid size condominium development, rare but taking off very well. The majority of residents are drawn to Kemore because of the convenience the location offers in terms of life for work, study or life after study. It's a short car or subway commute to major areas all over Boston. There are hospitals, hotels, and small businesses that benefit from their location to the colleges and universities and despite a lack of new buildings or planned developments the area will be keeping pace with the broader job growth in network systems data communications, computer software programming, health care ,biomedical engineering and supporting technologies that will mean a larger group of buyers for condominiums in the future. |
