![]() In a neighborhood like the North End, who you know matters. My advice for buyers thinking about a near-future purchase in the North End is to start early and work with a real estate professional who understands your needs and timeline, and ultimately someone you trust to put in the work. You can certainly find a place to call home in your price range if you’re not afraid of putting in a little TLC or embracing a smaller living space. Since the beginning of 2019, we have seen 23 sales up to $500,000, 42 sales between $501,000 and $750,000, 28 sales between $751,000 and $1 million, and 40 sales over $1 million. Closed transactions are up 2% from this time last year. The North End is roughly one of ten neighborhoods in Boston with an average asking price around $1,000 per square foot. While we’re seeing a slight uptick in new inventory, it just isn’t keeping up with the demand. The Haymarket and North Station stops on the Green and Orange Linesįor the past four to five years, we’ve been seeing low inventory and high demand in the North End. Photo via Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage However, it’s those same tourists who keep the money flowing into the North End, thanks to oversized plates of pasta being served up on every street, and block-long lines to get into Mike’s Pastry. It’s virtually impossible to snag a parking spot, and you’ll always be weaving in and out of hordes of tourists, scoops of gelato in hand. Residents who don’t have cars generally have to schlep to Whole Foods in Beacon Hill to shop in a real supermarket. There’s also a fair amount of litter-and one-too-many sidewalk bar brawls. The downsides? Locals say the rodent problem has gotten worse. Folks who grew up or run businesses in the area love to celebrate the community, particularly during the annual revelry of Feast season. Perhaps the most wonderful aspect of the North End is the neighborhood’s fierce pride in itself. (They look straight out of an episode of The Sopranos.) Aside from countless Italian restaurants, the neighborhood is filled with historical homes and buildings, too, from the Old North Church to the famed Skinny House. There are significantly fewer Italian grandmas yelling out windows of fifth-floor walkups nowadays, but you’ll still find plenty of old-timers sitting in plastic lawn chairs on the sidewalks. It’s still an enclave for the city’s Italian community, but real estate companies have done their best to capitalize on the neighborhood’s proximity to downtown and the waterfront, therefore pricing out many of the European immigrants who established the neighborhood in the first place.Īs one of Boston’s most highly coveted residential areas, it often feels like the only people buying in the North End these days are wealthy retirees, finance bros, and Bruins players. ![]() While the old days of Italian charm certainly aren’t gone, the North End has changed significantly in recent decades. It’s a neighborhood with European roots where parades and pastries seem to flow from every street corner, but at the same time, has been adopted by a younger generation-the kind that favors green smoothies over gelato and pumpkin spice lattes over Prince spaghetti. Boston’s own Little Italy, the North End, is a study in contrasts. ![]()
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