Luxury North End Rental Available Now

Here's a beautiful luxury condo available for rent on Henchman Street in the North End. This property is located just across the street from the parks and waterfront.

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For more information, check out the full listing here - (MLS listing)

To arrange a showing, please email us - EMAIL US

Saying 'Goodbye' to the Big Dig and 'Hello' to the Greenway and the New Boston

Many often wonder if they will ever truly reap the benefits of Boston's Big Dig. With a lot of controversial issues, over-spending, and serious inconveniences, many Bostonians have thought negatively about the Big Dig. That is all about to change. Over the years, all we've seen from the Big Dig are clouds of dust, traffic backups and hundreds of construction workers. There is now a positive side to all the hassle. Such things as bike paths, green commons, beautifully landscaped parks, art exhibits, memorials, and private quarters are all part of the Big Dig's payoff, besides the dismantling of the central artery and smoother traffic flow. It has been projected that within the next several years, many beautiful and desirable features will exist in what will be the Rose Kennedy Greenway, or as, the soon to be household name, The Greenway.

Standing at the base of North Washington Street is the most noticeable aspect of this massive infrastructure development. the Leonard P. Zakim Bridge. This engineering feat, supported by cables, is a beautiful and architectural addition to Boston's scenic view. In due time (optimistically by Summer 2007's end) there will be more than a mile of green parkland (the Greenway). Such new features do not end here. In the North End there will be two blocks of parks running along Cross Street and over to North Street. A plaza nearby will feature a map of what the 'old Boston' used to look like (Boston five years ago).

As one of the countries most historical cities, Boston will be lined with bronze rails engraved with historical figures and quotes. The North End will have these bronze plaques inscribed with quotes from the North End's residents ranging from the early 17th century until today. Such features will not only add to Boston's beauty, but pleasure history buffs all around Boston. Side streets and main streets all along the central artery will be lined with trees and flowers. Ramps no longer stand in between North Street and Christopher Columbus Park, but rather another one of the Boston Museums architectural buildings. Every inch of the Greenway will have something different for condo residents.

The central portion of the Greenway is the four Wharf District blocks that go to the Boston Harbor Hotel. The outlines of the four historic wharfs (City, Central, Long and India) are identified by decorative paintings. However, the heart of the Greenway is the two blocks between State and India Street. This is where most of the activities are held, with fountains and greenery. Then there is the 31 story Russia Wharf office tower that casts a shadow on the Greenway. Although Russia Wharf is only air space at the moment, the approved plans and architectural renderings are something that everyone in the area must marvel over, and most certainly will, once the massive green, glass development is completed. Even Chinatown will have its own additions, with a park laced with bamboo and willows. Anyone lucky enough to become a resident along the Greenway, whether it be in the North End, Chinatown, Financial District or waterfront, is sure to enjoy themselves and the beauty of Boston even more, due to these incredible aesthetic and engineering improvements.

Battery Wharf Project Picks Up Pace

Piling by piling, beam by beam, story by story, the impressive mixed-use development known as Battery Wharf is beginning to take shape on the North End waterfront. With a delayed ground breaking about 18 months ago, many questioned the developers anticipated completion date of fall 2007 for this massive project. Simply getting started on the construction of the development was not an easy task for the construction team. As a North End resident, I have seen each step that has been taken since ground breaking. From the months of removing old rotten wood pilings from Boston Harbor, to the digging of the foundation and underground parking garage (which will contain over 375 valet parking spaces), to the hammering of new steel and concrete pilings, to the erecting of the building structures. During this time, residents and visitors to the impressive North End site have seen the construction teams working in rain, snow, intense temperatures and everything in between. The crew seems determined to have the residences and amenities available to condo owners by the end of the year.

The $275 million project will include 104 residential condominiums, a Regent Hotel with 150 guest rooms, a 30,000 square-foot fitness center and spa, restaurants, cafes, conference rooms, a nice bar, lounge... you name it. The exterior structures of 3 of the 4 buildings are near completion, with one building yet to commence. The two pier buildings are going to be the first completed, with The Regent Hotel guest rooms and facilities on the first two floors, and the beautiful residences on the upper four (4) floors. In front of the pier buildings will be a 300 foot marina with boat slips available to the residences for purchase.

With the number of residential sales increasing for the buildings, it seems that the development should approach sold-out status by the time completion is near. Contact us today for more information on the project known as Battery Wharf: Utopia Engineered.