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The Best of Old and New Merge in Boston

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The Best of Old and New Merge in Boston

Living in Boston never gets old, even though residents are surrounded by buildings as old as the country. But the Boston lifestyle captures the best of what is hot right now. It makes for an endlessly interesting and inviting scene, melding the best of historical charm and innovative, fast-paced action. Beantown is a great place to visit, and an even better place to live, if one can believe those who actually live there.

Find the Apartment That Suits Your Needs

Because the city is a business hub as well as a leisure time destination with world-class entertainment and cultural attractions, Boston luxury apartments cater to all tastes and preferences. There are trendy lofts in refurbished historical buildings, slick new apartments in modern high rise buildings, historic warehouses and factories newly remade into living spaces, and centuries-old brownstones that still ooze with charm.

Downtown Boston is newly popular as a place to live as well as a place to work. Traditional neighborhoods like Back Bay and Beacon Hill will most likely never go out of style, but emerging neighborhoods include Charlestown, Dorchester (home to Boston’s mayor) and Fenway-Kenmore, a natural for baseball fans but also the site of quite a few new high rise condo buildings.

Hip neighborhoods include the South Boston Waterfront, which has experienced some gentrification but is also still a working waterfront, despite its new status as home to corporate campuses and upscale condominiums. The waterfront at Boston Harbor is a major attraction for visitors and residents alike.

Allston-Brighton is another neighborhood that is witnessing growth again, cited by Forbes Magazine as Number 18 on its list of America’s Best Hipster Neighborhoods. And South Boston has recently been transformed into the destination neighborhood for the arts. It is home to artists’ studios, galleries, restaurants and trendy apartments.

Boston also boasts more than 30 colleges and universities within a relatively small geographic area, has world-renowned medical schools and facilities and is home to major corporations, beloved sports teams, museums and performing arts. Downtown living gives residents access to it all, and the city is eminently accessible, open to exploration through a variety of reliable public transportation and short commutes.

Past and Future Collide in Boston

It’s impossible to trek around downtown Boston without stumbling upon a square, a building, a monument or a park that is filled with history. The Freedom Trail is, of course, a “must do” for tourists, but residents can relate to the past just by going through a neighborhood and studying architecture. It is also difficult to escape the future, whether it’s the dazzling array of stunning new buildings, the redevelopment of the city’s working waterfront into what is known as an “Innovation District,” or the medical breakthroughs that are announced by Boston’s medical community.

Boston apartments cater to the needs of individual lifestyles. And Downtown living accommodates all types of residents. That’s part of the allure of living in this city that was one of the earliest urban centers in the country. Today, Boston is in step with the times and looking toward the future.

With a wide variety of properties available to suit a diverse mix of residents, Boston is a great city to come home to. No matter what you’re looking for, the chances of finding the “perfect” apartment in Boston are above average. There are luxury apartments of all kinds, but there are also numerous apartments that are adaptable to budget lifestyles.

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Demetrios Salpoglou

Demetrios Salpoglou

Published August 28, 2018

Demetrios Salpoglou is the CEO of bostonpads.com which is an information and technology based services company that provides cutting edge resources to real estate companies. Demetrios has developed over 90 real estate related websites and owns hundreds of domain names. Demetrios also owns and operates six leading real estate offices with over 120 agents.


Demetrios has pulled together the largest apartment leasing team in the Greater Boston Area and is responsible for procuring more apartment rentals than anyone in New England – with over 130k people finding their housing through his services. Demetrios is an avid real estate developer, peak performance trainer, educator, guest lecturer and motivational speaker.