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Boston's
Waterfront is not an official neighborhood, and as such, has
no official boundaries. Bordered by the
North End, it runs south
down Commercial Street and continues down Atlantic Avenue
and the
Rose Kennedy Greenway until about Congress Street.
The Boston Waterfront was America's busiest port through
most of the 17th, 18th, and much of the 19th century. Many
of the wharves and other still existing structures (such as
Faneuil Hall/Quincy Market) date back to the 18th and
19th centuries. By the 1960's many of the wharf buildings
had fallen into disrepair and disuse.
Recently
constructed or converted luxury/full service condo
developments include:
The Intercontinental,
Battery Wharf,
Rowes Wharf,
Folio. Take a look at
current Waterfront listings on the MLS.
This is a
great place to live if you work in the Financial District or
anywhere downtown. Reasonably near Mass General Hospital and
Tufts New England. Easy access to all highways,
transportation, and Logan Airport.
The Boston Waterfront
underwent a
development boom in the 70's and 80's with the redevelopment
of some of the wharves (such as
Long Wharf and
Lewis Wharf) into condominium projects or hotels.
Harbor Towers and
several other projects were built from the ground up.
Now,
with the the arrival of the
Rose Kennedy
Greenway,
this area has been reconnected to the city and freed from
the shadow of the old Fitzgerald expressway. There is a new wave of luxury development
and restaurants
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