Buyers who attend our Open Houses being held this Sunday, February 20th, 2011 will receive a $5,000 Rebate Certificate! The certificates are good for 90 days if we represent you in any sale as a buyer’s agent. The Rebate Certificate will be redeemed when you close on your new home on or before May 31st, 2011. Contact us for more information.
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President, Carmella Laurella, and Senior Vice President, Dave Costello, of CL Waterfront Properties, LLC have just represented former Boston Red Sox player, Manny Ramirez, and his wife, Julianna, in renting Penthouse #2A at the beautiful Ritz Carlton in Boston.
For $24,000 a month, this fabulous penthouse features four bedrooms, five and half bathrooms, stunning views of Boston, as well as an 800 sq/ft deck that overlooks Boston Common, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, and the Charles River. All residents of the Ritz Carlton enjoy full hotel services in addition to access to the Sports Club LA and hotel restaurants.
If you would like to find a beautiful Boston waterfront building or Boston luxury building, then contact CL Waterfront Properties LLC today. One of our knowledgeable agents would be happy to help you find your new dream home!
Posted by: Carmela Laurella
Dave Costello is named Senior Vice President of CL Waterfront Properties LLC.
With more than 9 years of real estate experience, Dave has worked to meet the needs of buyers, investors, and property sellers throughout the Boston area. Dave’s market knowledge and commitment to providing clients with top level service has helped him to build a strong referral network in the Boston Waterfront, Back Bay, Beacon Hill & Metro West.
In the past 3 years, Dave has sold more than $50 million in property sales and has been involved in 75+ transactions. In only the first few weeks of January, Dave has sold or put under agreement nearly $6 million. Dave has over $10 million in active listings.
If you want to sell or buy a Boston luxury condo in Beacon Hill, Back Bay, or the Waterfront, contact Dave for his excellent service and attention to details.
CL Waterfront Properties is scheduled to close Mandarin Oriental unit W 10C in January, marking the only sale in the Mandarin in the past 9 months and the 1st sale of 2011. In 2010, 4 condos sold at the Mandarin with an average sale price of $5.287M ($1,516 per sq/ft).
Mandarin Oriental, unit W 10C living room
Listed for $3.8M ($1,486 per sq/ft), this custom-built, corner home has 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths and over 2,500 sq/ft of living space. This luxurious residence features floor-to-ceiling windows, ash floors, custom audio, lighting and window treatments. The designer kitchen has Poggenpohl cabinetry, chef’s stove, imported granite and matching island. The private master suite has marble bath with window and southern exposure, dressing area and custom closets. The condo has 2 deeded parking spaces and storage.
Owners at the Mandarin have full access to 5 star hotel services, concierge, doorman and valet parking.
Browse available Boston luxury condos for sale or rent here. You can also browse our Waterfront luxury properties, or our other Back Bay luxury properties on our website.
If you need assistance buying or selling premier Boston property, please contact CL Waterfront Properties to speak to one of our knowledgeable agents.
Posted By: Carmela Laurella
Real estate tends to run inverse to both interest rates and availability of credit.
With today’s mortgage rates at historic lows and following a correction of historical magnitude, at this point in time, I would suggest that real estate represents a fair value.
I would further suggest that with both mortgage rates and prices down, that investing in a new home is as affordable as it’s ever been in the U.S.
One final thought would be that the primary footpath of Boston’s Waterfront is basically built. They won’t be making any more and there is scarcity value in that alone…
CL Waterfront Properties has the market expertise to help you find the perfect new luxury home in Boston; whether you want to live in one of the full service Boston Waterfront buildings, or a luxury home in Back Bay or Bay Village, we can help find a home to fit your lifestyle.
Review By: Laurence H. Tribe
Carmela Laurella clearly deserves her stellar reputation as the premier real estate agent on the Boston waterfront and the surrounding area. I bought a gorgeous waterfront condo with her help and, when I decided to move to Washington DC to join the Obama administration, she rented it for me quickly and profitably. When I decided to move to another area, Carmela then sold my condo for me at an excellent price in as difficult a market as we have seen in years. She is a delight to work with either from a seller’s perspective or from a buyer’s perspective. I can say that with confidence because I’ve been on both ends of that game. Carmela is simply the best.
Review By: Bill Coady
Basically, anyone who uses any real estate firm other than Carmela Laurella’s Waterfront Properties is not serving their own interests very well! I have had Carmella market and sell two high end Waterfront properties and each time she delivered beyond my wildest expectations, delivering record setting per square foot prices each time, with an air of professionalism unsurpassed. Other’s may talk [ and they do talk ] Carmela just delivers.
Review By: Adrina
Having Carmela for your “Real Estate Professional” makes life easier and less stressful. She understandings your needs, is a “Master” of the Boston Waterfront as well as other areas in Boston, and can help you in any way. Her recommendations of restaurants, activities and events in the area, decorators, and any issues of “moving”, Carmela is always there for you. If I was considering buying a villa in Italy and needed advice, I would make one phone call…to Carmela!
Review By: John K.
Finding a new home long distance is a nightmare unless one has the a realtor extra-ordinaire. Carmela Laurella is one such rare gem. My wife and I came into town from Singapore and within days Carmela had us so well organized we were able to purchase a new home without disrupting our travels. We felt so positive about Carmela we even had her hold the keys to our property until we were able to take possession many months later. We recommend Carmela to any serious buyer – if all foreign buyers work with Carmela we may well solve the Boston real estate slump!
Review By: Noah W.
No one knows the Boston waterfront better than Carmela. She helped me find my first home which I love. She helps me rent my place when I’m away, and helped me with renovations. When you go to the North End for dinner, you eat Italian food and when you’re looking to buy, sell, or rent on Boston’s Waterfront, you go to Carmela.
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With $45 Million in listings since January 1st, CL WATERFRONT PROPERTIES LLC is the fasting growing real estate company on Boston’s Waterfront.
We have listings at all the major Waterfront buildings and listings at The Residences Mandarin Oriental, Heritage on the Common, and facing the Charles River on Beacon Street.
bedroom interior, The Residences Mandarin Oriental, Boston
Our beautiful new offices with over 10 windows facing Atlantic Avenue has helped “jump start” our thriving business.
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Read The Original article Posted by Scott Van Voorhis on March 18, 2010 here:
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Really? Is this guy ever serious about anything?
Leaving that larger cosmic question aside, former Sox slugger turned Dodger Manny Ramirez is finally ready to cut a deal and sell his 4,500-square-foot penthouse atop one of Boston’s top condo towers, his latest broker contends.
This news, if you can call it that, comes after eight years of rather bizarre efforts by Manny and a merry-go-round of local brokers to unload his 37th floor condo palace atop the Residences at the Ritz-Carlton.
John Ford, a top downtown broker, offers a short but amusing chronology of Manny’s many sales efforts over the years on The Boston Real Estate Blog.
It is a puzzling pattern that stretches all the way back to 2002 and has seen Manny and his various brokers put his condo and then pull it off the market at least four times at prices ranging from $6.9 million to nearly $9 million.
My favorite: Putting his condo back on the market in the depth of the real estate crash last year for a hefty $8.5 million, a $1.6 million increase over its price back in the boom year of 2005.
My assumption was that Manny hasn’t sold yet because he simply can’t find a buyer willing to play the fool too and shell out nearly $8 million or more for a condo he originally bought for $5.8 million in 2001.
Simple me.
No, Manny had serious offers, really good ones, but he just wasn’t ready to part with his precious Ritz penthouse, notes Carmela Laurella, who has taken over the listing.
Laurella is speaking with some experience, having previously marketed Manny’s pad for luxury condo marketing and research shop Otis & Ahearn.
Now she’s on her own, and has won back the listing after Manny went out to market again in search of a new sales team.
She’s pledging to knock herself out to finally get Manny’s condo sold, even talking of a sale by the end of summer.
But there are serious problems with Laurella’s attempt to paper over Manny’s antics. Asked why he wasn’t previously serious about selling, she argues Manny was still playing for the Sox and wasn’t ready to cut ties with the Hub.
No matter that Manny donned Dodger blue back in the summer of 2008.
But here’s the bigger problem. Serious or not, Manny may have really messed this one up big time.
On the plus side, demand for multimillion-dollar downtown condos is finally showing signs of life again after an abysmal 2009.
Manny’s Ritz penthouse was one of a kind when he bought it back in 2001. The newly minted condo tower near the Common was pretty much the only game in town.
But guess what? There have been a whole lot of pricey downtown condos built since then, with a lot for buyers with millions to blow on such units to pick from.
The posh Mandarin Oriental has a number of condos back on the market, while the deluxe W Boston and Clarendon both recently opened with lots for wealthy buyers to pick from.
Competition aside, Laurella insists Manny’s skyrise penthouse is one of the top five condos in Boston.
If the problem really has been getting Manny serious about selling, then we will find out the truth of that pretty fast.
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