Boston Neighborhoods

Steps to the Waterfront, North End, Beacon Hill & Seaport, the Financial District’s central location make for an easy walk to some of Boston’s best dining & shopping.  Some of the nation’s largest banks are headquartered in the Financial District, as well as consulting & law firms.  The Financial District is known for its skyline […]

In the late 18th Century, Jamaica Plain was a summertime destination for wealthy Bostonians who built resort homes around the Jamaica Pond. Today, JP is a diverse neighborhood, economically, ethnically, and racially. It is also home to a mix of long-time residents and recent arrivals, families and single professionals, alike. Construction of the Boston and […]

The Fenway is a dense urban neighborhood with significant open, green spaces including the Fens and the Fenway Victory Gardens, two parks in the middle of the neighborhood. Perhaps best known to the world as the home of Fenway Park and the famous Red Sox Major League Baseball team; it is also home to a […]

Built on a landfill created from tidal flats in the early 1800s to provide additional housing for Boston’s expanding middle class population, Chinatown is home to Boston’s largest Chinese community, in a unique mix of residences and family owned and operated businesses. As the area’s original residents moved out of the area in the 1840s, […]

Located along Boston Common, Midtown boasts some of Boston’s finest full-service buildings.  Many of these high-rises have stunning views of the Common, Back Bay & Charles River.  Steps to Back Bay, Beacon Hill & Financial District, Midtown is ideal for those who enjoy walking to the office, shopping or dining.

Mission Hill is one of Boston’s most unique neighborhoods, where residents co-exist with the largest hospital complex in the region, the Longwood Medical and Academic Area. This distinctive cohabitation brings opportunity to the area, but it also is the basis for conflicts, in terms of traffic, parking, institutional expansion and pollution. The opportunity it affords […]

Known as the Garden City, Newton was founded in 1630 and is one of the most sought-after suburbs surrounding Boston. Six miles from the Back Bay, Newton residents enjoy direct access to the city via the Mass Pike, T & Commuter Rail. Newton has 13 villages, or town centers, each with its own neighborhood feel. […]

The North End is one of Boston’s oldest neighborhoods. Home to Paul Revere’s house, the Old North Church, and the Copp’s Hilly Burying Ground, the neighborhood was built – and continues to thrive – on history and tradition. But the North End is more than just a glimpse at the City’s revolutionary past; it is […]

The Seaport is Boston’s “hottest” new neighborhood.  This vibrant and energetic neighborhood offers a picturesque Waterfront, award-winning dining, shopping, chic retail stores and cultural presence. This community offers convenient water access, greenways, landscaped parks, an array of fitness and wellness options. The Seaport is a dynamic location with steps to rapid transit lines and key Downtown […]

Long a remote peninsula, Boston annexed South Boston in 1804. In 1805, the city constructed a bridge linking South Boston to the rest of the city. Planners organized the community with a regular grid of numbered and lettered streets, a pattern atypical of the rest of the city. South Boston grew rapidly with the completion […]