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According to real estate agent Charles Cherney at Hammond Residential, one of the most requested features in Cambridge real estate is elevator access. Fortunately, there are several residential buildings in the city of Cambridge that have elevators. An elevator allows for ease of access, but it also allows individuals not able or not inclined to use stairs to look beyond first floor properties to higher properties with stunning views of the Charles River and the city of Boston.

The following residential buildings in Cambridge offer elevator access as well as underground garage parking.

Condos in East Cambridge:

75-83 Cambridge Parkway, Cambridge, MA. Kendall Square. Otherwise known as The Esplanade.

10 Rogers Street, Cambridge, MA. East Cambridge. Otherwise known as River Court.

4-6 Canal Park, Cambridge, MA. Canal Park. Otherwise known as Thomas Graves' Landing.

Condos close to Harvard Square:

975 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA. Located at the Charles Hotel complex.

221 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA. Harvard Square. Otherwise known as Riverview.

1010 Memorial Drive*, Cambridge, MA. Harvard Square.

*Note: Listings at 1010 Memorial Drive are co-ops, not condos.

Condos in Cambridge on Mass Ave between Central and Harvard Squares:

950 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA. Otherwise known as the Bay Square Building.

931 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA.

To browse listings at any of these properties, visit Cambridge real estate agent Charles Cherney at CharlesCherney.com.

Countless families purchase homes in Cambridge MA because of the city’s top-rated schools. Home to some of the nation’s top universities, it’s no surprise that its public schools are at the forefront of technology in the classroom.

Blogging at the Cambridgeport School

First graders at the Cambridgeport School post weekly blogs about things they have learned. Dozens of teachers are able to explore the advantages of Smart boards in the classroom. Keypals is a program at the Kennedy-Longfellow School which links sixth grade students to volunteers at MIT and IBM, for an email-based mentorship designed to help students sharpen their writing skills. Authors and illustrators regularly visit each school to share their work and connect with the students.

Cambridge public schools are made up of 12 schools and one high school. The schools each have their own distinct, unique identity – and parents are free to select their top three choices of schools for their child to attend. For instance, the Baldwin school is home to a renowned music program and offers many programs based in arts and design. Fletcher-Maynard Academy offers an eight-hour school day for students to spend extra time on projects in assorted academic areas. The high school, Cambridge Rindge and Latin, is one of the top public schools in Massachusetts.

There are many reasons to look for a home in Cambridge MA real estate, and the city’s cutting-edge public schools is just one of them.