Posts Tagged ‘harvard square’

Explore Cambridge Real Estate on Flickr!

Flickr is the best place on the web to visually explore towns, cities, and neighborhoods — for example, you can now find photos of Cambridge real estate and its notable places on Flickr.com. Click the photo below to be taken directly to the Cambridge real estate Flickr Photostream.

Harvard Square

Harvard Square

Notable Cambridge real estate agent Charles Cherney is the photographer behind the Cambridge real estate Photostream on Flickr, where you can find photos of places in Cambridge such as Harvard Square (seen above), the Charles River, lush gardens, and interior shots of homes for sale in Cambridge.

Visit Cambridge MA real estate on Flickr today — and don’t forget to add real estate agent Charles Cherney as a contact to find out when he posts photos of new homes for sale!


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05 2010

How to Find Harvard Square Properties

For buyers interested in real estate in Harvard Square, finding available Harvard Square properties can be difficult. The area owes is popularity to its unique restaurants, bars, and shops, frequent cultural events, movie theaters, and accessibility to the Charles River. Countless businesses call Harvard Square home, including the real estate office of Hammond Residential.

Cambridge real estate agent Charles Cherney of Hammond Real Estate has created a website for those looking for Harvard Square real estate at HarvardSquareProperties.com. Rather than digging through MLS listings, potential buyers can visit the Harvard Square Properties website to find a full list of frequently updated Harvard Square real estate listings.

As a Harvard graduate, resident of Cambridge, and real estate agent based in the heart of Harvard Square, Charles Cherney is the best resource for potential buyers seeking Harvard Square properties. No one knows Harvard Square and its properties better than Charles Cherney.


Condos with Elevators in Cambridge Real Estate

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.

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,

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

Condos close to Harvard Square:

975 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, MA. The Charles Hotel.

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

221 Mt. Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA. Harvard Square. (Riverview).

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. (Bay Square Building).

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

931 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA.

931 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA.

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


Cambridge MA Real Estate Offers a Lifetime of Holiday Fun

Cambridge MA is a city that invests heavily in its cultural activities. Come holiday season, there are so many fun things to do in the city of Cambridge.

  • Harvard Square’s annual Holiday Fair is a gathering of dozens of independent artists from the area, proudly displaying and selling their creative wares at the First Parish Unitarian Church in Harvard Square. It’s a great opportunity to do some holiday gift-shopping.
  • For an uplifting, soulful performance of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, visit the American Repertory Theatre’s production of Best of Both Worlds at the Loeb Drama Center. The show includes a rotating cast of gospel choirs from the city’s finest university, church, and community choirs.
  • If you’d rather head to a folk music show than listen to gospel music, Club Passim on 47 Palmer Street in Cambridge has several holiday shows featuring folk artists and bands.
  • Everyone LOVES a laugh! Take your family to ImprovBoston’s interactive Family Show on December 19th at 40 Prospect Street in Cambridge.

The city of Cambridge offers so many fun things to do for the whole family. Searching for real estate in Cambridge MA shouldn’t be a headache. Charles Cherney is one of the most esteemed real estate agents in Cambridge MA. If you and your family are searching for homes in Cambridge MA, there are plenty of gorgeous properties to look at. Some of the homes are even nestled conveniently in Harvard Square. Take a look at Cambridge MA real estate today.


Going from Renter to Owner in Cambridge MA

In Boston, a renter’s average payment is about $1700 per month. Year after year, rents have gone up while housing values fall. Sometimes, making the transition from renter to homeowner makes the best financial sense – especially now that the real estate market is a buyer’s market. Cambridge MA real estate can offer a simple way to go from renter to homeowner.

In this buyer’s market, now is the perfect time to make that transition. The city of Cambridge is an excellent place for a young professional in Boston to transition from renter to buyer without sacrificing any facet of his or her city lifestyle. Cambridge is home to some of Boston’s most cherished restaurants serving an array of world cuisines, from Indian to East African. The city’s intellectual pulse is reflected in the rotating independent films shown at its famous theaters. Some of the best shopping in Boston can be found in the small, eclectic shops around Harvard Square, and of course there’s always the CambridgeSide Galleria. The close-knit community of Cambridge celebrates is diverse cultural roots through annual performances and parades such as its African street carnival and its own world’s fair.

Take advantage of the buyer’s market and browse some of the condo and home listings in Cambridge real estate.


What to Think About When You’re Looking at Cambridge Real Estate

When you are looking into Cambridge real estate, there are a number of things that you’re going to want to be sure that you are keeping in mind. Even before you start to look into particular Cambridge homes for sale, you are going to want to be sure that you have a sense of what matters to you.

When you are looking at Cambridge homes, you’re going to want to be sure that you have a sense of:

  • Whether or not you’re looking into buying a home that overlooks the Charles and that will give you access to Storrow and Memorial Drives
  • Whether you’re looking at finding Cambridge homes near Harvard Square or closer to Somerville and other slightly less trafficked areas
  • What type of home you are looking for in Cambridge
  • The schools that are in the area – including both private and public schools, along with grade, middle and high schools and the different colleges in the area
  • How close you want to be to public transportation – and where you’ll want that transportation to take you

In other words, when you’re looking at the big picture and you’re considering all of your options when you look at Cambridge real estate, you’re going to find that it’s a lot easier to find the home that’s ideal for you.


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12 2008