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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.

The GRI designation is considered the nation’s number one real estate designation. Only 19% of realtors in the United States have obtained this designation. The GRI (Graduate Realtor Institute designation) is administered and given by the National Association of Realtors. The designation is comparable to the accounting industry’s CPA (Certified Public Accountant) designation and the financial industry’s CFP(Certified Financial Planner) designation.

Charles Cherney of Hammond Residential is one real estate agent serving the Cambridge, MA area who has obtained the GRI designation. He has completed about 90 hours of classroom instruction on various topics including recognizing and addressing potential legal issues, tax policies, types of mortgage programs, fair housing laws, basics of building construction, and the home inspection process. GRI programs differ by state in order to educate participants on their own local and state real estate practices.

What does this mean for the home buyer or seller? Choosing a real estate agent with the GRI designation means you are working with one of the best and most knowledgeable real estate agents in your state and in the country. Your real estate agent will provide you with a high level of professionalism and in-depth knowledge of every step in your home-buying or home-selling journey. A real estate agent with the GRI designation is theoretically involved in all parts of the home buying or home selling process. While other agents must put blind faith into a home inspector’s findings, an agent with the GRI designation fully understands each detail and will be able to explain the results and further courses of action to the home owner.

Buying a home will most likely be the largest single investment you will make in your lifetime. Only a real estate agent with the GRI designation will understand every detail in the home-buying process, and will be able to provide you with the high quality of service needed to steer you through the process.

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.