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About Maxwell

MAXWELL@BOSTONLUXE.COM • CELL: (617) 543-7754 • OFFICE: (617) 267-4600 Maxwell Burke began his real estate career nearly 20 years ago doing appraisals with his father in Southern California and Northern Texas. He grew up in a family environment so oriented towards investment and real estate that to call his upbringing entrepreneurial would be a disservice. From his grandfather's multiple developments ranging from British Columbia down into Southern Mexico to his uncle's holdings in Portland, Oregon, Maxwell has been given a view not just of Boston real estate, but of American real estate. Maxwell and Drew Abysalh met in 2009 and increasingly consolidated their business models together culminating in their partnership in 2011. With over 300 real estate deals under his belt ranging from a standard rental to a $1.5 million condo conversion, Maxwell is a tremendous resource to help you realize your real estate dreams. Welcome to Boston Luxe - it's a pleasure to meet you. Google

Boston Rates High as Bikeable

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score The Boston MA Bike Score is a grading system of bike accessibility from 0 to 100. The score is based on bike infrastructure, topography, destinations and road connectivity. We are at number five out of ten major cities. And Cambridge came in at 92 for smaller cities.

Being bike friendly is due to the efforts and the money allotted in a city to build a great biking infrastructure. Below is a list of the top ten cities with a population of 500,000 or more residents..
1. Portland (Bike Score: 70.3)
2. San Francisco (Bike Score: 70.0)
3. Denver (Bike Score: 69.5)
4. Philadelphia (Bike Score: 68.4)
5. Boston (Bike Score: 67.8)
6. Washington D.C. (Bike Score: 65.3)
7. Seattle (Bike Score: 64.1)
8. Tucson (Bike Score: 64.1)
9. New York (Bike Score: 62.3)
10. Chicago (Bike Score: 61.5)
One of the major reasons that Boston has achieved such a great score is the development of The Hubway system.

The Hubway bicycle program station at Beacon Street and Massachusetts Avenue. (Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff)

The Hubway bicycle program station at Beacon Street and Massachusetts Avenue. (Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff)

This is a bike sharing system which provides over 100 stations and 1,000 bikes available in Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, and Somerville. You can grab a bike near your home or office and pedal your way to the next lunch meeting, errand or shopping trip, or to visit friends and family.

Boston Hubway bike sharing system stations

          Boston Hubway bike sharing system stations

The good news is that the municipalities of Boston, Brookline, Cambridge, and Somerville are all working with Massachusetts  Department of Transportation, The Metropolitan Area Planning Council, The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and the Federal Transit Administration to continue to expand the system in the Boston Area.

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Invest in a Boston Home for the Long Term

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According to the (NAR) National Association of Realtors one should only purchase a home or apartment (in our case a Boston Home) if you plan to live there for a least seven years. Anything less than that and you will lose a large amount of money. For the average person, (not the knowledgeable and experienced investor) it is better to buy property that you are actually going to live in and forget trying to get rich by flipping property.FlipHousesCover

Flipping properties looks great on Television, in fact there is one program that is dedicated to flipping Boston real estate and it looks so simple. Do not believe it. This is an art in itself and unless you partner with an experienced Realtor and/or investor leave the “flipping” to someone else.

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A Lighter Side to Boston Real Estate

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Boston ranked as the second most exciting city in the U. S. to live in.
Who beat us out? Are you ready for this? Oakland, California.
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What was the criteria for devising this list?
Park acreage per person, Percent of population between 20 and 34 years old, Fast food restaurants per square mile (the fewer the better),Bars per square mile, Big box stores per square mile (the fewer the better), Population diversity, Movie theaters per square mile, Museums per square mile,  Theater companies per square mile, Music venues per square mile

Here is the complete list of the ten top exciting cities to live in. You will be surprised.
1.    Oakland, CA
2.    Boston, MA
3.    San Francisco, CA
4.    Seattle, WA
5.    Washington, D.C.
6.    New York, NY
7.    Milwaukee, WI
8.    Atlanta, GA
9.    Philadelphia, PA
10.  Portland, OR

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Malden Condo For Sale

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Malden is a beautiful city in Middlesex County, MA. It is close to Downtown Boston in a hilly woodland area north of the Mystic River.

The population is approximately 60,000. This is a very family orientated town in fact, in 2009, Malden was named the “Best Place to Raise Your Kids” in Massachusetts by Bloomberg Businessweek.

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Luxury Condos in Allston-Boston

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An exciting new complex is due to open this summer. It is called the Edge and is located in the west part of the city in Allston. It is close to downtown and many world-renowned colleges, universities, and medical centers which has made many young professionals want to make Allston home.
                                 Boston Luxury Condos

The Edge in Allston is for those residents that are looking for the highest luxury Boston apartments, while minimizing their environmental impact.

The Edge will meet LEED Gold Construction, a coveted standard that indicates top-notch environmental design.

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Most Expensive House in Boston Sells

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Boston's Most Expensive Home Sale Ever!

Boston’s Most Expensive Home Sale Ever!

Curbed Boston is reporting that they have it on good authority that the 26,000-square-foot, 50-room Ames-Webster Mansion at 306 Dartmouth Street in our beautiful city sold for $14,500,000 and closed on march 15th. This makes it the priciest private-home trade in the modern history of Boston real estate.

Saudi businessman Fahad Al-Athel, is the new owner and he and his family will make it their residence.

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Positive Real Estate News

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swingingsoldLook at the stats that from the great website positiveonrealestate.com on March 11.

  •     84 percent of agents believe that real estate values and the number of real estate transactions will increase in 2013.
  •     77 percent believe that new construction starts will continue to increase.
  •     74 percent believe that their local economy will improve in 2013 compared to  2012.
  •     No market is expected to see a decline in home values or real estate transactions in 2013. Contrast this with 2012 when one-third of the markets expected to see house values decline.

New Construction is on the rise. Shadow inventory is declining. with all this great news Boston Real Estate is certainly on the rise.

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Urban Farming

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higher ground farm

 

Higher Ground Farm has signed a lease to grow vegetables and fruits atop the eight-story Boston Design Center at 1 Design Center Pl in South Boston’s Seaport District.

Courtney Hennessey of Higher Ground shows proposed site for a garden.


Courtney Hennessey of Higher Ground shows proposed site for a garden.

A 55,000-square-foot organic farm will be the second largest open-air commercial rooftop farm in the world and the first in Boston, according to John Stoddard, who co-founded Higher Ground Farm with Courtney Hennessey.

 

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