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July 30, 2007
Penthouse Playmates
Ok, so it looks like J and I will be sharing this penthouse (well, 5th/top floor... that counts) loft in the North End:
After all of our blood, sweat, and tears over Cambridge we got fed up and branched out. It was so expensive for not a lot of payoff and we couldn't afford any really snazzy places. Most were cramped and didn't have a ton of character. Also, they were all pretty far from the T and most everything else. Realtors showed us places like a 30 min walk from one of the furthest metro stops in Cambridge, Davis, and thought that would be ok. Um, no. We never heard back from the Harvard lady, so I guess she really didn't want us as tenants. I would have liked it a lot, but she didn't seem to be in a big hurry so I think she had someone else in mind. Whatever, lady. Her loss! In the end, we figured that living in the city proper wouldn't be so bad and that it would have more of a fancified city feel than the college town that Cambridge is. We looked at some places in East Boston (veeeerrrrryyy beautiful building but SCARY neighborhood!) and South End (cute, but too small) and ended up with a pretty darling place in an old shoe factory in little Italy. It is small, but I think we'll be able to manage. If I get rid of a ton of stuff, that is. Anyone want a bunch of furniture for free? Come 'n get it. Heh. The neighborhood is really what sold us. It's really just like being in Italy! I was expecting it to be like Little Italyland, all Disneyfied, but nope. Looks good to me! Also, delicious! I'll try to take some more pix and upload the ones off my phone soon. We have to be out of J's studio in Kenmore Square tomorrow and are checking into a hotel. Hello, hotel bar!
Posted by loyd0008 at July 30, 2007 9:28 PM
Comments
That is seriously cool!!!!!
I am very envious, we are looking at property but we need a 4 bedroom house and they either don't exist in London (they get made into flats ) or are over £Million.
Looks like it's some tents in a field for us.
Posted by: Anna Bombination at July 31, 2007 6:54 AM
That looks like a pretty cool place! :)
Posted by: Chara Michele at August 1, 2007 7:49 AM
That place looks amazing. Be sure to get pizza at the original Pizzeria Regina - it's the only good pizza in boston. Also - I hear getting a parking pass to have a moving truck is a nightmare in the North End, so I would look into that as soon as possible. Best of luck with the move and welcome to Boston! oh and get mouse traps...not to scare you but with the cramped space that is the NE and all the restaurants, the neighborhood has a reputation....
Posted by: librarian on fire at August 1, 2007 1:33 PM
There's a bakery - Mike's - in the north end. PLEASE have a canoli for me. I wish I could get those things shipped to me on autoship :)
Thinking of you - and all Minnesotans (sp?)
Posted by: Toni at August 3, 2007 5:02 PM