29 Concord Avenue, Unit 707
Cambridge, MA
$700,000
Welcome to your Harvard Square home! This updated condo, in a renowned Stubbins-designed high-rise, offers a sun-filled 2 bedroom on the 7th floor. It boasts brand new flooring, freshly painted walls and contemporary light fixtures. Additional amenities include an elevator, professional management with an “on-site super”, a laundry room, assigned storage, and dedicated bike storage. Explore this vibrant neighborhood filled with shops, restaurants, and cultural attractions at your doorstep; just minutes to Harvard University, Cambridge Common, and the Longy School of Music. Public transportation is a breeze, with the 74, 75, and 78 bus lines nearby and ½ mile to the Harvard Square red line MBTA. If you're considering this condo as an investment, it's rental-friendly and offers great cash flow. Or move right in and experience the best of Cambridge living!
Property Details
2 Bedrooms
1 Bathroom
864 SF
Showing Information
Please join us for our Open Houses below:
Thursday, October 26th
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Saturday, October 28th
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Sunday, October 29th
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
If you need to schedule an appointment at a different time, please call/text Mona Chen (781.915.7267) or Lisa J. Drapkin (617.930.1288) and they can arrange an alternative showing time.
Additional Information
Living Area: 864 interior square feet
4 Rooms, 2 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom
Year Built/Converted: 1965/1979
Condo Fee: $703.95/month
Interior Details
The front entrance leads you into a foyer with easy access to your mailbox. Continue through and into a lovely seating area with a dramatic 8-story atrium and 10 skylights overhead.
Once inside the condo, the center hallway leads to the dining area and the large and welcoming living room, sun drenched with large windows and a glass door leading to your private balcony. Wall-mounted AC provides comfort during hot summer days.
The two bedrooms have a large wall of windows, a cloth drum light, and a generously sized closet.
Next to the primary bedroom is the updated bathroom with ceramic tiled floors, a walk-in shower, new white bathroom vanity, and a black round framed mirror with a modern vanity light.
The newly updated kitchen features brand new butcher block countertops, white cabinets with modern black pulls, a GE fridge, a Whirlpool dishwasher, and a GE electric stove with an exterior-venting Allure hood.
Outside of the bathroom is a coat closet and a generous linen closet.
Systems and Basement
Access the basement via the elevator and you’ll find the laundry area and a separate room for folding laundry. There are 6 washers and 6 dryers, operated by a reloadable laundry card or by a mobile app.
A private lockable designated storage unit in the basement (#6).
Heat: Three gas-fired RBI commercial boilers for the building provide heat through hot water baseboards (replaced in 2005).
Hot water: Two 115 gallon Ruud Commercial storage tanks provide hot water for all condos (replaced in 2018).
AC: Wall AC unit in the living room.
Electrical: 100 amps through circuit breakers.
Exterior and Property
Exterior is red brick.
Roof: EPDM rubber, replaced in 2001.
Parking: On street with residential permit. From time to time, Owners in the building post signs to rent their parking spaces.
Association and Financial Information
103-unit association, 33 are owner-occupied.
Property Management: Thayer & Associates is the professional property management company.
Superintendent works from Monday to Friday, 7am to 3pm.
Beneficial interest is 1.4992%.
Condo Fee: $703.95/month. This covers master insurance, water/sewer, heat, hot water, on-site superintendent, common electricity, janitorial, landscaping, maintenance, snow removal, trash removal, professional property management, and capital reserve.
Association Account: Over $1.1 million in current assets (as of August 31, 2023).
Pets are allowed that are less than 30 pounds and less than 2 feet tall.
Rental: Minimum period of 1 month is required.
Taxes: $3762.04 (FY 23), without residential tax exemption. If the property were owner-occupied, the taxes would be discounted by $2,759.
The association has been discussing restoration of the windows and replacing one of the plumbing stacks. Timeframes for these projects have not been established.
Note that one owner owns 5 units, 2 owners own 3 units, and 9 owners own 2 units.
Association is smoke-free in the condos as well as the common areas.
Starry and Xfinity are available for internet as well as Verizon DSL.
There is a $100 move-in fee and all moves must be scheduled with the management company.
Additional Information
The cracked window in each bedroom will be repaired.