Understanding the luxury of the hotel rooms and condos at Raffles Boston Hotel & Residences will simply be a matter of glancing at price tags. When it debuts this summer, the $400 million-plus Raffles (40 Trinity Place) will have the most expensive hotel rooms in Boston. Hotel developers Gary Saunders and Jordan Warshaw weren’t keen to talk numbers, but…
By Todd Plummer International hospitality brand Raffles Hotels & Resorts is making its North American debut. Known for its iconic Raffles Hotel in Singapore, first opened in 1887 and still today serving as a waypoint for cosmopolitan jet setters, the brand has since opened a string of other luxe properties throughout Asia and Europe. Now,…
Marriott International is bringing the luxury brand to the residential portion of the highly anticipated mixed-use development. By Erin Kayata The residences being built at South Station Tower are already enviable. Who wouldn’t want to be able to just stroll downstairs and have buses, trains, and the T at your fingertips? But the units going…
A “friends and family”-type presale last fall saw all the studio and one-bedroom homes snapped up. By Linda Laban – Realestate.boston.com correspondent This week, Trinity Stuart Development announced the official launch of sales for the 146 condos topping its Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences, a $400 million-plus project on Stuart Street. A “friends…
Low Inventory Will Triumph Over Inflation, Global Uncertainty By Sue Hawkes | Special to Banker & Tradesman Boston sustained a trademark bull condominium market in 2021. This dramatic uptick in activity was a powerful microcosm of the overarching housing trends that swept the nation. Sellers were eager to capitalize on historically high prices and sold…
With Western sanctions against Russia’s elite strengthening by the week as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine rolls on, real estate markets in some of America’s most important cities could soon start to feel a pinch. But not Boston. A recent report from the National Association of Realtors analyzed data from its annual survey…
Back Bay’s newest high-end residential tower passes a construction milestone this week as Boston condominium sales accelerate. Developers Noannet Group and Saunders Hotel Group are marketing 146 condos on the upper floors of the 35-story Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences. The “friends-and-family” style marketing stage has exceeded developers’ expectations, said Jordan Warshaw, president…
When a Raffles hotel opens within the next year or so a block south of Copley Square, it will be the latest in a line of foreign companies that have chosen Boston as a place to plant a flag in the United States.
Just a few short months ago, the streets of Downtown Crossing and Chinatown were eerily empty. The pandemic raged. And the future of fancy condo buildings in downtown Boston was an open question. But to Jonathan Landau, chief executive of Fortis Property Group, the timing couldn’t be better to start selling luxury condos overlooking Boston…
The spring home-buying season, marked by April open houses and May closings, is nearing its peak. This year, though, it’s been more like a bump. The reason? There’s just not much to buy out there.