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Sold for $650,000
  • $650,000

    501 Shawmut Ave #5, Boston, MA 02118

    1beds
    1baths
    635sqft
    Condo
    Built in 1860
    -- sqft lot
    $650,000 Zestimate®
    $1,024/sqft
    $3,155 Estimated rent

    Home value

    $650,000

    $611,000 - $696,000

    $3,155/mo

    Zestimate® history
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    What's special

    Dramatic penthouse loft-style 1 bedroom home in the fashionable South End near Blackstone Park and great restaurants. Huge mahogany deck with stunning views of the South End & Back Bay, plus the right to build a roof deck with panoramic city views. Kitchen with high end stainless steel appliances, granite counters and breakfast bar opens to living/dining room with exposed brick walls, cathedral ceilings and skylight. Bedroom with window seating overlooking Shawmut Avenue. Not to be missed!

    Facts & features

    Interior

    Bedrooms & bathrooms
    • Bedrooms: 1
    • Bathrooms: 1
    Heating
    • Baseboard, Other, Gas
    Cooling
    • Central
    Appliances
    • Included: Dishwasher, Freezer, Garbage disposal, Microwave, Range / Oven, Refrigerator
    Features
    • Flooring: Tile, Hardwood
    • Basement: Unfinished
    • Has fireplace: No
    Interior area
    • Total interior livable area: 635 sqft

    Property

    Parking
    • Parking features: On-street
    Features
    • Exterior features: Brick
    • Has view: Yes
    • View description: City
    Lot
    • Size: 635 sqft
    Details
    • Parcel number: CBOSW09P00663S010

    Construction

    Type & style
    • Home type: Condo
    Materials
    • Roof: Asphalt
    Condition
    • Year built: 1860

    Community & neighborhood

    Location
    • Region: Boston

    Price history

    DateEventPrice
    5/27/2026Sold$650,000+27.5%$1,024/sqft
    Source: Public Record Report a problem
    8/22/2013Sold$510,000+6.5%$803/sqft
    Source: LINK #144271 Report a problem
    6/19/2013Listed for sale$479,000+20.1%$754/sqft
    Source: Keller Williams Realty #71543804 Report a problem
    6/7/2012Listing removed$2,700$4/sqft
    Source: Keller Williams Realty Boston-Metro #71389873 Report a problem
    6/1/2012Listed for rent$2,700$4/sqft
    Source: Keller Williams Realty Report a problem
    12/5/2010Listing removed$399,000$628/sqft
    Source: Keller Williams - Boston - Metro #71093053 Report a problem
    10/8/2010Price change$399,000-4.8%$628/sqft
    Source: David McCarthy #71093053 Report a problem
    9/9/2010Price change$419,000-2.3%$660/sqft
    Source: Keller Williams Boston Metro #71093053 Report a problem
    8/21/2010Listed for sale$429,000$676/sqft
    Source: Keller Williams Boston Metro #71093053 Report a problem
    7/18/2010Listing removed$429,000$676/sqft
    Source: Keller Williams Realty Boston #71093053 Report a problem
    6/11/2010Listed for sale$429,000+3.1%$676/sqft
    Source: David McCarthy #71093053 Report a problem
    7/17/2009Sold$416,000-3%$655/sqft
    Source: LINK #101660 Report a problem
    2/11/2009Price change$429,000-2.3%$676/sqft
    Source: MLS Property Information Network #70828135 Report a problem
    11/16/2008Price change$439,000-2.2%$691/sqft
    Source: MLS Property Information Network #70828135 Report a problem
    10/18/2008Price change$449,000-2.2%$707/sqft
    Source: MLS Property Information Network #70828135 Report a problem
    10/4/2008Listed for sale$459,000+113.5%$723/sqft
    Source: MLS Property Information Network #70828135 Report a problem
    9/7/2000Sold$215,000+38.7%$339/sqft
    Source: LINK #23785 Report a problem
    9/6/1998Sold$155,000+210%$244/sqft
    Source: LINK #9891 Report a problem
    4/28/1992Sold$50,000$79/sqft
    Source: Public Record Report a problem
    12/20/1991Sold$50,000$79/sqft
    Source: Public Record Report a problem

    Public tax history

    YearProperty taxesTax assessment
    2025$6,957 +9.5%$600,800 +3%
    2024$6,356 +3.6%$583,100 +2%
    2023$6,137 -0.3%$571,400 +1%
    2022$6,157 +4%$565,900 +2%
    2021$5,920 +2%$554,800 +0.9%
    2020$5,806 +3.2%$549,800 +3%
    2019$5,625 +6.6%$533,700 +6%
    2018$5,275 +578.8%$503,300 +5%
    2017$777 -84.7%$479,300 +4%
    2016$5,070 +1.3%$460,900 +11.6%
    2015$5,003 $413,100

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    Neighborhood: South End

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