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!
Sold for $650,000
Zestimate®
$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
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Zestimate® history
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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
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 5/27/2026 | Sold | $650,000+27.5%$1,024/sqft |
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| 8/22/2013 | Sold | $510,000+6.5%$803/sqft |
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| 6/19/2013 | Listed for sale | $479,000+20.1%$754/sqft |
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| 6/7/2012 | Listing removed | $2,700$4/sqft |
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| 6/1/2012 | Listed for rent | $2,700$4/sqft |
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| 12/5/2010 | Listing removed | $399,000$628/sqft |
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| 10/8/2010 | Price change | $399,000-4.8%$628/sqft |
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| 9/9/2010 | Price change | $419,000-2.3%$660/sqft |
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| 8/21/2010 | Listed for sale | $429,000$676/sqft |
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| 7/18/2010 | Listing removed | $429,000$676/sqft |
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| 6/11/2010 | Listed for sale | $429,000+3.1%$676/sqft |
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| 7/17/2009 | Sold | $416,000-3%$655/sqft |
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| 2/11/2009 | Price change | $429,000-2.3%$676/sqft |
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| 11/16/2008 | Price change | $439,000-2.2%$691/sqft |
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| 10/18/2008 | Price change | $449,000-2.2%$707/sqft |
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| 10/4/2008 | Listed for sale | $459,000+113.5%$723/sqft |
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| 9/7/2000 | Sold | $215,000+38.7%$339/sqft |
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| 9/6/1998 | Sold | $155,000+210%$244/sqft |
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| 4/28/1992 | Sold | $50,000$79/sqft |
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| 12/20/1991 | Sold | $50,000$79/sqft |
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Public tax history
| Year | Property taxes | Tax 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
Nearby schools
GreatSchools rating
- 6/10Hurley K-8 SchoolGrades: PK-8Distance: 0.1 mi
- NACarter SchoolGrades: 8-12Distance: 0.4 mi
- 3/10Blackstone Elementary SchoolGrades: PK-6Distance: 0.3 mi
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- Massachusetts
- Suffolk County
- Boston
- 02118
- South End
- 501 Shawmut Ave Unit 5


