Joshua A. Golden of Luxury Residential Group was quoted in today’s Boston Globe:
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Quoted in Today’s Boston Globe – 7/26/2011
Tuesday, July 26th, 2011Luxury Residential Group – #1 In Rentals for 2010
Wednesday, January 5th, 2011In our first full year, Luxury Residential Group has achieved one of our goals, to be one of the best, full service, boutique brokerage firms in all of Massachusetts. We would like to thank all our customers for their loyalty and our agents for their hard work. Without you, we could not have achieved this great honor.
Below are the rankings, over the last 12 months, of all Massachusetts firms that do rentals. This includes companies with over 1,000 agents.
Report Run: 1/5/2011 9:48:16 PM
Start Date: 1/1/2010
End Date: 1/5/2011
Towns: All of Massachusetts
| 1 | Luxury Residential Group, LLC Boston, MA 02116 |
37 226,590 |
11 51,200 |
106 330,220 |
154 608,010 |
191 1.24 |
| 2 | Otis & Ahearn – Newbury St Boston, MA 02116 |
33 221,180 |
57 244,070 |
37 136,050 |
127 601,300 |
160 1.23 |
| 3 | Joyce Lebedew Real Estate South Boston, MA 02127 |
75 346,350 |
65 157,550 |
22 43,750 |
162 547,650 |
237 1.12 |
| 4 | Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty Boston, MA 02118 |
57 251,910 |
84 204,334 |
19 51,600 |
160 507,844 |
217 1.04 |
| 5 | Hammond Rental Group Chestnut Hill, MA 02492 |
43 233,882 |
48 165,020 |
20 83,415 |
111 482,317 |
154 0.99 |
| 6 | Coldwell Banker Residential Br Boston, MA 02116 |
37 269,750 |
47 151,675 |
12 50,225 |
96 471,650 |
133 0.96 |
| 7 | Otis & Ahearn – 84 Atlantic Boston, MA 02110 |
30 187,700 |
59 192,555 |
22 68,700 |
111 448,955 |
141 0.92 |
| 8 | Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage – Boston – Newbury St. Boston, MA 02116 |
27 170,500 |
24 95,800 |
36 140,479 |
87 406,779 |
114 0.83 |
| 9 | Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty Boston, MA 02116 |
19 118,510 |
33 127,000 |
23 133,300 |
75 378,810 |
94 0.77 |
| 10 | Success! Real Estate Braintree, MA 02184 |
94 285,738 |
32 46,969 |
27 42,000 |
153 374,707 |
247 0.77 |
| 11 | Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage – Brookline Brookline, MA 02446 |
34 157,160 |
45 125,325 |
29 88,165 |
108 370,650 |
142 0.76 |
| 12 | CL Waterfront Properties BOSTON, MA 02110 |
41 240,500 |
22 80,950 |
12 45,525 |
75 366,975 |
116 0.75 |
| 13 | Flavin & Flavin Realty, Inc. Quincy, MA 02169 |
21 53,070 |
1 1,500 |
5 311,125 |
27 365,695 |
48 0.75 |
| 14 | Boston City Properties Boston, MA 02116 |
6 22,250 |
4 11,395 |
147 328,685 |
157 362,330 |
163 0.74 |
| 15 | Keller Williams Realty Braintree, MA 02184 |
11 27,550 |
3 307,500 |
5 11,050 |
19 346,100 |
30 0.71 |
| 16 | Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage – Wellesley – Central St. Wellesley, MA 02481 |
28 171,900 |
20 91,925 |
22 78,220 |
70 342,045 |
98 0.70 |
| 17 | Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty Boston, MA 02109 |
24 120,020 |
74 177,630 |
9 25,775 |
107 323,425 |
131 0.66 |
| 18 | Warren Residential Group, LLC Boston, MA 02116 |
27 137,700 |
8 21,550 |
45 162,775 |
80 322,025 |
107 0.66 |
| 19 | Centre Realty Group Newton, MA 02459 |
23 125,940 |
15 52,475 |
29 81,400 |
67 259,815 |
90 0.53 |
| 20 | Keller Williams Realty Boston Boston, MA 02116 |
38 140,592 |
30 65,820 |
23 49,745 |
91 256,157 |
129 0.52 |
| 21 | Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage – Cambridge – Mass Ave. Cambridge, MA 02138 |
31 164,850 |
28 66,460 |
9 24,650 |
68 255,960 |
99 0.52 |
| 22 | Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage – Boston – Charlestown Boston, MA 02129 |
38 152,350 |
31 64,050 |
20 39,125 |
89 255,525 |
127 0.52 |
| 23 | Boston Residences, Inc. Cambridge, MA 02141 |
41 218,300 |
13 28,325 |
3 7,345 |
57 253,970 |
98 0.52 |
| 24 | ePlace Cambridge, MA 02139 |
31 147,460 |
16 44,350 |
7 15,075 |
54 206,885 |
85 0.42 |
| 25 | Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage – Concord Concord, MA 01742 |
20 72,140 |
34 68,670 |
30 65,643 |
84 206,453 |
104 0.42 |
| 26 | RE/MAX First Choice R. E. Northborough, MA 01532 |
42 131,970 |
27 39,376 |
21 34,215 |
90 205,561 |
132 0.42 |
| 27 | Jacob Carlin South Boston, MA 02127 |
53 165,950 |
13 22,500 |
9 15,400 |
75 203,850 |
128 0.42 |
| 28 | Ford Realty – Boston Boston, MA 02114 |
38 135,290 |
21 43,845 |
9 24,625 |
68 203,760 |
106 0.42 |
| 29 | Boston Realty NET.com, Inc. Boston, MA 02116 |
26 125,930 |
18 45,950 |
10 24,750 |
54 196,630 |
80 0.40 |
| 30 | Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage – Worcester – Park Ave. Worcester, MA 01609 |
53 119,850 |
44 49,770 |
20 25,445 |
117 195,065 |
170 0.40 |
Luxury Residential Group Represents The Buyer In The Biggest Condo Sale of July
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010Joshua A. Golden of Luxury Residential Group represents the buyer in the sale of the Penthouse at The Meads on Commonwealth. The final price settled at $5,400,000 and is Boston’s largest condo sale of July and 6th largest in 2010. Tracy Campion represented the seller.
After previewing over 50 luxury condos throughout Boston, the buyer fell in love at first site. The home had everything they were looking for. I am sure you will agree after seeing all the features and photos:
- 3,750 square feet of interior, single floor living space
- 2,034 square feet of private/deeded outdoor terrace
- Direct elevator access
- Koi pond
- Jacuzzi
- Single floor living
- Wonderful outdoor space
- Custom chef’s kitchen
- 4 bedrooms/3.5 Bathrooms
- 2 gas fireplaces
- Built in surround sound
- Private balcony off the master bedroom
- Two deeded underground garage parking spaces
- Storage
Luxury Residential Group Sells 20 Brimmer Street
Monday, March 29th, 2010Joshua A. Golden of Luxury Residential Group represented the buyer in the much publicized single family residence located at 20 Brimmer St in Beacon Hill, Boston, MA. One of the nicest gut renovations of an existing single family home in Boston, 20 Brimmer was initially priced at $8,500,000+. Unfortunately, while the home was under construction, and before its true beauty could come to fruition, the market turned. Although the sale will be on public record, we feel it is best to protect all the parties involved and not publicize the final number.
We would like to mention a few of the parties involved in the sale:
Peter and Elizabeth Georgantas (Developer/Seller) – Peter, a local real estate developer, well known for his works on 15+ single family home restorations, and the highly successful Modern building in The South End, was the seller and general contractor on the home at 20 Brimmer. Peter and his wife Elizabeth, the quintessential professionals and masters of detail spared no expenses. The smart home has it all: full audio and security automation, radiant heated flooring, central cooling, many green elements including an energy efficient roof, hardwoods throughout, imported marble in the master bathroom, elevator, state of the art kitchen and two deeded parking spaces. The home is flawless to say the least and Peter is responsible for every inch. We applaud them for a job well done. Please see another one of his masterpieces at 74 Beacon Street, asking $14,950,000. Elizabeth and Peter will be running this years Boston Marathon to help raise money for cancer research at Dana Farber. Please visit their page —–> HERE <——
Tracy Campion and Brad Sprogis – Tracy and Brad represented the seller in this transaction. Two of the most professional, intelligent, well prepared people you will ever meet. In a business that sometimes draws unethical and overly aggressive agents, Tracy and Brad stand in a class of their own for being true professionals. Luxury Residential Group would like to thank Brad and Tracy for all their hard work and efforts.
20 Brimmer Street – Beacon Hill, Boston, MA
Joshua Golden Quoted In Today’s Boston Herald Real Estate Section
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009
Joshua A. Golden - Luxury Residential Group
In today’s Boston Herald, in an article titled, “Mass. housing sales up,but Hub condos plunge“, written by Thomas Grillo, Joshua Golden, Founder of Luxury Residential Group, was quoted as saying:
“I have people who want to buy, but they refuse to overpay,” said Joshua A. Golden, a principal at Luxury Residential Group in Boston. “Unless they can get up to 30 percent off the original list price, they’re not budging.”
Joshua’s Take: I did indeed say that we have strong buyers currently looking in the high end Boston condo market. However, the article implies that, unless sellers negotiate 30% off their prices, my buyers are not making the jump. What I actually said was “In some instances, my buyers are only willing to purchase IF they feel they are getting a great deal, 15-30% off original asking prices”. I used the example of The Bryant Auction, which ended up selling at about 70 cents on the dollar. That said, we are seeing prices drop across the board on luxury condos in Boston. Whether it be in the form of a motivated seller, significant price drop, or an auction, there are some great deals out there. You should always hire a good buyer’s agent. Someone who has extensive knowledge of the Boston condo market, as well as strong relationships with cooperating brokers throughout the city. We are paid by the seller and responsible for negotiating, assisting you with the process and looking out for your best interests.
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