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In 2007, the Macallen building in South Boston’s Broadway neighborhood became the first LEED certified building in Boston. It garnered such attention (and praise) that there was a short documentary about it in 2008. There were some other LEED buildings built in Boston and Cambridge before the financial crisis of late 2008. Then large-scale development stopped. Will it start again?

Well, development is finally coming back and some residential developments are already in the works. Most developers are incorporating greener building features, like bamboo floors, low flow plumbing fixtures and tankless water heaters. Others are weighing the benefits of more aggressive LEED standards.

However, Macallen will always be the first in Boston and it has some other great amenities, like doorman service, an exercise room, and a pool. It is also close to some great area restaurants, and a yoga boutique. Search condos for sale in the Macallen, or other luxury condos in Boston on BettencourtRealEstate.com.

BettencourtRealEstate.com just launched a new website with robust search tools and great real estate information for Boston, Lowell and Chelmsford. We are so excited and hope you will share it with your friends and family.

Some of the wonderful features include:

• A full MLS search - you can search for homes by criteria, keywords or by drawing your own map
• Luxury and loft building pages - allowing you to search for homes in specific residential developments
• Town info and search pages for Boston, Lowell and Chelmsford - with market statistics, town information and available properties
• Our real estate blog - we will update this with helpful information regularly.
• Share buttons - each page and the site as a whole is shareable on a number of social media sites.
• Yelp.com mapping for each property detail page - this allows you to see what cafes, restaurants, banks, shops and other businesses are around homes for sale in Boston or any other town you choose.
• Education.com mapping and info on property detail pages - many families want to know what schools are nearby and how they rank. We've given that to you right on our site.
• Zillow.com information on each property - see the Zestimate, market stats or demographic information for each area.
• Video showcase - watch videos of some of our homes - we will update this with new listings from time to time.

We are thrilled to provide the best search available for you and yours. Please sign up for our monthly enewsletter or contact us for more information about buying or selling a home in Greater Boston.

Lowell, Massachusetts offers loftliving in several converted mill buildings on or about the Merrimack River. An homage to the booming textile days of the industrial revolution, the buildings offer lofts for sale or lofts for rent, depending on the building and availability. Some of these stylish homes offer exposed brick and beam construction, polished concrete or hardwood floors, high ceilings, and oversized windows. The loft buildings on the Merrimack River also offer water views. 

If you have considered living in a loft and would like to look, go here for lofts in Lowell. You can use this section of our site to search Lowell properties. If you'd like to make an appointment to see one, please don't hesitate to contact me.