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Nascent urban planning efforts in the early 19th century were modeled after powerful European cities and formed the framework for a neighborhood that has generally thrived for going on 200 years. Of note, these streets were once under water. Today, through the city’s commitment to preservation, its Parisian style boulevards and brownstone based buildings gradually merge together with the so-called “high spine” of the city lending the Back Bay a best-of-all-worlds appeal and making it an enviable place to call home.
Nascent urban planning efforts in the early 19th century were modeled after powerful European cities and formed the framework for a neighborhood that has generally thrived for going on 200 years. Of note, these streets were once under water. Today, through the city’s commitment to preservation, its Parisian style boulevards and brownstone based buildings gradually merge together with the so-called “high spine” of the city lending the Back Bay a best-of-all-worlds appeal and making it an enviable place to call home.
Back Bay is an enviable place to call home no matter which style of housing you prefer. On one hand, rows of meticulously planned—and preserved—Victorian brownstones line the alphabetized grid of streets between the Boston Public Garden and the Charlesgate Crossing. On the other hand, branded luxury towers have continued to be developed, punctuating the skyline, casting a contemporary shadow against this backdrop of historic charm. As these two styles harmoniously converge in Copley Square, it creates a dynamic interplay between the charm of the old-world with the sleek allure of the new.Explore Back Bay and all of its irresistible residences with Columbus & Over Group’s Sabrina Silva.
For our data tracking purposes, we break the Back Bay into four smaller clusters. Each one is detailed in the following pages and has its own culture within a culture appeal.
Lower Back Bay is the closest to the Boston Common and features the grandest townhouse living in Boston. Upper Back Bay gracefully fades from the Lower Back Bay border into the Charlesgate and Fenway areas where students maintain a stronger foothold. To the south is the Prudential area, dominated by full service residential offerings and commercial office towers. Stretching to Copley Square it takes advantage of more lenient height restrictions. Finally, St. Botolph, for which Boston was named, is a quiet sub-neighborhood bordering the South End in the southwestern corner of the Back Bay.
