The North Slope sub-neighborhood has been delivering new inventory to a sub-neighborhood that has mostly been, for better or worse, stuck in its ways. Lacking the prestige of its counter-sloping neighbor (Front Slope), Beacon Hill’s North Slope used to be a rather anonymous pass- through strip within our city. The labyrinth of narrow, one way streets (not to mention the grade of its slope) make this sub-neighborhood difficult to navigate by car or by foot.

Lacking the prestige of its counter-sloping neighbor (Front Slope), Beacon Hill’s North Slope used to be a rather anonymous pass-through strip within our city. The labyrinth of narrow, one way streets (not to mention the grade of its slope) make this sub-neighborhood difficult to navigate by car or by foot. 

However, from 8 transactions in 2018 to 26 sales in 2021 to 20 sales in 2022, and now with 23 sales in 2023, the pattern is fairly clear in the North Slope. This sub-neighborhood has been coming into its own by delivering new inventory to a sub-neighborhood that has mostly been, for better or worse, stuck in its ways.

This area continues to transition to a quintessential 21st century live, work and play environment neighboring a new urban hub, the vastly expanded Boston TD Garden area and, more recently, Bulfinch Crossing. Developed by HYM, the 4.8-acre site for Bulfinch Crossing replaces one of Boston’s old parking structures while bridging historic neighborhoods (Beacon Hill and the North End). Look for more detail on the condos in that development in our Midtown overview.