Hammond Agents Dana DeSimone and Susan Salter Represent Sellers in Highest-Priced South End and Charlestown Condominium Transactions to Date

BOSTON - (April 14, 2015) – Hammond Residential Real Estate agents Dana DeSimone and Susan Salter represented the sellers in two of the highest-priced 2015 Boston condominium transactions to date. DeSimone’s listing in Boston’s South End neighborhood - 50 Dwight Street, Unit 1 - conveyed for $2,750,000 and Salter’s listing at Flagship Wharf - 197 Eighth Street, Unit PH230 - conveyed for $2,100,000.

Developed by Renaissance Real Estate Investments, 50 Dwight Street, Unit 1 is a 2,552 square foot parlor triplex with three bedrooms, three bathrooms, and one half-bathroom. Features of this impeccably renovated home include a professional grade kitchen with custom cabinetry, a grand living room with gas fireplace, a large master bedroom, two guest bedrooms, and a large family room with fireplace and wet bar. Additional amenities include architectural crown moldings, walnut-stained hardwood floors, and “Smart Home” technology including a Nest thermostat and Lutron wireless lighting controls. The unit also includes outdoor space with a rear deck and a professionally landscaped private garden.

A spectacular penthouse corner unit, 197 Eighth Street, Unit PH230, features 2,432 square feet of living space and three bedrooms, two full bathrooms, and one half-bathroom. With three exposures that provide exquisite views of Boston Harbor and the city skyline, the home offers architectural details such as oversized palladian windows, wood floors, an open kitchen, and two private decks. Building amenities include an exercise room, sauna/steam room, and garage. The unit comes with two garage parking spaces.

Dave Stenberg, Senior Vice President and Hammond’s Boston regional manager said, “Dana and Susan’s involvement in the two highest-priced South End and Charlestown condominium transactions to date is a testament to their market knowledge and ability to strategize competitively for their seller clients. Often sought out by colleagues, buyers and sellers as a resource throughout Boston’s real estate community, they look forward to assisting other individuals who are interested in a home purchase or sale in and around Greater Boston.”

Dana DeSimone has been a full-time Realtor in downtown Boston since 1996 and a resident of the South End for over 25 years, DeSimone has a proven track record as one of the top listing and selling agents in Boston enabling him to develop a long standing history of repeat clientele. Often sought out from colleagues, buyers and sellers as a resource for knowledge and information, Dana is well known in the city as an experienced professional committed to helping both buyers and sellers.

With over twenty-five years of experience in all aspects of residential real estate, Susan Salter has established a reputation as one of the most astute agents in Boston for her ability to price and market properties for seller clients as well as work tirelessly to meet the needs of buyers. She has successfully marketed over twenty residential buildings, including Flagship Wharf, as well as new construction, conversions, luxury hi-rises and townhome communities in Boston

and the surrounding neighborhoods. This experience has given Susan an encyclopedic, hands-on knowledge of some of the most popular residential buildings in Boston.

Hammond Residential is headquartered in Chestnut Hill, and has three Boston locations and fifteen suburban branch offices. The company reports over two billion dollars in sales volume annually, ranking in sales volume among the top 500 firms in the United States, and as the sixth-highest in mean average sales price and the ninth-highest in sales volume per sales associate. Hammond is well-known as the publisher of the region’s finest magazines featuring local properties for sale, and is an independently owned and operated franchise company within the Real Living Real Estate franchise network. The Charlestown office is also the exclusive Regents representative of the Luxury Real Estate network.

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