Living in Seaport, Boston
Downtown & CoreThe Institute of Contemporary Art's gallery cantilevers eighty feet out over Boston Harbor at the tip of Fan Pier, its glass walls glowing above the water after dark. The Harborwalk runs the length of the district, connecting a string of waterfront parks and public art installations, and a restaurant row along Seaport Boulevard fills the ground floors of the glass towers that replaced the district's old shipping piers. The Boston Fish Pier, in continuous operation since 1914, keeps a working fishing fleet docked alongside the district's restaurants and office towers. South Station sits at the neighborhood's western edge, putting the Red Line and Amtrak within walking distance of most addresses, and the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center anchors the southern end with a steady flow of visitors.
Seaport sits on filled land at sea level, and its streets, garages, and ground-floor businesses have flooded during major coastal storms and unusually high tides — a real consideration for anyone weighing a ground-floor unit here.
An evening walk along the Harborwalk, glass towers lit up over the water and the ICA's silhouette catching the last of the sunset, is as close as Boston gets to a big-city waterfront skyline.
Rent & move-in cost
Typical upfront cash for a 1-bed in Boston — the toughest in our lineup: first month, last month, and a security deposit are all standard. Broker fees are typically paid by whoever hired the broker — usually the landlord.
≈ $10,800 to move in
Safety
About 61 violent offenses within about ½ mile of the center over the trailing 12 months.
Source: Analyze Boston.
Getting around
Nearest station: South Station (Red) — about 16 min walk.
MBTA subway lines that stop nearby — the colors match the T's line names. The subway blankets the urban core; some outer neighborhoods rely on buses or other services instead.
Livability
From 15 rodent activity and 11 street cleaning 311 complaints within ~½ mile so far this year.