Medford is a city just 4 miles from downtown Boston. Medford has a lot of history and pride that is strong today. It was founded along with Boston in 1630, making it the fourth oldest English settlement in North America. Jingle Bells was written in Medford, Fanny Farmer from Medford, Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg grew up in Medford Mass. Many famous actors and TV hosts, such as Maria Menonos and Frank Fontaine, are from Medford Massachusetts. Many NHL stars such as Joe Sacco, Kate Tkachuk and Shaun Bates were raised in the city. Former Yankee Mike Palyarulo also grew up in the city.
The McGlynn School and the Andrews School are two new construction schools created near the Hormel Stadium and offering the latest amenities. Over the past 5 years, many of the city’s historic brick schools have become condos. These include the Swan School on 75th Street Park, the Gleason School on 160th Plaisted Road, the Franklin School on 68 Central Avenue, and now Lincoln-Kennedy at 215 Harvard Street in South Medford. The “old” Medford High Forest Street was transformed into villas in the 1980s.
Condo at the Swan School usually started around $ 449,000 for massive 3-bedroom villas of around 2,200 square meters. Feet There were scant townhouses in the schools of Gleason and they were about 575,000 dollars. The Franklin School Transformation was awarded the 2007 Prism Award as the “Best Condominium Conversion in New England”. Condos a Franklin School started around $ 349,000 for 2 bedrooms and sold $ 650,000 for a penthouse. Lincoln Kennedy development units start at $ 309,000 for a 1 bedroom condominium.
