Last of the units in this church-turned-condo in the South End hit the market
By the end of the week there will only be 12 units left in the South End’s The Lucas – a former church turned luxury condo building with 33 units in all.
According to Ricardo Rodriguez, the building’s exclusive marketing agent from Coldwell Banker, The Lucas is close to 70 percent full.
The condos at 136 Shawmut Avenue will be in the former Holy Trinity German Church, which will get a multi-story glass addition to the rear of the building. The church was built in 1874 and, despite some renovations, many of the original features will be kept intact – such as the 110-foot steeple and puddingstone façade.
The units first hit the market in late September and, after 50 percent were sold in six weeks, they went off the market again in November.
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See inside The Lucas (renderings):
Rodriguez said he and New Boston Ventures, the project’s developers, took a break from selling and reassessed the prices. Then, last week, the rest of the condos, about 15, were listed for sale.
Rodriguez said he has already had three offers since Thursday, so he expects there to be 12 units left by the end of this week. There are only two- to four-bedroom units left. Each unit will come with an iPad outfitted to control lighting, sound, and climate.
The building is expected to open in spring 2017.
“It’s been a very warm reception,” Rodriguez said, despite some earlier conflict with the church parishioners. “It’s a unique project and very boutique. Most are very large in scale, but this is very personal, intimate, and a human scale project.”
Here’s a video from inside the church:
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