Or an outdoor parking spot in the Back Bay in Boston



"Sold: 1 open-air parking space in the Back Bay for $250,000
A home for a car may cost a small fortune in Boston
By Kimberly Blanton, Globe Staff


As parking spaces go, it's nice enough. While it's outdoors, the smooth brick paving is immaculate.

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That's what an anonymous buyer paid in April for a prized spot tucked in the alley behind 31-33 Commonwealth Avenue in the Back Bay -- breaking the city's record price for a parking space and underscoring the difficulty residents have scoring a spot downtown.

Kathleen Cook, owner of Atlantic Associates Real Estate on Boston's waterfront, said she frequently receives calls from people who live in the Back Bay or near the waterfront who want to be put on a contact list for parking spaces that come on the market.

"There are more people moving into the city, and there's a limited amount of spaces," she said.