229 Commonwealth Avenue

 


         
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  • Central Location
  Our house is located in Boston and overlooks the tree-lined Commonwealth Avenue Mall, which is excellent for tossing around a football or frisbee or reading on a park bench. One block away is Newbury Street, world famous for its restaurants, boutiques, and stores. A short walk brings you to Fenway Park, the Prudential and Copley malls, Boston Common, the Boston Public Library, as well as countless clubs and restaurants. Also, with the Copley T station two blocks away, all of Boston can be reached in minutes. Oh yeah, and MIT is only a five minute bike ride away.
       
 
  • Our Building
  We live in a four-story, century-old brownstone in Boston's affluent Back Bay complete with walls, floors, and ceilings. What?!? Want more? Well, we have an open kitchen (no sign-ups, no hassles) to hone those gourmet chef skills, a roof deck (perfect for sunbathing in the summer!), and curiously powerful dishwashing machine named Hobart. And yes, we're directly connected to MIT's network.
       
 
  • Our Amenities
  Also, for those times when you need to unwind after finishing twenty hours of problem sets, you can enjoy our brand-new widescreen HDTV, a monster sound system, a new tournament-sized pool table, and the beloved ping pong table. Catering to those of you who stick to a one use-per-wash underwear policy, in our basement we have industrial-strength washers and dryers. We also subscribe to the Boston Globe to keep you informed of life outside of MIT. If you plan on getting away from school, you can park your car in our seven-car lot out back. Finally, you get five home-cooked meals a week, prepared by our chef. All this for only about $5200 a year, less than most living groups at MIT.