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Kolter Group has officially opened a sales gallery for the 22-story Hyde Park House, a luxury condo tower on Bayshore Boulevard.

The new sales gallery is at 142 W. Platt St., offering a scale model, a designer kitchen fitted with the appliances and finishes buyers can choose and an interactive presentation.

South Florida-based Kolter already has $30 million in condos reserved, the developer said; presales began in May, months before the sales gallery opened. Hyde Park House is proposed at Bayshore…

Verandas @ the Views, a $15 million luxury condominium development in Covington, has already sold three of its 18 units.

JoshuaOne, the developer of the Views in Covington, is wrapping up work on the 18-unit building. Paul Zeltwanger, managing member of JoshuaOne, said it closed on the first two sales this week.

“The momentum is cranking up,” Zeltwanger told me. “It’s special. It’s something we’ve been excited about for a year and a half.”

To get a look at Verandas @ the Views,…

The Bozzuto Development Co. on Monday held a groundbreaking ceremony for The Abby, a 610-unit apartment complex with 45,000 square feet of retail — including a Target retail store — on a 7-acre parking lot adjacent to the MBTA Red Line North Quincy station.

Greenbelt, Maryland-based Bozzuto Development manages apartments and retail across the U.S., including 30 Dalton in Boston’s Back Bay, the Flats on D in South Boston and One Greenway in Chinatown. The Abby — a complex named for former…

As a part of our upcoming focus on residential real estate, we take a look at the safest ZIP codes in Greater Nashville. Using data from ADT, a security firm providing services nationally, we ranked the area's ZIP codes using their Crime Index.

Click through the slideshow to see the 10 safest ZIP codes, and don't forget to check back through the week for more metrics and on Friday as our data project culminates in our evaluation of Greater Nashville's best places to buy a house.

Data from ADT (adt.com/crime)…

The new owner of a 170-unit apartment property in the Rosemont area of Sacramento County is planning sizable upgrades to unit interiors.

The U.S. housing market rebounded in August with a surge in existing home sales and building permits to add new inventory. Too bad the acceleration stopped just short of America's wealthiest neighborhoods.

A Business Journals analysis of nearly 16,000 U.S. housing markets highlighted value increases across a broad swath of the country, with some 80% of ZIP codes seeing year-over-year appreciation through the end of August. The uptick followed a disappointing spring that dragged through July as buyer…

A Virginia-based developer has begun work on a new apartment community in west Raleigh, in the company's latest move expanding its footprint in the Triangle.

A Yellow Springs residential property — originally created as a healing retreat — has hit the market for $3.98 million.

This is among the top-end residential propertes across the Dayton region.

The 6-bedroom home, at 3443 Grinnell Road, features a bevy of amenities, including many rarely found in homes.

Note: Click on the above photos to view the $4M estate

Some of the highlights of the home are:

8,100-square-foot home sitting on 11 acres of land;
5 full bathrooms and two half baths
Plenty…

A three-bedroom, southwest-facing unit at The BreakWater Condominiums on Milwaukee's east side remains on the market at $1.29 million.

Overlooking the downtown skyline and Lake Michigan, the eight-room condo is on the 17th floor of the 20-story building, which was built in 2009 by Renner Architects.

The unit previously was priced at $1.32 million.

Spanning 2,525 square feet, the unit features floor-to-ceiling windows, hardwood floors, three full bathrooms and a private balcony.

The gourmet…

Taking turns at a shared family lake home is one thing — but what about sharing a compound of six separate houses with a total of 17 bedrooms and 11 bathrooms?

That's just one of the many extraordinary properties on the market in the Albany region right now. We've gathered some of the top listings, ranging from $1.5 million to $15 million in price.

Some homes sit on peninsulas overlooking Lake George, and others are just a short walk from downtown Saratoga Springs. So whether you prefer lakeside…