This spectacular condo on the 21st floor features the ultimate in modern luxury. The expansive kitchen offers high-end, stainless steel appliances, custom lighting and a sparkling Silestone breakfast bar. The home also features tiger wood floors throughout, a custom walk-in closet, floor-to-ceiling windows, a private terrace, unmatched privacy, surround sound and garage parking. Building amenities include 24-hr concierge, pool, gym, club room, business center and movie theater. Across from park.

Spectacular 3 bed, 3 bath corner unit with breath taking views of the Charles River and Boston skyline. No detail overlooked! Custom Italian kitchen, granite counter tops, spacious island, Brazilian cherry floors, high-end appliances and marble baths are only a few of the luxurious amenities of this home. The unit also features a laundry room, private terrace, deeded storage and 2 garage parking spaces. 24-hour concierge, pool, gym, movie theater, club room, business center. Pets welcome.

The professors filed suit in April 2009, claiming the developer, a joint venture of Equity Residential and Extell Development Corp., did not follow through on an agreement under which the professors would purchase units the development, called Third Square., in Cambridge’s Kendall Square neighborhood. The professors sought the units because it was close to their professional and academic obligations, according to court documents.

A Superior Court judge determined that the purchase and sales agreements are binding on the defendants and enforceable, according to a ruling issued this week.

In her decission, Judge Frances A. McIntyre ordered the developer to provide the plaintiffs’ attorney completed condominum documents within 10 days. Further, after the documents are formalized, the developer must record the condominum documents and schedule closings within a two-week window, per the judge’s decision.

“There are no money damages that will redress and remedy the loss these plaintiffs suffered when the defendant breached its contract with each of them,” McIntyre wrote. “No other residence or any amount of money damages will give them the benefit of the bargain they negotiated with the defendant.”

The development was originally approved for 527 units in two buildings, the so-called North and South developments. The North building contains rental units and was not part of the suit.

According to prior BBJ reports, the plaintiffs claimed last year that the developer was in discussion with the city of Cambridge to rent the South building as apartments. A Superior Court judge issued an injunction last June, prohibiting the developer from renting or leasing the units it pledged to sell.

This modern 2 bedroom, 2 bath unit at the luxury Regatta Riverview Residences features sparkling hardwood floors and a private terrace overlooking breathtaking views of the Charles river, Boston skyline and Zakim bridge. The open kitchen offers high-end appliances as well as granite floors, counter tops and breakfast bar. Walk-in closet, in-unit washer/dryer and garage parking. Building amenities include 24-hour concierge, pool, fitness center, movie theater and club room. Near MGH, MIT, T, Park

Quick Facts:

• Price: $1,375,000
• Size: 1730 Square Feet
• Bedrooms: 2 + Study
• Bathrooms: 2
• Parking: 2 Garage (Valet)
• Condo Fees: $1,470 (Includes parking fee)
• Taxes: $8,582.06

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GREAT DEAL AT REGATTA RIVERVIEW RESIDENCES!!! AMAZING ZAKIM BRIDGE VIEWS FROM THIS CORNER 2 BEDROOMS 2 BATHROOMS UNIT.

Beautiful, corner unit overlooking the Zakim Bridge! Luxury two bedroom,two full bath unit. This complex offers many amenities, including; swimming pool, exercise room, business center, club room, theater, 24/7 concierge and valet parking. Great deal at this price and ready to be occupied. Close to public transportation, major highway and Boston!

This stunningly renovated 2 bedroom, 2 bath home overlooking the new North Point Park features hardwood floors throughout, luxurious marble baths and granite kitchen counters. Enjoy a quick bite at the breakfast bar and plenty of storage in the master bedroom’s walk-in closet. Amenities include 24-hour concierge, security, garage parking, fitness center, business center, lap pool, Jacuzzi-spa, movie theater and club room. Pets welcome. Near Green, Red and Orange line, MGH and MIT.

In a decision today, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court backed the Legislature’s 2007 tidelands bill to issue exemptions from certain waterfront licensing regulations.

The state Department of Environmental Protection had exempted most filled tidelands from such statutes, but the SJC’s 2007 ruling found that only the Legislature could issue such exemptions. A group of Cambridge residents had challenged the validity of the 2007 tidelands bill. Today’s SJC decision puts that challenge to rest.

“Although we are not unsympathetic to the plaintiff’s view, we ultimately agree with the defendants that the act does not extinguish and relinquish public trust rights in landlocked tidelands,” the decision reads.

Source: Banker and Trademan

Quick Facts:

• Price: $399,000
• Condo Fees: $385/mo
• Parking: 1 Garage valet
• Size: 663 sq.ft.
• Bedrooms: 1
• Bathrooms: 1

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The program:

• Uses a borrower’s financial and hardship information collected in conjunction with HAMP to determine eligibility.
• Allows borrowers to receive pre-approved short sale terms prior to the property listing.
• Prohibits the servicer from requiring, as a condition of approving the short sale, a reduction of the real estate commission agreed upon in the listing agreement.
• Requires that borrowers be fully released from any future liability for the debt.
• Provides financial incentives to borrowers, servicers and investors.

The guidelines become effective April 5, 2010. A complete description of the program can be found on the HAMP Web site.