This incredibly well-located South Boston three-family home is now available for sale. This professionally maintained building generates $7,150 in rental income per month and includes a two-room studio in the basement, a one-bedroom apartment on the first floor. The third unit is a wonderful duplex with a total of four rooms, two bedrooms, and one bathroom. Tenants cover all their own utilities, and the building is designed to operate as cost-effectively as possible to maximize an investor's annual return. Don't miss out on your chance to acquire this rarely available property type in one of Boston's largest real estate markets.
| Units | 3 |
| Living area | 2,400 sqft |
| Lot size | 1,625 sqft |
| Year built | 1875 |
| Price / sqft | $396 |
| County | Suffolk |
| MLS # | 73377402 |
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It is a 3-unit multi-family property with 2,400 sqft of living area, built in 1875.
At a list price of $1,250,000 across 3 units, that works out to roughly $416,667 per unit.
At $1,250,000 for 2,400 sqft, that's about $396 per square foot.
287 W 5th Street, Boston MA 02127 is in Boston, Suffolk County, MA 02127.

Justin Rollo is a Broker Associate with Signal Real Estate (MA Lic. #9534264) and a lifelong Massachusetts resident. Over 14 years and hundreds of transactions, he has worked investment properties — multi-families and house-hacking — across Greater Boston full-time. Away from real estate, Justin is a proud dad, youth coach and local school-committee member — and a former professional poker player who still loves golf and following local sports.