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Southwest Corridor Annex
Overview
Residents of the Southwest Corridor Annex cherish their “border guard” status which affords them equally convenient access to the big city feel of the Back Bay and the neighborhood charm of the South End. This micro neighborhood is tucked in subtley alongside the origin of its namesake public park, the Southwest Corridor Park – a 4.1 mile greenway, stretching from Back Bay Station all the way out to Jamaica Plain’s Forest Hills station. This linear park features many different activities and facilities along the way and is a terrific commuting corridor for many bicyclists.

Jamie's South End Series: Southwest Corridor Annex
This micro neighborhood is tucked along its namesake public park, the Southwest Corridor Park. Residents of the Southwest Corridor Annex live on the border of the Back Bay and South End and cherish the easy access that flows between the two. Here, older brownstones are being turned over to developers and creative new homeowners for gut renovations that are adding new luxury inventory to the area. This neighborhood is unlikely to see any larger new developments so this brownstone inventory is likely to remain extremely tight.
Location
The Southwest Corridor Annex includes Yarmouth, West Canton, Holyoke, and Braddock Park. A unique micro-corridor, this narrow neighborhood is tucked alongside the Southwest Corridor Park. The Prudential Center lies within walking distance of this attractive, accessible corner of Boston while the center of the South End commercial universe, Tremont Street, is only a few short blocks the other direction.

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$2M+ LUXURY MARKET DATA
The Southwest Corridor Annex has experienced steady appreciation over recent years. To close out 2025, the sub‑neighborhood recorded 8 sales above $2 million, totaling $22,153,000 in volume at an average of $1,356 per square foot. This represented a healthy uptick from 2024, when 7 sales generated $18,431,000, further underscoring the steady demand for premium housing in the area.Inventory in the Southwest Corridor Annex remains exceptionally tight, with very little opportunity for larger new developments due to the built‑out character of the neighborhood. Instead, turnover tends to occur in older brownstones, which are reimagined through comprehensive gut renovations that elevate historic fabric with contemporary finishes and spatial planning.
$20,153,000
TOTAL SALES VOLUME
$1,356
AVG. PRICE PER SQ. FOOT
7
NUMBER OF $2M+ PROPERTIES SOLD
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