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CURATED PROPERTY

Fable Select

Homes worth a closer look

A curated edit of homes that merit attention - for their architecture, design, setting, character or potential.

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Some are represented by Fable; many are listed by other brokerages.

"A property need not be perfect to be selected. There simply has to be a reason to notice it."

Elegant parlor with bay windows, marble fireplace and period architectural details

CURRENTLY SELECTED

A handpicked selection

Each is here for a reason. Fable explains what caught our attention and what makes the property worth a closer look.

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Back Bay
197 Commonwealth Avenue, Unit 3, Boston, MA 02116
$1,895,000
Scale, light and original detail do the heavy lifting.

Active · MLS73587035 · Condo · Paul Whaley / Charlie Ring Team · Coldwell Banker Realty - Boston·

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Back Bay
79 Marlborough Street
Boston, MA 02116
$9,700,000
Scale, location and six parking spaces create unusual optionality.

Active · MLS73581928 · Single Family · Michael Silverstein · Capitol Realty Group

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Back Bay
4 Gloucester Street
Boston, MA 02115
$17,675,000
Nearly 10,000 sq ft of townhouse living, handled with unusual clarity.

Active · MLS73584705 · Single Family · Listed by Maggie Gold Seelig · MGS Group Real Estate LTD

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Browse by lens

Design-Led
Homes

Character
Homes

Good Bones

Hidden
Gems

Homes With Potential

One To Watch

WHAT DEFINES A FABLE SELECT PROPERTY?

We look beyond the obvious

The Property

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The Context

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The Potential

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Architecture, proportion, light, layout, materials and detail - the qualities that make the home itself worth noticing.

Street, block, outlook and neighborhood - because where a home sits can matter as much as the home itself.

Condition, value, possibility and trade-offs - what works now, what could work better and whether there is a compelling case for it.

HOW IT WORKS

The wider market.
Curated by Fable

The full Boston market sits beyond Fable Select.

 

Fable Select is the editorial layer, where homes are reviewed, selected, and explained through the Fable lens.

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Review

New listings are reviewed

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Select

Homes worth attention are selected

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Explain

Fable explains why

Red-brick townhouse entrance with arched stone surround and black front door

CURATION

Not every property makes the cut

Fable Select isn't a catalog of the most expensive, newest or most polished homes.

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A property may stand out because of its architecture, proportions, setting, originality or unrealized potential. Equally, an attractive home is not automatically an interesting one.

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The selection changes with the market. The principle does not. There has to be a reason for the home to be here.

READY TO EXPLORE?

Let’s find what’s worth noticing

Tell us what you're looking for - or let us surprise you.

Open black front door with arched fanlight and traditional interior staircase
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