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An increasing number of first time buyers – from the US and elsewhere – are now looking for a place to call home in Boston, is recommended when you are designing your home to created a 3D model, you can even use an online revit viewer. The city’s economy is booming and expanding. What’s more, Boston is home to one of the East Coast’s most vibrant social scenes. Luxury developers are able to entice first time buyers with a combination of elegant new builds and older structures which have been renovated with the contemporary resident in mind. Here’s a selection of the best currently on the market.

Millennium Tower

Still under construction, Boston’s Millennium Tower is set to redefine luxury living in the city upon its completion in 2016. The 426 Washington Street address is steadily rising into the Boston skyline, and has already been heralded as possessing “a vintage sophistication of Boston, hallmarked by elegant and contemporary design”. 420 luxury condominiums and 55 stories will make up what will be the tallest residential tower in the city. Residents of the Millennium Tower will luxuriate in gracious, open-plan living and stunning views across Boston’s skyline and its picturesque harbor.

45 Province

45 Province’s striking combination of glass and brick is respectful to its historic location, yet is fitted out with modern materials, appliances, fixtures and the like. 137 condominium homes feature over the 32 floors of 45 Province. Each residence has a 9-foot-tall ceiling, custom walnut entry door, quartz or granite kitchen countertop, and bamboo hardwood floors. Those with the capital to spend on a penthouse can enjoy private terraces and roof decks overlooking the Harbor, the Charles River and beyond.

Harbor Towers

For a high-rise first buy right on Boston’s waterfront, Harbor Towers is an obvious choice. These twin luxury residential towers may predate the Millennium Tower by four and a half decades, but they continue to entice residents seeking uncompromising location, exceptional views, and contemporary luxury living. Each of the towers – built by the legendary I.M. Pei – consists of 40 floors of condominium residences; one-bedroom spaces to penthouse suites. Many of the residences possess balconies, which preside over sparkling Boston Harbor.

The Heritage on the Garden

Built in 1988, the Heritage on the Garden is a one-of-a-kind luxury building located in Back Bay, on the corner of Boylston and Arlington. No two of the 84 residences at the Heritage on the Garden are the same; that said, open space, floor-to-ceiling windows and incredibly tall ceilings come as standard. Though the Heritage on the Garden might not have the height and contemporary edge of the Millennium Tower, its understated elegance – not to mention its location just across from the Boston Public Garden – is enough to make it a premium slice of Boston real estate.

Beyond Boston

For first time home buyers set on living in New York City, the talk of the town right now is 500 W 21st. This exquisite complex of 32 new apartments is the work of renowned architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox, and features Mark Zeff-crafted loft-like layouts and a sustainable garden.