Three residences, and why each one.

After the first conversation, a client receives a short list: the few residences worth a visit, why each fits the brief and what to weigh before choosing. Below is a specimen, drawn with invented figures for an imaginary buyer and three imaginary buildings.

Short list
For a specimen client
Brief
Three bedrooms, water view
Budget
Up to $4.5 million
Move in
By 2028
Considered
41
Residences that met the budget
Visited for you
9
Seen by your advisor in person
Documents read
5
Offering plans, budgets and reserves
On this list
3
Worth your time to see

A. Residence 2104

A tower on the bay, 46 levels

Our first choice

L2146 LEVELS
Price
$4,250,000
Interior
2,180 sq ft
Per sq ft
$1,950
Bedrooms
3
Ready
Mid-2028
Deposits
10% now, 10% at ground breaking, 10% at topping off
Monthly charges
About $2,600

Why it fits

  • The only three-bedroom line facing the bay at this price.
  • A split plan: the main bedroom on its own side of the living room.
  • The developer has met its lender’s pre-sale threshold, so construction is financed.

What to weigh

Ready a year after you hoped, and at the top of your range.

B. Residence 9C

A tower on the ocean, 30 levels

L930 LEVELS
Price
$4,490,000
Interior
2,410 sq ft
Per sq ft
$1,863
Bedrooms
3, and a den
Ready
Late 2027
Deposits
20% now, 10% at topping off
Monthly charges
About $3,300

Why it fits

  • The most space for the money on this list.
  • Ready first, in time for the school year you named.
  • Direct ocean view from every main room.

What to weigh

A lower floor, the highest monthly charges, and a fifth of the price due at signing.

C. Residence 1502

A small building in the city, 15 levels

L1515 LEVELS
Price
$3,950,000
Interior
1,960 sq ft
Per sq ft
$2,015
Bedrooms
3
Ready
Early 2029
Deposits
10% now, 10% at ground breaking, 10% at topping off
Monthly charges
About $1,900

Why it fits

  • Twenty-four residences in all, with a private elevator to each door.
  • The top floor, under your budget, with room left for the finishes.
  • The lowest monthly charges on this list.

What to weigh

The latest to finish, and still short of its pre-sale threshold, so deposits above the first 10 percent may go into construction.

What happens next

  1. Private visits to all three in one morning, A first.
  2. We ask the developer of A for the price of the 04 line one floor higher.
  3. Your attorney reads the contract for A before any deposit is paid.
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Every short list is made for one buyer, from one conversation, and changes as the brief does.