1330 Boylston

First, let me state that this review is based on my time living at 1330 Boylston, not experiences visiting friends or my opinions on the Fenway area.
Needless to say, a 2-​star review shouldn’t inspire confidence. Here’s why: I’ve lived in properties managed by Samuels Realty for about 5 years — the majority of which was spent in 1330’s older sister building just down the street — Triangle Trilogy. I LOVED living there — and so, when the time came that I needed to move into a larger apartment, I thought that living at 1330 would be a similar experience. Not at all.
First of all, despite Fenway’s having a relative glut of new, luxury-​style housing, the prices at 1330 are exorbitant, compared to the surrounding area. Specific monthly prices depend on basically how far in advance you agree to rent a given unit, but even units that are «available NOW» go for way more than something of similar quality should. Just because it’s no longer one of the new players on the block (pun sorta intended), don’t expect a deal.
Quality. For 2 – 4 thousand dollars per month, you should have certain expectations. Ok, it’s Boston, size isn’t going to be one of them — -but at the very least you’d expect the actual construction and features of the apartments to be nice, right? Admittedly, I can’t speak for EVERY unit, but having been in more than just my own, I felt that my previous apartment at Trilogy had better quality and better use of space. The hardwood floors were thin, cheap bamboo that scratched with even just sneakers, our refrigerator was installed incorrectly, and, well, don’t get me started on the cabinets. Aside from just being awkwardly made (a 3-​foot deep cabinet on the top shelf isn’t a very good use of space, for example… think about it), I can’t count the number of times we had to do repairs because THE DOORS CAME OFF IN OUR HANDS. The carpet is pretty standard grade, and the closets, although present, are fairly sparse in terms of usable shelving. Dishwasher, washer/​dryer are both in unit (plus), but none of them did their jobs particularly well, or even on par with their counterparts at my cheaper apartment down the street (minus). Bathroom is large and nice.
The atmosphere was okay. There IS a pool on the roof, which is actually pretty nice during the limited Boston summer. That being said, even then it gets a bit chilly when the wind is blowing (which is fairly often, given that it’s on the 15^th floor). There usually room, and it’s well-​kept. No alcohol allowed, plus limitations on number of guests. The building also bills itself as ‘pet-​friendly,’ although I did not find this to really be the case. Many of my neighbors either filed numerous complaints about noise (our dog would bark when someone knocked on our door — which wasn’t often), or were outright terrified of dogs. I mean, who lives in a building with pets if you can’t share an ELEVATOR with a dog?
While I can’t say enough good things about the concierge or the maintenance crew (both are WONDERFUL, available, and very attentive) that actual building management is somewhat… difficult. They’re often hard to get in touch with, wanted access to our apartment on several occasions on short notice (as in, same-​day, regardless of whether or not we were home and available), and generally not very polite. I mostly just avoided the 2^nd floor (where the leasing office is), and handled my payments online.
Long story short — check out Trilogy, the Viridian, or any of the other new constructions around Fenway if you’re looking for true (albeit expensive) luxury living in the city. 1330 is mediocre with luxury prices.

This place is great if you have a pet or need a lease shorter than 1 year. There aren’t many places in Boston that offer both. 1330 offers month to month
The concierge team is terrific. They are on top of deliveries and communicating.
The building is NOT smoke free and they don’t care to specifically tell you that. My apartment often smelled like weed and cigarettes because neighbors would smoke in their apartments. Often it would fill the whole hallway. Not acceptable. What was worse was the GM’s response — «smoking is a private decision and we allow our residents to smoke in the units». I guess under the same ruling you can play music as loud as you want regardless if it effects your neighbors’ quality of life. I know I’m not the only resident who complained about it because I frequently received emails from the GM about the smoking policy.
For some reason it seemed like the fire alarms went off at least once week. All were false alarms.
Location is great if you don’t mind Red Sox traffic. You are right next to Reginas pizza and tasty burger so if you are on a diet don’t live here. The food on the block is awesome.
Do keep in mind that the underground parking garage is $ 300/​month. The price of renting the units are high — they are newer which is nice but it’s not cheap to live here. Floor to ceiling windows and granite counters. Finally they won’t let you sublease and they won’t even attempt to sell your contract for you so if you move out before your lease is up your stuck with paying the rent until the contract expires.

Listen the building is great, the apartments are clean and updated, but is it worth the price? That is a hard question to answer. Having moved here from a different city, the initial stick shock was crazy. I think this building had a lot of great features and if you are able to use them, then i think its worth the price of admission. The pool is a great feature, but i personally love the concierge. They are always pleasant and very helpful. Also this building does a great job with setting up free functions and activities for the tenants. I do appreciate that, but like i said, the price of admission is high.

This property is amazing. Not only are you in the middle of Boston, steps from Fenway Park, multiple restaurants, a 24 hour grocery store and all types of public transportation, it is a superbly maintained building with the most congenial staff I have ever encountered. John provides a constant and extremely efficient presence at the front desk, and Mike and Nick in the office are so easy to deal with. Perfect for those working in the Longwood Medical area. I had to move out of the area for work, but I would not hesitate to live there again. Worth every penny!

Simply BEAUTIFUL apartments and building.
Roof top pool and gorgeous view of the Red Sox stadium.

Quick update– the move was completely smooth, thanks to the management office and concierge. They were also super helpful when all of our furniture was delivered.
The appliances are super modern, which I’m not used to. I accidentally screwed up the cycle of my washing machine one saturday, so i reported the problem on the online resident website. A team was at my door an hour later to fix the problem. In the interim, I found out online that the washer and dryer retail for $ 1250 each, and the fridge retails for $ 1800. They really didn’t skimp on the construction at this place, and I think it shows. It’s super quiet and I don’t hear a peep from my neighbors. Rooftop pool is a bit of a social scene, kinda fun. Lots of restaurants in the area. Overall, moving to 1330 was one of the smartest choices I’ve made in a while…