Live at 305 Dutton and Ditch the Car

Here is a math problem most renters never run until it is too late. Add up what a car really costs a city renter in the Boston area: the payment or the repairs, the insurance, the gas, the parking, and the hours lost sitting in traffic on Route 3 or I-93. For a lot of people, the car is quietly their second rent. The Lofts at 305 Dutton Street in downtown Lowell offers a different arrangement: live somewhere so walkable that the car becomes optional, and keep the money.

Everything That Matters Is a Walk

305 Dutton is a historic five story loft building in the heart of downtown Lowell, renovated into open concept lofts with high ceilings, oversized windows, hardwood floors, marble baths, and granite counters. Many of the lofts run more than 1,000 square feet. But the feature that changes your budget is the address.

From the front door, it is a short walk to:

• The Lowell commuter rail station, for the train into Boston and North Station.
• UMass Lowell and Middlesex Community College, so classes and campus jobs do not need a commute at all.
• The Tsongas Center, for River Hawks hockey and concerts.
• LeLacheur Park, home of the Lowell Spinners.
• The restaurants, coffee shops, and nightlife of downtown Lowell.

Groceries, a haircut, a dentist, a night out: the daily life of downtown is built for feet, not bumpers.

And When You Do Keep a Car, Parking Is Included

Ditching the car does not have to mean selling it. Plenty of 305 Dutton residents keep a car for weekend trips, family visits, and New Hampshire getaways. The difference is that here, parking is included with the loft, instead of being a separate monthly bill the way it is in so many Boston area buildings. The car waits for when you want it, instead of charging you rent for existing.

There is an on site fitness center too, which quietly deletes another monthly bill and another drive across town.

The Hours Are Worth Something Too

The cost nobody counts is time. A walkable life returns it. No circling for parking downtown, because you are already downtown. No white knuckle commute on the days the train does the work. Evenings at Boarding House Park concerts, the Lowell Folk Festival, and Merrimack Repertory Theatre start with a stroll instead of a drive and a parking garage.

Add it up honestly and 305 Dutton stops looking like just a nice loft building. It looks like a raise.

See It in Person

Doherty Properties handles thousands of rental transactions every year across Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Take a look at the Lofts at 305 Dutton Street, browse the other Lowell buildings we cover, and call us at (978) 746-0124 to ask about availability. Walk to your showing. It is kind of the point.

Doherty Properties, 4 Courthouse Lane, Suite 2, Chelmsford, MA 01824. (978) 746-0124.