Boott Mill Lofts: One to Three Bedroom Lofts in Downtown Lowell

Here is the problem with most downtown loft buildings: they were built for one stage of life. The one bedroom loft is perfect at 26 and impossible at 32 with a partner, a dog, and a baby on the way. Boott Mill Lofts in downtown Lowell plays a longer game, because its lofts come in one bedroom, one bedroom plus den, two bedroom, and three bedroom layouts, all in one quiet, historic mill building on the Merrimack River.

A Range You Rarely See in One Building

That spread of floor plans is doing real work:

• One bedroom lofts catch the solo renter or buyer who wants the mill character, the brick and beams, without paying for space they do not need.
• One bedroom plus den is the remote worker's sweet spot: a real office with a door, in a building quiet enough to take calls in. The building's own page calls it a perfect setting for an artist, and the den is a big part of why.
• Two bedroom lofts fit couples who both work from home, roommates who each want a real room, and anyone hosting family without an air mattress in the living room.
• Three bedroom lofts are the unicorn: a small family living downtown, with the space to actually do it.

For renters, that range means something else, too. When Doherty Properties rents units in this building, the inquiry list is never just one kind of household. It is everybody. It also means housemates can grow into the building instead of out of it: start in a two bedroom with a roommate, and when life changes, the next home might be down the hall instead of across town. Buildings with only one floor plan cannot offer that. This one can, and in a downtown setting with this much character, that is a rare combination.

Space, With the Calm Kept

The extra bedrooms never cost the building its character. Boott Mill Lofts sits in a secluded, quiet downtown setting, with exposed brick, wood beam ceilings, natural earth tones, and views of the Merrimack River. It is a short walk to UMass Lowell, Middlesex Community College, the Tsongas Arena, and the Spinners stadium, and about a mile to the Lowell commuter rail. Big household, small footprint on your day: schools, games, and the Boston train all stay close.

Rent It, or Watch for One to Buy

Boott Mill Lofts is a condo community, so life here comes two ways. Renters get the space and the setting now, and Doherty Properties rents a lot of units in this building for the owners. Buyers watch for lofts to come to market, because a three bedroom mill loft in downtown Lowell is not something that lists every week. Either way, the play starts the same: get on our radar for this building, so the right floor plan finds you.

See Boott Mill Lofts, browse the other Lowell and Merrimack Valley buildings, and call Doherty Properties at (978) 746-0124 to ask about rentals and upcoming sales at Boott.

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