Buying a Condo at Boott Mills in Lowell, MA: What to Know

Boott Mills is where Lowell history becomes a home you can own. The Boott Mills Condominiums at 130 John Street sit inside the historic Boott Cotton Mills complex, a mill built in 1871 on the Merrimack River and now part of Lowell National Historical Park. The west mill was converted into 108 true loft style condominiums, and Chris Doherty knows this community from the inside: he has listed and sold homes here himself, including a two bedroom riverfront loft on the fourth floor.

What You Get in a Boott Mills Loft

The range of homes is broad: one bedroom lofts, one bedroom plus den lofts, two bedroom lofts, and three bedroom lofts, running from studios and compact one bedrooms up to oversized two bedroom duplex style homes. The character is the real mill deal. Exposed brick, original wood beam ceilings, ceilings that soar as high as 14 feet in some homes, and oversized windows frame the open layouts, and many lofts look out over the Merrimack River. Recent sales show the variety clearly: one bedroom lofts of about 875 to 925 square feet have closed around $310,000 to $330,000, while larger two bedroom riverfront homes have closed at $425,000 and $447,500.

The community amenities match the setting. There is a fitness center, a roof top deck with river views, a shared game room and entertainment room with a full kitchen, a garden area and courtyard, and concierge coverage. The Merrimack Riverwalk runs right behind the mill. The detailed building profile is on our Boott Mill Condos page.

Why the Location Works

Boott Mills gives you downtown Lowell with a calmer home base. The complex sits inside the national park setting of the mill district, close to the Boott Cotton Mills Museum, Boarding House Park concerts, Merrimack Repertory Theatre, and the restaurants along Merrimack Street and Market Street. The Lowell commuter rail is about a mile away for the Boston run, and UMass Lowell, Middlesex Community College, the Tsongas Center, and LeLacheur Park are all a short distance. You get the events, the dining, and the train, and then you come home to brick, beams, and the river.

How Chris Helps Boott Mills Buyers

With 108 homes, the right Boott Mills loft does not list every week, and floor plan, floor level, and view swing the value a lot from one home to the next. Because our team has sold and rented homes in this building, we can tell you quickly whether a list price is fair for that specific loft and how to structure an offer that wins it.

Nobody sells more of these lofts than Chris Doherty. He personally sells 100+ homes a year across Greater Lowell, with 3,000+ career transactions, and Doherty Properties, the company he leads, has handled over $1 billion in real estate transactions.

Thinking about a loft at Boott Mills? Call Chris Doherty at Doherty Properties, (978) 746-0124, and we will watch the building with you and get you in first when the right home lists.

Doherty Properties, 14 Jackson Street, Lowell, MA 01852, (978) 746-0124.