The Marlborough Arms Condos
The Marlborough Arms Condos
The Marlborough Arms Condominiums is a small garden style community of 18 homes at 305 Pine Street in Lowell’s Highlands, just off Westford Street. Built in 1982, the building has the features long term owners tend to care about most: an elevator, a handicap access ramp, assigned parking, and grounds that are kept neatly year round. For buyers who want a manageable home in an established Lowell neighborhood, this is one of the smaller and quieter options in the city.
Most homes at Marlborough Arms are two bedroom condos in the 750 to 860 square foot range, with one or two full baths depending on the unit. Layouts run open, with kitchens that flow into dining and living areas. Many units have hardwood floors, and several have French sliding doors that open to a covered balcony, a real bonus in a building of this size. Primary bedrooms in some homes include a walk in closet and their own set of doors to the balcony.
Day to day life here is set up to be easy. Laundry facilities and extra storage sit in the basement, along with a meeting area with workout equipment. Recent listings have noted gas heat included in the condo fee, which keeps monthly budgeting simple. Chris Doherty and the Doherty Properties team work the Highlands condo market every week, and Marlborough Arms is a building we watch closely, because homes here rarely come up and tend to move when they do.
Unit Features
- Two bedroom layouts, roughly 750 to 860 square feet
- One or two full baths depending on the unit
- Open kitchen, dining, and living areas
- Hardwood floors in many units
- French sliding doors to a covered balcony in several homes
- Walk in closet in the primary bedroom in some units
Building Features & Amenities
- Small 18 home garden style community, built 1982
- Elevator building with handicap access ramp
- Assigned parking space for each home
- Laundry facilities and extra storage in the basement
- Meeting area with workout equipment
- Gas heat included in the condo fee per recent listings
- Neatly maintained grounds in the Highlands, close to Westford Street shopping and services
Living in the Highlands puts the practical parts of Lowell within easy reach. Westford Street carries the neighborhood’s markets, restaurants, and everyday services, and Routes 3 and 495 plus the Lowell commuter rail are a short drive for commuters. Downtown Lowell, UMass Lowell, and the Tsongas Center are all close by, so a concert, a game, or a night out on Merrimack Street fits into an ordinary week without any planning at all.
Recent Marlborough Arms sales and listings have landed in the mid $200,000s to just over $300,000, which keeps this building on the short list for first time buyers, downsizers, and investors who want a smaller community with an elevator. Because the building has only 18 homes, availability comes in ones and twos, and knowing the building’s fee structure, rules, and recent sales matters when one opens up.
Nobody sells more of these condos 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.
Doherty Properties, 14 Jackson Street, Lowell, MA 01852, (978) 746-0124.