It’s common to see parking areas in main cities promote for large numbers, however one  in Boston is elevating eyebrows as its proprietor reportedly turned down a proposal for $750,000 (£559,211 / €665,715).

The attention-popping determine comes from The Wall Road Journal, which famous a pair are promoting their 4,000 sq. foot (371.6 sq. meter) condominium for $10.5 (£7.8 / €9.3) million. Whereas the value of the four-bedroom condominium is notable, the property comes with two coated valet parking spots.

These spots have generated quite a lot of curiosity and proprietor Amy Reeves advised the paper they’ve refused a number of presents together with one for $750,000 (£559,211 / €665,715) for one of many parking areas. That’s an obscene sum of money for a parking spot, however it’s not exceptional.

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The Boston Globe famous a parking house on the Brimmer Road Storage was listed for $650,000 (£484,415 / €576,647) in 2015, whereas a pair of spots behind 298 Commonwealth Ave offered for $560,000 (£417,337 / €496,725) in 2013. Exterior of Boston, a parking house in Hong Kong reportedly offered for $1.28 million (£954,131 / €1.14 million) final yr.

Getting again to Beantown, the Boston Globe reviews parking is such a difficulty within the metropolis that some individuals have resorted to utilizing “house savers” similar to chairs, buckets, and cones. Designed to avoid wasting an individual’s parking house, these are contentious and have led to acts of vandalism.

Particularly, the paper famous an incident that occurred final month when a girl moved a trash can to park in a ‘saved’ house. When she returned, one in every of her tires was slashed and there was a observe on the automotive.

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