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A Martha's makeover

As Vineyard prices soar, condos replace hotel rooms

At Edgartown's Harbor View, which is being converted into a hotel-condominium hybrid, a wedding party gathered for a photograph.
At Edgartown's Harbor View, which is being converted into a hotel-condominium hybrid, a wedding party gathered for a photograph. (Globe Staff Photo / Tom Herde) Globe Staff Photo / Tom Herde
Photo Gallery PHOTO GALLERY: Vineyard hotels turn to condos
By John Budris
Globe Correspondent / September 30, 2007

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MARTHA'S VINEYARD - In 1984, when developers razed the old Seaview Hotel in Oak Bluffs and replaced the grand dame with condominiums, Vineyarders scoffed. Condos and Martha's Vineyard seemed incompatible, and this first marriage appeared destined for failure as sales stalled and asking prices fell. Fast forward to 2007, and the real estate game has a new set of rules ... (Full article: 1247 words)

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