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Condo fee $271 per month

Bedrooms 2

Baths 1 full

2009 taxes $1,123

Last sold for $260,000 in 2004

PROS There’s sunlight galore in this first-floor unit in a former elementary school. With a 29-by-16-foot private yard and a 4-foot space above the ceiling to minimize noise, it almost feels like a free-standing home. Its small but high-end kitchen is open to the dining area, which is open to the spacious living room. Both bedrooms, which share a hall bath, are large enough for a desk and dressers as well as a bed, and there’s plenty of storage space, including a walk-in closet in the master. CONS The yard is surrounded by a chain-link fence. CONTACT Joe McBreen, 978-764-8704

$565,000 75 Park Street, Unit 15, Medford Square footage 1,569

Condo fee $300 per month

Bedrooms 3

Baths 1 full, 1 three-quarter, 1 half

2009 taxes $4,652

Last sold for $517,855 in 2006

PROS This loftlike unit, in a converted high school, feels very private, with its top-floor location and 800-square-foot patio. The granite-and-stainless kitchen has a backsplash of imported glass tiles, and the open living/dining room includes a corner fireplace and tall paned windows. The master bedroom is large, with an entrance to the patio and a high-end en suite bath. The two smaller bedrooms share a full bath, and there’s a half bath in the main living area. CONS The ceiling’s textured. CONTACT Darbie Stokes, Hammond Residential, Lexington, 781-354-3322, hammondre.com

$585,000 145 St. Botolph Street, Unit 31, South End Square footage 909

Condo fee $404 per month

Bedrooms 1

Baths 1 full

2009 taxes $5,946

Last sold for $437,000 in 2002

PROS The location of this third-floor unit in a former school is excellent, just a short walk from the T, Copley Place, and the Museum of Fine Arts, and with an up-close view of the First Church of Christ, Scientist. The kitchen is galley style and could be opened to the rest of the main room, which has a separate dining nook that seats six. The bedroom is large, and there’s an in-unit laundry. The condo’s ceiling has a steep slant and several skylights. Outside is a small patio surrounded by glass. CONS The kitchen and bath need updating. CONTACT Beth Dickerson, Gibson Sotheby’s, Back Bay, 617-510-8565, bethdickerson.com