Over the last ten years I have greatly enjoyed assisting Harvard professors, Harvard students and fellow Harvard alums with buying and selling in Cambridge. I have enjoyed working with Harvardians and their families at Harvard Law School, Harvard Business School, The Kennedy School, Harvard College and at the Harvard graduate schools – all Harvard connections are welcome! Always a pleasure to work with members of  the Harvard family – past, present and future!

One Harvard professor I worked with writes the following: “Charles Cherney was consummately professional in his work with us. He kept us regularly informed about possible properties as we searched for just the right house. It was a pleasure to work with him throughout the process and he has our strong recommendation for anyone seeking a principled, knowledgeable, efficient and client-orientated real estate professional.”

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On Clinton Street in Mid-Cambridge.

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Mid-Cambridge, broadly speaking, is that triangle of Cambridge which is between the points of Harvard Square and Central Square and Inman Square.

More specifically, Mid-Cambridge is broadly understood to be the neighborhood described by the boundaries of Kirkland Street to the north, Massachusetts Avenue to the south, Prospect Street to the east and Harvard Square itself to the west. Mid-Cambridge is sought after for its excellent location between Harvard and MIT. It also where you will find the public high school and library. Some speak of Mid-Cambridge as “The Golden Triangle” – located between Harvard Square and Inman Square and Central Square.

The main streets serving Mid-Cambridge are Cambridge Street, Broadway, Harvard Street, and Massachusetts Avenue. There are many pleasant side streets in Mid-Cambridge with well-maintained properties. Residents enjoy having shops and services close by. It is easy to live here without a car.

Mid-Cambridge is appealing to many for many different reasons, including the following:

- Easy access to the Red Line subway stations at Harvard and Central Squares is a plus.

- Mid-Cambridge is, as the name suggests, in the middle of Cambridge, between Harvard and MIT.

- Eclectic mix of architectural styles.

Places you will find in Mid-Cambridge include:

Harvard Graduate School of Design. I have enjoyed serving as a host to international students at the GSD over the years.

Cambridge Public Library. Newly renovated and expanded.

Savenor’s Market. Shop where Julia Child once did!

Broadway Bicycle School. I like to travel by Vespa. This is a shop for the traditional two-wheeled means of transport!

Cambridge City Hall Annex. Cambridge’s first municipal green building.

Darwin’s Limited. Cafe on Cambridge Street. The other location is in Harvard Square. The kind of cafe visitors think of when they imagine Cambridge.

Cambridge Hospital. This is a Cambridge Health Alliance hospital campus.

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If you are considering buying or selling real estate in Mid-Cambridge or elsewhere in Cambridge, I am here to help. I can be reached at ccherney@hammondre.com or 617-733-8937. I am a Harvard graduate, a Cambridge resident and a top broker in the city since 1999. I have listed and sold many properties in Mid-Cambridge. I would be happy to arrange to show you any properties of interest. in Mid-Cambridge or elsewhere in town.

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Notable among the residents of 16 Chauncy Street over the years is author Vladimir Nabokov. In her book on the history of 16 Chauncy, authore and former 16 Chauncy resident Ann Petrone notes that in 1956, Nabokov lived  in unit 10, shortly after the publication of Lolita. Nabokov’s time in residence here is duly noted by a plaque near the entrance to the building:

View of inviting reading nook with custom built-ins at unit 15 at 16 Chauncy outside of Harvard Square.

16 Chauncy Street #15 has now SOLD. If you are interested in learning about condos now for sale at 16 Chauncy or elsewhere in Cambridge,  I am here to help. I can be reached at ccherney@hammondre.com or 617-733-8937.  I am a Harvard graduate, a Cambridge resident and a top broker in the city since 1999.

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I picked up a copy on Friday afternoon and I found I just couldn’t put it down.

My own Harvard Square experience dates back over 25 years to 1983. I had come to Cambridge to visit my brother, a freshman at Harvard. I would return in 1985 to begin my own journey through Harvard College – and Harvard Square.

It was interesting to retrace in this book the history of the Square since that time. However, even more interesting for me was to see the photos and read about the history of Harvard Square in the 1950s, 60s, 70s & early 1980s.

There is more to the history of Harvard Square than is found in the covers of this book. However, there is enough here to give one a good sense of the history of the place over the last 60 years.

Some of my fondest Harvard Square memories include…

Walking to the Tasty at 2 AM after finishing a paper and finding good coffee and good company.

Sitting down to breakfast at The Greenhouse Cafe early on Sunday mornings before the Sunday brunch rush and being treated like royalty by the warm-hearted wait-staff.

Seeing countless films at the Brattle, beginning with I Know Where I’m Going. I’ll never forget the night there were over two hundred lined up outside and around the corner to see the film adaptation of William Faulkner’s novel Sanctuary.

Working at Wordsworth Bookstore: the long line which would spring up at the cash register…Bruce at the information desk…vacuuming after closing.

Cafe Algiers down under, before the 1990 renovation: a table outside, waiting to use the small bathroom, talking.

Faulkner tutorial at Cafe Pamplona in the blue haze of smoke from neighboring tables

Buying concert tickets at Out Of Town News…for Pink Floyd at Foxborough

Passing through the Square on my Vespa….many times on many different Vespas:)

Standing in line on the sidewalk outside the gates to the Yard in a tux for the 350th Harvard celebration…

Crossing the Square after a heavenly winter snow storm with cars few and far between and the silence almost palpable…

Seeing Joe Williams perform live at the Regatta Bar…

Browsing for books at McIntrye and Moore…

Dancing downstairs at Henry IV…

Of course, as a real estate broker it’s great to be located in the absolute heart of Harvard Square. My desk is right behind the Brattle Movie Theatre!

If you are considering buying or selling in Cambridge, I am here to help. I can be reached at ccherney@hammondre.com or 617-733-8937.  I am a Harvard graduate, a Cambridge resident and a top broker in the city since 1999.

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