CL Waterfront Properties

I I learned how crazy the real estate business is.

Top notch experience from the start! We had been searching for real estate in the area. One day while walking by CL Waterfront Properties, a listing on the window peaked our interest. I went home and submitted an inquiry on their website. It was a Sunday night, so I wasn’t expecting a response until at least Monday morning. To my delight, Carmela responded almost immediately and put us in touch with Chris Smith on the team. Chris scheduled an appointment with us to see our property of interest immediately.
From there, we worked with Chris to see more properties in the North End. Chris was always very responsive and quick to set up appointments on our behalf. He was always very knowledgeable on all of the properties we viewed (and we ask a LOT of questions)! Although I was regularly searching Redfin and receiving daily alerts, Chris was a powerful ‘secret weapon’ proactively emailing us properties that fit our criteria. This extra research on our behalf was a real bonus, as the listings/​photos don’t always tell the full story.
Searching for real estate in Boston can be a frustrating process and finding a responsive broker can be challenging (especially in this market!). I would highly recommend Chris Smith and the team at CL Waterfront. They truly cater to the needs of their prospects and their responsiveness always impressed us.

I want share my personal 5 star experience with this 5 star business. Most notably, the companies president (our broker) Carmela Laurella along with two of her teamates that were of great help, Travis and Vito.
It was August first this past summer when my wife and I decided we’d had enough of the sleepy suburbs and were ready to reconnect with the city we loved and spent most of our free time. We listed our home of 27 years and bingo, it sold in one day. Panic stricken, not prepared for such a quick sale, I contacted Carmela (I met her a year prior at an open house, liked her style and did some research on her and her company) and asked if we could meet as soon as possible. Long story short, she recommended that we look into short term lease options while we took our time finding our dream home. We followed her advice and wound up renting at Park Lane in the Seaport District-​great place that deserves two thumbs up– on a short term three month lease that could have been extended if needed. We didn’t need to…
Carmela sat my wife and I down at our initial meeting and listened as we described to her our ‘must have’ list in our soon to be dream home. Fast forward, we waited until after Labor Day to start our search as we needed time to pack up the old house and move into Park Lane… Carmela wasted no time finding four properties that met our requirements… we bought the first home we were shown. We new it was to be as soon as we walked into the front door. She nailed it! Amazing!
I thought we’d be looking for months as our criteria was not going to be an easy task for her to accomplish.
The story continues… I asked if she could recommend a mortgage broker. she said «I’ve got the best… Paul Sapienza of Drew Mortgage Associates»…he was dynamite! I also asked her if she could recommend a real estate attorney… she did, John Iacoi… a complete professional that made the headaches of real estate passing simplistic for both my wife and I that are just way too busy to be tied down to legal jargon.
***Do I add her recommended designer, painter and contractor? YOU BET!!! 5 star businesses have customer satisfaction down to a science, Carmela and her team get it and most importantly follow through… I could not have been more satisfied.
My email that I sent her and her associates as we finished passing the papers read as follows:
«Your high level of professionalism throughout this entire process was greatly appreciated. Together, you’re quite a team!»
Take my word, if you’re looking for a new home along Boston’s Waterfront, in my opinion, the only choice is Carmela’s CL Waterfront Properties.