About Teele Square
Teele Square is a Somerville neighborhood at the intersection of Broadway, Holland Street and Curtis Street, on Clarendon Hill in the northwestern corner of the city and a short walk from the Tufts University campus. No station sits in the square itself: Davis on the Red Line is about a half-mile down Holland Street, and Medford/Tufts on the Green Line E branch is a comparable distance the other way, so two lines are within reach on foot. Its rental stock is almost entirely two- and three-family houses, many with porches or yards, and the early-twentieth-century brick commercial blocks around the square and nearby Nathan Tufts Park anchor the area.
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Davis Square apartments lie half a mile southeast along Holland Street, with Powder House Square apartments a similar distance east. Somerville-wide median asking rents by bedroom count, with sample sizes and percentiles, are published in the Spot Easy Rent Index.
FAQ about Teele Square Apartments for Rent
Where is Teele Square?
Teele Square is in northwestern Somerville, at the intersection of Broadway, Holland Street and Curtis Street. It sits on Clarendon Hill, one of the seven hills of Somerville, about half a mile from Davis Square along Holland Street and roughly the same distance from Powder House Square and Alewife Brook Parkway. The square is named for Jonathan W. Teele, whose family farm covered the area before Holland Street was extended in 1867.
How is transit access in Teele Square?
No station sits in Teele Square itself. Davis on the Red Line is about a half-mile walk down Holland Street, and Medford/Tufts on the Green Line E branch is a comparable distance the other way, so the neighborhood has two lines within reach on foot. Broadway and Holland Street are both bus corridors, and the routes serving Davis Square run through or terminate near the square.
What kinds of buildings are in Teele Square?
Teele Square is almost entirely two- and three-family wood-frame houses, with two-families the most common by a wide margin and no large apartment buildings at all. The commercial buildings around the square itself are one-, two- and three-story brick blocks from the early twentieth century. Nearly every residential listing here is a full floor of a house.
What sizes of apartment are most common in Teele Square?
Three-bedroom and larger apartments make up most of what lists here, with two-bedrooms next. Studios are effectively unavailable and one-bedrooms are rare, which follows from a housing stock made up almost entirely of houses divided by floor. If you need a smaller unit, Davis Square half a mile away has a wider range.
Is Teele Square a good area to search if I want outdoor space?
It is one of the better ones in this part of Somerville. The two- and three-family houses here typically come with porches, yards or decks, and outdoor space appears in Teele Square listings more often than in the denser squares closer to Boston. Filter for outdoor space directly, since what counts varies from a shared yard to a private deck.
What is nearby in Teele Square?
The Tufts University campus is a short walk east along Curtis Street and College Avenue. Nathan Tufts Park and the Old Powder House, a stone windmill built around 1704 and later used as a colonial powder magazine, sit at Powder House Square nearby. Davis Square's restaurants, cinema and Red Line station are half a mile down Holland Street, and the Alewife Brook Reservation is just west.
How do I find no-broker-fee apartments in Teele Square?
The stock here is owner-held houses rather than managed buildings, so no-fee listings appear sporadically and are usually taken quickly. Use the no-broker-fee filter and check back regularly rather than waiting for a batch. A fee is normally one month's rent, alongside first month, last month and a security deposit.