TD Garden Towers; Seaport Condos; Chinatown; More

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Here's the latest real estate scoop from Curbed Boston.

WEST END—Plans are afoot to build several new towers around TD Garden, including in front of and in back of the arena. Will their heights win hearts?

SEAPORT—The city may O.K. the first new condos in the Seaport District since 2007. They would be in an eight- or nine-story building at 388 Congress Street. Stay tuned.

HUB-WIDE—Our David Bates reveals that the trend of sellers getting much more than their asking prices was not simply a passing fad this summer. The region's condo market, in fact, appears to be as hot as ever.

NORTH END/CHINATOWN—Boston's two leading ethnic neighborhoods appear to be losing their ethnic-ness. In Chinatown, the loss has loosed fears of less affluent residents being pushed out. In the North End, it's disrupted Columbus Day plans.