Ipswich, Massachusetts
Property management in Ipswich, MA
Copper Bottom is taking on condominium boards and rental owners in Ipswich. Ipswich has more surviving seventeenth-century houses than any town in the country, a walkable downtown of converted houses and mixed-use buildings, a few apartment complexes, and condo associations whose buildings need careful, historically aware maintenance.
- Licensed Massachusetts broker
- From 6% of rent or $50 per door
- $500 repair approval limit
- Se habla español
Who we work with in Ipswich
Rental owners and condo boards
Condo association management
Associations of six to one hundred fifty units: budgets, dues, reserves, 6(d) certificates and clear monthly financials. From $50 per door.
Condo association management →For rental ownersRental property management
Buildings of three units and up: leasing, rent, repairs, Massachusetts compliance and a statement every month. From 6% of rent.
Rental property management →What managing property in Ipswich actually involves
Downtown Ipswich, along High Street, County Street and the river, has older houses converted to two to eight condo units and a handful of rental buildings, with apartment complexes near the Rowley line and condo communities toward Great Neck and Linebrook Road. The rest of the town is single-family and conservation land. Historic district review applies to many downtown exterior projects.
Town departments are at Ipswich Town Hall on Green Street. Ipswich runs its own electric utility, the Ipswich Electric Light Department. The Ipswich commuter rail station and Route 1A connect the town to Beverly, Salem and Boston.
What owners in Ipswich deal with
Ipswich's Architectural Preservation District, with boundaries set by Town Meeting on a map dated September 3, 2014, requires a Certificate to Alter from the Architectural Preservation District Commission for demolition, substantial exterior alterations and large additions on contributing properties, generally buildings built before 1900. Routine maintenance, interior work, exterior colors, storm windows, gutters and shutters are exempt, and the commission must decide within 60 days of an application unless the owner agrees to an extension. Town water comes from the Dow Brook and Bull Brook reservoirs and the Ipswich and Parker rivers. The town's electric utility office is at 272 High Street.
Copper Bottom in Ipswich
Ipswich is about forty minutes from our office; we manage property in Beverly today.
Switching managers, or done doing it yourself?
Most Ipswich owners and boards call us for one of two reasons: their current manager has gone quiet, or running the building themselves stopped being worth the evenings. We take over without a gap, from 6% of rent or $50 per door. How switching works · What a manager takes off your plate · Free rental analysis
Ipswich questions
Do you manage historic condo buildings in Ipswich?
Yes, associations of six units and up. We plan exterior work around historic district review and the realities of old timber-frame buildings.
Do you manage rentals in Ipswich?
Yes, year-round buildings of three units and up.
Does replacing windows or siding on an old Ipswich condo building need approval?
Inside the Architectural Preservation District, a substantial alteration to a contributing building, one costing at least half its assessed value or changing its shape or scale, needs a Certificate to Alter. Storm windows and gutters are exempt, and many window or siding replacements qualify only for voluntary advisory review.
Local rules change. Information about Ipswich ordinances and offices was checked in October 2026 and is general information, not legal advice. Confirm current requirements with the city or town before relying on them.
Nearby towns we serve
Rowley
A rural Route 1 town with a few condo communities.
Rowley →Essex
A small shipbuilding town of antique shops, clam shacks and a few condo buildings.
Essex →Hamilton
Horse country with a few condo communities and a small downtown on Route 1A.
Hamilton →Newbury
Plum Island, Byfield and Old Town, where storms write the reserve plan.
Newbury →Gloucester
Harbor condos, downtown multi-families and buildings that take the weather.
Gloucester →Own property in Ipswich? Let's talk.
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