A residential firm rooted in Boston.

Why we exist.

Boston's medical economy is the largest in the country per capita. Mass General, Brigham, Boston Children's, Beth Israel, Dana-Farber, Tufts, Boston Medical Center — they collectively employ tens of thousands of clinicians, and a meaningful share of those positions are filled by people who live here for six months at a time and then move on.

For a long time, the housing options for these workers were two extremes: an extended-stay hotel that costs more than the stipend allows, or a furnished sublet found through a Facebook group with no warranty of cleanliness, condition, or even legitimacy. Neither is a home. Neither lets a clinician working twelve-hour shifts actually rest.

Jos Bartlett & Co. was founded to be the third option: a small, deliberate inventory of fully furnished multi-family residences in the neighborhoods that border the major hospital corridors. Every unit is owned by us, renovated by us, and maintained by us. There is no third-party sublease, no host trying to game a calendar, no cleaning fee.

How we work.

We acquire two-to-four-unit properties in East Boston, South Boston, and Dorchester — the three neighborhoods that combine the right commute geometry with the right architectural inventory. The triple-decker, the most common building type in working Boston, is also the most forgiving to renovate: tall ceilings, generous windows, and floor plans that read as real apartments rather than carved-up boarding houses.

After acquisition, each property goes through a ninety-to-one-hundred-twenty-day systems renovation: kitchens, baths, electrical, plumbing, heat, AC, hardwood, paint, and a full furniture package. We install gigabit fiber, smart locks, and in-unit washer/dryers, and add off-street parking wherever the lot allows.

Once renovated, we hold the property — we do not flip it. The team that renovates the building manages the tenancy, handles turnovers, and is on call for every issue, so a clinician moving in on day one and a clinician moving in eighteen months later have the same point of contact and the same standard of care.

Who we serve.

Our tenants are clinicians on six-to-thirteen-month assignments. Most are travel nurses placed through Aya, Cross Country, AMN, or Fastaff. A growing share are medical and surgical fellows on one-year programs at MGH, Brigham, Boston Children's, and BMC. We also house occasional research fellows, locum physicians, and out-of-state graduate students at the Harvard and BU medical campuses.

We do not market on Airbnb or Vrbo. We do not list on Furnished Finder under a host pseudonym. Every relationship begins with a direct inquiry — a phone call, an email, or a contact form — and ends with a tenancy under a real Massachusetts lease.

The firm name.

Josiah Bartlett (1729–1795) was a New England physician and one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence — born in Amesbury, Massachusetts, he practiced medicine for decades and helped found the New Hampshire Medical Society. We borrow the name as a tribute to that lineage of New England medicine, and to anchor what this firm exists to do: build proper homes for the healthcare workers — clinicians, fellows, and travel nurses — who keep Boston's hospitals running. Our firm has no formal connection to the Bartlett family.

The founder.

Myles Paton grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. He has spent his career in real estate and currently works as an Auction Specialist at Sotheby's, selling luxury real estate at auction internationally. He is reachable directly at josbartlettco.com@josbartlettco.com and 857.205.4131.

What's next.

Our 2026 plan is six properties under management across East Boston, South Boston, and Dorchester — roughly fourteen tenanted units. Beyond Boston, we are evaluating Providence (Rhode Island Hospital, Lifespan), Worcester (UMass Memorial), and Hartford (Hartford HealthCare) as the second-market expansion in 2027. The model is the same in each: small inventory, full ownership, hospital-aligned.