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Two condos in Watertown sold this week, see more here. $619,000 – 4 Repton Cir Unit 4201, 5 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse
$385,000 – 50 Watertown St. Unit 210, 4 room, 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse
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A variety of properties around Watertown will have open houses this weekend. $425,000 – 110 Pierce Road Unit 110, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2
$635,000 – 26 Hosmer St. Unit 26, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30-1 Sunday 11:30-1
$309,900 – 8-R Riverside St. Unit 2-1, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse, Open House: Saturday 11-1
$216,613 – 4 Repton Cir. Unit 4215, 4 room, 2 bed, 2 bath mid-rise, Open House: Sunday 12-2
$1,260,000 – 254-256 Sycamore St., 2 unit, 14 total room, 5 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home, Open House: Sunday 12-2
$849,900 – 188 Summer St.
Neighbors of the project at 71 Salisbury Road say the excavation has impacted their properties, and they did not receive notice. The following statement was presented to the Watertown Town Council on Jan. 22, 2019:
My wife and I bought a small house in Watertown 8 years ago and we have begun our family there. We love being in Watertown and intend to continue as a part of the community we have found here. In the past week a developer has begun construction on the lot abutting ours. They are constructing a spec house in place of the previous house which was razed 3 years ago when they acquired the land. This new house is to be put on the market as soon as it is completed. The developer delayed construction these years as they sought a solution to squeeze a two-family structure on the small lot but apparently decided that pursuing a special permit would invite too much push back.
Now they have pulled a permit for construction ‘by right’ and as a first step have undertaken blasting away the large rock ledge upon which the old house was constructed. They have continued this excavation into a second week using two earth moving machines, one to blast the rock and one to scoop it into a line of waiting dump trucks, right up to the property lines on all sides. The grade has been lowered significantly across the entire parcel such that at my property line there is now a shear face of exposed soil and bedrock where the incline which used to continue from our property into theirs has been blasted away.
As a result two mature maple trees on our property have had their roots exposed and torn away. No attempt whatsoever was made to protect these trees even though doing so would pose no impediment to the construction of the house which they have permitted. Only willful disregard for the impact on neighbors property and desire to remove as much of the existing topography as possible has led to the damaging of these trees.
Roots of trees on properties abutting 71 Salisbury Road have been damaged by the excavation on the site.
Five Watertown homes were purchased this week. $1,520,000 – 53 Shattuck Road, 2 room, 7 bedroom, 3 full & 1 half bathroom, single-family home
$577,500 – 17-19 Avon Road Unit 2, 9 room, 4 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, condo/townhouse
$383,000 – 10 Riverside Street Unit 3-1, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Low-Rise condo/townhouse
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$680,000 – 20 Hillcrest Circle Unit 20, 5 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Low-Rise condo/townhouse
$998,000 – 20-22 Hudson St. Unit 20, 9 room, 4 bedroom, 3 full & 2 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse
$365,000 – 2 Pierce Road Unit 2, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse
Take a look at this week’s list of open houses in Watertown. $849,900 – 188 Summer St. Unit 2, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 4 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse, Open House: Sunday 12-2
$699,000 – 92 Beechwood Ave. Unit 1, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open House: Saturday 1-2:30
$689,900 – 22 Hillcrest Circle Unit 22, 5 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Low-Rise condo/townhouse, Open House: Saturday 12-1:30
$859,900 – 50-52 Beechwood Ave., 2 unit, 12 total room, 6 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down multi-family home, Open House: Saturday 1-2:30
$925,000 – 342-344 School St., 2 unit, 10 total room, 6 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down multi-family home, Open Houses: Saturday 1-3 Sunday 1-3
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$1,260,000 – 254-256 Sycamore St., 2 unit, 14 total room, 5 total bedroom 2 family, Open House: Saturday 11:30-1:30
$659,000 – 254 Sycamore Street Unit 1, 6 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open House: Saturday 11:30-1:30
$649,000 – 256 Sycamore Unit 1, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open House: Saturday 11:30-1:30
$559,000 – 37 Hillcrest Circle Unit 1, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open House: Saturday 12-2
Arsenal Yards provided the following information:
Boylston Properties and The Wilder Companies will hold a Community Meeting to review and update the community on the status of Building G located within Arsenal Yards. The purpose of this meeting will be to present and discuss a change in use for the building from Residential to Office/Lab. Building G, as proposed would contain approximately 140,000 sq. ft. of Lab space (a decrease of approximately 48,000 gross sq.
The following announcement was provided by Boyslton Properties:
Boston-based real estate developer Boylston Properties is pleased to announce that cell therapy company SQZ Biotech has signed a 63,477 square foot lease at Arsenal Yards. With 200,000 square feet of lab and office space, Arsenal Yards is meeting the demand from the life science community for lab space in the East End of Watertown. Set within an original 1800’s Arsenal historic building, with soaring 25’ ceilings, multiple boutique fitness operators, dedicated parking, and a private shuttle to Harvard Square, the new lab space is across the street from LINX, 185,000 square feet of new fully leased lab space, completed in 2018, also developed by Boylston Properties. “When you look at the needs of life science companies and the advantages that the East End of Watertown provides, it’s not surprising to see Arsenal Yards becoming the place to turn to,” said Bill McQuillan, President of Boylston Properties. “We look forward to working with SQZ and seeing the company continue to grow.”
SQZ Biotech recently completed a $72 million Series C and expanded a clinical and commercial development collaboration with Roche.
The following information was provided by Artemis Yoga:
Artemis Yoga in the east end of Watertown is celebrating its third year of business this weekend, Jan. 19 and 20 with two days of donation-based “free” classes as an opportunity to give back to the community.
“The staff and I at Artemis Yoga are grateful to the community that has supported our growing small business over the past three years and one of our goals of the Celebrate Open House is to give back to the community that has helped us build such a vibrant, welcoming place in the east end,” Liz Padula, the studio’s owner, said. “Yoga helps to set a foundation for life no matter your age and so we selected the Watertown Boys & Girls Club for our donation-based raffle as the Club is doing amazing work setting the foundation for their members and in particular the new Teen Center supported by the Great Futures Campaign is providing some amazing resources for our future leaders right here in Watertown. We invite the community to join us this weekend for a fun weekend of celebration!” The Celebrate Open House takes place on Saturday and Sunday Jan. 19 and 20 and classes for all levels from kids to gentle/chair yoga plus specialty classes such as introduction to meditation and yoga will be offered.