Real Estate

Ten Watertown Homes Sold This Week, See How Much They Went For

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A whole bunch of homes sold in Watertown this week. $475,000 – 290 Pleasant St. Unit 218, 2 room, 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse

$686,002 – 10 Chester St. Unit 10, 6 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$770,000 – 106 Morse St. Unit 106, 9 room, 4 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$830,000 – 44 Upland Road, 8 room, 4 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Colonial single-family home

$765,000 – 125 Coolidge Ave.

Real Estate

Several Open Houses Around Watertown on Labor Day Weekend

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Check out these open houses around town on Labor Day weekend. $499,000 – 42 Maplewood St. Unit 1, 7 room, 2 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open House: Sunday 12:30-2

$575,000 – 37 Hillcrest Cir. Unit 1, 4 room, 2 bed, 2 bath 2/3 family, Open House: Sunday 12-2

$699,900 – 37 Hillcrest Cir. Unit 2, 6 room, 3 bed, 2 bath 2/3 family, Open House: Sunday 12-2

$669,900 – 26 Charles St., 10 room, 4 bed, 2 bath cape, Open House: Saturday 12:30-2:30

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$569,000 – 151 Coolidge Ave.

Development

Arsenal Yards Developers Proposing Limiting Area Where Increased Height Would be Allowed

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The developers of Arsenal Yards have submitted an alternative amendment for increased height for the planned residential tower on the former Arsenal Mall property. 

The original proposal called for increasing the allowable height from 130 feet to 197 feet (an increase of 67 feet) for Building G in the Arsenal Yards development. The additional height would allow the condominium building to be 18 stories tall, instead of 12, but would have the same number of units. Also, the footprint of the building would be reduced. The original proposed change to Watertown’s zoning ordinance would apply to properties at least 10 acres in size located anywhere in the Regional Mixed Use District (RMUD), which includes the properties where both malls are located, along with some property along parts of Arsenal Street, Coolidge Avenue, Elm Street and Arlington Street. The alterations proposed by Boylston Properties would ask for the same height increase, but limit it to the areas south of Arsenal Street.

Around Town

Donohue’s Bar & Grill Celebrating 20th Anniversary with Luau, Other Events

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Starting in a small barroom, Donohue’s Bar & Grill has expanded and gone through major facelifts over the 20 years since it opened, and has become a fixture in the Watertown restaurant scene. The celebration of Donohue’s 20th anniversary kicks off this week. John Donohue, owner and founder of Donohue’s, still recalls the day he opened for business — July 24, 1998. “It was the Friday of the Hawaiian Open — the Friends of Matt Galligan golf tournament,” Donohue said. “They all came in after the tournament.”

Real Estate

Here are the Trio of Homes That Sold This Week in Watertown

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These Watertown three homes sold this week. $760,000 – 7 Bellevue Ter., 9 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home

$625,000 – 90 Edenfield Ave., 6 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home

$615,200 – 18 Capitol St. Unit 18, 6 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

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Business

Local Bank Named One of the 50 Fastest Growing Residential Lenders

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The following announcement was provided by Belmont Savings Bank:
Belmont Savings Bank is proud to announce that it has been selected by Banker & Tradesman as a part of their Fast 50 fastest growing residential mortgage lenders.  The bank has been ranked in the Residential Lending by Number of Loans category. The Fast 50 rankings are based on the number of loans and dollar volume for the first six months of 2018 as compared to the same time frame in 2017.                                                                                                                                                         Belmont Savings was previously included on this list in 2014 in the same category. The Fast 50 has been published annually since 2011 and draws its data from The Warren Group, publisher of Banker and Tradesman.  Lenders selected for the Fast 50 include national as well as local and regional institutions. “We are thrilled to be recognized once again by Banker and Tradesman as a part of their Fast 50 list,” said Bob Mahoney, President and CEO of Belmont Savings Bank. “This is the latest example of Belmont Savings’ emerging regional leadership, this time in the residential lending market.”
Last year, the bank was honored as the sole New England bank on Fortune Magazine’s 100 Fastest Growing Companies List.

Business

Changes Recommended to Plastic Shopping Bag Ban to Encourage Reusable Bags

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The ban of single use plastic bags has been in place in Watertown for just over a year, and those who pushed for the ban suggest some tweaks be made to the ordinance. 

Earlier this month, the Town Council heard a report about how the Bring Your Own Bag ordinance has gone in its first year. All stores have stopped giving the thin plastic bags to customers, but some continue to hand out plastic bags made of thicker material which are not biodegradable. The bags meet the requirement that bags must be 4 mil thick, but do not “meet the spirit of the ordinance,” said Councilor Anthony Donato, who read the report from the Rules & Ordinances subcommittee. “The community didn’t envision this outcome and the Council wants to see how we can strengthen our current ordinance,” Donato said. The plastic bag ordinance was first presented to the Town Council by ReThink Plastic, a resident group seeking to eliminate single-use plastic bags and encourage people to use reusable shopping bags.

Real Estate

More Than a Dozen Open Houses in Watertown This Weekend

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Check out all the open houses around town this week. $449,900 – 14 Chapman St. Unit 14, 5 room, 2 bed, 1 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 10-12 Sunday 11-1

$514,900 – 42 Maplewood St. Unit 1, 7 room, 2 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Friday 5:30-7 Saturday 11:30-1 Sunday 11:30-1

$669,000 – 26 Charles St., 10 room, 4 bed, 2 bath cape, Open Houses: Saturday 1:30-3:30 Sunday 1:30-3:30

$899,000 – 75 Summer St. Unit 75, 9 room, 4 bed, 3 full 2 half bath townhouse, Open House: Sunday 12-1

$519,000 – 660 Belmont St.