Business

See the Winners of the Watertown Savings Bank Customer Choice Awards

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The following announcement was provided by Watertown Savings Bank:

On Tuesday, March 26 Watertown Savings Bank (WSB) will distribute $75,000 to the 28 local community organizations chosen by their its banking customers, in the bank’s 23rd Annual Customer Choice Awards. “Our Customer Choice Awards program is one of which we are particularly proud,” said President and CEO Brett Dean. “The list of winners reflects the important work being done by non-profit organizations throughout the communities we serve.”

Dollars to be awarded are based on the number of votes each organization received. With a maximum amount of $3,500, and this year’s top vote-getter receiving $5,000, all organizations who received one percent of the total number of votes are being awarded funds. All organizations that received one percent of the total number of votes are being awarded funds.

Real Estate

Several Open Houses to Visit in Watertown This Week

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Check out the open houses around town this weekend. $750,000 – 134 Edenfield Ave. Unit 2, 5 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 11-2 Sunday 11-2

$495,000 – 164 Galen Unit 61, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse, Open House: Saturday 11-2

$850,000 – 486 Belmont St., 10 room, 4 bedroom, 3 full bathroom, Colonial single-family home, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$699,000 – 92 Beechwood Ave. Unit 1, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open House: Sunday 1-2:30

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$589,000 – 104 Coolidge Hill Road Unit 12,= 5 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$749,999 – 11 Loomis Ave. Unit 11, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 3 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 11-1 Sunday 12-1:30

$525,000 – 30 Fuller Road Unit 30, 6 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open House: Sunday 11-1

$1,150,000 – 40 Fayette St., 9 room, 5 bedroom, 3 full & 1 half bathroom, Victorian single-family home, Open House: Sunday 2:30-4

Real Estate

Three Watertown Homes Sold, Including a $1 Million Sale

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See the three properties that sold in Watertown this week. $825,000 – 110-112 Cypress St., 2 unit, 12 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down multi-family home

$499,900 – 111 Fayette St. U:111, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Attached condo/townhouse

$1,100,000 – 53 Barnard Ave., 8 room, 4 bedroom, 2 full & 2 half bathroom, Cape single-family home

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Arsenal Yards

Arsenal Yards Announces Latest Restaurant Addition

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Boylston Properties and Wilder proudly announced today that Tender Greens has signed a 3,017 sq. ft. lease at Arsenal Yards. The restaurant has quickly emerged as an innovative leader and pioneer among fine-casual restaurants since Erik Oberholtzer, David Dressler, and Matt Lyman opened the first location in 2006 on an up-and-coming street in Culver City, California. Today, Tender Greens has nearly 30 locations spanning California, New York and Massachusetts, each helmed by its own executive chef with unique décor inspired by the local community.

Real Estate

See All This Weekend’s Open Houses in Watertown

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Ten properties around Watertown are having open houses this week. $449,900 – 290 Pleasant St. Unit 216, 4 room, 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12:30-2 Sunday 12:30-2

 $445,000 – 3 Repton Cir. Unit 3107, 3 room, 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-12:30

$1,150,000 – 40 Fayette St., 9 room, 5 bedroom, 3 full & 1 half bathroom, Victorian single-family home, Open House: Sunday 2:30-4

$795,000 – 48-50 Carroll St., 2 unit, 11 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down multi-family home, Open House: Sunday 12:30-1:30

$825,000 – 22-24 Priest Road, 2 unit, 12 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home, Open House: Saturday 12-1:30

$819,000 – 9 Merrill Road, 8 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home, Open Houses: Saturday 12:30-2 Sunday 12:30-2

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$699,000 – 41 Gilbert St., 8 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, single-family home, Open House: Sunday 12-2

$585,000 – 28 Puritan Road, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Cape single-family home, Open Houses: Saturday 12-3 Sunday 12-3

$519,000 – 8 Avon Road Unit 1, 6 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30-1 Sunday 11:30-1

$899,995 – 13-15 Columbia, 2 unit, 12 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$850,000 – 486 Belmont St., 10 room, 4 bedroom, 3 full bathroom, Colonial single-family home, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30

$629,000 – 256 Sycamore Unit 1, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12:30-2 Sunday 1:30-2:30

$559,000 – 37 Hillcrest Cir. Unit 1, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open House: Sunday 12-2

Arsenal Yards

Arsenal Yards Developers Show Plans for Biotech Building

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Architect Adam Gross, of Ayers Saint Gross, shows drawings for the proposed new Building G at Arsenal Yards. It would be a lab/office space for biotech companies. Looking to take advantage of one of the hottest industries in the Boston area, the developers of Arsenal Yards seek to turn the previous proposed residential tower into a biotech research and development lab and office building. Last week, representatives from Boylston Properties presented their preliminary plans for Building G — the last piece of the Arsenal Yards project — during a community meeting. Biotech has already made significant inroads in Watertown, with 23 companies employing about 1,500 people, said Andrew Copelotti, a principal at Boylston Properties.

Business

Watertown Savings Bank Announces New Assistant Vice President

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Robyn Alman

Watertown Savings Bank (WSB) President and Chief Executive Officer Brett Dean is pleased to announce the promotion of Robyn Alman to Assistant Vice President. Alman is the Bank’s Compliance and Internal Audit Manager. She originally joined the Bank in 2007 as the Branch Supervisor for the Arsenal Branch in Watertown. Alman then worked as the Assistant Manager for WSB’s North Waltham/Lexington and Main Office Branches. She was later promoted to Compliance Manager and more recently has served as the Bank’s liaison with their internal auditors.