Real Estate

Watertown Open Houses Include a $1.6 Million Two-Family Home

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Open houses will be held three days this weekend in Watertown. $679,000 – 46 Hall Ave. Unit 2, 8 room, 4 bed, 2 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 2-4 Sunday 2-4

$599,999 – 49 Gilbert St., 7 room, 3 bed, 2.5 bath colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$534,900 – 61 Highland Ave., 6 room, 3 bed, 1.5 bath colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 10-11:30

$699,000 – 38 Knowles Road Unit 38, 7 room, 3 beds 2.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 1-3 Sunday 1-3

$809,900 – 35 Harnden Ave. Unit 2, 7 room, 3 bed, 2.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 11:30-3:30

$369,000 – 91 Pierce Road Unit 91, 6 room, 2 bed, 1 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$815,000 – 86-88 Fitchburg St., 2 unit, 11 total room, 4 total bedrooms, Open House: Saturday 1-3

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$950,000 – 240 Westminster Ave. Unit 240, 8 room, 4 bed, 4.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$1,649,000 – 50 Bailey Road, 2 unit, 18 total room, 8 total bedroom 2 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$429,000 – 15 Jefferson Ave., 6 room, 3 bed, 1 bath ranch, Open Houses: Friday 5-7 Saturday 12-2

$999,000 – 182 Standish Road, 11 room, 5 bed, 2.5 bath colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$689,000 – 149 Hillside Road Unit 2, 10 room, 5 bed, 2.5 bath 2/3 family, Open House: Saturday 11:30-1

$799,000 – 21 Lovell Road, 8 room, 3 bed, 1.5 bath colonial, Open House: Sunday 12:30-2

$849,900 – 97 Edenfield Ave.

Development

First Phase of Mall Renovation Approved, Questions on Meeting Green Goal Remain

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The Watertown Planning Board voted Tuesday night to approve the first phase of the renovation of the former Arsenal Mall, which includes the two historic buildings, but developers said they may not be able to meet the energy efficiency goals without impacting the historic look. This part of the Arsenal Yards project focuses on Building A (where Marshall’s and the food court are located) and Building E (Old Navy and Golfsmith). Meanwhile, the addition made in the 1980s which connects the two large historic building will be demolished, said Project Manager Jeff Heidelberg of Boylston Properties. Building A will have two stories, and include a new glassed main entrance near Chipotle. Another entrance will be created on the east end of the building, which will open into what developers have dubbed the River Green.

Development

Developers of Arsenal Yards Want Deal With Town to Cap Property Taxes

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The developers behind the renovation of the Arsenal Mall have asked Town officials for something that has never been given in Watertown – a cap on the amount of property taxes. Bill McQuillan, principal of Boylston Properties, sent Town Council President Mark Sideris a letter last week requesting a “tax certainty” deal with the town. On Tuesday night, the Town Council referred the request to two subcommittees – Budget and Fiscal Oversight and Economic Development and Planning. Representatives from Boyslton and The Wilder Cos. said they need the certainty to get the funding required to pay for the $400 million project.

Aerial Circus Arts

Aerial Circus Arts Training Center Opening in Watertown

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A new Watertown business will allow people to learn to twist, flip and hang in the air. 

Gravity Alternative Movement is an aerial circus arts training facilities which will offer classes for trapeze, aerial fabric, and aerial hoop, said owner and instructor Trevor Kafka. “With aerial fabric, or silks there are two pieces of fabric and you can do rolls down it, drops and other moves,” Kafka said. “Trapeze is like the flying trapeze, but there is no swinging. You move around a bar, a little bit like gymnastics. In hoop there is a huge metal hoop where you create shapes.”

Real Estate

Several Watertown Homes Sold This Week

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See the five Watertown homes that sold this week. $489,000 – 8 Warwick Road Unit 8, 7 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$434,900 – 6 Warwick Road Unit 6, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$680,000 – 199 Coolidge Ave. Unit 204, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, High-Rise condo/townhouse

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$520,000 – 8 Locust Unit B, 7 room, 4 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$660,000 – 168 Sycamore St. Unit 168, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, condo/townhouse

$600,000 – 225 Westminster Ave., 6 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Cape single-family home

Real Estate

See the Properties Hosting Open Houses in Watertown This Week

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More than a dozen open houses are planned in Watertown this weekend. $499,900 – 123 Grove St. Unit 123, 5 room, 2 bed, 2.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 2-3:30

$499,900 – 151 Coolidge Ave. Unit 402, 7 room, 2 bed, 2 bath high-rise, Open Houses: Saturday 2-3:30 Sunday 11:30-1

$619,000 – 14 Harnden Ave., 6 room, 3 bed, 1.5 bath colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30-1:30 Sunday 12-2

$739,900 – 7 Oliver Road, 2 unit, 10 total room, 4 total bedroom 2 family, Open Houses: Saturday 2-4 Sunday 3-4:30

$999,000 – 182 Standish Road, 11 room, 5 bed, 2.5 bath colonial, Open Houses: Friday 11-12:30 Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$659,000 – 115 Irving St. Unit 115, 10 room, 3 bed, 2.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Friday 6:30-7:30 Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30 Monday 6:30-7:30

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$549,000 – 13 Hosmer St.

Business

Local Artist, Author Hosted Lecture on Popeye, Will Doodle for Free Comic Day

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Local writer, cartoonist and cable show host Fred M. Grandinetti, hosted a lecture on the history of Popeye at I AM Books on April 29, 2017. 

In Italy the sailor man is known as Braccio Di Ferro and appeared in hundreds of comic books produced specifically for the Italian marketplace. I AM Books has Italian comic books featuring Braccio Di Ferro and his crew available for purchase. Grandinetti showed a special episode of his award winning cable access series Drawing With Fred.  The program featured Popeye cartoons in Italian. Nicola Orichuia, co-owner of I AM Books, became an animated cartoon character during the broadcast.

Business

Yoga Studio Joining Project: OM, a National Effort to Battle Breast Cancer

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Artemis Yoga in Watertown is participating in projectOM, a yoga class of one million to battle breast cancer. Liz Padula, owner of Artemis Yoga, sent out the following information:

We all know that positive, powerful change needs to start from the ground up and in this case from the yoga mat up. So we were thrilled to team up with Manduka, the industry’s most trusted yoga brand, to be a part of the world’s largest yoga class of one million bodies strong to benefit Susan G. Komen. As part of this effort, we share the collective goal to do great things – for our bodies, for the bodies of others and for the world. So we are inviting the community to be part of something epic and we are offering four donation-based classes on May 12 & 13 as follows:

Friday 5/12 – 9:30 a.m. – Level 1 Flow with Billy
Saturday 5/13 – 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. – Level 1 Flow with Eliza
Saturday 5/13 – 12:30 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. – Level 1 Iyengar with Rahel
Saturday 5/13 – 4:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. – Slow Flow with Meghann

To sign up for a project:OM  class at Artemis Yoga, please visit this registration link

Artemis Yoga invites students to pick a class and to set an intention for the practice such as a person you are honoring, a survivor, a fighter or any other reason for participating.