Business

Final Touches Being Put on New Marriott Hotel in Watertown

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The new Residence Inn by Marriott has risen up off of Arsenal Street, and the final work is being done in an effort to open the new hotel in a few weeks. The builders of Watertown’s first new hotel in town for decades hosted a hardhat tour for invited guests on Tuesday. The goal is to open the hotel by the end of August, said Alejandro Miranda of Boylston Properties, the developer of the hotel. The six story building erected in the former location of Charles River Saab has views of Boston on one side and long vistas in all directions from the top floor. The hotel, which will have 150 rooms, is aimed at business travelers who will stay for an extended amount of time.

Development

See the Proposed Plans for the New Arsenal Mall Before the Meeting on Aug. 17

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Plans for the proposed new Arsenal Mall have been submitted to the Watertown Planning Department, and includes a 12-story residential building among the additions to the site.  

Developers have scheduled two community meeting to discuss the proposal before it goes before the Planning Board. The meetings will be held in the Innovation Space inside the mall on Wednesday, Aug. 17 and Wednesday, Aug. 31 at 7 p.m. each night.

Real Estate

See the 9 Watertown Homes That Sold This Week

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Watertown’s real estate market continues to be hot, hot, hot, this summer. $760,000 – 144 Lovell Road, 10 room, 4 bedroom, 3 full bathroom, single-family home

$780,000 – 8-10 Kimball Road, 2 unit, 12 total room, 6 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home

$726,000 – 25-27 Springfield St., 2 unit, 12 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home

$714,500 – 30 Grandview Ave. Unit 30, 8 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$760,000 – 199 Coolidge Ave. Unit 803, 6 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, High-Rise condo/townhouse

Sponsored by:

$959,000 – 24-26 Richards, 2 unit, 13 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home

$775,000 – 69 Hillside Road, 2 unit, 12 total room, 6 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down multi-family home

$310,000 – 107 Spring St. U:2-4, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse

$830,000 – 17 Center St.

Development

Arsenal Project Holding 2 Community Meetings to Discuss Plans for Mall

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The first step of approval of the big renovation of the Arsenal Mall has begun with developers filing the plans with the town. The community will get to see the plans during two community meetings. The materials submitted have been uploaded on the Town website, which will be updated regularly as new information is submitted, according to the developers, Boylston Properties. The filing can be found here: http://www.watertown-ma.gov/DocumentCenter/Index/984

“The purpose of this filing is to continue the conversation with various Department heads within the Town, to get feedback from Town officials, and make sure we are heading in the right direction,” developers wrote in their announcement. The two Community Meetings will be held Aug.

Real Estate

More Than a Dozen Open Houses This Weekend in Watertown

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Check out all the open houses to visit around Watertown this weekend. $810,000 – 4-6 Middlesex Road, 2 unit, 12 total room, 4 total bedroom, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$349,000 – 72 Duff St. Unit 72, 5 room, 2 bed, 1 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 11-1 Sunday 11-1

$339,900 – 27 Grant Ave. Unit 27, 5 room, 2 bed, 1 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$705,000 – 12 Warren St. Unit 1, 7 room, 3 bed, 4.5 bath townhouse, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30

$765,000 – 153 Summer St.

Real Estate

Two Homes in Watertown Sell for Over $1 Million in Same Week

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A million house sold in Watertown this week, just one of three home sales. $680,000 – 46 Parker St. Unit 46, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, condo/townhouse

$1,010,000 – 75 Bailey Road, 10 room, 4 bedroom, 3 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home

$790,000 – 22 Hardy Ave., 8 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home

Sponsored by:

$526,000 – 3 Repton Unit 3401, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, condo/townhouse

$970,000 – 23-25 Palfrey St. 3 unit, 12 total room, 5 total bedroom, 3 Family multi-family home

$1,610,000 – 57 Russell Ave., 11 room, 5 bedroom, 3 full & 1 half bathroom, Victorian single-family home

Real Estate

Here are a Dozen Watertown Homes Showing This Weekend

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Watertown home seekers have a wide array of open houses from which to choose. $379,000 – 5 Repton Cir. Unit 5106, 3 room, 1 bed, 1 bath mid-rise, Open House: Saturday 12-1

$509,900 – 7 Swetts Court Unit 7, 6 room, 4 bed, 1.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 2-4 Sunday 1-3

$339,900 – 39 Cypress St. Unit 39, 5 room, 2 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open House: Sunday 12-1

$840,000 – 8 Hawthorne St., 11 room, 4 bed, 4 bath colonial, Open House: Sunday 12-1

$440,000 – 181 Lexington St. Unit 181, 6 room, 2 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open House: Sunday 11:30-1:30

Sponsored by:

$699,000 – 414 Mount Auburn St., 7 room, 3 bed, 1.5 bath colonial, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30

$675,000 – 11 Hersom St.

Real Estate

See the Four Homes That Sold This Week Around Town

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Here are the homes that sold this week in Watertown. $370,000 – 60 Pierce Road Unit 60 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$499,000 – 24 Franklin St. Unit 24, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

Sponsored by:

$679,000 – 1 Oakley Road Unit 1, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$635,000 – 200 Westminster Ave., 2 unit, 10 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home