Real Estate

A Wide Array of Open Houses Around Watertown This Week

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After a quiet Easter weekend, the Watertown real estate market is back in a big way! $739,000 – 15 Arden Road, 7 room, 3 bed, 1.5 bath colonial, Open House: Saturday 1-3 p.m. Sunday 1-3 p.m.

$250,000 – 231 Coolidge Ave. Unit 402, 3 room, 1 bed, 1 bath low-rise, Open House: Sunday 1-2:30 p.m.

$349,000 – 59 Pierce Road Unit 59, 6 room, 2 bed, 2 bath townhouse, Open House: Friday 12-2 p.m.

$305,000 – 32 Whites Ave. Unit D 36, 3 room, 1 bed, 1 bath high-rise, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 p.m. Sunday 12-2 p.m.

$929,000 – 20 Cuba St., 2 unit, 13 total room, 6 total bedroom 2 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 p.m. Sunday 12-1:30 p.m.

$399,000 – 20 A Cuba St. Unit 20A, 4 room, 2 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 p.m. Sunday 12-1:30 p.m.

$539,000 – 20 Cuba St.

Business

Trade in Your Clothes for the Latest Fashions or for Cash at New Store

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A new business where fashionable young people can trade in their clothes for money or to get some of the store’s gently used items open today just over the line in Waltham. Plato’s Closet sent the following information:

Local teens and 20-somethings now have a place that not only puts cash back into their pockets, but sells gently-used brand-name clothing and accessories for less! With a focus on being fashion savvy and shopping smart, the new Plato’s Closet in Waltham is opening Thursday March 31 at 100 River St. River City Plaza. Plato’s Closet is part of a unique national recycling retail chain that specializes in clothing and accessories for teens and twenty-somethings.

Arsenal on the Charles

Residents Have Mixed Reaction to Latest Plans for Athenahealth’s Campus

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Athenahealth and residents met for round three of discussions about the company’s plans to redevelop its Arsenal Street headquarters Tuesday night. The company presented its modified Master Plan to redevelop it’s Arsenal On the Charles headquarters at the Coolidge School Apartments complex. The updated plan included an increased setback from the new parking garage and North Beacon Street, new pedestrian zones to increase circulation, and the elimination of 227 parking spaces from the proposed new parking garage. Michael Crowley, vice president of athenaEnvironment said that zoning requirements mandated the setback from the parking garage and the street be a minimum of 25 feet, but Athena increased the setback to a total of 88 feet. The additional space will be used to create a “pocket park,” to create a buffer between the street and the garage Crowley said.

Development

Man Who Was a Watchdog on Arsenal Mall Project is Up for Spot on Planning Board

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A man who gazed a critical eye on the proposed renovation of the Arsenal Mall has been nominated to fill an opening on the Watertown Planning Board – the group that will make decisions on that and other projects in the new Regional Mixed Use District (RMUD). Gary Shaw has been recommended as the new member of the Planning Board by Town Manager Michael Driscoll. Shaw is an architect who has worked on some major projects around New England who lives in Watertown, and he would replace Neal Corbett who stepped down from the board. Shaw, along with the other four members of the Planning Board – John Hawes, Jeffrey Brown, Linda Tuttle-Barletta and Fergal Brennock – will be interviewed by the Town Council’s Committee on Economic Development and Planning. A recommendation will then the sent to the full Council on whether to approve these appointments.

Real Estate

Check Out the Five Homes Sold This Week in Watertown

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Here are the five homes that sold this week in Watertown. $425,000 – 24 Arsenal St. Unit 3C, 3 room, 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse

$600,000 – 123 Waverley Ave. Unit 123, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$752,000 – 4 Jewett St., 2 unit, 11 total room, 5 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down multi-family home

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$469,000 – 24-26 Morse St. Unit 1, 6 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$575,000 – 62 Edgecliff Road Unit 62, 8 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

Development

Community Meeting Announced for Athenahealth Campus Renovation

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A community meeting will be held to discuss the proposed renovation of the athenahealth campus at the Arsenal on the Charles. 

The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 29 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Coolidge School Apartments, 319 Arlington St. Several new buildings have been planned, as well as a large new parking garage on the west side of the complex. This has been a sore point for nearby neighbors who said the last version included a garage that is too tall and too close to North Beacon Street. Full set of the athenahealth plans can be seen online or view in person at the Planning Office on the third floor of Town Hall from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.