Real Estate

Watertown Has More Than a Dozen Open Houses This Weekend

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Check out all the open houses around town this week. 

$879,000 – 274 Palfrey St. Unit 2, 6 room, 3 bed, 2.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$595,000 – 210 Belmont St. Unit 14, 5 room, 2 bed, 2.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$819,000 – 77 Union St., 2 unit, 12 total room, 5 total bedroom 2 family, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30-1:30 Sunday 12-2

$419,900 – 111 Pleasant St. Unit 17, 4 room, 2 bed, 2 bath mid-rise, Open House: Sunday 11-1

$694,900 – 30 Katherine Road, 7 room, 3 bed, 1.5 bath bungalow, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$469,000 – 16 Broadway St. Unit 16, 7 room, 3 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

Sponsored by:

$419,900 – 62 Hall St.

Development

LETTER: Neighbors Say Athenahealth ‘Can Do Better’ With Construction, Parking, Lights

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Dear Athena,

Have to say, we are wondering when Athenahealth is going to live up to their last few years of lip service about being good neighbors and communicating with the town. Since garage construction was recently approved, right now would seem to be a good time to start sending notices in the mail, opening up a webpage, and sharing contact info for community concerns about construction issues. Searching through all related documents and emails, we could find only one person to contact. Apologies, Mark Blair for sending our first email only to you, but we had no other contact information. Please forward to other appropriate contacts at Athena.

Business

Watertown Savings Kicks Off Voting for 21st Annual Customer Choice Awards

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Watertown Savings Bank (WSB) CEO Ron Dean is pleased to announce that voting is now open in the Bank’s 21st Annual Customer Choice Awards. Through this program $75,000 is distributed among local non-profits according to how bank customers vote. “The Bank is extremely proud of the Customer Choice Awards because of how many organizations are helped,” Dean said. “Our employees look forward to the awards night each year, to learn about all of the good work being done in our communities.”

How do the Customer Choice Awards work: Anyone with a Watertown Savings Bank account may vote. Every customer will receive a ballot with their monthly statements in November (or will be mailed a ballot directly).

Real Estate

A Quartet of Watertown Homes Sold This Week

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These two home sold in Watertown this week. $193,000 – 20 Riverside St. Unit 1-6, 2 room, 0 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, condo/townhouse

$510,000 – 37 Jefferson Ave., 11 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Ranch single-family home

Sponsored by:

$447,500 – 131 Coolidge Ave. Unit 125, 6 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, High-Rise condo/townhouse

$510,000 – 19 Highland Ave. Unit 19, 8 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, condo/townhouse

Arsenal Mall

Developers Show Plans for Renovating Arsenal Mall, Residents Say Project is Too Big

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After more than a year of planning developers presented their vision for the renovation of the Arsenal Mall to the Planning Board, but some residents said the proposal would be too big for Watertown. The major overhaul of the mall would remove some portions of the current mall, leave the historic buildings and adds new buildings. The project calls for 503 units of housing, some of which would be in a 12-story residential building. Three of the new buildings planned to go in the current front parking lot would have retail on the bottom floor and four or five stories of housing on top. Some of the new features include a movie theater and possibly a bowling alley.

Real Estate

Two Million Dollar Real Estate Listings in Watertown This Week

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There are dozens of open houses this week, including two for more than $1 million. $639,000 – 22 Waltham St., 8 room, 3 bed, 1.5 bath colonial, Open House: Sunday 1-3

$619,000 – 60 Forest St. Unit 60, 7 room, 3 bed, 2.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30-1 Sunday 11:30-1

$799,000 – 11 Olney St., 7 room, 4 bed, 2.5 bath victorian, Open Houses: Saturday 10:30-12 Sunday 10:30-12

$1,625,000 – 18 Winsor Ave., 10 room, 4 bed, 3.5 bath victorian, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$419,000 – 36 Edgecliff Road Unit 1, 6 room, 3 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open House: Sunday 12-2

Sponsored by:

$429,900 – 111 Pleasant St. Unit 17, 4 room, 2 bed, 2 bath mid-rise, Open House: Sunday 11-1

$609,999 – 37 Edenfield Ave., 6 room, 3 bed, 1.5 bath cape, Open House: Sunday 12-2

$499,000 – 12 Oakland St., 6 room, 3 bed, 2 bath ranch, Open House: Sunday 11:30-12:30

$879,900 – 111 Watertown St. Unit 111, 9 room, 4 bed, 3.5 bath townhouse, Open House: Sunday 11-1

$539,000 – 44 Gilbert St., 6 room, 3 bed, 1.5 bath colonial, Open House: Sunday 1-2:30

$409,900 – 116 Walnut St.

Development

Planning Board Will Hear Arsenal Mall Renovation Plans Thursday

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The long awaited plans for the renovation of the Arsenal Mall will be presented to the Watertown Planning Board on Thursday night at 7 p.m. in Town Hall. 

While the master plan will be presented by developers from Boyslton Properties, Planning Board Chairman John Hawes said the staff report will not be completed by Thursday. The Planning Department’s report will presented at a future Planning Board meeting and a vote can happen then. There will be opportunity for the public to comment on the plans, said Assistant Town Manager Steve Magoon. Because the project sits in the recently created Regional Mixed Use District (RMUD) the Planning Board gives the final approval for the master pan. Most projects need approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals.

Affordable Housing

Planning Board Supports Increasing Affordable Housing Requirements for New Developments

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The Planning Board voted to support a zoning change that would require developers building medium and large housing projects in Watertown to include more affordable housing. 

Last Thursday, the Planning Board discussed the zoning amendment and voted unanimously to recommend that the Town Council adopt the changes. The proposal was brought to the Town Council by the Watertown Housing Partnership. It was considered first by the Economic Development and Planning Subcommittee and then by the full Council, before being sent to the Planning Board to sign off on it, said Andrea Adams, senior planner in the Watertown Community Development and Planning Department. The town has a requirement that projects of 6 more units have 12.5 percent of units be rented or sold at an affordable rate. When the Town Council approved the Regional Mixed Use District (RMUD) for the section of east Arsenal Street earlier this year, the affordable housing requirement was increased to 15 percent for that area, Adams said.