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

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$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

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$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

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$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

Real Estate

Plenty of Options for Home Buyers This Weekend in Watertown

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Take a look at this weeks open houses around town. $440,000 – 181 Lexington St. Unit 181, 6 room, 2 bed, 1f 0h bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 2-3:30

$599,900 – 26-28 Rose Ave., 2 unit, 12 total room, 6 total bedroom, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$569,000 – 9 Westland Road Unit 2, 7 room, 3 bed, 2 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$630,000 – 349 School St., 7 room, 4 bed, 1.5 bath colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 2-3 Sunday 1-2

$424,900 – 119 Spruce St. Unit 1, 6 room, 2 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Friday 5-6 Saturday 2-3:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$675,000 – 11 Hersom St. Unit 2, 6 room, 3 bed, 2.5 bath, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

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$749,000 – 124 Riverside St., 7 room, 3 bed, 1.5 bath colonial, Open House: Sunday 12-2

$635,000 – 19 Wilmot St., 8 room, 4 bed, 1.5 bath, Open House: Sunday 12-2

$719,000 – 14 Spruce St.

Arsenal on the Charles

Master Plan for Renovating the Arsenal on the Charles Approved

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A plan put forward by the owners of the Arsenal on the Charles complex to add several buildings and increase the number of employees was approved by the Planning Board Monday night. 

The board unanimously supported the plan, but before any building can be built, the owners – athenahealth – must come back for approval of that each of the plan. Additions include several office buildings, new retail space, a restaurant, more open space including a pocket park and a new glass roof over the spaces between the long “finger buildings” east of the Arsenal Center for the Arts building. (Read more about the plan here). The company purchased the complex, between Arsenal and North Beacon streets, from Harvard University in 2013. Soon after planning started to renovate the complex to make expand the headquarters of the company.

Business

Baseball Hall of Fame Award Winner to Wear Suit from Watertown

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Legendary Boston sportswriter Dan Shaughnessey will be honored at this year’s Baseball Hall of Fame ceremonies, and will do so decked out in a suit made in Watertown. 

The Boston Globe columnist will receive the J.G. Taylor Spink Award on July 23. He will receive the award at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, N.Y. While he hails from Newton, Shaughnessey gets his clothing at Eastern Clothing of Watertown. “Dan has been a friend and customer at Eastern Clothing for many years and we are proud that he will be wearing one of our suits while being honored for the 2016 J.G Taylor Spink Award,” said John M. Airasian, who co-owns the business with his father, John S. Airasian. “He will be joining unbelievable company in the world of baseball writing with this well deserved award. We wish him continued success on his remarkable 35 year career.”

Development

Town Houses Proposed to Go on Watertown Masonic Temple Site

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A community meeting will be held to discuss plans to redevelop the Masonic Temple on Church Street and put townhouses on the site. Petitioner PNG, LLC will host the meeting on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 7 p.m. in the Community Room in the Watertown Police Station, 552 Main St. Before the project is built a special permit must be approved. The plan calls for building five townhouses in two buildings on the Masonic Center at 32 Church St. (across from First Parish Church) which sits on a 17,685 square foot lot.

Real Estate

Several Watertown Home Sold This Week, See More Here

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The Watertown housing market remains hot this summer, with eight sales this week alone. $365,000 – 3 Repton Cir. Unit 3209, 3 room, 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse

$266,000 – 133 Warren Unit 1, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, condo/townhouse

$675,500 – 22 Irving St. Unit 1, 13 room, 4 bedroom, 4 full bathroom, Detached condo/townhouse

$500,000 – 4 Repton Cir. Unit 4114, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, condo/townhouse

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$305,000 – 99 Pleasant St.