Business

New Furniture Showroom Offers Items from Around the Globe

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Watertown has a new place to find home furnishings from around the world with the opening of Mohr & McPherson on Pleasant Street. The company sent out the following announcement:

Mohr & McPherson, New England’s leader in Global Furnishings, has recently opened a new showroom at 604 Pleasant St. in Watertown. The showroom will feature a selection of imported carpets, colorful handmade accent pieces, poufs, accessories and gifts, spiritual and folk art from around the world and organic sculptural live-edge tables and free-form vine sculptures from Thailand, priced affordably. Visiting Mohr & McPherson is like visiting a museum where you can take everything home.

Real Estate

Five Homes Sold in Watertown This Week, See Them Here

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One home sold this week in Watertown, see the details here! $680,000 – 494 Belmont St., 8 room, 4 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home

$738,000 – 41 Katherine Road, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Colonial single-family

$401,500 – 40-42 Maplewood St. Unit 40, 6 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

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$450,000 – 51 Dexter Ave. Unit 51, 6 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$407,000 – 3 Repton Cir. Unit 3113, 4 room, 1 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Low-Rise condo/townhouse

Development

Residents Share Ideas for Small Park on Irving Street

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Residents told developers of the half-acre park on Irving Street that they would like to see a nice green space where they can get outside, relax and perhaps play ball with their little kids. 

Representatives from Greystar, which is building the Elan apartment and retail complex at Arsenal and Irving streets, gathered ideas during the first of two meetings held to help design the small park. The park would be owned and run by the developers of the complex. Landscape architect Blair Hines of Blair Hines Design Associates, said the park is quite small. It could fit one full-sized basketball court, but he said that would likely not be the right use of the land. It sits across from the new apartments, and near existing homes on Irving Street.

Real Estate

Dozens of Open Houses to Look at in Watertown This Week

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After a break for the Fourth of July weekend, the Watertown real estate market is back with gusto. $639,000 – 324 Mount Auburn St. Unit 2, 7 room, 4 bed, 2 bath townhouse, Open House: Sunday 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

$599,000 – 324 Mount Auburn St. Unit 1, 7 room, 3 bed, 2 bath townhouse, Open House: Sunday 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

$379,900 – 48 Bigelow Ave. Unit 11, 5 room, 2 bed, 2 bath garden, Open Houses: Saturday 1:30-3 p.m. Sunday 1:30-3 p.m.

$379,000 – 56 Gleason St., 5 room, 2 bed, 1 bath cape, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

$739,000 – 55-57 Cypress St., 2 unit, 13 total room, 7 total bedroom 2 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 p.m. Sunday 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m

$314,500 – 30 Duff St.

Real Estate

Four Homes Sold in Watertown This Week, See Them Here

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See the four homes that sold in Watertown this week. $560,000 – 24 Edenfield Ave., 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Colonial single-family home

$305,000 – 153 Boylston St. Unit 3, 3 room, 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

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$630,000 – 612 Belmont St., 9 room, 4 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home

$603,500 – 154 Dexter Ave. Unit 1, 8 room, 4 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo

Development

Design Standards and Guidelines Get Final Approval With Some Dissent

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After more than nine months of work, Watertown’s new Design Standards and Guidelines have been approved, but not without some concerns. Before Watertown began working on the design guidelines and standards, developers only really knew what they could not build on a piece of land, said Assistant Town Manager and Community Development and Planning Director Steve Magoon. The standards and guidelines were one of the recommendations of the town’s Comprehensive Plan, passed last week. They were also the result of a push for something to deal with the development boom in town. The new standards and guidelines will give developers an idea of what the town would like the project to look like, said David Gamble, the town’s consultant in drawing up the standards and guidelines.

Business

Hundreds of Tufts Employees Volunteer Around Watertown

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Nearly 220 Tufts Health Plan employees demonstrated with their actions that community matters during the company’s annual volunteer day. Embodying Tufts Health Plan’s mission to improve the health and wellness of the diverse communities it serves, teams set out to clean and beautify three Watertown landmarks, made cards for the elderly, and helped homeless and low-income children get new clothes and toys. “Our employees are generous in giving of their time, treasure and talent to support the communities where they live, work and play,” said Nora Moreno Cargie, Tufts Health Plan Foundation president and Tufts Health Plan vice president of corporate citizenship. “We’re committed to magnifying their passions and commitment through these efforts especially our Corporate Volunteer Day.”

“Employee volunteering is at the heart of our Corporate Citizenship program, and it’s clear from testimonials and surveys that employees appreciate the chance to give back to their communities,” said Stacey Mann, Tufts Health Plan’s enterprise manager for corporate citizenship. Corporate Volunteer Day service projects included:

Sprucing up and planting spring and summer perennials at The Old Burying Place in Watertown
Painting a retaining wall and railing in Watertown’s Coolidge Square in preparation for a public art mural students and residents will paint involving Watertown High School
Scraping and painting the water feature and removing debris at Filippello Park in Watertown
Making “Happy Summer” cards for elderly Meals on Wheels recipients through Ethos
Inspecting and sorting donations, stocking shelves and compiling packages for Brighton-based Cradles to Crayons