Development

Monday’s RMUD Hearing Cancelled, New Date Set to Discuss Zoning Changes

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{Note: The date and location of the RMUD meeting has been changed}

The much discussed Regional Mixed Use District zoning changes that would impact the area near the two malls will not be voted on until March at the earliest. The snow cancelled the RMUD hearing in front of the Town Council scheduled for Monday night. Town officials announced that a new joint public hearing on the RMUD Text and Map Amendment will be held with the Planning Board and Town Council on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 starting at 6 p.m. in the Watertown High School Auditorium, 50 Columbia Street, Watertown.

Business

See the Winners of the Watertown Savings Customer Choice Awards

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Watertown Savings Bank announced the winners of the Customer Choice Awards, and who will receive a share of the $85,000. Watertown Savings released the following announcement:

Voting in this year’s Customer Choice Awards reached a record high! We had just over 7,000 customers vote. Over 300 different organizations had votes, but only the non-profits that received at least 70 votes made the list of this year’s winners.  Click “full story” to see an alphabetical list of the winners. The awards night is scheduled for April 5.

Real Estate

Four Watertown Homes Were Purchased This Week

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A town house a duplex and two condos in two-family homes sold this week in Watertown. $525,000 – 92 Cypress St. Unit 90, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$790,000 – 38-40 Whites Ave., 2 unit, 12 total room, 6 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Side by Side multi-family home

Sponsored by:

$630,000 – 263 Boylston St., 2 unit, 11 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down multi-family home

$670,000 – 259 Boylston St. 2 unit, 11 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down multi-family home

Real Estate

Several Watertown Properties Hosting Open Houses This Weekend

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The Watertown real estate market continues to add new properties in the depths of winter. $539,000 – 14 Brimmer St. Unit 14, 7 room, 2 bed, 2.5 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

$849,000 – 9 Purvis St. Unit 9, 9 room, 4 bed, 2 full 2 half bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Sunday 12-1:30 p.m.

$849,000 – 7 Purvis St. Unit 7, 9 room, 4 bed, 2 full 2 half bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Sunday 12-1:30 p.m.

$479,900 – 9 George St.

Development

RMUD Ready for Public Hearing After Subcommittee Votes on Amendments

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The Regional Mixed Use District proposal is ready for the Town Council to weigh and vote next week after a subcommittee finished wading through dozens of proposed amendments on Tuesday night. The proposal would majorly overhaul of the zoning rules for the area near the east end of Arsenal Street, including the town’s two malls, along with other properties on Arsenal Street, plus parts of Elm Street and Coolidge Avenue. Basically, it would change the zoning form industrial to mixed use, which allows for residential, commercial and office project. Tuesday, the Economic Development and Planning Subcommittee finished its fourth meeting reviewing the proposal and debating which amendments to the zoning to recommend be adopted by the full Town Council. On Monday, Feb.

Boylston Properties

Subcommittee Supports Tall Building at End of Arsenal Street in RMUD

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The details of the proposed Regional Mixed Use District, or RMUD, were hashed out by a Town Council subcommittee, and councilors voted to allow the possibility of a tall building being built on top of what is now the Miller’s Ale House. The vote came from the Economic Development and Planning Committee, which met Thursday to continue to make their recommendations for possible amendments to the proposed major zoning change. The full Town Council will discuss and vote on the RMUD at a meeting scheduled for Monday, Feb. 8 at 6:30 p.m. in Town Hall. The possibility of building a building of 10 stories or even higher is one of the most controversial parts of the zoning proposal.

Around Town

Local Business Donates Storm Windows on Historical Society House

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The Historical Society of Watertown recently received a dozen storm windows donated by a local business. The Historical Society sent out the following announcement:

Thanks to a generous donation from Stormtite on Belmont Street in Watertown, the 1772 Edmund Fowle House, headquarters of the Historical Society of Watertown, now has 12 storm windows installed on the newer, 1870s section of the house. Having them should not only save on heating bills in the winter, but this summer, the screen section (an improvement over the collapsible screens we have been using) will help eliminate the flying visitors we have become accustomed to in the past. And as you know, insects are a threat to our historic collections. The Society’s goal is to install storm windows on the entire house.