Real Estate

Two Colonials and a Cottage Among This Week’s Open Houses

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Check out the 11 open houses around Watertown this week. $375,000 – 290 Pleasant St. Unit 208, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom mid-rise condo, Open House: Saturday 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

$679,900 – 177 Common St., 4 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 2-3:30 p.m. Sunday 12-1:30 p.m.

$467,500 – 87 Watertown St. Unit 87, 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom 2 family, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday 2-4 p.m.

$569,000 – 24 Edenfield Ave., 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sunday 2-4 p.m.

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$369,000 – 16 Charles St. Unit A, 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom 2 family, Open Houses: Saturday 1-2:30 p.m. Sunday 1-2:30 p.m.

$629,000 – 21 Warwick St., 2 unit, 11 total room, 5 total bedroom, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 p.m. Sunday 12-1 p.m.

$399,900 – 251 Common St.

Business

Find Out When Food Trucks will Return to the Arsenal Project

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May means the return of food trucks to Watertown! Several will be showing up at the Arsenal Project every Wednesday. 

The Arsenal Project sent out the following announcement about the food and other fun coming this year:

The Arsenal Project is pleased to announce the return of the popular weekly food truck program, Food Truck Wednesdays, kicking off May 20. Five of Boston’s best gourmet food trucks will be rolling into the center’s parking lot this spring, summer, and fall. Food Truck Wednesdays at The Arsenal Project will offer a variety of food during lunchtime, providing a convenient, fun and delicious option for those living and working in the area. “We are thrilled to be able to bring this well-received program back to the community for another great year,” said William McQuillan, President of Boylston Properties, co-developer of The Arsenal Project.

Business

See the Winning Pictures from the Watertown Savings Photo Contest

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The winning shots have been selected in the 2015 Watertown Savings Bank Neighborhood Photo Contest. For many years, WSB has held an annual photo contest for local high school students. This year, they decided to open the competition up to amateur photographers of all ages. The bank received 120 photos were submitted from 53 different photographers and 12 winners were selected. The winning photographs will appear in WSB’s 2016 calendar, available to bank customers each December.  A panel of judges composed of WSB staff selected the winners, according to the announcement from Watertown Savings Bank.     

Boston resident Bill Damon was awarded First Place for his photo Moody Street Dam, Waltham, which will appear with December in the 2016 calendar. Damon was also awarded an Honorable Mention for Ducks in Flight, Moody Street Bridge, Waltham, which will be the February photo. Previous two-time high school photo contest winner Jay Sullivan from Newton is this year’s Second Place winner for his photo, Heron Taking Off from the Charles, which will appear with July. The August photo will be Charles River, Watertown, taken by Watertown resident Chuck Dickinson. He was awarded Third Place. Nine Honorable Mentions were also awarded to: Watertown residents Ralph Holmberg and Joe McLaughlin for their photos, Waverley Oaks, Belmont, and Beaverbrook Reservation, Belmont, appearing in the 2016 calendar in January (Holmberg) and March (McLaughlin); Lexington resident Divya Jain for Lexington Minutemen, which will appear with April; AnneMarie Reynolds of Framingham, who will have her photo Early Morning Charles River Walk, Waltham in the June spot; Waltham residents Emma Magliarditi and Shouvik Gangopadhyay for their photos Leaves and Ladders and Cemetery in Autumn, which will appear with September and October respectively; Eleanor Kharasch of Newton, for her photo Fisherman, which will appear with November; and Mariah LaVache of Woburn, for her photo Watertown Fire Department, which will appear with May.  
The winning photos will also be featured on the digital screens in all WSB branch lobbies throughout the summer. For more information, please call WSB’s marketing office at 617-928-2336.

Design Guidelines

Planning Board OKs Design Standards, Debates Which Projects it Should Cover

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The Planning Board gave its endorsement to Watertown’s design standards and guidelines, but made some changes to what size residential projects the to apply the new rules for what can be built in town. Thursday evening, the Planning Board held the second public hearing on the design standards, and voted 3-0 to approve the new rules. Members of the town’s Planning Department made some changes to the original proposal which was discussed on March 31 (click here to see the new draft). One of the proposed changes was to a apply the rules to residential projects of 10 units or more. The original proposal called for applying the rules to projects of four units or more.

Real Estate

Two Townhouses and a Colonial House Sold This Week

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This week a townhouse condo in the near westside of Watertown sold. 

$715,000 – 220 Edenfield avenue Unit 1, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 3 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo

$789,000 – 11 Elton Ave., 8 room, 5 bedroom, 2 full & 2 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home

$351,000 – 56 Duff Street Unit 56, 6 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Townhouse condo

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Real Estate

Seven Single-Family Homes for Sale in Watertown This Week

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There are 16 open houses around Watertown this weekend, check them out. $419,000 – 7 Ellen Terrace, 3 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom ranch, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30 a.m.- 1 p.m. Sunday 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

$419,000 – 53 Bromfield St., 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom ranch, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday 2-4 p.m.

$835,000 – 334-336 School St., 2 unit, 14 total room, 8 total bedroom, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 p.m. Sunday 1:30-3:30 p.m.

$495,000 – 3 Repton Cir. Unit 3210, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom mid-rise condo, Open Houses: Saturday 11 a.m.-1 p.m Sunday 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

$319,900 – 253 Sycamore St. Unit 253, 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom 2 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 p.m. Sunday 2-3:30 p.m.

$750,000 – 35 Bennett Road, 4 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 p.m. Sunday 12-1:30 p.m.

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$379,000 – 170 Main St Unit 203, 2 bed, 2f 0h bath mid-rise condo, Open Houses:
Saturday 12-1 p.m. Sunday 12-1 p.m.

$415,000 – 38 Chauncey St. Unit A, 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom 2 family, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30 p.m.

$719,900 – 5 Winter St.

Business

Watertown Savings Bank Names New Vice President

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Watertown Savings Bank (WSB) Chief Executive Officer Ronald Dean is pleased to announce that Sandy M. Penchansky has been promoted to Vice President at Watertown Savings Bank, according to an announcement from the bank. Since 2007, Penchansky has been the Financial Advisor for Infinex Investments, Inc., located at WSB. The Bank introduced investment services to its customers through Infinex Financial Group in 2005. Infinex Financial Group, a broker-dealer based out of Connecticut and Virginia, is the largest bank-owned provider of investment and insurance products and services for community banks in New England. Infinex was created nearly 20 years ago by community banks; works primarily with community banks; and specializes in retirement, education and wealth transfer strategies for bank customers. Working with individuals and small businesses, Penchansky helps modify or design various portfolios, set up retirement plans, or identify insurance needs. Investment and insurance products and services are offered through INFINEX INVESTMENTS, INC. Member FINRA/SIPC. Infinex and the bank are not affiliated, according to the announcement.

Development

Residents Invited to Learn About Proposed Eastside Hotel

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A community meeting will be held to give the latest update on the hotel proposed to go on Elm Street on the Eastside of Watertown. Elm Hospitality LLC will host the presentation and discussion of the revised project design for the new hotel proposed to be built at the former Atlantic Battery Site at 80 Elm St., Watertown. The meeting will he held on May 7, 2015 starting at 7 p.m. at the Coolidge School Apartments Function Room, 319 Arlington St. in Watertown. When developers made the first presentation for the hotel in January, they said it would have 102 rooms and would be an “upper, mid-range” hotel.