Real Estate

Flurry of Activity in Watertown Real Estate Market – See the Open Houses

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Watertown has more than a dozen open houses to choose from this weekend. $339,900 – 4 Repton Cir. Unit 4409, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom garden condo, Handicap Access/Equipped, Open House: Sunday 12-2 p.m.

$525,000 – 669 Main St. Watertown, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom colonial, Open House: Sunday 1-3 p.m.

$599,900 – 125 Coolidge Ave. Unit 204, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom mid-rise condo, Open House: Sunday 12-2 p.m.

$839,000 – 11-13 Lyons Court, 2 unit, 10 total room, 4 total bedroom, Open House: Sunday 12-2 p.m.

Sponsored by:

$324,900 – 28 Ladd St.

Government

Council Debates How Watertown Can Have a Voice in the 2024 Olympics

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If Boston hosts the 2024 Olympics, one of the biggest events on earth will take place just minutes away from Watertown, but right now the town is not on the list of towns participating in the planning. The Town Council wants to change that, but disagreed on how to do so. On Tuesday, the Town Council discussed whether to create a committee to plan for the Olympics and fight to get Watertown a voice in decisions being made about the Olympics. Councilor Tony Palomba, who first proposed the Ad Hoc Watertown Olympic Committee, said some of the events could be as close as Harvard University, and if they come he hopes Watertown can benefit from the games. “The fact that Watertown is such a unique place could be marketed to benefit us economically,” Palomba said.

Business

Mix 104.1 DJs Grab a Bite with Listeners at Watertown Restaurant

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About 20 lucky Mix 104.1 listeners got the chance to dine with DJs Fast Freddy and Gregg Daniels at Not Your Average Joe’s in Watertown. Tuesday’s meal was part of the “Meet Me for Lunch” series put on by Mix 104.1. Along with Gregg and Freddy, the lucky listeners also got to meet co-host of their afternoon show, Amanda Giles. “We like get together with listeners in small groups,” Freddy said. Gregg added, “We do a lot of big events, it is nice to see people up close and hang out.

Business

New Assisted Living Center Opens in Watertown Square

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More than 200 people gathered at The Residence at Watertown Square Wednesday evening to celebrate the Grand Opening of Watertown’s newest assisted living and memory care community for seniors.  Watertown-area officials and residents, staff associates, Watertown Square community residents and LCB Senior Living staff joined in celebration, culminating in a ribbon-cutting ceremony, according to the announcement from LCB Senior Living. The Residence at Watertown Square, located at the corner of Spring and Summer streets, is a unique community, offering seniors a unique combination of sophisticated city living and access to the area’s many resources and attractions. The community includes 90 Independent, Assisted and Memory Care Living apartments. Independent Living residents at the community will have their own apartment with kitchenette and bath, along with the peace of mind of 24-hour security, three gourmet meals prepared and served restaurant style on-site, available laundry and cleaning services, a full activities program, building and grounds maintenance, and a host of optional services. Assisted Living residents will have all of the above, along with assistance with the activities of daily living, including dressing, bathing medication reminders, and other services.

Business

Watertown Moving Company Sponsoring Special Olympics Athlete

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Special Olympics Massachusetts athlete Amanda Church is one of only seven athletes representing Massachusetts and the United States at the Special Olympics World Games this year. Olympia Moving & Storage will be sponsoring Amanda and her trip to the 2015 World Games. World Games will be the largest sporting event in 2015, featuring over 7,000 athletes from 177 countries. The Games begin July 25th in Los Angeles, according to the announcement sent out by Olympia. Amanda has been competing with Special Olympics since 1998. She has won numerous gold medals and was inducted into the Special Olympics Massachusetts Hall of Fame in 2012.

Real Estate

Three Homes in Watertown Sold This Week, See Details Here

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Three homes in Watertown’s sold this week, see the details below. $569,900 – 87-89 Edenfield Ave., 2 unit, 10 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home

$695,000 – 114 Forest St. Unit 114, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse

Sponsored by:

$580,000 – 14-14A Charles St., 2 unit, 12 total room, 6 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down multi-family home

Development

Developer, School Collaborate to Make Grove Street Project Approvable

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The first time developers of the former GE Ionics Building on Grove Street came to the Planning Board they met loud opposition because the plan had hundreds of cars exiting onto a residential street, but they worked with their neighbor – the Atrium School – to come up with a solution. Wednesday night, Cresset Grove LLC presented a new plan that would have all cars from the 135,000 square foot office building come and and leave via Grove Street. The agreement became official just the night before the Planning Board meeting when the Atrium School School Committee approved the new plan, said Ed Nardi, president of the Cresset Group. The driveway for the Grove Street project was too narrow to allow cars to enter and exit, so they had to ask the school if they could share their driveway. Silvia Nerssessian, an Atrium parent and chair of the School Committee, said the school was pleased with the outcome, too.

Development

Most of Town Council Seeks Tweeks in New Pleasant Street Zoning

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The majority of Town Council liked most of the proposed changes to the Pleasant Street Corridor District zoning, but wanted time to think about some of the details. The lone councilor who wanted to pass the changes at Tuesday night’s special meeting was Westside Town Councilor Ken Woodland, whose district includes most of the Pleasant Street area. The area – most of Pleasant Street and side streets off that street – has uniform zoning created to encourage the redevelopment of unused and underused industrial buildings. The change was made in 2008, but the development that resulted has been almost all large residential complexes. The biggest change in the proposed new Pleasant Street Corridor District into three different zones:

PSCD-1 continues to allow the existing mixture of residential, retail, and/or industrial uses
PSCD-2 would allow a maximum of 25 percent of the square footage to be residential
PSCD-3 would allow only retail, commercial, and light industrial uses with no residential allowed

A large portion of the PSCD-3 zoning will be along the river in the southwest corner of the district.