Real Estate

6 Homes Sold in Watertown This Week

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Take a look at the homes that sold in Watertown this week. $232,000 – 194 Lexington St. Unit 7, 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom Low-Rise condo

$475,000 – 499 Main Street Unit 499, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom 2 Family condo

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$450,000 – 496 Mount Auburn Street, 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom, Colonial single-family home

$325,000 – 32 Duff St. Unit 32, 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom condo

$427,500 – 43 Parker St Unit 43A, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom Townhouse

$475,000 – 104 Coolidge Hill Road Unit 7, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom Townhouse

Business

Watertown New Home for Web Design, Marketing Company – Digital Impulse

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Digital Impulse, and independent web design and digital marketing agency has made Watertown its new home. The company made the move from Newton to new space in the Riverworks complex in Watertown, according to co-founders Jeff Mitchell and Andrew Kolidas. Digital Impulse was represented by Cushman Wakefield throughout the leasing process. The agency now occupies a 6,000 square feet, which is needed to accommodate an expanding staff that currently numbers 13. The company has plans for additional hires through 2014.

Development

See Preliminary Plans for the New CVS in East Watertown

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The new CVS/Pharmacy proposed for East Watertown would increase traffic in the area, and replace a gas station, the Elk’s Club and another commercial building. On Monday, Aug. 4 at 6:30 p.m., developers for the proposed CVS will hold a community meeting at the Apartments at Coolidge School, 319 Arlington St. They have filed preliminary documents about the project with the Watertown Planning Department. The store would go at the corner of Mt.

Around Town

See Winners of the Watertown Savings Bank High School Photo Contest

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A dozen high school students from high schools in and around Watertown were selected as winners in the Watertown Savings Bank 2014 High School Photo Contest. The winners were honored at an awards night held in June at the Watertown Free Public Library. The 12 winning photos will make up the 2015 Watertown Savings Bank calendar. “The Bank received 105 terrific submissions from high school students; it truly was a task to narrow it down to just 12,” according to the announcement from the bank. The winners were: First Place Winner Chris Owens, Belmont High School; Second Place Winner Jay Sullivan, The Arlington School, Belmont; Third Place Winner Paulina Romero, Newton North Hight School; Katie Goodwin, Lexington High School; Jen Mitchell, Lexington High School; Nicole Acero, Waltham High School; Emma Taylor, Belmont High School;  Aaron Schwartz, Newton North High School; Betsey Donham, Arlington High School; Bimini Horstmann, Newton South High School; Mackey Howe, Newton North High School; and Liam Shanny, Newton South High School.

Around Town

These Watertown Homes Sold in This Week

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See which homes around Watertown have sold, and how much they went for. $614,500 – 233 Warren Street, 6 bedroom, 3 bathroom, Colonial single-family home

$550,000 – 8-10 Myrtle, 2 unit, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family, Side by Side multi-family home

$370,000 – 88 Belmont Street Unit 88, 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 2 Family condo

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$736,000 – 19-21 Bates Road, 2 unit, 6 total bedroom, 2 Family home

$413,000 – 3 Repton Unit 3315, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, Mid-Rise condo

$295,000 – 327 Arlington St. Unit 3, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 3 Family condo

Around Town

Four Tufts Health Plan Employees Named YMCA Achievers

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Four Tufts Health Plan employees were honored by the YMCA for their outstanding performance in the workplace and dedication to their communities. Maria-Cecilia Coloma, Kerri O’Connor, Pamela Mobley and Tanisha Nesmith have been selected as a YMCA Achievers for 2014. YMCA Achievers were recognized at an annual gala held at the Westin Copley in Boston on May 13. “Tufts Health Plan extends our sincere congratulations to the 2014 Y Achievers who will complete a year of service mentoring and supporting young men and women as they strive to create greater opportunities for themselves,” said Lydia Greene, Tufts Health Plan’s vice president of human resources and diversity and member of the YMCA Achievers board of commissioners. “The YMCA Achiever program provides educational enrichment and career awareness activities for Greater Boston youth. “Many of these youth are left to navigate the college process by themselves and these Tufts Health Plan employees, along with many others, will help to prepare these young men and women for college and a career.

Development

Arsenal Street Hotel Gets Final Approval from Zoning Board

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Watertown will be getting a six-story hotel on Arsenal Street after the Zoning Board of Appeals approved the project Wednesday night. The 148-room hotel will be a Residence Inn by Marriott, said Bill McQuillan, the principal of developer Boylston Properties. Rooms in the hotel, which is aimed at business travelers, will cost about $175 a night, but prices fluctuate higher or lower depending on demand, McQuillan said. A number of Town Councilors applauded the project. “Some of us, including myself,  have been anxiously looking to bring a hotel to the Watertown community for the number of benefits it could bring,” said Town Council President Mark Sideris.