Business

Chamber’s Spring Breakfast Features Monster.com Founder, Non-Profit Panel

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The Charles River Regional Chamber’s Spring Business Breakfast will be on Friday, May 15, 7-9:30 a.m. at the Sheraton Needham. See details in the announcement from the Chamber, below. The Spring Business Breakfast is our annual May gathering of 200+ business, nonprofit, and civic leaders from across Newton, Needham, Watertown, Wellesley, Brookline and the broader region. This year’s keynote speaker is Needham High grad Jeff Taylor, a serial entrepreneur best known as the founder of Monster.com — one of the earliest internet companies to transform the job search. As founder and CEO of Boomband, he’s building the replacement: an AI-native talent marketplace that ditches the static resume in favor of dynamic “Dossiers” designed to put human discovery back at the center of hiring.

Real Estate

30 Open Houses in Watertown This Weekend

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The Watertown real estate market continues to buzz with tons of properties hosting tours this weekend. 164 Galen St. APT 15, $379,900, 2 bedroom 1 bathroom 950 sq. ft. Condo, Friday, April 17 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM Sunday, April 19 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM

652 Belmont St., $1,890,000, 6 bedroom 4 bathroom 3,137 sq.

Business

Watertown Community STEM Night Returns to the Middle School

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The showcase of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) in the Watertown Public Schools, along with people and businesses in the city that work in those sectors, returns to Watertown Middle School on April 29. See more details in the announcement from the organizers, below. Mark your calendars, Watertown! On Wednesday, April 29th, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM, Watertown Middle School is transforming into a hub of innovation, curiosity, and local talent for the 2nd Annual Community STEM Night, presented by the Watertown Business Coalition and Watertown Public Schools! Whether you’re a student with a passion for coding, a parent curious about what’s happening in our classrooms, or a resident interested in the booming life science sector in our backyard, this is an evening you won’t want to miss.

Real Estate

Busy Weekend on the Watertown Real Estate Market

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Home buyers have more than 30 open houses to choose from in Watertown this weekend. 125 Grove St. #125, $829,000, 3 bedroom 3 bathroom 2,130 sq. ft. Townhouse, Open houses: Friday, April 10 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Saturday, April 11 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM Sunday, April 12 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

69 Capitol St., $1,185,000, 4 bedroom 2 bathroom 2,267 sq.

Development

Draft Plan for Watertown Sq. Project Had 2 Options; Both Have Multi-Story Garage, 247 Housing Units & a Park

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A view of the area proposed to be redeveloped in Watertown Square, including the parking lot behind CVS, Baptist Walk, and some privately owned parcels. (City of Watertown)

Detailed plans for redeveloping Watertown’s Municipal Parking Lot in Watertown Square, behind CVS, are included in the City’s draft plan for the Demonstration Project. The 163-page document outlines two options, both of which include a multi-story parking garage, a multi-story residential building (both with retail on the ground floor), and a public green space. City Manager George Proakis gave an overview of the redevelopment of the lot, which would require buying or taking by eminent domain of several properties, at a packed meeting in the Watertown Free Public Library. The presentation did not include many details, however the draft plan includes a ream of information about the options, the cost, and the timeline.

Development

City Releases Detailed Draft of the Watertown Square Redevelopment Proposal

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Following Monday’s public roll out of the Demonstration Project, on Wednesday the City of Watertown released the detailed, 163-page draft of the redevelopment project proposed to go on the parking lot behind CVS in Watertown Square. See the announcement from the City, below. Read the Demonstration Project Plan Draft

The City of Watertown has officially released the drafted Watertown Square Demonstration Project Plan for the community to engage with, ask questions, and provide comments. The Demonstration Project lays out a series of strategies, methods, and techniques that chiefly aim to eliminate blight in a given area by offering a new, improved opportunity for development. The area that the Demonstration Project focused on is the public parking lot behind CVS near Watertown Square and a series of the surrounding parcels between Spring Street, Summer Street, and Church Street. We encourage those interested to watch the presentation given by City Manager George Proakis on April 6, 2026, introducing the plan and giving a detailed overview of what is possible in that area of the Square. The Demonstration Project is the first step in a greater Revitalization Plan, which is a legal process, regulated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, that communities undertake to investigate an area and determine the development potential of parcels and the steps required to implement the redevelopment vision.