Real Estate

Lots of Open Houses Around Watertown on Veterans Day Weekend

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Homebuyers have plenty of properties to visit this weekend around town. $425,000 – 32 Duff St. Unit 32, 6 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse, Open House: Saturday 11:30-1 Sunday 11:30-1

$289,900 – 38 Carey Ave. Unit 2, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom low-rise, Open House: Friday 5-6:30

$765,000 – 12 Paul St., 8 room, 4 bedroom, 3 full bathroom, Cape single-family home, Open House: Sunday 12-1:45

$825,000 – 51 Keenan St. Unit 51, 8 room, 3 bedroom, 3 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open House: Saturday 1-3

$699,000 – 980 Belmont St., 8 room, 4 bedroom, 3 full bathroom, Split Entry single-family home, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30

$1,350,000 – 307 Mt Auburn St.

Arsenal Yards

First New Store Opens at Arsenal Yards, Others Coming Soon

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Employees celebrate the opening of The Gap Factory store at Arsenal Yards. The Gap Factory store officially opened for business in Watertown on Wednesday morning. It is the first new store to open, or in this case, re-open, at Arsenal Yards. The Gap Factory had been one of the tenants of the old Arsenal Mall. The store joins Marshalls, which remained open during construction, as places available for shoppers to visit in the redevelopment of the old mall.

Real Estate

More Than a Dozen Homes Sold in Watertown This Week

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Five two-family homes were some of home sales around Watertown this week. $480,000 – 158 Langdon Ave. Unit 158, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$900,000 – 11 Hill St., 2 unit, 14 total room, 6 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down multi-family home

$760,000 – 238 Palfrey St., 2 unit, 12 total room, 7 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home

$750,000 – 60-62 Putnam St. 2 unit, 14 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home

$855,000 – 91-93 Watertown St., 2 unit, 16 total room, 6 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home

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$910,000 – 25-27 Kondazian St., 2 unit, 11 total room, 5 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home

$260,000 – 26 Carey Ave. Unit 3, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Low-Rise condo/townhouse

$372,500 – 10 Williams St.

Real Estate

Check Out the Open Houses Around Watertown This Week

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Plenty of choices for home owners in Watertown this week. $775,000 – 53 Maple St. 9 room, 5 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Victorian single-family home Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$639,000 – 10 Rose Ave. Unit 10, 6 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 2 half bathroom townhouse, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30

$499,000 – 27 Grandview Ave. Unit 27, 7 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 1:30-3 Sunday 11-12:30

$1,350,000 – 307 Mt.

40B Project

Watertown Asserts It Has Met Affordable Housing Goals, Can Prevent 40B Projects

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Watertown officials believe they have found a seldom used way to meet the state’s affordable housing requirements, which would mean developers could not build high-density residential projects without having to go through the town’s normal zoning rules. The state law made to encourage the creation of affordable housing, often called Chapter 40B or just 40B, requires towns with less than 10 percent of its housing units that are officially designated as affordable units to allow projects with 20 percent or more affordable units to be approved in a streamlined process. Meeting the requirement is known as reaching “safe harbor.” Watertown has not reached the 10 percent threshold. There is, however, a second method to reach safe harbor, which is having 1.5 percent or more of a community’s land devoted to affordable housing.

Around Town

Watertown Business Coalition Hosting Social Event to Create Local Connections

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The Charles River from Watertown Square

A new group seeking to form connections between local businesses and entrepreneurs will host a social event in November. The Watertown Business Coalition will hold the event on Thursday, Nov. 21 at Donahue’s Bar & Grill. The group was started by a group of people doing business in Watertown and town residents looking to make local connections, and to support and strengthen the Watertown business community. The Watertown Business Coalition invites the following groups to the social event:

All in the Watertown Business CommunityWatertown Residents who own a business in or out of townEntrepreneurs seeking Networking OpportunitiesFormer Members of Watertown-Belmont Chamber of CommerceThose looking to connect with business owners in Watertown

WHEN: Thursday, Nov.

Real Estate

Eight Watertown Homes Sold This Week

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Watertown had eight homes sell this week, see details below. $630,000 – 55 Buick St.. 7 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, single-family home

$610,000 – 197 Highland Ave., 8 room, 3 bedroom, 3 full bathroom, Cape single-family home

$1,125,000 – 128 Barnard Ave., 11 room, 4 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home

$597,500 – 224 N Beacon St. Unit 2, 8 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

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$775,000 – 9 Chandler St. Unit 9, 10 room, 4 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$727,500 – 56 Bartlett St.