Real Estate

Four Home Sold in Watertown this Week

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Check out the quartet of homes that sold in Watertown this week. $775,000 – 28 Rutland St., 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Cape single-family home

$915,000 – 43-45 Prentiss St.,2 unit, 12 total room, 5 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home

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$850,000 – 33-35 York Ave., 2 unit, 12 total room, 6 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home

$630,000 – 48 Springfield St. Unit 48, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

Real Estate

Watertown Has Dozens of Open Houses to Visit This Week

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The Watertown real estate market is busy this week, with dozens of open houses over the weekend. $449,900 – 32 Whites Ave. Unit F3305, 3 room, 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, High-Rise condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$669,900 – 34 Desmond Ave. Unit 34. 9 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse Open Houses: Saturday 11:30-1:30 Sunday 11:30-1:30

$659,000 – 699 Main St., 6 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Colonial single-family home Open House: Sunday 12-2

$569,000 – 42 Buick St., 6 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Cape single-family home Open Houses: Saturday 11-1:30 Sunday 1-2:30

$719,000 – 33 Eliot St.

Arsenal Yards

Council Has Mixed Views on Requesting More Liquor License, Most Eyed by Arsenal Yards

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The Town Council voted to send a request to the State Legislature to allow Watertown to have 15 more liquor licenses, most of which would be taken up by tenants in the Arsenal Yards development. But the vote was not unanimous. The request for the additional licenses came from the developers of the retail/residential/office project at the former Arsenal Mall. Town Council President Mark Sideris said the situation is not unlike the project at Assembly Row in Somerville. “The project became much more than they thought it would be,” Sideris said.

Community Development

Council Questions Staffing Level of Planning Department With All the Development in Town

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Watertown’s Town Hall. With all the development going on in Watertown, and some recent controversial projects, the Town Council wondered whether the Community Development and Planning Department has the enough staff to handle it all. The questions were posed to Director of the Community Development and Planning Department (DCDP) and Assistant Town Manager Steve Magoon during the department’s budget hearing on Monday night. Development

Development has increased year after year over the past several years, and last year was the busiest, Magoon said. His department dealt with a record high 1,396 permits in 2018, up from 1,167 in 2017.

Real Estate

See the Five Homes that Sold in Watertown This Week

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Five homes sold in Watertown this week. $305,000 – 109 Warren St. Unit 10, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Low-Rise condo/townhouse

$485,000 – 91 Evans St., 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Cape single-family home

$550,000 – 33 Bromfield St. Unit 33, 5 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Half-Duplex condo/townhouse

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$835,000 – 22-24 Maplewood, 2 unit, 11 total room, 6 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home

$860,000 – 294 Common St., 8 room, 4 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home

Real Estate

Many, Many Open Houses Around Watertown This Week

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See all the open houses to visit this weekend in Watertown. $1,099,900 – 67 Chestnut St. Unit 67, 8 room, 4 bedroom, 3 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse Open Houses: Saturday 12- 1:30 Sunday 11:30-1

$599,900 – 3 Repton Place Unit 3210, 7 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse Open Houses: Saturday 11-1 Sunday 1-3

$700,000 – 125 Coolidge Unit 204, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Garden condo/townhouse Open House: Saturday 11-1

$869,000 – 17 Standish Road, 8 room, 4 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home Open House: Saturday 11:30-1

$625,000 – 133 Madison Ave., 7 room, 4 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, Cape single-family home Open Houses: Saturday 1-2:30 Sunday 11:30-1:30

$700,000 – 50 Watertown St. Unit 604, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, High-Rise condo/townhouse Open House: Saturday 12:30-2

$949,000 – 11 Hill St., 2 unit, 14 total room, 6 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down multi-family home, Open House: Saturday 12:30

$779,000 – 23 Waverley Unit 23, 6 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$749,000 – 21 Waverley Unit 21, 5 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$649,000 – 246 Boylston St. Unit 246,f 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse Open House: Saturday 12:30-2 Sunday 12:30-2

$497,500 – 42 Maplewood St.

Business

Watertown Parking Report Recommends New Meter Technology, Changes in Fees

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A parking consultant recommends replacing Watertown’s current parking meters with “smart” meters that offer a range of payment options. Watertown needs to make some major changes to its parking prices and rules in Watertown Square and Coolidge Square to improve the parking situation in these key business districts, said consultants who studied the Town’s parking situation. The report came after two public input meetings, and observations of how full parking spaces are in and around Watertown Square and Coolidge Square. The presentation was made during a public meeting Tuesday night at the Watertown Free Public Library. Watertown Senior Transportation Planner Laura Wiener said the goal is to make the areas more vibrant and attractive places for people to shop, dine and hang out.

Business

Major Property on Galen Street in Watertown Sold

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The property where the the Colonial Buick/GMC dealer had been locate had been sold to a developer. The lot is located at 66 Galen St. in Watertown, just across the bridge from Watertown Square and next to the MBTA bus depot. The property was sold to the Boston Development group for $7 million, according to a story on NEREJ.com. The developers are interested in building a 100,000 sq.