Real Estate

A Handful of Open Houses in Watertown on Memorial Day Weekend

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There are a few open houses to see for those looking for a new home in Watertown. $994,500 – 153 Russell Ave. 8 room, 4 bed, 2 bath colonial, Open House: Saturday 2-3 Sunday 11:30-12:30

$699,500 – 199 Coolidge Ave. Unit 701, 5 room, 2 bed, 2 bath mid-rise, Open Houses: Friday 11:30-1 Saturday 1:30-3 Sunday 1:30-3

$730,000 – 25-27 Springfield St., 2 unit, 12 total room, 4 total bedroom 2 family, Open House: Saturday 12:30-2:30

$539,900 – 14 Falmouth Road, 7 room, 3 bed, 1 bath colonial, Open House: Sunday 12-2

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$569,000 – 2 Townly Unit 4, 6 room, 2 bed, 1.5 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 11-1:30 Sunday 11-1:30

$569,000 – 2 Townly Unit 2, 6 room, 2 bed, 1.5 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 11-1:30 Sunday 11-1:30

Real Estate

See the Four Watertown Homes that Sold This Week

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These townhouses sold this week in Watertown. $555,000 – 39 Harrington St. Unit 39, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$361,000 – 62 Pierce Road Unit 62, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

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$620,000 – 26 Hersom St., 6 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, single-family home

$539,900 – 24-26 Morse St. Unit 2, 8 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

Real Estate

Open Houses All Over Watertown This Weekend

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Here are this week’s Watertown open houses – there are plenty to choose from. $695,000 – 125 Coolidge Ave. Unit 607, 5 room, 2 bed, 2 bath mid-rise, Open Houses: Saturday 11-12:30 Sunday 11-12:30

$539,900- 12 Chandler St., 7 room, 3 bed, 2 bath cape, Open Houses: Saturday 1-2:30 Sunday 1-2:30

$819,900 – 17 Center St. 9 room, 4 bed, 2 bath victorian, Open Houses: Saturday 1-2:30 Sunday 1-2:30

$364,900 – 60 Pierce Road Unit 60, 5 room, 2 bed, 1 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$459,000 – 199 Coolidge Ave. Unit 303, 5 room, 2 bed, 2 bath mid-rise, Open House: Saturday 1-3 p.m.

$399,000 – 44-46 Carver Road East Unit 2, 7 room, 2 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$629,000 – 46 Westminster Ave., 8 room, 4 bed, 2 bath colonial, Open House: Sunday 12-2

$749,900 – 111 Rutland, 9 room, 5 bed, 2.5 bath colonial, Open House: Sunday 12-1:30

$539,900 – 14 Falmouth Road, 7 room, 3 bed, 1 bath colonial, Open House: Saturday 1-3

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$699,000 – 39 Frank St.

Government

Town Receives Large Number of Tax Abatement Requests for 2 Family Homes

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The tax rate for two-family homes jumped up this year, and that resulted in a larger than normal number of tax abatement requests to the Town Assessor’s office. 

When the tax rates were set in November 2015, the rates for single family homes dropped 4.85 percent, the rate for two- and three-family homes went up 8.43 percent. Councilor Angeline Kounelis had previously expressed her concern about the large increase in tax rates for two-families and requested information on the abatement requests. Town Assessor Francis Golden said his officer received 61 abatement requests for two-family homes and 56 were approved. The average abatement was $56,229 off the original assessed value, with a couple properties being abated over $100,000, according to Golden’s report. The town was re-evaluated in 2016, and a representative from the Department of Revenue joined Watertown representatives on a tour of the town to look at the neighborhood grades, conditions and boundaries, Golden explained in a letter to the Town Council.

Real Estate

These 3 Watertown Homes Sold in This Week

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A two-family home and two townhouses sold this week in Watertown. $730,000 – 29-31 Ladd St. 2 unit, 10 total room, 8 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home

$800,000 – 9 Purvis St. Unit 9, 9 room, 4 bedroom, 2 full & 2 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$717,000 – 47 Quincy St. Unit 47, 8 room, 4 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

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Government

Residents Concerned About How Possible Zoning Changes Would Impact Their Homes

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More than 100 residents came out Thursday night to hear about the Residential Design Guidelines, which many said they had only recently heard about. Town Council President Mark Sideris said he would make sure people are aware of proposed changes when they come out. The meeting was held by a resident’s group, Concerned Watertown Homeowners, which formed in response to the guidelines working their way through the town government. (See the town’s Residential Design Guideline webpage here.)

The Residential Design Guidelines were first proposed by a group of residents concerned by smaller homes are being torn down and replaced with much larger homes, often two-family homes. They worried about changing the character of Watertown’s neighborhoods.

Real Estate

More Than 20 Open Houses This Weekend in Watertown

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Check out all the properties for sale around Watertown. These places are all having open houses. $850,000 – 144 Lovell Road, 10 room, 4 bed, 3 bath colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$464,500- 24 Franklin St. Unit 24, 4 room, 2 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 11-1 Sunday 11:30-1:30

$499,000 – 388 School St. Unit 388, 7 room, 2 bed, 1 bath 2/3 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$629,500 – 379 School St, 10 room, 5 bed, 3 bath colonial, Open Houses: Saturday 1:30-3:30 Sunday 2-4

$499,000 – 32 Falmouth Road, 6 room, 3 bed, 1.5 bath cape, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$349,900 – 3 Repton Cir.

Real Estate

Seven Homes Were Sold in Watertown Homes This Week

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See all the homes that sold this week in Watertown. $575,000 – 46 Spruce Unit 46, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

$515,000 – 8 Chandler St., 6 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Antique single-family home

$520,000 – 4 Locust Lane Unit 5, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 3 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

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$670,000 – 125 Evans St., 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Colonial single-family home

$575,000 – 36 Desmond Ave. Unit 36, 8 room, 3 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, condo/townhouse

$575,000 – 63-65 Parker St., 2 unit, 10 total room, 4 total bedroom, 2 Family – 2 Units Up/Down multi-family home

$585,000 – 73 Putnam St. Unit 75, 7 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, condo/townhouse