Around Town

More Than a Dozen Open Houses to Visit in Watertown This Weekend

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Plenty of open houses to choose from in Watertown this week. $600,000 – 24 Morse Unit 1, Condo – 2/3 Family, 1,262 Living Area Sq. Ft., 6 Room, 2 Bedroom, 1 Full & 1 Half Bathroom, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$489,000 – 8 Phillips St U:2, Condo, 1,132 Living Area Sq. Ft., 5 Room, 3 Bedroom, 1 Full Bathroom, Open House: Saturday 11-12:30

$485,000 – 40 Bigelow Ave. Unit 19, Condo – Low-Rise, 765 Living Area Sq.

Development

Zoning for Central Business District Changed to Allow Labs, Light Industry in Historic Buildings

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The Town Council approved a change to Watertown’s Zoning Ordinance that would allow life science labs as well as light industrial uses in the downtown area near Watertown Square, but only in structures built 84 years ago or before. The amendment was proposed by Berkeley Investments, the new owners of the building now occupied by Sasaki at 64 Pleasant St., which plans to create life science lab space and preserve the historic mill building, said Assistant Town Manager Steve Magoon. The Zoning amendment changes allowable uses for structures built before the Zoning Ordinance was adopted in 1937, and would allow light industry, non-nuisance manufacturing, laboratory/research, and renewable research. It only applies to the Central Business (CB) zone, which is around Watertown Square. The uses would be allowed by right in the qualifying buildings under 4,000 sq.

Arsenal Yards

Roche Bros. Packs Many Offerings in a Smaller Grocery Space at Arsenal Yards

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Roche Bros. opened in Watertown’s Arsenal Yards on April 9. Watertown’s newest grocery option has opened at Arsenal Yards, and packs a wide variety of produce, prepared food and made-to-order items into a smaller space than a typical supermarket. Roche Bros. officially opened April 9, and features a deli, bakery, a cheese shop, butcher, floral section, cafe and more, said Arther Ackles, Vice President of Merchandising for Roche Bros.

Real Estate

A Dozen Open Houses to Visit in Watertown This Weekend

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Check out this week’s Watertown open houses. $749,000 – 67 Prospect St., Single Family – Detached Colonial, 2,060 Living Area Sq. Ft., 7 Room, 4 Bedroom, 2 Full Bathroom, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1 Sunday 12-1 $485,000 – 290 Pleasant St. Unit 206, Condo, 950 Living Area Sq. Ft., 2 Room, 1 Bedroom, 1 Full Bathroom, Open House: Saturday 1-2 Sunday 1-2

$630,000 – 3 Repton Pl.

Real Estate

A Pair of Watertown Homes Sold This Week

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Check out the two homes that sold this week in Watertown. $1,499,000 – 87 Summer St. Unit 87A, Condo – Townhouse, 3,045 Living Area Sq. Ft., 13 Room, 3 Bedroom, 3 Full & 1 Half Bathroom

$363,000 – 121 Warren St. Unit 4, Condo – Low-Rise, 600 Living Area Sq.

Real Estate

Several Open Houses in Watertown to Visit This Week

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See the homes having open houses over the weekend in Watertown. $930,000 – 105 Holt St., Single Family – Detached Colonial, 1,990 Living Area Sq. Ft., 7 Room, 3 Bedroom, 3 Full & 1 Half Bathroom, Open Houses: Saturday 12-3 Sunday 1-2:30

$975,000 – 134 Cypress St., Multi-family Home – 2 Family – 2 Units Side by Side, 4,400 Living Area Sq. Ft., 2 Units, 18 Total Rooms, 6 Total Bedrooms, Open House: Saturday 12-3

$699,900 – 53 Duff St., Single Family – Detached Cape, 1,650 Living Area Sq. Ft., 6 Room, 3 Bedroom, 2 Full Bathroom, Open House: Saturday 12-1:30

$539,900 – 131 Coolidge Ave.

Business

Zoning Board Approves Marijuana Dispensary’s New Home; Questions Parking at Proposed Biotech Building

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An illustration of the renovation of the former Monro Muffler at 390 Arsenal St. into the new home of Ethos Cannabis. The Zoning Board of Appeals approved the new location for Watertown’s first marijuana dispensary, and also that meeting a decision on a proposed project on Elm Street was not settled because of questions about whether it has enough parking for the biotech labs it would house. Natural Selections, which operates Ethos Cannabis, needs to find a new home because the current site — 23 Elm St. — has been sold and would be replaced by the biotech building that also came in front of the Zoning Board on March 26.