Arsenal Yards

Pure Barre Holding Soft Opening in Watertown, Free Classes for Limited Time

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The following information was provided by Arsenal Yards:

Arsenal Yards announced that Pure Barre, the largest barre concept in North America, is officially opening the doors to its new studio space located at 53 Bond Street on Monday, June 21. Pure Barre delivers an effective total body workout focused on its proprietary low-impact, high intensity movements that lift and tone muscles to improve strength, agility, and flexibility for every body. The new Pure Barre studio at Arsenal Yards will celebrate with a “soft opening” from June 21 – June 27. Members-only classes will be offered Monday, June 21, through Wednesday, June 23, followed by free classes open to the community from Thursday, June 24, through Sunday, June 27. As part of the soft opening celebration, the Arsenal Yards studio is offering an unlimited membership of classes for 20% off the first three months. Anyone from the community interested in learning more or looking to try Pure Barre with a free Foundations class can email arsenalyardsgm@purebarre.com.

Real Estate

See the Open Houses Around Watertown This Weekend

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More than a dozen properties will be holding open houses in town this week. $839,000 – 96 Beechwood Ave., Single Family – Detached Victorian, 1,942 Living Area Sq. Ft. 6 Room, 3 Bedroom, 2 Full & 1 Half Bathroom, Open Houses: Friday 4-6 Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$395,000 – 15 Ralph Piteri Ter. Unit 4, Condo, 853 Living Area Sq.

Business

Celebrity Chef Opening Restaurant at Watertown’s Arsenal Yards in July

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Buttermilk & BourbonCelebrity Chef Jason Santos will open his second location of Buttermilk & Bourbon at Arsenal Yards. The menu includes buttermilk fried chicken. The following announcement was provided by Arsenal Yards:

Boylston Properties and Wilder proudly announced that they’ve leased 3,000 square feet at Watertown’s Arsenal Yards to local celebrity chef and restaurateur, Jason Santos. Following the success of Buttermilk & Bourbon in Boston’s Back Bay, the nationally-recognized chef will open his second location of the popular restaurant in the new neighborhood in mid-July 2021, bringing a taste of Southern hospitality to Watertown. The New Orleans’ inspired restaurant will be an exciting addition to the eclectic mix of offerings at Arsenal Yards, which will offer a true neighborhood experience with its more than one million square feet of retail shops, residential apartments, life science space, and a 146-room hotel when construction is completed later this year.

Development

Hearing About Future of Arsenal on the Charles, Plan for Trees on Campus Continues Monday

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Alexandria Real Estate EquitiesAn overhead view of the Arsenal on the Charles complex, with the new buildings proposed by Alexandria Real Estate Equities shown in blueish-grey. Arsenal Street runs along the top of the map, and North Beacon Street is the road the curves toward the bottom. Alexandria Real Estate Equities discussed their master plan for the Arsenal on the Charles complex at last Wednesday’s Planning Board meeting. The group will continue the discussion at a special Planning Board meeting on Monday, June 14. The group purchased the property located at 311 Arsenal St.

Real Estate

Million Dollar Home 1 of 3 Watertown Single Family Houses Sold this Week

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Three Watertown houses sold this week, with one reaching the seven-figure mark. $1,000,000 – 63 Winsor Ave., Single Family – Detached Colonial, 1,606 Living Area Sq. Ft., 7 Room, 3 Bedroom, 1 Full & 1 Half Bathroom

$725,000 – 67 Prospect St., Single Family – Detached Colonial, 3,113 Living Area Sq. Ft. (Includes Finished Basement), 7 Room, 4 Bedroom, 2 Full Bathroom

$700,000 – 153 Robbins Road, Single Family – Detached Cape, 1,463 Living Area Sq.

Development

LETTER: In Support of Modification of Plan for Arsenal on the Charles

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We would like to voice our support for the modification of the Masterplan for the Arsenal on the Charles site which was submitted by Alexandria Real Estate (ARE) to the planning Board on June 9th. 

For many reasons, we believe that the ARE submission is far superior to the current Master Plan. 

The proposal brings economic development that is consistent with Watertown’s comprehensive plan, bringing excellent job opportunities in growing fields. It features state of the art carbon reduction strategies for its buildings, aggressive targets for reducing its overall carbon footprint and increased publicly accessible open space. 

ARE has previously worked in Watertown and has a demonstrated track record as a developer that engages with neighbors and contributes to the community.  Responding to citizen concerns, ARE modified its earlier landscaping plan to address the community’s recognition of the importance of trees for a healthy environment.  The plan that was presented to the Planning Board calls for 129 more trees than are currently on the site. ARE has developed a comprehensive plan that will maintain more of the larger trees on the site, transplant some existing trees to new locations and plant many new trees, paying careful attention to selecting species most suited to the Intended use. We have seen many transformations of the Watertown Arsenal over the years.  The community had important feedback for ARE. The developer listened and responded, leading to an excellent proposal for a sustainable and attractive project that will make the thriving Arsenal property even better than it is today.