Real Estate

Watertown is Full of Open Houses This Weekend

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With more than 20 open houses this weekend, Watertown homebuyers have a lot of choices. $900,000 – 321 Winchester St., 8 room, 4 bedroom, 3 full bathroom, Cape single-family home, Open Houses: Saturday 11:30-1 Sunday 11:30-1

$950,000 – 10 Edgecliff Road, 2 unit, 14 total room, 5 total bedroom, 2 Family multi-family home, Open Houses: Saturday 11-12:30 Sunday 11:30-1

$389,000 – 10 Williams St. Unit 38, 3 room, 1 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 2-3:30

$519,900 – 131 Coolidge Ave. Unit 526, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 1-2:30

$809,900 – 23 Hearn St. Unit 1, 8 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full & 1 half bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 11-12:30 Sunday 11-12:30

$459,000 – 24 Appleton St.

Business

Networking Event in Watertown Hosted by Newton Needham Chamber

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The following announcement came from the Newton Needham Regional Chamber:

Make lots of new connections over coffee at our uber-popular morning networking series. A third-generation family business, Designer Bath opened its sparkling new showroom in Watertown in 2016. We’ll explore the beautiful new space while networking with Watertown neighbors and business professionals from across the region. Open to both members and nonmembers (who may attend up to 3 free events), coffee connects typically draw upwards of 50 attendees and are a great way to learn about the chamber, our members and our programs.

Event Details

Coffee Connect

Wed. Oct.

Development

LETTER: Boylston Properties Responds to End of Agreement with Town Over Arsenal Park

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A view of the planned renovation of Arsenal Park. The following letter is in response to the Sept. 11, 2019 story “Partnership Between Town, Arsenal Yards to Renovate Town Park Over Before it Began”

Editor,

I want to clear up the facts of the state of our partnership with the Town on the Arsenal Park renovation, and to also put into context the recent exchange between the Town and Boylston Properties that you detailed in your piece. Mark Reich has been a great contributor to our early progress in this hoped for partnership, but his letter to the Town was a one-sided summary of that process. As you know, we firmly believe that Arsenal Yards will be of great benefit to Watertown.

Real Estate

Watertown Has Many Open Houses to Visit This Weekend

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Watertown has more than 30 open houses to visit this weekend. $679,000 – 188 Orchard St. Unit 188, 8 room, 3 bedroom, 2 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open House: Sunday 12-2

$489,000 – 158 Langdon Ave. Unit 158, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

$449,999 – 49 Hersom St. Unit 49, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12:30-2 Sunday 11-12:30

$1,125,000 – 456 Belmont St.

Around Town

Partnership Between Town, Arsenal Yards to Renovate Town Park Over Before it Began

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An overhead view of Arsenal Park. The long red building is the Arsenal Mall, and to the left is the Commander’s Mansion and the Arsenal on the Charles complex. A public-private partnership between the Town of Watertown and the developers of Arsenal Yards, which was to speed up renovation of part of Arsenal Park, has ended, Town Manager Michael Driscoll announced Tuesday night. A disagreement over a construction management fee that Boylston wanted to charge the Town to oversee the construction was the main sticking point, according to Driscoll, who read from a letter from the Town’s attorney Mark Reich of KP Law. “Of particular concern, and the primary impetus for this letter, is the insistence of Mr. (William) McQuillan that the Town pay Boylston Properties a 5 percent construction management fee as part of the proposed public-private partnership,” the letter reads.

Development

Zoning Board Rejects Oakley Country Club’s Appeal on Wall

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The Zoning Board of Appeals recently made its ruling on this wall that was constructed on the Oakley Country Club property near Oakley and Arden roads. The Watertown Zoning Board of Appeals rejected Oakley Country Club’s appeal to reverse a decision by the Zoning Enforcement Officer that a wall built by the club near a residential area violates the Town’s zoning rules. The 10 foot high wall stretches 175 feet along an area of the perimeter of the golf course, and stands over homes on Arden and Oakley roads. The Zoning Board heard not only from representatives of the Country Club, but also from neighbors who have complaints about the wall including that it has cause flooding in the area. In April, the Town’s Department of Community Development and Planning issued a stop work order for the project because it did not have a building permit.

Development

Community Meeting Scheduled for Property Across from Town Hall

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A residential building with a commercial space on the ground floor has been proposed for 166 Main St. Developers have submitted a proposal to turn a former convenience store into a five-story residential building with a commercial space on the ground floor. The project has been proposed for the property at 166 Main St., in Watertown Square. The property is across the street from Town Hall and used to be a Tedeschi Food Shop. A community meeting will be held to provide more information and allow residents to ask questions.