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Welcome to Centers and Squares
As a Cambridge real estate agent, the city squares of Cambridge, Somerville and Medford and the town centers of Arlington, Watertown and Belmont, Massachusetts are my home turf. And as a lifelong New Englander who’s lived within twenty miles of Boston most of my life, I can introduce you to other nearby towns as we search for your new home. If you’re planning to sell your home in Cambridge, MA or nearby you’ll find plenty of info about the home selling process here too. Questions? Send me an email or call me at 617-504-1737.
35 Pemberton Street Cambridge Condos
Condos at 35 Pemberton St Cambridge
35 Pemberton Street Cambridge is an eight-unit condo building in North Cambridge. Designed in 1916 by Cambridge architect Charles Herbert Bartlett, the building was converted to condos in 1998.
Pemberton is a pretty residential street with a nice mix of turn-of-the-century houses and multi-families. There are public tennis courts on Pemberton Street, a branch of the Cambridge Public Library nearby on Rindge Ave, and the shops and restaurants of Mass Ave are around the corner. It’s an easy walk to Davis Square or Porter Square.
35 Pemberton Street Condos Feature:
- Two-bedroom, one bath condos, 925 – 1004 sq.ft
- Four story building
- Hardwood floors
- Porch
- Parking
- Professionally managed
- Heat and hot water included in the condo fee
- Pet friendly
- Laundry and storage in the basement
35 Pemberton St Cambridge Real Estate Sales
- A 1004 sq.ft 3rd floor condo sold for $409,000 in 2009
- A 925 sq.ft. 1st floor condo sold for $375,000 in 2009
If there are condos for sale in the building they’ll appear below. Click on the small photo for more information and additional photographs.
Info about sales at 35 Pemberton Street, Cambridge, MA 0214o from MLSpin.
Widener Library at Harvard Before the Digital Days
The front page article in the Boston Globe on Monday about digitization efforts at Harvard’s libraries caught my eye. Before I became a real estate agent in Cambridge I was an archivist. As a lifelong lover of all things on paper I shudder at the thought of the venerable Harvard libraries going down the digital path in lieu of paper.
The article does give me a good excuse though to share another postcard find from the Brimfield flea market. I love this 1915 view of students studying in Widener Library, the year it opened. My photo of the card doesn’t do the detail justice. The large reading room is filled with students – all male – reading, many with their hat on the table beside them.
Vintage postcard of Widener Library at Harvard in 1915 the year it opened
If you want to read about the impact on the historical record when libraries ditch paper be sure to check out Nicholson Baker’s book Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper. As much as I’m tempted to link that title to Amazon I’m resisting since I’m also a fan of bookstores and libraries. Visit one today!
22 Line St Somerville Condos
22 Line Street Somerville Townhouses
22 Line St Somerville Condos The five townhouses at 22 Line Street were built in 2002.
I’m embarrassed to admit that it took me a while to realize that Line Street is actually the Cambridge / Somerville line – buildings on one side of the street are in Cambridge, on the other – Somerville.
Line Street runs between Cambridge Street and Kirkland. At one end you’re close to Inman Square, Cambridge Hospital and Youville Hospital. At the other end you’ll find Kirkland Village with Savenor’s Market and several places to grab a bite to eat. Union Square’s not far away and it’s an easy walk to Harvard Square.
Somerville and Cambridge real estate buyers looking for a spacious townhouse with every modern amenity will find lots to like at 22 Line Street.
22 Line Street Somerville Condos Feature:
- Four level townhouses
- 2161 – 2961 sq.ft.
- 3- 4 bedrooms
- 2.5 – 3 baths including a master bath
- Open layout
- Patio and balcony
- In-unit laundry
- Central air conditioning
- Garage parking
- Granite counters and stainless steel appliances in the kitchen
22 Line St Somerville Real Estate Sales
The most recent sale in the complex was a three-bedroom, three bath townhouse that sold for $890,000 in Oct. 2009.
If there are townhouses available in the complex they’ll appear below. Click on the small photo for additional photographs and more information.
The Line Street Condominiums are located at 22 Line Street, Somerville, MA 02143.
Margaret Fuller – Born in Cambridge 200 Years Ago Today
Margaret Fuller lived briefly at 42 Brattle Street Cambridge
Today is the 200th anniversary of Margaret Fuller’s birth. Fuller was born in Cambridge on May 23, 1810. Her birthplace at 71 Cherry Street still stands. Margaret Fuller was a noted feminist, author, editor and Transcendentalist.
Today 71 Cherry Street is a National Historic Landmark. The house was built by Margaret’s father, Timothy Fuller in 1807. In 1902 one of the earliest settlement houses in the US was started here, the Margaret Fuller House, serving the immigrant community in the city.
Now known as the Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House, the organization recently completed a restoration of the Fuller birthplace. Neighborhood services provided here include daycare and summer programs, an emergency food pantry and a computer lab.
For a brief time, Fuller and her family lived at 42 Brattle Street in Harvard Square. The Brattle House, now owned by the Cambridge Center for Adult Ed, was built in 1727 and named for General William Brattle who owned the house at the time of the Revolutionary War.
Margaret Fuller died in 1850 in a ship wreck off Fire Island. Though her body was never recovered there is a Fuller memorial at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge.
The Margaret Fuller birthplace is at 71 Cherry Street, Cambridge MA 02139. Fuller and her family lived at 42 Brattle Street, Cambridge MA 02138 from 1831 to 1833.
Vintage View of Atherton Street in Somerville
Vintage View of Atherton Street in Somerville Recently I spent the good part of a day searching through 1000s of vintage postcards at the Brimfield Flea Market. If you’ve never been to Brimfield you’re in for a treat. This small town turns into a massive antique mart three times a year – in May, July and September.
My destination was the postcard hall, however, so I missed the craziness of the fields filled with booths and collectors from around the world. Instead I spent hours flipping through boxes of postcards with views of the towns and cities in Centers and Squares territory – Arlington, Belmont, Cambridge, Medford, Somerville and Watertown. I found some great cards and will share some of my favorites here.
Early View of Atherton Street in Somerville Massachusetts
This postcard is a view of one of Somerville’s most well known buildings – the Round House on Atherton Street. I have several other views of the Round House but this was a card I hadn’t seen before.
The image includes the Carr School across the street. But what I really love about the card is that it shows another of my favorite buildings – the Round House’s next door neighbor – the mansard house at 40 Atherton Street on the left side of the card. I’m a big fan of mansards and this one has a particularly appealing profile. Here’s what the house looks likes now:
Mansard house on Atherton Street Somerville MA
What fun it would be to have a century-old postcard view of your own house! If you live in an older house someday you just might stumble across one of these vintage views of your home.
15 Trowbridge St Cambridge MA – Cambridge Condos
15 Trowbridge St Cambridge Mass
15 Trowbridge Street, Cambridge MA This handsome Cambridge condo building is located right around the corner from the stretch of Mass Ave that runs between Harvard Square and Central Square. Cambridge real estate buyers will appreciate the easy access to the T and to the many restaurants, pubs and shops nearby.
15 Trowbridge St Cambridge – History
15 Trowbridge St was originally built in 1899 as a three-story six-unit apartment building. It was one of many Cambridge buildings of the period designed by Boston architect John Hasty.
Some of the other Hasty buildings in Cambridge that are now condominiums include the Newport Road condos, the Washingtonian at Washington Ave and Linnaean Streets, and The Lowell at 33 Lexington Ave.
The six large apartments were eventually split and today there are twelve units in the building plus an additional unit in the lower level. After many years as rentals, in 2005 the apartments were converted to condominiums and sold.
15 Trowbridge Street Condo Features
When 15 Trowbridge was converted the building systems were updated but the condominiums were sold in unrenovated condition. Many owners have subsequently renovated their condos.
- One and two-bedroom condos
- 550 – 955 sq. ft.
- High ceilings
- Wood floors
- Some units have a back porch
- Large common back yard
- Basement laundry and storage
- Most units have a parking space in a lot one block away on Ellery Street
Recent Cambridge Real Estate Sales at 15 Trowbridge St
The most recent sale in the building was in 2009 when a two-bedroom condo with an updated bath and a back porch sold for $412,000.
If condos are available in the building they’ll appear below. Click on the small photo for additional photographs and more information.
Looking for a condo in Cambridge? I’ve been a Cambridge real estate agent for ten years and would be delighted to help you find your next home. Call me at 617-504-1737 or send me an email and tell me what’s on your real estate wish list.
Cambridgeport Trolley on Brookline Street?
Cambridgeport Trolley on Brookline Street? They’re repaving Brookline Street in Cambridgeport (where aren’t they repaving lately?) and it’s an opportunity for an interesting look at what lies beneath the blacktop.
If you happened to drive or walk by while the work was underway you got a look at the old street covering. It seems that Brookline Street was paved with brick at one time.
What lies beneath Brookline Street in Cambridge
Even more unexpectedly it seems that perhaps there was a trolley line running down the streets. Here’s a photo of the tracks that have just been pulled out and placed at the left of the street by the sidewalk.
Pulling out trolley tracks on Brookline Street in Cambridgeport
I can’t find anything about a trolley line on Brookline Street. My family lived at the end of the street for eighty or so years and I meant to ask my dad if he remembers a trolley. Anybody know the story?
33 Lexington Ave Cambridge – The Lowell
The Lowell at 33 Lexington Ave, Cambridge MA
33 Lexington Avenue in Cambridge – The Lowell – is today a seven-unit condo building.
Lexington Avenue is a pretty residential side street in West Cambridge that runs between Brattle Street and Huron Avenue and extends to Fresh Pond Parkway. The shops and restaurants in Huron Village are nearby.
33 Lexington Ave Cambridge – History
This handsome three-story building was designed by Boston architect John Hasty in 1900. Hasty designed many Cambridge buildings that are now condominiums including 18 Centre Street, 88 Hancock Street, the Newport Road condos, and the Washingtonian.
Originally built with six large units, the building, with the addition of a unit on the lower level, was converted to seven condos in 1990.
33 Lexington Ave Condos- The Lowell – Features:
- Six large condos – 1952 – 2013 sq.ft.
- Two side-to-side units per floor
- 884 sq.ft. condo on the lower level
- Two to four bedrooms
- Larger units have two baths
- Fireplace in larger units
- Most have porches
- Period detail
- On street parking
Sales at 33 Lexington Ave Cambridge
The most recent sale at 33 Lexington was in 2005 when the smaller unit sold for $374,000. The last sale of a larger unit was in 2000 when a condo on the second floor sold for $602,500.
If there’s a condo for sale at 33 Lexington Avenue it will appear below. Click on the small photo for more photographs and additional info.
Looking for a condo in Cambridge? I’d be delighted to help you with your search. I’ve been working with buyers and sellers in Cambridge for ten years and can be reached at 617-504-1737.
The Lowell Condos are located at 33 Lexington Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138.
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