Centers And Squares
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.
393 Broadway – Mid-Cambridge Condos
393 Broadway Cambridge - Mid-Cambridge Condos
393 Broadway – Mid-Cambridge Condos 393 Broadway – “The Highland” – is a very charming Mid-Cambridge condo building at the corner of Broadway and Highland Avenue.
It’s an easy walk to Harvard Square, Central Square or Inman Square from 393 Broadway – take your pick! The 68 bus stops out front and heads to Harvard Square in one direction and Kendall Square in the other.
393 Broadway Cambridge – History
393 Broadway was built in 1931 as the Highland Apartments. In 1977 the building was converted to condos.
393 Broadway Cambridge Condos Features
- 32 units on four floors
- Studios, one and two-bedroom condos
- 444 – 854 sq.ft.
- Elevator building
- Hardwood floors
- Crown moldings
- Spacious foyers
- Resident super
- On street parking
- Heat and hot water included in condo fee
- Common laundry and storage in the basement
- Common roof deck with Boston skyline views
393 Broadway Cambridge Real Estate Sales
The most recent sale in the building was a a 599 sq.ft one-bedroom on the first floor that sold for $280,000 in 2009.
In 2008 a 742 sq.ft. four-room one-bedroom condo on the third floor sold for $345,000.
If condos are available in the building they’ll appear below. Click on the small photo for more information and additional photographs.
The Highland is located at 393 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139.
Windows On Water In Arlington
Windows On Water In Arlington
Windows On Water In Arlington Didn’t learn enough about local water during Blog Action Day?
On Thursday you’re invited to attend Windows On Water – an evening event in Arlington all about water and water sustainability in Arlington.
Sponsored by Sustainable Arlington and Arlington EcoFest, the event will include displays, discussion, short films, refreshments and door prizes.
Massachusetts State Rep Will Brownsberger and Arlington Selectman Clarissa Rowe are participating.
Windows on Water is scheduled for Thursday, October 21, 2010 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm at 27 Maple Street, Arlington, MA.
Arsenal Park Condos – Watertown MA
Arsenal Park Condos - Watertown, MA
The Arsenal Park Condos in Watertown, MA offer condo buyers modern townhouses adjacent to the park and shops in the Watertown Arsenal complex.
The complex abuts the beautiful 13 acre Arsenal Park. Here you’ll find walking trails, tennis courts, barbecue grills, picnic tables, softball and soccer fields, views of the Charles River and more.
Arsenal Park condo owners will enjoy easy access to Storrow Drive, Boston and Cambridge.
Arsenal Park Condos History
The Watertown Arsenal opened in 1816. The original twelve buildings, set on forty acres next to the Charles River, were designed by architect Alexander Parris who later designed Quincy Market. Over the years, from the Civil War to the World Wars, the Arsenal continued to expand.
The Army ceased operations at the Arsenal in 1968. In the ensuing years, buildings were converted to office, commercial and residential space. The Arsenal complex now includes the Arsenal Mall, apartments, condominiums, the Arsenal Center for the Arts, restaurants, a health club, day care center, and office space for a variety of companies, and an expansive park.
In the mid 1980s the Arsenal Park Condos opened with 36 condos in a combination of renovated old buildings and newly constructed brick townhouses designed to blend in with the original Arsenal buildings.
Arsenal Park Condos Features
- Multi-level townhouse style condos
- Most are two-bedroom, two-bath condos
- Garage or outside parking
- Guest parking
- Fireplace
- In-unit laundry
- Central air conditioning
- Some bedrooms have cathedral ceilings
- Deck or patio
- Pet friendly
Arsenal Park Condos Real Estate Sales
The most recent sales of Arsenal Park condos have been units in the original 1816 building.
- An 1100 sq.ft. two-bedroom with two outdoor parking spaces sold for $385,000 in 2009
- A one-bedroom with one outdoor parking space sold for $280,000 in 2010
Watertown Condos For Sale Under $500,000
Flu Shots – Flu Shot Clinics in Cambridge, Arlington, Somerville and Watertown
Flu Shots – Flu Shot Clinics in Cambridge, Arlington, Somerville and Watertown Flu season is approaching and local cities and towns are offering free or low cost flu shots.
Wondering where do I get a flu shot? Check out the schedules for flu clinics in Cambridge, Somerville, Arlington and Watertown. Influenza can knock you back for days, even weeks – and who wants that?!
Cambridge Free Flu Shots
Cambridge, MA offers a number of flu clinics beginning at the end of October. Flu shots are free for Cambridge residents (age three and older) but seniors are encouraged to bring their Medicare card so Medicare can be billed. Recorded info about the flu shot clinics is available at 617-665-3855 or check out the schedule for more information.
Free Flu Vaccine Clinics in Somerville
Somerville residents over the age of two can get a free flu shot at flu clinics offered through January. Residents can call 311 for more info or check the flu clinic schedule. Residents who have a Medicare card are asked to bring it with them.
Flu Shots In Arlington
Arlingtonresidents without Medicare or participating insurance company coverage have to pay $10 for a flu shot at one of the flu clinics scheduled in Arlington. Pneumonia shots will also be available for residents age 65 and older. You can get more information by calling the flu hotline at 781-316-3413 or on the Arlington town website.
Free Flu Shots In Watertown
Watertown is holding a number of free flu shot clinics. People are encouraged to bring their Medicare or insurance card. Check the schedule for details – clinics are offered for different age groups.
616 – 624 Boston Ave Medford – Condos Near Ball Square
Boston Ave Condos Medford Near Ball Square
616 – 624 Boston Ave Medford – Condos Near Ball Square The Powderhouse Square Condos are located at 616, 618, 620, 622 and 624 Boston Avenue, Medford. Located just down the street from the restaurants and conveniences of Ball Square in Somerville, the condos are an affordable option near Davis Square and Tufts University.
The back of the building abuts the West Medford commuter rail line. The Green Line extension is planned to run along these tracks with a T station close by at Ball Square. Service is projected to begin in 2015.
616-624 Boston Ave Medford Condos Feature
- Built in 1987
- 54 two-bedroom, two-bath condos
- Approx. 1000 sq.ft.
- Master bath
- Central air conditioning
- In-unit laundry
- Garage or off-street parking
- Deck or patio
- Professionally managed
- Pet friendly
616-624 Boston Ave Medford Real Estate Sales
- A 3rd floor condo with two garage space at 616 Boston Ave sold for $285,000 in 2009
- A 3rd floor condo with one garage space at 618 Boston Ave sold for $290,000 in 2009
- A 3rd floor condo with one garage space at 622 Boston Ave sold for $292,900 in 2009
- A first floor condo with one garage and one outdoor parking space sold for $292,500 in 2010
Available units on Boston Ave – at Powderhouse Square Condos or elsewhere on Boston Avenue in Medford will appear below. Click on the small photo for more info and additional photos.
The Powderhouse Square Condos are located at 616 Boston Ave, 618 Boston Ave, 620 Boston Ave, 622 Boston Ave and 622 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA 02155
Cambridge Tap Water
Cambridge Tap Water - Delicious at a Fraction of the Cost
Cambridge Tap Water Today is Blog Action Day 2010 and the topic is WATER. Thousands of bloggers all over the world are posting today about water – water pollution, water scarcity, water issues of all sorts. I’m focusing on one of my pet peeves – bottled water in the land of top notch tap water.
I have to confess – “bottled water” has become my short hand for gullibility, the decline and fall of the US, or for societal stupidity. We are fortunate to live in an area with delicious water available straight from the tap. The idea of paying soda prices for tap water boggles my mind.
Mind boggling it is – while many people around the world don’t have access to clean drinking water, Americans are lining the pockets of corporations, filling landfills with plastic bottles, and abetting companies who mine ground water in rural communities and consume enormous amounts of energy to transport bottled water and manufacture plastic bottles.
It doesn’t have to be this way. And certainly not in Cambridge or nearby towns.
Most towns in our area get their water from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority – the MWRA. MWRA water is piped from the Quabbin and Wachusett Reservoirs in Central Massachusetts.
Cambridge is the exception locally. Cambridge has its own water supply. That’s why, earlier this year when a boil-water order was issued (and I’m here to tell you even that water, unboiled, was just fine) for several days Cambridge tap water was exempt.
Cambridge tap water comes from reservoirs at Fresh Pond, Stony Brook in Weston and Waltham, and Hobbs Brook which spans parts of Lincoln, Lexington, Waltham and Weston.
Delicious, drinkable water – right from the faucet or the bubbler. Hurrah! Have a drink – or eight – today.
Cambridge Real Estate Sales Over One Million
Brattle Street House Sold for $3,882,000 in 2010
Cambridge Real Estate Sales Over One Million
Lately the buzz around the office has been that the high end of the real estate market in Cambridge has been doing well.
Turns out that Cambridge real estate sales data backs that up.
2010 Cambridge High End Home Sales To date In 2010:
- 42 single family houses have sold for prices of $1,000,000 or more
- These houses sold for $1M to $4,250,000
- 14 houses sold for more than two million
- 7 of these houses sold for more than $2.5 million
There’s definitely been an uptick at the top end of the Cambridge real estate market. At this time last year:
- 26 single family homes had sold for more than $1,000,000
- Sales prices ranged from $1,013,000 to $3,910,000
- 10 houses had sold for more than two million
- 5 of these were for sale prices over $2.5 million
By comparison, in 2005 there were 56 Cambridge real estate sales of single family houses over one million at this point, 13 of them for more than $2 million.
Conventional wisdom is that the upper end of the real estate market recovers first so it’s good to see the energy in the $1M+ range.
22 Centre Street Cambridge – Stanwood at Dana Hill Condos
The Stanwood at Dana Hill 22 Centre Street Cambridge
22 Centre Street Cambridge MA – Stanwood at Dana Hill Condos The Stanwood at Dana Hill is a nine-unit condo building very close to Central Square. Centre Street is one long block, paralleling Mass Ave between Hancock and Dana Streets. It’s just a block to the shops and restaurants on Mass Ave with Central Square and MIT in one direction and Harvard Square in the other.
History of 22 Centre Street Cambridge MA
22 Centre Street was designed by Cambridge architect Charles H. Bartlett in 1915. Bartlett designed dozens of Cambridge buildings over the course of some thirty years beginning in the 1890s. Other Bartlett buildings, now condos, include 35 Pemberton Street, 213 Harvard Street, 171 – 175 Hancock Street, and The Calvert, down the block at 7-71/2 Centre Street.
Originally built as the Stanwood Apartments, the building was renovated and converted to condominiums in 2007.
Features of Condos at The Stanwood at Dana Hill
- Two-bedroom and three-bedroom condos
- 1013 – 1287 sq.ft.
- Renovated kitchens with maple cabinets and granite counters
- Stainless steel appliances by Bosch, Fisher Paykel and Siemens
- In-unit washer/dryer hookups
- Heat and hot water included in the condo fee
- One parking space
- Basement storage
- Professionally managed
- Pet friendly
22 Centre Street Cambridge MA Real Estate Sales
In 2010 a 1032 sq.ft. two-bedroom condo sold for $549,000. This fall a 1220 sq.ft. three-bedroom was listed for $589,000 and went under agreement almost immediately.
If condos are available in the building they’ll appear below. Click on the small photo for more information and additional photographs.
The Stanwood at Dana Hill is located at 22 Centre Street, Cambridge MA 02139.
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