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Heroic Brutalism and the Lincoln House and Studio

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Modern Mass

Posted in Ben Thompson, brutalist, Cambridge Seven Associates, Carl Koch, Design Research, Earl Flansburgh, Ezra Stoller, Five Fields, Hugh Stubbins, Jane Thompson, Josep Lluís Sert, Josep Lluis Sert, Kallman and McKinnell, Le Corbusier, Lexington, lincoln, Marcel Breuer, Paul Rudolph, Roche-Dinkeloo, Saarinen, Six Moon Hill, Snake Hill, TAC, Techbuilt, Walter Gropius On

In 2015 I attended a talk given by a couple of the authors of Heroic: Concrete Architecture and the New Boston, which had just been published. The insight of the authors was so keen and their presentation so impressive that I naturally purchased a copy at the event. It is truly a hefty tome, more…

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Market Reports

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Modern Mass

Posted in Arlington, Bedford, Lexington, lincoln, Market Report, Market Updates, Waltham On

It’s a good time of year in the real estate calendar to reflect on market conditions. Looking at the below reports (click to enlarge any of them), some of the standout numbers for single family home sales: Inventory in Massachusetts statewide is up 12.35% over the 12th of December last year. Closed sales were down…

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Bill on Studio 360

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Modern Mass

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Every once in a while, the day job and night job collide. Usually it is when someone walks into an open house and does a double take. “Hey, aren’t you the guy….?’ Studio 360 on Public Radio International (PRI) were nice enough to put together this nice little story about how one artist balances work,…

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Always Worth a Reminder — We Sell All Sorts of Real Estate

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Modern Mass

Posted in Buyer Agency, Marketing, Mid-Century Modern, modernism, Traditional On

We sell all kinds of residential real estate: old; new; traditional; condos; multi-families; large Victorians; tiny Capes; Colonials; and yes, Mid-Century Modern. But sometimes we have to remind people that less than half of our overall sales (over $40 million annually) come from Modern homes. As we say over at the About page, the ModernMass…

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Jackie Gleason’s UFO For Sale

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Modern Mass

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According to the site toptenrealestatedeals.com, Jackie Gleason “designed and built” this home, the “Mother Ship,” and …. a guest house named the ‘Scout Ship,’ a round storage building, and two swimming pools, all of which were completed in 1959. It was part studio, part home, and part party house. It was also where he housed his…

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