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All Posts in Category: Lexington

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Bauhaus, Belmont, boston, Carl Koch, compton, Conantum, Concord, Deck House, Dick Morehouse, Five Fields, Frank Lloyd Wright, Gropius House, Henry Hoover, Historic New England, House Tour, Ira Rakatansky, Lexington, lincoln, Mid-Century Modern, MIT, New York Times, Peacock Farm, Preservation, Six Moon Hill, Snake Hill, TAC, Techbuilt, Turning Mill, Video, Walter Gropius, Walter Pierce On Feb 24, 2020

With the help of Alex Loer, we have a new video overview of the history of midcentury-modern architecture and neighborhoods in Boston’s western suburbs.  

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The Rise of the Radical Suburbs: Book Excerpt

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Books, Ezra Stoller, Five Fields, Jean Fletcher, Lexington, Sally Harkness, Six Moon Hill, TAC, Walter Gropius On May 04, 2019

A buyer of one of our listings was kind enough to pass along this excerpt of what promises to be a fascinating book, from Architect: the Journal of the American Institute of Architects.  

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Heroic Brutalism and the Lincoln House and Studio

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Ben Thompson, brutalist, Cambridge Seven Associates, Carl Koch, Design Research, Earl Flansburgh, Ezra Stoller, Five Fields, Hugh Stubbins, Jane Thompson, Josep Lluis Sert, Josep Lluís 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 Dec 27, 2018

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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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Arlington, Bedford, Lexington, lincoln, Market Report, Market Updates, Waltham On Dec 13, 2018

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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Informal Video Tour of 100 Pleasant

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Carl Koch, homes for sale, Lexington, Listings, Techbuilt, Video On May 19, 2018
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New Peacock Farm Listing

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Buyer Agency, Henry Hoover, Lexington, Listings, Mid-Century Modern, Peacock Farm On Apr 25, 2018

New listing in Peacock Farm with another brokerage from out of town. $908k. On a cul de sac. We would be happy to arrange a private showing as buyer agents. 4 BR, 3 BA, 2480 s.f. on half acre lot on a cul de sac. Designed by Walter Pierce with an addition by Henry Hoover….

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House Visit to a Special Property

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Buyer Agency, Lexington, Marcus Gleysteen Architects, New construction On Apr 04, 2018

Here are a few snapshots we took at our house visit to this fabulous newly constructed home, one of two designed by Marcus Gleysteen Architects and built into the hillside on the back of Meriam Hill, on Grant Street. This one is on the market for $3.85 million and listed by Barrett Sotheby’s Real Estate. We…

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Light-Filled Peacock Farm Style

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Green and White, Lexington, Listings, Mid-Century Modern, Peacock Farm, Pleasant Brook, Walter Pierce On Oct 12, 2017

9 Mason Street, Lexington Offered at $899,000 (Sold for $908,000) Click any photo to enlarge and view as a slide show: Filled with natural light, this Mid-Century-Modern classic is an expanded version of the original Walter Pierce “Peacock Farm B House” design. The warm, well-maintained hardwood floors, soaring ceilings, huge windows, and an open floor…

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Peacock Farm on a Cul De Sac

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Lexington, Listings, Peacock Farm, Walter Pierce On Sep 20, 2017

7 Trotting Horse Drive, Lexington $899,000 (Sold for $942,500) Click any photo to enlarge and view as a slide show Located on a cul de sac where the neighborhood’s developer-architect founder, Walter Pierce, built his own house, 7 Trotting Horse is a classic Peacock Farm house. But in addition to two of the five bedrooms,…

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SOLD! Expanded Peacock Farm House in Turning Mill

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Lexington, listing, Peacock Farm, SOLD, Turning Mill, Walter Pierce On Jun 12, 2017

62 Turning Mill Road. Offered at $899,000. Contact us for showing requests or questions.  Click any photo to enlarge and view as a slideshow: A remarkable opportunity to buy this expanded Walter-Pierce-designed Modernist Peacock Farm house on a huge private wooded lot with a grassy lawn. Located in the Turning Mill neighborhood, coveted due to…

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Turning Mill Renovation

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Carl Koch, Dwell, Lexington, Listings, Techbuilt, Turning Mill On May 03, 2017

8 Demar Road, offered at $849,000 (sold for $855,000). Click any image to enlarge and view as slide show. Hey Dwell magazine fans! Here is your chance to own a stylish and recently updated Mid-Century-Modern classic Techbuilt home, designed by the legendary Carl Koch. What do you love about the design aesthetic? Natural light? An open…

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Five Fields Gem

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Five Fields, Lexington, Listings, SOLD, TAC, Walter Gropius On Sep 26, 2016

SOLD: 464 Concord Ave. Five Fields, Lexington. Offered at $899,000. Photos by Lara Kimmerer unless otherwise noted. Click any photo to enlarge and view as a slide show.  Great opportunity to own in the highly sought-after Five Fields neighborhood for under $1 million. Sited back from the road on a private wooded backyard abutting conservation, the…

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