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All Posts in Category: Mid-Century Modern

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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 April 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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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 October 12, 2017

9 Mason Street, Lexington Offered at $899,000 (Sold for $908,000) 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 plan with post-and-beam construction are all the winning features today’s modernist…

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Updated Atomic Ranch in Marlborough

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Modern Mass

Posted in Atomic Ranch, Listings, Marlborough, Mid-Century Modern, SOLD On February 28, 2017

81 E. Dudley St. Marlborough. Offered at $439,900.  Sold! Hip and sleek bi-level “Atomic Ranch.” Here is a versatile and efficient home that will Appeal to Many. Walls of the Original 1950’s “Quality Built” Ranch have been removed to create that desirable open floor plan and spacious flow between the kitchen, family room, and dining areas. The…

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Expanded and Updated in Turning Mill

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Lexington, Listings, Mid-Century Modern, Peacock Farm, SOLD, Turning Mill, Walter Pierce On July 27, 2016

8 Gould Road. [Sold $1,060,000] Offered at $899,000.  Contact us for showings or questions.  Photos by Lara Kimmerer except the twilight shots, taken by John Tse. Click any photo to enlarge and watch as a slide show.  What a value! Updated five-bedroom Peacock Farm-style Mid-Century Modern with an expanded chef’s kitchen addition with quartz counters;…

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Sold: Affordable Modern in Norwood

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Fredrick Weinberg, Hayes Kelley, listing, Mid-Century Modern, Norwood, Paul McCobb, SOLD On July 17, 2016

Sold: $585,000. Offered at $525,000. 540 Nichols Street, Norwood. Contact us for details or questions. We are happy to partner with William Raveis agent, Mark O’Donnell on this listing. Photos by Lara Kimmerer. Click any photo to enlarge and view as a slide show.  You can live the Mad Men lifestyle close to Boston! Designed by Hayes Kelley —…

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Boston.com New Article on Area Modernism

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Boston Globe, Henry Hoover, lincoln, Mid-Century Modern, modernism, press, Walter Gropius On June 8, 2016

We are quoted in a new article posted a few days ago on Boston.com

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Sold! Hoover-Hill-Designed House in Weston

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Henry Hoover, Listings, Mid-Century Modern, SOLD, Walter Lee Hill, weston On March 30, 2016

75 Robin Road, Weston. Offered at $1,780,000. Photos by Lara Kimmerer, except as noted. Click any to enlarge and view as slide show. [Sold $1,780,000]. The house is always its site. This was the operating principle of Henry B. Hoover, one of the Boston area’s earliest Modernist architects and co-designer — with his partner, Walter…

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Sold: Lexington Techbuilt on Almost Two Acres!

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Carl Koch, Lexington, Listings, Mid-Century Modern, SOLD, Techbuilt, Turning Mill On February 26, 2016

It’s your serve on your own private clay tennis court* in the big level back yard of this expanded Techbuilt Mid-Century-Modern home A long wooded driveway leads the visitor to this privately sited hideaway with four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, and a kitchen that was updated in 2010. An addition includes an entry foyer and a bonus room…

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Lexington Custom Modern

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Acorn, Deck House, Lexington, Mid-Century Modern, SOLD On November 30, 2015

(Under agreement) Huge Acorn-Deck House custom built in 1991 overlooking acres of Dunback meadow conservation land. Located on a cul de sac, the house offers a perfect location that combines privacy with ease of commute to Cambridge, Waltham, and Boston. With soaring two-story ceilings, this five-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath modern house has more than 5000 square feet…

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Pinned Post: A Brief 2015 Video Tour of Lexington and Lincoln Modernism

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Five Fields, Lexington, lincoln, Mid-Century Modern, Peacock Farm, Six Moon Hill, TAC, Techbuilt On September 16, 2015

Here is our primer on the Modernist history of the region.

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This Sunday! Modernmass/Janovitz + Tse Lextopia Talk

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Events, Exhibits, Lexington, Listings, Marketing, Mid-Century Modern, Techbuilt On September 8, 2015

Sunday, September 13, at 2:00-3:00, John Tse and Bill Janovitz will give an overview on marketing Modernism at the Lexington Depot as part of the Lextopia exhibit that has been going on since May. This will be followed up by a Q&A. And at 3:30, anyone interested can come by to see our marketing in action…

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(Sold) Techbuilt Dreamhouse in Lexington

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Carl Koch, Lexington, Listings, Mid-Century Modern, SOLD, Techbuilt, Turning Mill On September 8, 2015

Photos by Lara Kimmerer. Click to enlarge and view as slideshow.  [SOLD for $1,050,000.] THIS is the one! Located on the corner of a cul-de-sac, this large, updated, and expanded mid-century-modern Techbuilt home was designed by Modernist pioneer, Carl Koch. It features a 1000 s.f. 2006 addition which includes a new kitchen, master bedroom, dining room,…

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