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Sold: 7 Moon Hill Rd. – The Mann House

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Posted in 7 Moon Hill Rd., Sally Harkness, SOLD On February 28, 2011

SOLD: The spirit of exploration and invention, led by philosophy, can be present in an office. Ideas are welcomed from wherever they come. Architectural music is orchestral rather than solo. Every member is involved. – Sally Harkness, on the “collaborative” part of The Architects Collaborative (TAC) firm Sally Harkness was the principal TAC partner behind…

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Sold: Hugh Stubbins-Designed House in Lincoln

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Posted in Hugh Stubbins, lincoln, SOLD On February 28, 2011

SOLD: We are proud to be representing the owners of this modernist home, The Baggs House in Lincoln, MA. More info here.

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Boston Globe Coverage of Five Fields and Modernism in Boston’s Suburbs

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Boston Globe, Five Fields On February 24, 2011

Nice picture and mention of the 440 Concord. Ave Five Fields house in today’s Boston Globe.

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Sold: Let the Light Shine In! New Five Fields Listing

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in 440 Concord Ave., Dick Morehouse, Five Fields, SOLD On February 13, 2011

  SOLD: For what you would expect to pay for a cape in Lexington (or for even less), you can have style and history. Yes, you erstwhile dreamers and house voyeurs can now buy this brilliant, renovated mid-century modernist house in the historic Five Fields neighborhood. This three-bedroom, two-full-bath house with an open floor plan…

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Buildblog

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in buildblog, Citicorp Building On January 5, 2011

I’m a big fan, big fan. We need some non-custom, spec. developer willing to build some things in this area, in this vein (though, this seems to be all custom as well.) But for those of you in the Seattle area, this is for you. Check out their blog too.

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A Sign From Yesteryear to Begin the New Year

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Carl Koch, John Tse, Middle Ridge, Techbuilt, Turning Mill On January 3, 2011

Interesting article in the local Patch for Lexington (quoting John Tse) about a recent discovery of an old sign for sales of Carl Koch’s Techbuilt houses in Middle Ridge/Turning Mill, as described in a recent post of mine.

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Recent Sale of a "Green Home" in Lexington’s Five Fields

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Barberry, Five Fields, Geothermal, Green, Six Moon Hill, SOLD, Stonewall, TAC On December 29, 2010

1 Stonewall Road, Lexington. Photo courtesy of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage A common problem for would-be buyers and fans of modern architecture in the Boston area is the paucity of available newly built homes with a modernist sensibility. And when one is located, the price is usually quite high, generally above even higher-end colonial (or,…

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Lincoln Renovation

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in FoMA, Kathryn Corbin, lincoln, New England Home Magazine On November 30, 2010

Our friend, Kathryn Corbin, was the designer on this project. I had visited the house in its “before” state and was astounded at my visit after the top-to-bottom renovation. It is a breathtaking home in Lincoln. Read more here, in New England Home Magazine

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Gropius (and Breuer!) on the South Shore

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Cohasset, Dwell, Hagerty House, Marcel Breuer, Walter Gropius On November 30, 2010

This is a bit old now, but worth posting here. The rarity of modernism on the New England waterfront, except perhaps in the Wellfleet/Truro area, makes this Gropius/Breuer house in Cohasset of particular interest. Read the article here, in Dwell.

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Lincoln Deck House Listing

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Acorn, Carl Koch, Deck House, Dwell, John Bremis, SOLD, Tom Trudeau On November 9, 2010

We are very happy to be back listing another modern house in Lincoln, if for no other reason than to have all our friends from Friends of Modern Architecture/Lincoln (FoMA) come and visit us. Just up the road from Valley Pond, 2 Old Conant Road is a 1973 Deck House beautifully sited on a wooded…

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Exclusive Offering of a 2002 Deck House

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Deck House, Green On November 4, 2010

We are happy to offer this spectacular Massachusetts Deck House to potential buyer clients. This is currently an exclusive offering on which we would act as buyer agents only. It is not currently listed with us or any other agent, but the sellers have asked us to help find a buyer for them. If interested,…

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19 Demar Rd. in Lexington — Techbuilt Classic

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Carl Koch, Ezra Stoller, Middle Ridge, SOLD, Techbuilt, Turning Mill, Walter Gropius, Walter Pierce On October 12, 2010

SOLD: Designed by Carl Koch, the “Grandfather of Prefab” (Progressive Architecture, 1994), this Techbuilt classic, a three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath 2615 s.f. home is a fine example of the pioneering modernism that Koch applied to mid-century homebuilding as returning GIs and a surge in Boston-area technology firms created more demand for housing young families. Bill Janovitz…

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