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Open Houses This Week

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Uncategorized On Sep 19, 2019
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Big Radius “Contemporary” Search

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Buyer Agency, homes for sale, Sales, search On Jul 19, 2019

We have a custom (somewhat curated) Compass Collection of Contemporaries (alliteration a bonus) here. These are houses that are in a Big radius of Boston and have been labeled by their listing agents as the ever-unhelpful “contemporary” style label in MLS. We erred towards the inclusive. So not all of this is gold. But if…

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We’ve Joined Compass

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Announcements, compass On Jul 03, 2019

Modernmass and the Janovitz + Tse Team has a new home! We are thrilled to announce we are now affiliated with the most exciting real estate technology company, Compass. We look forward to leveraging the tools and resources that only Compass provides to help our seller and buyer clients and to elevate our business. The…

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Open House Schedule This Weekend

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Open house On May 30, 2019

81 Pleasant St Lexington Thursday, May 30 from 5:00 to 7:00 with wine and cheese Saturday, June 1 from 2:00 to 4:00 Sunday, June 2 from 1:oo to 3:00 142 Walcott St. Stow Sunday, June 2 from 11:00 to noon 47 Turning Mill Rd. Lexington Saturday, June 1 from noon to 1:30 40 Roosevelt Rd….

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Video Tour of a 1948 Marcel Breuer-Designed Home on 42 Acres

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Bauhaus, Dwell, Edwin Goodell, Eleanor Raymond, Henry Hoover, Marcel Breuer, Sales, Video On May 21, 2019

We are very proud to represent the buyer of this magnificent property in Williamstown. Located just a half mile from William College, the Robinson House was built in 1948 and is sited on a private 42 acres with river frontage and mountain vistas. The 5,000 s.f. butterfly roof home was designed by Bauhaus-identified architect, Marcel…

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#Bauhaus100 at the Gropius House

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Bauhaus, Events, Gropius House, Historic New England, Walter Gropius On May 21, 2019

We had a fantastic time at the celebration of the Bauhaus Centennial at the Gropius House, which we sponsored. For more upcoming events at the Gropius House, click here.

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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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A Visit to the Bauhaus Exhibit at Harvard Museums

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Bauhaus, Events, Exhibits, Historic New England, lincoln, Walter Gropius On Mar 19, 2019

Lots of great stuff happening locally to celebrate the centennial of the Bauhaus. We have been posting some photos at our Instagram and Facebook pages. Last month we made a visit to the Harvard Art Museums exhibit, The Bauhaus and Harvard. And in May, Historic New England will be hosting a series of events —…

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New Partners Photo

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Janovitz & Tse On Jan 03, 2019

New year, new photo of Bill and John  

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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 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 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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Listing Alert Video

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in listing, Turning Mill, Video On Dec 22, 2018

Little video update Posted by Modernmass.com: The Janovitz + Tse Team on Thursday, December 20, 2018

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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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