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    • John Tse
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    • Tiffany Bagster, Buyer Specialist
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New Video of 59 Winshaw!

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Posted in Video On Oct 30, 2018

Check out the video at the newly updated post.

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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 Oct 08, 2018

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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Open House Schedule for Sept. 22 and 23

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Modern Mass

Posted in Open house On Sep 18, 2018

Open houses this weekend: Saturday 9/22 1-3pm 62 Hill St, Lexington  37 Baskin Rd, Lexington Sunday 9/23 1-3pm 140 Hawthorne, Waltham 42 Silver Hill, Lincoln  

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Jackie Gleason’s UFO For Sale

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Modern Mass

Posted in Uncategorized On Aug 04, 2018

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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Boston Globe: “This Old Teardown?”

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Modern Mass

Posted in Boston Globe, Preservation On Aug 04, 2018

Interesting article in today’s Boston Globe discussing preservation concerns in Somerville and Amherst. Full article here.  

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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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Guided Tour of 33 Tabor Hill

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Henry Hoover, lincoln, Listings, Video On May 15, 2018

With Bill as your host.

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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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Sold for $1,200,000: 4 Peacock Farm Road

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Closings, Listings, Peacock Farm On Apr 18, 2018

Sold by buyer agent, Chris Chan-Tse. See listing here.

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Herbert Bogen 1921-2018

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Five Fields, Herbert L. Bogen On Apr 16, 2018

We were very sorry to learn of the passing of one of our clients, the architect and urban planner, Herbert Bogen. The design sketch of the house he built in 1953 in Five Fields for his family was the inspiration for our logo. We wish his family and friends our condolences.

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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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Your Home Featured Here

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Announcements On Mar 27, 2018

Do you live in a Modern home in Massachusetts? Would you like to tell others about it and show it off in some pictures? We would be glad to discuss featuring it here in the Blog section of the site. Of course, if you are thinking of selling, we are always available for consultation. If…

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We are a top-producing real estate team in Lexington and work in all surrounding towns, averaging around $60 million in sales annually. We work as seller and buyer agents, marketing, showing, and selling all styles of houses and condos. The focus on this web site is to tell the story of the area’s mid-century modern/modernist heritage, which we have been doing regularly since around 2005. And we specialize in marketing this architecture, but our marketing and buyer services are top-notch for all homes, with decades of combined experience in Boston-area real estate.

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