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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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Spring Update: New Listings

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Listings, Previews On Feb 13, 2018

We have a bunch of listings in Lexington, Concord, Sudbury and elsewhere (modern and traditional) signed in for the spring, and have been visiting some amazing houses that we hope to list soon as well. Keep checking the site for details. If you are thinking of buying and would like more information on upcoming listings,…

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Pardon Our Appearance

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Announcements On Feb 12, 2018

We are about adjusting to our new, cleaner new look with more robust real-estate-specific features. There might be a period over the next week where things get kinda hinky. Bear with us, please!

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Saarinen at MIT

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in David Adjaye, Eero Saarinen, Frank Gehry, Harry Bertoia, MIT On Nov 22, 2017

Click any photo to enlarge and view as a slide show: As a fan of Modernism in general and in the particular examples here in the Boston area, I had always intended on visiting the non-deominational MIT chapel, designed by Eero Saarinen, but it’s just one of those things in your home city that you just…

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New Video Walk-Through of 72 Winter

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Deck House, lincoln, Listings, Video On Oct 16, 2017

See full post here. [This property is currently off the market. Please let us know if you’re interested.]

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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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Expanded Five Fields Property

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Architectural Record, Five Fields, Herbert L. Bogen, SOLD On Sep 18, 2017

13 Barberry Road, Lexington $1,249,000 (Sold for $1,360,000) Click any photo to enlarge and view as a slide show: A special offering of a modernist classic, renovated and expanded in 2010. The Bogen House — designed by Herbert L. Bogen for his family and featured in the Architectural Record in 1962 — strikes a sleek…

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Jawdropping Luxury: Lincoln Modernist Estate

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Henry Hoover, lincoln, Listings, Lucretia Hoover Giese, Schopfer Associates On Sep 05, 2017

33 Tabor Hill Road, Lincoln. Offered at $4,100,000 Showings begin September 8. Open houses September 9 and 10, times to be decided. Please use contact for questions or to request a private showing. A distinctly rare offering, this luxurious Modernist estate, initially designed by pioneering architect, Henry Hoover, was rebuilt and expanded in 2004 and significantly expanded and…

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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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