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SOLD! Resort-Like Weston Modern

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Deborah Lee, Roger Cook, SOLD, Stanmar, Thomas Chalmers, Thomas Wirth, weston, Willowbrook Landscape On May 18, 2017

29 Blueberry Hill Road, Weston. Offered at $1,489,000 [Sold $1,550,000] This light-filled, impeccably updated and maintained, Mid-Century-Modern home, was built in 1965 and originally designed by the local Stanmar company, with similar aesthetics to another regional Modern home company, Acorn/Deck. The post-and-beam construction allow the open floor plan and soaring ceilings that are hallmarks of the Mid-Century-Modern approach. 29…

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Sophisticated Acton Mid-Century-Mod

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Acton, Listings, SOLD On May 15, 2017

8 Birch Ridge Road, Acton. Offered at $559,000 (Pending) Perhaps the price in this original 1960 marketing piece has changed, but the description of this special property certainly holds up. And it is still a bargain! For here is true value: a sophisticated open-concept, multi-level design by pioneering architect, Jack Sarness (the anglicized version of his name, Sarnessian), with three…

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Turning Mill Renovation

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Carl Koch, Dwell, Lexington, Listings, Techbuilt, Turning Mill On May 3, 2017

8 Demar Road, offered at $849,000 (sold for $855,000). Hey Dwell magazine fans! Here is your chance to own a stylish and recently updated Mid-Century-Modern classic Techbuilt home, designed by the legendary Carl Koch. What do you love about the design aesthetic? Natural light? An open and efficient floor plan? A symbiosis between outdoors and in?…

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Soaring Ceilings in Lincoln

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Constantin Pertzoff, lincoln, Listings On April 20, 2017

160 Tower Road, Lincoln. Offered at $899,000. (Sold for $915,000) Escape to this private 3.37-acre retreat set up from a pretty country lane in the heart of Lincoln. Designed by notable Lincoln Modernist architect, Constantin Pertzoff (designer of Boston Modernist landmark, Holy Trinity Church), this post-and-beam Mid-Century-Modern home offers soaring ceilings, a flowing open floor…

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SOLD! Modern Estate in Dover

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Carl Koch, Carleton Richmond, Cecil Wylde, Dover, Kendal Common, SOLD, Walter Bogner On April 19, 2017

95 Centre Street in Dover. Offered at $1,350,000 [Sold: $1,365,000]   Click any photo to enlarge and view as a slide show.  Come home to a an outstanding Mid-Century-Modern country estate. Custom-designed in the International Style by Carleton Richmond, an early student of Bauhaus co-founder, Walter Gropius at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, the…

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Sold! A Hoover-Hill Design in Brown’s Wood, Lincoln

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Brown's Wood, Henry Hoover, lincoln, Listings, SOLD, Valley Pond, Walter Lee Hill On April 17, 2017

18 Moccasin Hill Road, Lincoln. Offered at $1,099,000 (Sold for $1,105,000) With a top-notch wooded siting on a big lot at the end of a cul de sac in the unique neighborhood of Brown’s Wood, the Wales House is a post-and-beam, Mid-Century-Modern home designed by notable Lincoln architect, Henry Hoover (in partnership with Walter Lee…

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Video of Carl Koch and Techbuilt in 1954

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Carl Koch, Techbuilt, Video On March 23, 2017

Courtesy of Scott Hedges, this is the second airing of the Ford Foundation’s TV Radio Workshop show on the “Excursion” and “Omnibus” programs. Hosted by Alistair Cooke and narrated by Burgess Meredith shows the construction of a Techbuilt House its design inspiration in the office of Carl Koch. The show catapulted TechBuilt into the public…

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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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Green Street Canton in the Boston Globe!

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Boston Globe, Canton, press On February 15, 2017

    John Ellement Boston Globe Staff February 13, 2017 8:40 am 125 Green St., Canton $1,125,000 Style: Modern Year built: 1999 Square feet: 4,038 Bedrooms: 3 Baths: 2 full Sewer/water: Private/public Taxes: $10,759 (2017) After roughly 18 years of stewardship, Nancy Skolos and Tom Wedell, educators at the Rhode Island School of Design, are…

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Five Fields Playground

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in dezeen.com, Five Fields, Mater Design On February 15, 2017

Matter Design’s architectural play equipment encourages kids to crawl, jump and fly Dan Howarth | Published 22 hours ago 1 comment Intersecting wood-clad volumes create a playground for children in a Massachusetts suburb to scurry through, clamber over and zip-wire from. The Five Fields Play Structure was designed by Brandon Clifford of Matter Design and…

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One Size Does NOT Fit All event

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Events On February 9, 2017

  SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, from 2:00 to 4:00. Lexington Depot Building. RSVP at Contact. Tell your friends. Bring your friends. Join us to catch up over refreshments, and gain insight that can help you in making real estate decisions for the coming year. Have you outgrown your home and need a bit more space? Should…

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New Listings! Stay Tuned!

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Brown's Wood, Constantin Pertzoff, Henry Hoover, Listings On February 3, 2017

Just some things to watch this space for in the coming months. Prices are approximate ranges: A 1967 mid-century-mod fixer in Lincoln, designed by Constantin Perzoff. Post-and-beam, open floor plan, three bedrooms and three baths, garage, over three acres in a super location. About 2,400 s.f. Around $900k. Coming on in early March. An extremely well-maintained…

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