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2 Barberry Road and Modernmass on Chronicle

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Five Fields, Listings, press, publicity, real estate for sale, TAC On January 12, 2017

We were happy to be approached by the long-running local television program, Chronicle for their latest “History For Sale” episode, featuring 2 Barberry Road. Watch it here. We ar the second part of the segment, at 2:54.

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Chip Harkness of The Architects Collaborative 1916-2016

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Chip Harkness, TAC, Uncategorized On January 12, 2017

We were saddened to learn of the passing of Chip Harkness. Here is the Boston Globe Obituary.

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125 Green Street in Boston Magazine!

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Boston Magazine, press On October 12, 2016
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Beautifully Bold in the Foothills of Blue Hills

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Boston Globe, Canton, Energy efficient, Hutker Architects, James O'Day Landscape Architect, Jon McKee, Listings, modernism, SOLD On October 4, 2016

125 Green Street, Canton. Offered at $1,125,000. (Sold) Photos by Lara Kimmerer unless otherwise noted. Click any photo to enlarge and view as a slide show. Contact us to arrange a private showing or with questions. As we have noted in past posts, early New England Modernist architect, Henry Hoover, once proclaimed, “A house is…

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Five Fields Gem

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Five Fields, Lexington, Listings, SOLD, TAC, Walter Gropius On September 26, 2016

SOLD: 464 Concord Ave. Five Fields, Lexington. Offered at $899,000. Photos by Lara Kimmerer unless otherwise noted. Click any photo to enlarge and view as a slide show.  Great opportunity to own in the highly sought-after Five Fields neighborhood for under $1 million. Sited back from the road on a private wooded backyard abutting conservation, the…

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Grand 2002-Built Five Fields Home

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Ben Olson Architects, Five Fields, Lexington, Listings, SOLD, TAC, Walter Gropius On September 13, 2016

2 Barberry Road, Five Fields, Lexington. Offered at $1,895,000 (Sold) Photos by Lara Kimmerer unless otherwise noted. Click any photo to enlarge and view as a slide show. Open houses Saturday, September 17 1:00-3:00 and Sunday, September 18, 12:30-2:30. Contact us with questions or to request a showing.  A rare opportunity to own this 2002-built* grand…

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Expanded and Updated in Turning Mill

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Lexington, Listings, Mid-Century Modern, Peacock Farm, SOLD, Turning Mill, Walter Pierce On July 27, 2016

8 Gould Road. [Sold $1,060,000] Offered at $899,000.  Contact us for showings or questions.  Photos by Lara Kimmerer except the twilight shots, taken by John Tse. Click any photo to enlarge and watch as a slide show.  What a value! Updated five-bedroom Peacock Farm-style Mid-Century Modern with an expanded chef’s kitchen addition with quartz counters;…

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Sold: Affordable Modern in Norwood

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Fredrick Weinberg, Hayes Kelley, listing, Mid-Century Modern, Norwood, Paul McCobb, SOLD On July 17, 2016

Sold: $585,000. Offered at $525,000. 540 Nichols Street, Norwood. Contact us for details or questions. We are happy to partner with William Raveis agent, Mark O’Donnell on this listing. Photos by Lara Kimmerer. Click any photo to enlarge and view as a slide show.  You can live the Mad Men lifestyle close to Boston! Designed by Hayes Kelley —…

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Boston.com New Article on Area Modernism

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Boston Globe, Henry Hoover, lincoln, Mid-Century Modern, modernism, press, Walter Gropius On June 8, 2016

We are quoted in a new article posted a few days ago on Boston.com

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Weston Contemporary

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Listings, weston On June 8, 2016

(CURRENTLY OFF MARKET) Conant Road, Weston. Offered at $1,599,000. Click any photo to enlarge and view as a slide show. Contact us to set an appointment or with questions. 165 Conant Rd, Weston, MA 02493 from REtoolz.com on Vimeo. You will be wowed as soon as you step into this dramatic architect-designed modern home with soaring…

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Lincoln Luxury!

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Listings On May 11, 2016
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2007-Built Modernist Home in Lincoln

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Light House Design, lincoln, Listings On May 11, 2016

(This listing is with Barrett Sothebys). Offered at $1,875,000. Contact us to arrange a private showing or with any questions. 1 Hawk Hill from REtoolz.com on Vimeo. Taking its place in Lincoln’s storied Modernist tradition, one that includes Gropius, Breuer, Hoover, and Flansburgh, this home was custom-built by the designer David Hornstein of Light House Design…

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