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Sold: Moon Hill Listing in Lexington

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Lexington, Listings, Six Moon Hill, SOLD, TAC On May 11, 2016

5 Moon Hill Road, Lexington, offered at $1,450,000. Sold for $1,509,000 A remarkable offering of a rebuilt historic Modernist classic, designed by The Architects Collaborative (TAC) under the auspices of Bauhaus co-founder, Walter Gropius, this tasteful and serene home has only had two owners. With walls of insulated windows overlooking the terraces and the hill beyond,…

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Sold! Lexington Peacock Farm Style in the Grove

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Lexington, Listings, Peacock Farm, SOLD, The Grove, Walter Pierce On May 4, 2016

2 Angier Road, Lexington. Offered at $858,000. Click any photo to enlarge and view as a slide show. (Sale pending). SOLD! Located in the Grove, a Mid-Century-Modern subdivision developed by Green and White, this bright and airy “Peacock Farm” style home was designed by renowned Modernist pioneer, Walter Pierce, and first conceptualized, built, and replicated in…

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The Nelson House Featured as Boston Globe Home of the Week

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Boston Globe, Henry Hoover, Home of the Week, Walter Lee Hill, weston On April 19, 2016

Yes! Another Home of the Week for Janovitz + Tse/Modernmass. By John R. Ellement GLOBE STAFF  APRIL 19, 2016 The way the story is told in the book “Breaking Ground: Henry B. Hoover, New England Modern Architect,” the architect pondered how to design a house that took advantage of a rocky outcropping with views of Boston while preserving…

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75 Robin Featured in Boston Magazine

75 Robin Featured in Boston Magazine

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Boston Magazine, Henry Hoover, press, weston On April 5, 2016

75 Robin Road, Weston Price: $1,780,000 Size: 3,460 square feet Bedrooms: 5 Baths: 2.5 Just last week, a home expanded by Henry B. Hoover hit the market. This week, another house he co-designed with Walter Lee Hill is up for grabs. Hoover, an influential modern architect, built some of the first modern homes in Lincoln and Weston—even before Bauhaus legend…

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Open House and Modernism in Weston Talk April 14

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in David Fixler, DOCOMOMO, Events, Henry Hoover, Lucretia Hoover Giese, weston On April 4, 2016

Weston Historical Society’s Spring Lecture Modernism in Weston Thursday, April 14, 2016 7:30 PM Weston Public Library Community Room Refreshments. All are welcome. As part of this event on April 14, we will have an open house for those who are planning on attending the talk with David Fixler and Lucretia Goover Giese. The open…

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Sold! Hoover-Hill-Designed House in Weston

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Henry Hoover, Listings, Mid-Century Modern, SOLD, Walter Lee Hill, weston On March 30, 2016

75 Robin Road, Weston. Offered at $1,780,000. Photos by Lara Kimmerer, except as noted. Click any to enlarge and view as slide show. [Sold $1,780,000]. The house is always its site. This was the operating principle of Henry B. Hoover, one of the Boston area’s earliest Modernist architects and co-designer — with his partner, Walter…

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Sold! Mid-Century Mod Across from Neighborhood Pool

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Lexington, Listings, SOLD, Turning Mill On March 9, 2016

8 Partridge Road, Lexington offered at $879,0000. SOLD: $905,000.  Contact us to request private showings or with any questions. First offering of this meticulously maintained Mid-Century-Modern gem in five decades. Located across from the recently refurbished, beloved Paint Rock Pool, and a stone’s throw from the 2015-new Estabrook school, this bright five-bedroom, three-full-bath, 2,488 s.f….

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Sold! Five Fields TAC-Designed Home

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Five Fields, Lexington, Listings, SOLD, TAC On March 9, 2016

32 Barberry Road, offered at $1,275,000. Sold: $1,200,000.  This extremely well-maintained Modernist classic luxuriates in a professionally landscaped half-acre lush lot in the highly sought-after, historically significant Five Fields, a pioneering neighborhood designed and developed by The Architects Collaborative (TAC) in the 1950s. Walls of insulated glass welcomes the outdoor views and bathes the house…

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Sold: Lexington Techbuilt on Almost Two Acres!

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Carl Koch, Lexington, Listings, Mid-Century Modern, SOLD, Techbuilt, Turning Mill On February 26, 2016

It’s your serve on your own private clay tennis court* in the big level back yard of this expanded Techbuilt Mid-Century-Modern home A long wooded driveway leads the visitor to this privately sited hideaway with four bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths, and a kitchen that was updated in 2010. An addition includes an entry foyer and a bonus room…

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Are You a Buyer For This Falmouth House?

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Buyer Agency, Cape Cod Modern On February 11, 2016

Anybody looking for buyer representation on this Falmouth house? It is not our listing (Robert Paul is the seller’s broker) and we would be thrilled to have a buyer for it. I am often in Falmouth, though my place is decidedly more humble than this dream house. Priced at $5,900,000 (down from the original asking price…

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Lexington Custom Modern

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in Acorn, Deck House, Lexington, Mid-Century Modern, SOLD On November 30, 2015

(Under agreement) Huge Acorn-Deck House custom built in 1991 overlooking acres of Dunback meadow conservation land. Located on a cul de sac, the house offers a perfect location that combines privacy with ease of commute to Cambridge, Waltham, and Boston. With soaring two-story ceilings, this five-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath modern house has more than 5000 square feet…

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Tour of the Glass House

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Bill Janovitz

Posted in New York Times, Philip Johnson, Video On November 6, 2015

Very cool NYT video tour of the Philip Johnson’s Glass House, here.  

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