Updated and Expanded in Arlington
Please see the full post at our FineMassHomes.com site for traditional...
Expanded Mid-Century Modern in Lexington!
Click any photo to enlarge: 2 Partridge Road, Lexington The promise of the undeniable curb appeal is fulfilled in this large, lovingly maintained mid-century modern in Turning Mill, close to the Paint Rock neighborhood pool, with four bedrooms; two and a half baths, including an en suite master bath; central air; and 2592 square feet of living...
Oral History from Carl Koch and Residents of Conantum
Thanks to a friend who pointed me to this information. Here is an oral history from the residents of Conantum, a neighborhood of Techbuilts designed by Carl Koch. And here is an in-depth 1992 interview with Carl Koch. All of these interviews were conducted by Renee Garrelick. From the site: The Renee Garrelick Oral History...
Breuer in Wellfleet
From our friends at the Cape Cod Modern House Trust, comes this call for action supporting the Wellfleet Historic Review Board’s effort to maintain a demolition delay list. Preservation can be a tricky cause in some instances, and as a real estate broker, I have been embroiled in one or two. But in the case...
New Peacock Farm Listing!
Click any photo to enlarge: We have listed another Peacock Farm classic. Bright and updated mid-century modern: Five bedroom, three full bath original Peacock Farm house designed by noted architects Walter Pierce (see interview here) and Danforth Compton, updated and well-maintained by the original owners and improved extensively since 2010 by the current owners. Nestled...
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New Lexington Listing, “the Dunn House” Designed by Ira Rakatansky
Click any photo to enlarge: The Dunn House, 58 Hill Street, Lexington (Under Agreement; Showing for Back-Up Offers) One of an enclave of two homes designed by noted master Modernist architect, Ira Rakatansky, this 3052 square-foot house, built in 1955, has six bedrooms; three full baths, including an en suite master bath; a large eat-in...
My Tales from the Trenches of a Heated Market
Is all fair in love, war and home buying? An excerpt from my most recent post for Boston Magazine: As the Globe reported last week, and as I have been blogging about for the past year, many real estate markets around Boston have been pretty active, with bidding wars now again common in many locales. This is certainly...
Mies/Farnsworth House
An interesting video on the Mies Farnsworth House. Part one: Part two: Part three:
New Boston Mag Post
There is a new post up at Boston Mag. But I feel my unedited version of these colorful listing descriptions is better than what ended up posted there, so here is the unedited: As we gear up for the spring market, I offer you my latest choice selections of favorite prose from the remarks section...
Mad Men and Mid-Century Modernism
From my most recent post for Boston Magazine: My business partner and I have been asked by docomomo’s New England chapter to make a presentation to its members next week regarding the marketing and selling of New England’s mid-century modern houses. This is an area that I have specialized in, setting up the popularModernMass.com blog in 2007...
Selling Residential Modernism docomomo-US/New England
Monday, March 12 6 – 8p.m. BSA 290 Congress Street Boston, MA,: docomomo-US/New England presents Bill Janovitz and John Tse of Hammond Residential Real Estate, Lexington, MA, who will speak about their work in educating buyers and sellers about Modernism in the Boston region. Please RSVP to RWalsh@VHB.com and marie@artifactre.com by 12 p.m., Friday March 9, if you plan to attend....
ModernMass (and other stuff) on Pinterest
You can follow me on Pinterest. I am mostly posting cool mod houses and other mid-century items there.
Spring Brings Inventory
Sorry the site has been so quiet lately. Winter is generally a dead time in real estate around here. However, the buyers are out early and all indications are that it is going to be a very busy spring. There are multiple offers on a Peacock Farm house that just came on at $699,000. We (Bill and...
