Circa 1980 We were honored to work with a young family from Brooklyn NY this year. They have North Shore roots and their goal was to find a reasonably priced home in Manchester-by-the-Sea in 2019. Their plan was to find and purchase the home and rent it for a few years while remaining in NYC
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22 Lake Drive Sold Today!
Our seller clients took our advice and invested in a full home preparation and staging initiative. Within 10 days we presented multiple offers, all above the asking price. It was listed at $499K and the market pushed it to $520K selling price.
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The Heart Always Speaks First
One of the first things that people say when we meet them is “You always represent such special houses”! We must confess that our hearts lean toward unique homes and the people who love these uncommon homes. We delight in marketing homes that have ‘intangible’ value. The value that comes from privacy, layout, patina, sunlight,
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Lanesville Love
A Rare Opportunity. When we want to experience the most inspirational ocean sunsets and refreshing sea breezes on Cape Ann, we head to Gloucester’s historic village of Lanesville. We love to walk on Lanes Cove’s newly reconstructed breakwater and drink in the magic! We are honored to be marketing the ‘Pancoast House’, a circa 1845
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Donovan Reservation Hamilton
Our listing in Hamilton MA, Wilderness Farm, abuts over 500 acres of perpetually preserved land. Sweeping big sky vistas and distant ocean views in every direction! With direct access and a private gate to the reservation. living at 467 Sagamore Street in Hamilton is like having a 500-acre personal playground! The bell you will hear
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Grant Circle’s New Look
One recent morning, on one of my daily trips over the Andrew Piatt Bridge. I sensed a new open feeling, a bigger sky, one might say. The sensation was palpable. That is when I noticed that the long-obscured 2+ acre lot at the rear of the White-Ellery House was being completely cleared by Windover Construction.
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Beautiful Cape Ann
Our New Website
It is a new day and we are with a new company, Churchill Properties! We are thrilled that you are here! Our new site will develop and blossom with the Spring market. We will be opining about The North Shore and Cape Ann with a strong emphasis on residential real estate and all its fascinating
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Wilderness Farm, Hamilton
Wilderness Farm is an opportunity to craft your rendition of the perfect equestrian home. The complex includes a 4 bedroom main house, separate 2800sf studio with guest quarters, a 4 stall barn, and an indoor riding ring, all on acres of fenced paddock and lawn. The lot includes an adjacent 8.8-acre undeveloped parcel for privacy
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Our Favorite Condo
Late in 2018, we closed on a unique property in Essex. As the listing real estate agents, we helped the owners orchestrate a new condominium association on their 4.5-acre coastal haven overlooking Walker’s Creek. The sellers built a new freestanding unit closer to the marsh for themselves and we sold the other ‘condo unit’ below