Written by Stewart Lytle Friday, 05 March 2010 11:04
Officials from the City of Newburyport and the Town of Salisbury, which are considering adopting the so-called "stretch code" building regulations for homes and commercial buildings, were expecting more opposition Wednesday night from builders, remodelers and others at its workshop.
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Written by Stewart Lytle Wednesday, 03 March 2010 17:08
Built in 1780, the blue-painted Seaport Grande Dame, which faces Bresnahan School, was called the Bullard House and has retained many of the original features and design, including wide-planked flooring. The four-bedroom house was restored and expanded during a renovation in 2005 and 2006, adding modern plumbing and wiring and energy-efficient heating and air conditioning systems and windows.
With more than 3,500 square feet of living space, the three-story home is listed by Lea Cabeen with Keller Williams Realty for $975,000. It has been on the market for about a week.
Cabeen said: “This home is special even for High Street. It has a unique combination of an early American historical style and design with newer renovations and unusual decorations that bridge modern and antique.”
Written by Stewart Lytle Wednesday, 24 February 2010 10:35
Amesbury – The Amesbury Municipal Council has approved development of the almost 25-acre tract at Bailey’s Pond on the southern side of Interstate 495. In a special municipal meeting on Tuesday night the council unanimously approved the agreement executed last month by Mayor Thatcher Kezer and Fafard Real Estate.
Written by Stewart Lytle Thursday, 18 February 2010 15:42
The year the house at 434 Main Street in Amesbury was built the British were busy forcing King James II to flee the country in what historians call the Glorious Revolution of 1688. King William replaced him on the throne the same year.
By the time the colonists got around to having their own revolution in 1776, this 1,474-square-foot house on overlooking the Merrimack River Point Shore was almost 100 years old.
Today, the house is listed for sale at $399,900. It has many of its original features, coffered ceilings, oversized moldings, exposed beams and built-ins. There are two full bedrooms, plus a third room that might serve as a bedroom, and two full baths, one on each floor.
Written by Stewart Lytle Thursday, 18 February 2010 09:38
The federal tax credit appears to have stimulated sales in the Newburyport housing market during January. And top agents, who are seeing increased buyer interest and activity in the local market, are predicting an improved housing market for the spring. Mary Holmes with Century 21, the president of the Greater Newburyport Association of Realtors (GNAR), said her association members are reporting more buyer activity in recent weeks.
Written by Melanie Wold Friday, 12 February 2010 00:31
Did you ever wish as a child that your family would rent an oceanfront cottage? One right on the beach where you could run around all day with your friends, ducking in and out of the water or building sand castles? It would have been a place where sand on the floor was expected instead of a punishable offense.
It would have been in a small community where everyone watched out for each other and their kids, so you could come and go as you pleased. It would have been the kind of place where you could throw your towel over the railing of the deck to dry in the summer breezes, and run inside to see what snacks were in the fridge.
Written by Stewart Lytle Wednesday, 27 January 2010 10:54
The City of Newburyport is considering adopting a new, more stringent code for building regulations for new and remodeled homes and commercial buildings. The so-called Stretch Code is designed to save from 20 to 35 percent of the energy consumed by new and remodeled homes and commercial buildings. The new code would add about $8,000 in costs for the typical new home and 1 to 3 percent more for commercial buildings.
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