Natick, MA

Situated on the streets of Whispering Lane, Harvest Moon Drive, Deer Path and Doeskin Path in Natick, Massachusetts is the community of Sanctuary Estates.

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This 35 lot subdivision offers a quality of life that is luxurious as well as tranquil.

Sanctuary Estates is located in South Natick, the original section of town that was settled by Native Americans when they first arrived on the shores of the Charles River. These first settlers named the community "Natick" which means "place of hills."

A number of homes in this development are prominently situated on top of hills which offer an additional amount of privacy.

South Natick is an area that is known for being a region of affluence and is bordered by the towns of Wellesley, Dover and Sherborn.

The homes in Sanctuary Estates are all semi-custom homes that are built to order with seven original plans to choose from. Homes sizes range from 3,000 sq. ft. to over 5,000 sq, ft. with lot sizes up to 4 acres.

Clients who have bought in this development say that, along with the serene, suburban lifestyle, they mostly enjoy the convenience of a short, 20 minute drive into Boston.

Currently, there are a number of lots available as well as several resale properties. Prices of these homes range from $899,000 to $1,199,000.

View all properties currently for sale in Natick.

Only 15 miles west of Boston, Natick is has one of the most convenient locations in the Metrowest area. With easy access to Route 9 and the Mass Pike, it is considered to be a premier commuting location.

Natick is also home to one of the largest shopping malls in the area, Natick Collection with the upscale anchor stores of Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Lord and Taylor.

If you are interested in Sanctuary Estates or any of Natick's other fine communities, please call me at 508-881-6230.

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Going. Going - But not totally Gone.

The saga of the Nouvelle at Natick continued yesterday with the auctioning off of 55 of its remaining 178 luxury condos.

Nearly 400 people stood in the excitement-filled atmosphere in the Crowne Plaza Boston ballroom as buyers, each with a $10,000 certified check in hand, scooped up some incredible deals.

The most expensive unit, a three-bedroom three-bath, 2,110-square-foot 12^th-floor unit sold for only $626,000 which was 37 percent of its original asking price of $1,684,900.

Three others of the $1 million dollar-plus units also sold for an average of 37 percent of their asking price.

A one-bedroom, 922-square foot condo which had originally listed for $514,900, sold to a lucky bidder for $281,000.

Bankrupt owner General Growth Properties had previously hoped that its $170 million condo development adjacent to the Natick Collection Mall, with its top of the line finishes, world class sports club and designer rooftop garden would be a hit in the suburbs.

However, prior to yesterday's auction, only 37 of the 215 units had been sold or were under agreement. This was their situation, despite a great deal of hype which had initially surrounded the project.

The original concept was for a pampered life in a protected and luxurious environment with close proximity to shopping and restaurants. Promoters compared it to a downtown existence with the benefit of being in the suburbs.

There were a number of problems with this theory but two specifically glared out at me when I wrote my post last year cautioning against buying into this complex:

• A life at the intersection of Speen Street and Route 9 is not something that can be compared to downtown Boston. It is far from being an attractive area with the closest cultural venue being the General Cinema Movie Theatre.
• The price tag for these units was much too high for the area.

Unfortunately, the buyers who purchased the 37 units at their original asking prices are left in an unenviable situation. If they financed these units, they are or will soon be under water as property values at this complex plummet.

The Natick Nouvelle would appear to be the latest casualty of the recession, possibly combined with some poor planning and unrealistic expectations.

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Congratulations Natick! You've finally got the attention of the world looking down at the Natick Common figuring out what many of us residents already knew - - Natick is a great place to live!

Well, CNN actually ranked Natick the #8 best place in the country to retire. Although I am (hopefully) many years away from that milestone, I do enjoy living in South Natick and helping the community and its residents in the homeownership services that my firm has to offer.

Click here to read the entire CNN article.

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The Natick Massachusetts market has been very active, especially under $600,000. houses in this range if priced correctly and show well are selling in under 30 days and I have seen multiple offer situations.

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