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4 Ravine St. Brand new 4BR single-family home. A builder purchased the vacant lot for $715,000 in 2024. New home just sold for $2,480,000.

Plans don't list square footage, but it seems to be under 3000 sq ft.

Building plans showing the front of a house.

Steve Revilak @purplebandanna.bsky.social · 1d

24 Dickson Ave. 3BR (2559 sq ft) single-family home. Assessed at $1,326,000. Sold for $1,510,000. Previously sold for $995,000 in 2015.

Looks like it would be buildable today.

A house with brick on the first floor and grey shingles on the second. There is no sidewalk.

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Steve Revilak @purplebandanna.bsky.social · 1d

58-60 Chandler st. Two-family home (2735 sq ft). Assessed at $1,134,000. Sold for $1,250,000. Previously sold for $50,000 in 1977 (about $294,000 in today's dollars). So, over a 4x increase, after accounting for inflation.

Buyer is an LLC, so I expect a renovation.

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Steve Revilak @purplebandanna.bsky.social · 1d

83 Sunnyside Ave. 2BR (1088 sq ft) single-family attached (right side). Assessed at $723,000. Sold for $980,000. Previously sold for $785,000 after a major renovation in 2022.

Not buildable today due to a lack of open space.

A near-million-dollar rowhouse. Originally built in 1948 as housing for returning WWII veterans.

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Steve Revilak @purplebandanna.bsky.social · 1d

325 Lake St. 1BR (1190 sq ft) single-family home. Assessed at $1,072,000. Sold for $680,000. Previously sold for $33,100 in 1976 (about $192,000 in today's dollars).

Buyer is an LLC, and they picked up the building for a steal. Maybe an estate sale?

A old (circa 1880) house with a stone exterior.

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Steve Revilak @purplebandanna.bsky.social · 1d

975 Mass Ave, #102. 2BR (997 sq ft) apartment condo. Assessed at $552,000. Sold for $588,000. Previously sold for $379,000 in 2015. I like the building.

A brick apartment building. Build in 1989, it's one of the newer ones in town.

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Steve Revilak @purplebandanna.bsky.social · 1d

Weekly thread about #ArlingtonMA home sales. 11 of them this week, with six over a megabuck.

Home ownership (and private property ownership in general) is a fundamental part of US capitalism, and we have the prices to show for it. 🙃

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Steve Revilak @purplebandanna.bsky.social · 1d

Video is cool, but damn it takes a long time to upload.

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Steve Revilak @purplebandanna.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for that!

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Steve Revilak @purplebandanna.bsky.social · 1d

One of the speeches at the Boston #NoKings rally. I don't know who the speaker is, but his energy is amazing.

He talks about how dissent is patriotic.

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Interstitial speech given at the Boston No Kings rally. I don't know who the speaker is, but his energy is incredible. He talks about how dissent is patriotic.

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Steve Revilak @purplebandanna.bsky.social · 1d

Signs from #NoKings Boston (and one bumper sticker)

Arthur taught me manners, D.W. taught me resistance.

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Steve Revilak @purplebandanna.bsky.social · 1d

Totally.

Steve Revilak @purplebandanna.bsky.social · 1d

Portland frogs, meet Boston lobsters.

#NoKings. Boston.

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Steve Revilak @purplebandanna.bsky.social · 1d

I came to Boston for college, was too broke to move afterwards, stayed around, and ended up liking the place.

I live in Arlington today. For all practical purposes, it's one of Boston's residential neighborhoods. It's just not in Boston proper.

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Steve Revilak @purplebandanna.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings. Boston.

A US flag, held up on Boston Common, against the backdrop of the city's downtown.

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Steve Revilak @purplebandanna.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not lucky enough to live in Boston, but she's still my city and I love her.

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Steve Revilak @purplebandanna.bsky.social · 1d

You can always do punk

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Steve Revilak @purplebandanna.bsky.social · 1d

Haven't seen one of these before: it's a large SUV with the word "cyclomedia" on the side, and a camera rig mounted on top.

Aparently the company does 360 degree visualizations, AI, and data analytics to "deliver actionable insights"

A large SUV with the word "cyclomedia" on the door, and a camera rig mounted on the roof.

Steve Revilak @purplebandanna.bsky.social · 1d

Everyday #bicycle stuff: picking up a birthday cake from a supermarket.

A pair of bicycles hitched up outside a supermarket.