William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty makes record-breaking home sale
STOCKBRIDGE — William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty announced the record-breaking sale of Villa Virginia, a historic Berkshire Cottage. The property, located at 3 Ice Glen Road in Stockbridge, Mass., sold for $6,750,000. The previous price record in the Berkshires was last set in 2007. The sellers were represented by Sotheby’s agent Pat Melluzzo and the buyers by Helen Mullany of Helen Mullany Real Estate.
One of the approximately 75 renowned Berkshire Cottages built in the Lenox and Stockbridge areas during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Villa Virginia sits on 58 acres, has mountain views, abuts protected lands, and is close to town. The home, built in 1915, serves as an example of the Mediterranean Renaissance Revival architecture style, with the architect H. Hobart Weekes of the New York firm Hill and Weekes drawing inspiration from a villa in the Sabine Hills of Italy. The landscape architect was Ferruccio Vitale.
Today, the home holds 13 bedrooms including 10 in the main house and three in the Snuggery, the freestanding carriage barn guest house. The home has been restored to honor its historic roots, while incorporating the latest technology.
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William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty’s Tonia Scalise ranked top-producing in Central Berkshires
LENOX — William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty agent Tonia Scalise, of the firm’s Lenox brokerage, ranked as the top-producing agent in 2020 among all real estate agents in Central Berkshire County. She has ranked as the top producer in the company’s Lenox brokerage since the office first opened in 2017.
Prior to joining William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty in 2017, Scalise ran her own brokerage firm for almost a decade. With over 30 years of real estate experience, she has been a multi-million dollar producer annually in Berkshire County.
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Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation presents 2021 Institute for Trustees
SHEFFIELD — Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (BTCF) is partnering with the Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF) to present the 2021 Institute for Trustees, an annual conference inviting nonprofit leaders to gather together for educational workshops and networking opportunities.
Building on the success of BTCF’s 2018 Board Leadership Forum and designed for board leaders and executive directors, the event features 24 virtual workshops from leading nonprofit experts and opportunities to connect with hundreds of peers.
This partnership is part of a broader effort between BTCF and ECCF to leverage resources in support of building capacity and leadership within the nonprofit sector, given the challenges facing organizations due to the pandemic and its economic consequences.
The Institute will kick off on April 7 with a keynote address by Phil Buchanan, president of the Center for Effective Philanthropy, entitled “Leading for Nonprofit Impact Amid Unprecedented Challenge.” Beginning April 9, workshops and opportunities to connect with fellow attendees through topic-driven, informal peer discussions will be spread over the course of four weeks. Workshop topics include racial equity, endowment building, crisis planning, governance, advocacy, finance and much more.
To register for the Institute, please visit eccf.org/ift. Registrations will be accepted at a discounted early bird rate of $110 until March 7. After that, registration is $130 and will close April 7.
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Greylock moving Merrill Road branch to improved Coltsville location
PITTSFIELD — Greylock Federal Credit Union is relocating their branch in the Stop & Shop Plaza on Merrill Road in Pittsfield to a space they are remodeling at their offices in the Allendale Shopping Center. The new branch is less than half a mile from their current location in the Coltsville neighborhood.
“This new location will provide one-stop shopping for our members,” said Greylock President and CEO John L. Bissell. “It will be a full-service branch with direct access to Greylock Insurance Agency, Greylock Investment Group, and many other support staff members may need to access for more complex transactions. Plus, we always strive to be good stewards of our members’ money, and this new location helps us improve our member convenience while also saving money by not having two facilities in the same general neighborhood.”
The new branch is being built within the existing space that houses credit union operations and a Greylock Insurance Agency office. Greylock plans to move into the new space this spring.
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Physician Joins CHP Berkshire Pediatrics
PITTSFIELD — Keturah Baker, M.D., has joined the pediatric team at CHP Berkshire Pediatrics in Pittsfield.
Dr. Baker completed her pediatric residency in 2020 at Marshfield Clinic in Wisconsin, where she was pediatric chief resident and earned distinction as Resident of the Year. She attended St. George’s University School of Medicine, graduating in 2017. Dr. Baker earned her undergraduate degree in molecular and cellular biology, with an emphasis in immunology, from the University of California at Berkeley. She is fluent in English, Spanish and Hebrew.
