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Samantha Homeyer of Housatonic Real Estate offers a remarkable investment opportunity close to downtown Great Barrington. Tobias Bernecker of Clark + Green Architects walks us through the restoration of a one-room schoolhouse in East Otis. Plus, real estate in the 2nd quarter of 2022, recent sales, gardening and more.

Here’s what we have for you this week in The Edge Real Estate section:

  • Property of the Week – Samantha Homeyer of Housatonic Real Estate offers a remarkable investment opportunity— an historic carriage house converted into three spacious units that could also be made into a family compound.
  • Transformations – Clark + Green Architects supervise the restoration of a one-room schoolhouse in East Otis.
  • Weekly real estate transactions for Berkshire County, Northern Litchfield County and Columbia County
  • Market Perspective – In the second quarter of 2022, the market seems to be normalizing but is still not back to pre-2021 levels.
  • The Self-Taught Gardener – Our gardener Lee has become an advocate of fall planting, ever since he discovered that the plants put in later overwinter better.
  • Gardener’s Checklist – Can you guess the one gardening chore that Ron does not enjoy? And learn here about the almost lost art of home food preservation.
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Welcome to Real Estate Friday!

Monte Levin and Gary Lazarus of Compass offer an immaculate contemporary lakefront home on the shores of the legendary Stockbridge Bowl. See how architect Pamela Sandler transformed a lake house on the shores of Lake Onota. A report on real estate sales in the first quarter of 2025. Plus, recent sales and gardening columns and a home-cooking recipe.

Meeting on remediation of Ried Cleaners site in Great Barrington on May 21

According to the EPA, environmental issues on the site stem from toxins from the dry-cleaning chemicals used by the former Ried Cleaners during its 54 years in business, with the toxins found in the property’s groundwater and soil.

Stockbridge Select Board, developer find middle ground on DeSisto proposal prompting possible decision granting Special Permit May 15

The attorneys for both the developers and the town will clarify conditions for the project and present a plan on Thursday for a vote.

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