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Live a comfortable, gracious life in this gorgeous house perfectly located in the heart of Lenox, offered by Selina Lamb of BIRCH Properties. The real estate market is down but opportunities still exist. Designer/developer Bobby Houston takes us through an amazing restoration in downtown Great Barrington. Plus, real estate market view, recent sales, gardening columns and more.

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

  • Property of the Week – Selina Lamb of BIRCH Properties offers a gracious country house, beautifully restored for comfortable living, in the heart of Lenox.
  • Transformations – Designer/developer Bobby Houston gives “that old yellow thing” in downtown Great Barrington a new life.
  • Weekly real estate transactions for Berkshire County, Northern Litchfield County and Columbia County.
  • Market Perspective – The operative word is “down” for inventories, sales and dollar volume, but differences among areas of Berkshire County do exist as do opportunities.
  • The Self-Taught Gardener – Lee wonders if he should keep giving plants to people who will kill them.
  • The Lazy Berkshire Gardener – After cutting back leggy annuals and harvesting herbs, Jodi tells us how to make a “Monet salad.”

 

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Great Barrington announces property tax exemptions for eligible residents

These exemptions reduce all or a portion of real estate taxes for eligible households. Eligibility generally relates to age, domicile, income, disability status, ownership history, and assets.

Stockbridge contemplates plan modification to 2014 special permit encompassing historic Elm Court Estate

However, some residents cried "foul" that changes are tantamount to a new project warranting an independent approval process.

Board of Health puts stamp of disapproval on proposed Van Deusenville Road solar panel project

Following concerns that the developers did not provide sufficient data on noise levels, the Board of Health voted unanimously not to recommend the proposal to the Planning Board.

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