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For all of you who have wondered about 221 Oak St. in Natick…

May 4, 2022 by Bob Brown 3 Comments

First of all, yes, 221 Oak St. in Natick is a house, not a business. While the home is located nearby the business district at Tech Circle, it is indeed a home and now this unique property is on the market.

(We’re getting no commission for this…we just know many people in town are curious about this property. It even cracked the Zillow Gone Wild line-up.)

221 oak st natick mass home real estate

Real estate sites give the inside views of the property, which for those of you with more than your fair share of vehicles, might be a perfect fit if you’ve got $1.45M lying around. It includes a climate-controlled, 5-bay garage, among other upscale features.

Built in 2014, the 1,000 sq. ft. contemporary house has 1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, built-in bookcases, a bar, a granite patio, and more, according to the listing.


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Monday morning tear down in South Natick

April 25, 2022 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

I happened to walk by the home at 12 South Lincoln St., Monday morning just as a construction vehicle was tearing down the rear of it and mashing it good. (I had the money shot on video, but screwed it up on my iPhone, so just the still image here…)

22 pleasant st south natick tear down

The property owner recently went through the Natick Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) for approval to demolish the two-family dwelling and construct two new detached units on the pre-existing, non-nonconforming lot. Duplexes are increasingly a target for developers.

Reviewing applications for tear downs continue to be one of the main duties for the ZBA.

Tear down in South Natick pic.twitter.com/lAfk2bs9kF

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Town seeks input on what to do with shuttered South Natick school

April 21, 2022 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

Be heard about the future of the 5 Auburn Street parcel in South Natick at two upcoming meetings.

The 5 Auburn Street Request for Proposal (RFP) Committee—the nine-member group tasked with figuring out what to do with the former Eliot School building and its 2.8 acre parcel in South Natick—is seeking input from Natick residents regarding the future of the 3-floor, 10,600 square-foot structure that dates from 1938. The Committee wants feedback from the community in order to develop an RFP for the potential sale of the building/parcel.

5 Auburn St., former Eliot School, Natick

5 Auburn Street most recently served as a Montessori school, but that operation completed a major renovation in 2020 to its campus across the street, giving it the space it needed to keep to one side of Route 16 only. The private school, which still educates toddlers – grade 8 using the Montessori model, is now known as Riverbend.

Going further back, 5 Auburn Street was a public school building into the 1970s.

The historic structure needs lots of work. The boiler has failed, it has inefficient single-pane windows, and it isn’t ADA-compliant. Upgrading it could cost upward of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Public meetings:

DATE: April 27, 2022
TIME: 6:30pm
LOCATION: via Zoom. Meeting ID 873 0126 2933

DATE: April 30, 2022
TIME: 3pm
LOCATION: 5 Auburn Street

And/or express your thoughts on the matter via email at 5auburn@natickma.org

Filed Under: Construction, Education, Real estate, Schools

How to list your Natick property for movie shoots

November 8, 2021 by Bob Brown Leave a Comment

The Massachusetts Film Office, which encourages producers to film movies in the state via tax incentives, encourages property owners to list their homes, offices and more for possible shooting locations.

Currently, about 2 dozen Natick properties are listed, including Town Hall,  the South Natick Dam, the downtown fire station, and a few homes.

South Natick dam

Listing your property as a possible movie shoot site is straightforward, and involves sharing pictures. The office provides tips on how to best reflect the nature of your property in photos.

We’ve seen reports that homeowners can reap thousands of dollars a day for renting out their property for filming, with the monthly mortgage sometimes used to figure out the daily rate. That could work out pretty well for a Natick homeowner indeed.

You’ll probably be required to sign a non-disclosure agreement by the filming outfit so their big secrets aren’t revealed.

Natick Executive Assistant Donna Donovan (ddonovan@natickma.org) is listed by the film office as the person to start with in town (we reached out to her but received no reply). We also tried Town Administrator Jamie Errickson, hoping to get info on what benefits the town gets from movie shoots, other than police details. Ultimately, filming in town requires permission from the Select Board, according to the film office.

If listing your property isn’t something you want to do, there’s still a mess of other interesting info on the Mass Film site, including internship and casting call opportunities.

This past summer the area saw film crews parking at a church lot on Union Street, as well as at Elm Bank Reservation, for local filming of projects such as Halle Berry’s Mothership. Past films shot in part in Natick include Labor Day and I Care a Lot.

If you’ve rented out your Natick property for filming and are willing and able to share your experiences, or want to help clarify anything in this piece for us, please let us know at natickreport@gmail.com


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Grab your spare change: it’s real estate tax day in Natick

November 1, 2021 by Deborah Brown Leave a Comment

Real estate tax bills for the second quarter are due on Nov. 1. The town has an online bill paying option.

Tax payments may also be hand-delivered to the mail slot to the right of the front doors at Town Hall, available 24/7/365 for your convenience.

Natick Town Hall

For in-person payment, the Treasurer’s Office is located at Natick Town Hall, 1st Floor, 13 East Central St.
Hours are Monday – Wednesday, 8am-5pm; Thursday 8am-7pm; Friday 8am-noon

Questions? Contact the Treasurer’s office at 508-647-6425

According to the Town’s 2021 tax classification hearing, in FY20, the average single family home value in Natick was $617,960 with an annual tax bill of $8,410.44

Learn more about Natick real estate.


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