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Jan
12
LandVest Expands Timberland Division with Opening of New Office in Oregon
By LandVest
 

LandVest Expands Timberland Division
Opens Office in Oregon

 

LandVest is pleased to announce the opening of a new Timberland office in the Pacific Northwest.  The office, located in Eugene, Oregon will service LandVest’s timberland transaction and consulting work in the western U.S.

The office will be headed by Dr. David Walters.  David comes to LandVest with over 25 years of experience in forest industry, academia, and consulting.   As Director of LandVest’s Institutional Timberlands Management (ITM) Group, David will oversee LandVest’s timberland marketing and consulting work throughout the western states.  As an accomplished and highly regarded biometrician and statistician, David will also contribute to inventory design, analysis and modeling work on ITM projects throughout the U.S.

Walters has worked in various levels of increasing responsibility for industry and private forest management, consulting and academia since 1987.  He holds an undergraduate degree in Forest Management from Oregon State University, a Masters in Forest Biometrics from Virginia Tech and a PhD in Forest Biometrics from the University of Minnesota.  David has authored or co-authored dozens of professional and academic publications.

“We are extremely fortunate to have the opportunity to work with someone of Dave’s caliber” noted Stephen Mongan, President of LandVest, Inc.  “His experience in all aspects of timberland acquisitions, divestitures and management, coupled with his integrity and commitment makes him an ideal team leader for this important western expansion.”

The Oregon office will be overseen by Joe Taggart, Managing Director of LandVest’s ITM Group.

“I could not be more pleased with the fit – both professionally and personally”, says Taggart. “The Institutional Timberlands transaction business has evolved to a highly technical process, focusing on transparency in data and professionalism in presentation.  As a highly regarded Biometrician, Dave offers our clients superior data management and analytical capabilities.  At the same time, his ability to understand and clearly explain the financial impacts of key property attributes will make him a valuable resource to our customers.”

The addition of the Oregon office will allow LandVest to service its growing timberland marketing and consulting practice in the west, which includes recent projects in Washington, California and Hawaii.  Over the past five years, the ITM Group has marketed 700,000 acres with a total value of over $1 billion in the Southeast and West.

For more information, contact:

David Walters

LandVest, Inc.
The Heron Building, Suite 202
576 Olive Street
Eugene, OR 97401
dwalters@landvest.com
541-790-2105   •    541-430-8605 cell

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Jan
3
LandVest listing Garrison Field in Cape Elizabeth, Maine is featured in Wall Street Journal
By LandVest
 

Garrison Field in Cape Elizabeth, Maine
was featured in the Wall Street Journal

This 5,800 sq ft English Cotswolds-style manor home has 11 rooms and 6 baths and sits on more than 14 acres fronting the Atlantic Ocean

The Great room is defined by a 32-foot cathedral ceiling that includes hammer-beamed arches and grand fireplace with carved stone surround

Library features hand-painted mural of Cape Elizabeth and connects to porch at poolside terrace

Poolside terrace connects residence to pool area from great room and ibrary covered porch

46'x 16' pool is believed to be the oldest residential swimming pool in Cape Elizabeth

Imported Marston and Langinger seaside conservatory with fireplace, telephone, gas, electric and cable.

If you missed the open house, click here to read Marie C. Baca’s Wall Street Journal article
about this ocean front property in Maine.
Click here to see property details for Garrison Field.

For more information on Maine Real Estate for sale in Portland, Maine and surrounding area
contact William Davisson at wdavisson@landvest.com or click for William Davisson’s contact
information.

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Oct
25
LandVest listing Garrison Field in Cape Elizabeth ME is Portland Magazine’s October Cover Story
By LandVest
 

Garrison Field in Cape Elizabeth, Maine is Portland Magazine’s October Cover Story

In the October issue of Portland Magazine, editor Colin Sargent chose LandVest real estate listing Garrison Field, a Maine historic oceanfront estate in Cape Elizabeth, as his cover story.  Colin toured the property with listing broker William Davisson and later confessed that Garrison Field was among his all-time favorite properties.  “We are in the business of marketing extraordinary properties in the most desirable locations,” said William Davisson, and Garrison Field defines extraordinary among the historic Greater Portland area properties.  Colin walks his readers through the remarkable details that make this property one of Maine’s best.

Relax on this poolside terrace and soak in the country lifestyle!

Enjoy the breathtaking brick-walled gardens with views to the sea

Click here to see property details for Garrison Field.

For more information on Maine Real Estate for sale in Portland, Maine and surrounding area contact William Davisson at wdavisson@landvest.com or click for William Davisson’s contact information.

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Sep
30
Manchester-by-the-Sea Real Estate Sales Increase 36%
By LandVest
 

Highest residential appreciation in Boston area, year to date, is in Manchester-by-the-Sea as cited in the recent Boston Globe survey.  Contributing factors could be the new $55,000,000 Manchester-Essex Regional High School, the incredible beaches and ocean access, the commuter rail access to Boston’s North Station and Route 128…all this and just a 90 minute drive to ski country.

Sandy Hollow - 6.48 acre waterfront compound on North Shore's Gold Coast

Elegant restored home on 2.4 acres has dramatic water views and access to beach and dock

Magnificent Victorian shingle-style home designed by Peabody and Stearns on 1.46 acres with access to a private sandy beach and association dock

For more information about the above properties, contact Lanse Robb (lrobb@landvest.com) at LandVest in Boston, MA.

Click here to view more North Shore Real Estate for Sale

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Sep
28
LandVest – Bar Harbor, ME Listing is Featured in Maine Home and Design.
By LandVest
 

Canoe Point at 439 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, ME (listed by Story Litchfield of LandVest - Northeast Harbor, ME) was built at the turn of the century in 1889.  It has recently been completely restored to take advantage of the waterfront views with bump outs from the original footprint, on dramatic granite ledges, which create an interesting backdrop for this timeless estate and allow for a very private setting.

In its 122 year history, it was a much loved home as well as a welcoming bed and breakfast. Its fairy-tale feel made summer holidays, birthday celebrations and seaside weddings into magical memories.  It’s said that Paul Newman, Christie Brinkley and Billy Joel were but a few of its celebrity guests and it was recently the subject of Debra Spark’s article, “A Fairy-Tale Estate” in the September issue of Maine Home and Design.

Click here for more information on this elegant country estate which has only improved with age or contact Story Litchfield of LandVest – Northeast Harbor, Maine (slitchfield@landvest.com).

122 year old cottage on 1.5 acres in Bar Harbor, ME has been completely restored and renovated.

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Sep
27
Boston Globe Quotes Terry Boyle in Article on Cohasset Waterfront Properties – 2011
By LandVest
 

Terry Boyle from LandVest, who lives and works on the South Shore of Boston, is quoted in the Boston Globe article titled “On Cohasset Waterfront, 3 very pricey offerings”.  Globe business writer Johanna Seltz examined the current state of Cohasset’s high end real estate market, including the historic context of the South Shore market and talked with Terry about his view of Cohasset waterfront properties, his listing of Red Oaks, and South Shore luxury real estate in particular.

“It has a private causeway leading up to the house.  There really are no neighbors at all….”  Click here to read the full article.  Please note the following correction;  the article erroneously attributed the sale of the $10M property on the South Shore to another brokerage firm when in fact that sale was a LandVest sale.

Contact Terry Boyle at  LandVest in Boston, MA for more information about real estate for sale in Cohasset or on the South Shore, or if you are considering listing your home for sale.  Tboyle@landvest.com

This waterfront estate is situated on a forty foot high granite outcropping with expansive views of Little Harbor in Cohasset.

Red Oaks is a magnificent private estate on 7.9 acres.

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Jul
28
LandVest-Martha’s Vineyard’s Real Estate Listing Featured in the Boston Business Journal
By LandVest
 

LandVest’s Gerret Conover  and Thomas LeClair are the listing brokers for the prominent 1.1 acre Edgartown harbor front compound which is the subject of Craig Douglas’ article “Vose Estate on Martha’s Vineyard Listed for $17.5M” in the Boston Business Journal.

This magnificent harbor front listing represents one of the more important properties to be offered in recent times.

This historic Martha’s Vineyard property was owned by the Vose family for more than 100 years and is being listed for $17.5M.  It is located at 41 Dunham Road in the exclusive Tower Hill neighborhood and boasts what is arguably the finest view in the harbor.  It has 4,300 square feet of living space, seven bedrooms, five baths and includes a main house on a high bluff overlooking a sandy beach with a private deep-water pier as well as a separate two-story guesthouse.

Click here for more information on this Dunham Road estate or contact Gerret Conover or Thomas LeClair

For more information on Martha’s Vineyard properties for Sale visit the LandVest Martha’s Vineyard website.

www.mvlandvest.com

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May
23
Bangor Daily News Gets Midcoast Maine Real Estate Perspective from Terry Sortwell
By LandVest
 

Terry Sortwell, Regional Manager in our Camden, Maine office, is quoted in the Bangor Daily News article (BDN) titled Housing Bloom?  BDN business writer Matt Wickenheiser examined the current state of Maine’s real estate markets, including coastal Maine real estate, and talked to Terry for his view of Maine waterfront properties and Maine luxury real estate in particular.

Terry Sortwell is a principal and regional manager at LandVest’s Camden office. The firm deals in high-end properties, generally more than $1 million. He suggested that the current market conditions have shown, once again, that real estate is not a liquid investment.

“If there’s not a lot of demand for the property you own, you can reduce the price way down below what one would think it’s worth and still not sell it,” said Sortwell. “You can’t make a market for it — that’s part of the frustration many sellers are going through.”

The market he deals in got very quiet about three years ago, reviving a bit last year, said Sortwell.

“Basically, buyers have been …”  Read the full article

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May
19
Unique Boston Real Estate Opportunity: Saint Margaret’s Convent for Sale
By LandVest
 

 Landvest This entry is brought to you by Nick Pratt who assists property owners and buyers with complex real estate planning, appraisal, conservation, management, and disposition services.    

A History of Service in an Urban Enclave 
Saint Margaret’s Convent
Roxbury, MA

Tucked out of view off a quiet side street,  Saint Margaret’s Convent  has been a spiritual epicenter for over a century.    The city hums below, but at the top of Fort Hill, in the Highland Park neighborhood of Roxbury, the convent is quiet and serene.  To quote the Boston Globe:

“Since the late 19th century, the Society of St. Margaret, an order of Episcopal nuns, has maintained a quiet but steady presence in Boston, nursing the sick, caring for the poor, and welcoming travelers in need of a quiet place to stay, all while keeping a rigorous schedule of prayer and silent contemplation.”  Full Article  The Sisters have decided to relocate their work to their retreat in Duxbury, where they are building a new  eco-friendly center.

The Roxbury convent is being offered for sale and listed by LandVest. 

Built around the c. 1840 home of Abolitionist leader William Lloyd Garrison,  the Convent has been owned by the Society of Saint Margaret since 1904.  The complex of buildings has been expanded over the years, most recently with a major expansion and renovation of the Main Building  in the early 1990’s. 

The Main Building is comprised of three interconnected buildings which contain a total of 33,550± square feet and features a commercial-grade kitchen, dining hall with an outdoor patio, 34 bedrooms, multiple  common rooms for meetings,  library, two chapels and a large balcony overlooking the Boston skyline.  In addition, there is a separate 2,184± square foot heated Carriage House with a second floor apartment with two bedrooms, a full bath and a kitchen. 

The improvements are sited on 1.65± acres, including 240± feet of frontage on Highland Park Street and 338± feet of frontage on Highland Street, and is surrounded by tall trees and quiet outdoor areas, including a lawn with a gazebo. 

In a May 14 Boston Globe article by Lisa Wangsness,  the Convent was described as being located in a “…tranquil neighborhood, a mix of brick row houses and clapboard multifamily homes, some with lush gardens and flowering trees. Though the grassy peak of Fort Hill lies just a few blocks from the rush of Columbus Avenue, on a recent morning, little could be heard but the wind and singing birds.”

Click for pricing and more information on  Saint Margaret’s Convent 
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Nicholas R. Pratt                                                  David A. Rosen
617-948-8002                                                      617-357-8955
npratt@landvest.com                                      drosen@landvest.com

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May
3
LandVest Listings Featured in Ocean Home Magazine’s Top 25 Coastal Homes in US
By LandVest
 

 Anyone familiar with the type of properties that LandVest represents will not be surprised that of the “Top 25 Finest Oceanfront Homes for Sale from Hawaii to Maine” featured in Ocean Home Magazine this month, 6 were LandVest listings.  LandVest specializes in marketing the best properties in the very best locations, so, it’s not surprising that the editors of Ocean Home Magazine chose to feature these spectacular listings, as they are some of the best New England real estate properties currently on the market.  In fact, LandVest is frequently called upon by editors of well read and highly esteemed publications to offer up our most spectacular real estate listings to be featured in their version of the “Best of the Best” real estate articles.  Be it a Wall Street Journal House of the Day or New York Times article featuring the Best New England Real Estate, or the Week Magazine featuring various “Best Homes on the Market with…”  a 100 acres, or grand entrances…  you are likely to see a LandVest listing. 

In the May/June issue of Ocean Home Magazine the following “Best of New England”, real estate listings were featured in their “Top 25 Oceanfront Homes”:

Best Real Estate Northeast Harbor, Maine:

Sound Edge $6,900,000, listed by Story Litchfield, of LandVest – Northeast Harbor, Maine (slitchfield@landvest.com)

NE Harbor, Maine

Sound Edge in Northeast Harbor, Maine is a totally restored summer cottage on 1.4 acres of land along the shores of Maine's Somes Sound

Indian Head (under agreement)   listed by Story Litchfield, of LandVest – Northeast Harbor, Maine (Slitchfield@landvest.com)

Indian Head in Northeast Harbor, Maine (under agreement) takes full advantage of its spectacular location offering panoramic ocean, island, and mountain views.

Best Real Estate, St. George, Maine:

Davis Island, $4,950,000 listed by Terry Sortwell, LandVest – Camden, Maine (tsortwell@landvest.com)

Aerial view of Davis Island, St. George, Maine. This 48-acre island offering includes an estate that comprises a residence, guest house, boat barn, two docks, and observatory that offers 360 degrees of ocean viewing.

Best Real Estate, Edgartown, Massachusetts:

Edgartown Beachfront, $19,500,000 Edgartown, MA listed by Gerret Conover and Thomas LeClair, LandVest – Martha’s Vineyard, MA (gconover@landvest.com, tleclair@landvest.com)

Edgartown Beachfront, a modernized 18th-century estate, includes seven double bedrooms, and one single bedroom all with their own distinctive charm. This property is privately set with approximately 300 feet of sandy beach.

Best Real Estate, Gloucester, Massachusetts:

Red Gable, Gloucester, Massachusetts $3,800,000 listed by Lanse Robb, LandVest – Boston, MA

Red Gable, a fully renovated 1880 oceanfront home, sits on .5 acres of Coffin Beach, at the northwestern tip of Cape Ann. Ocean views abound from nearly every room of this elevated, 5-bedroom home.

Best Real Estate, Harwich Port, Massachusetts:

Wychmere Waterfront Estate, Harwich Port, MA $14,500,000 listed by Stewart Young, LandVest – Boston, MA

Wychmere Harbor in Harwich Port, MA is a 9,000 square foot, custom built and landscaped home on approximately 3.6 waterfront acres.

Click to read the LandVest listing excerpts in Ocean Home Magazine

To view the entire article featuring the best oceanfront homes for sale in the 15 featured states of CA, CT, FL, GA, HI, ME, MA, NC, NY, OR, RI, SC, TX, VA, WA pick up a copy on newstands  or visit Ocean Home Magazine’s website.

View additional “Best” real estate by visiting www.landvest.com

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