Jessica Allen joins Blaze Real Estate Team at RE/MAX Advantage as a full-time Buyer Specialist. Prior to joining the team, Jessica worked for Pat Fenton at RE/MAX Advantage as Pat's assistant for 8 years.

"I am excited to have Jessica as part of my team as she brings such passion, caring and expertise to her clients and to the real estate community."-Blaze Johnson, Team Leader

Blaze Johnson has 23 years of experience listing and selling real estate and a Certified Luxury Home Marketing specialist and a Senior Real Estate Specialist. Together they will continue to provide unparalleled service to their clients.

Jessica can be reached at jessicaallen81@gmail.com or 978-979-7977 for your home buying needs.

Gary Blattberg at RE/MAX Advantage, Beverly is pleased to announce his new team member. Paul is a full time real estate professional representing buyers on the North Shore. Paul earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Tufts University and his M. Ed. from Lesley University.  He is a member of the National Association of REALTORS, Massachusetts Association of REALTORS and North Shore Association of REALTORS. He has managed a successful business and prides himself on providing superior customer service.  

When asked why he joined Gary’s team and RE/MAX Advantage, Paul said “It is a wonderful opportunity to affiliate myself with the RE/MAX brand and Gary Blattberg’s over 30 years of real estate experience. Gary provides comprehensive personalized service to his clients. I look forward to building upon that stellar service.”

Paul was born and raised in Lynnfield, MA and has lived in Beverly for the past 18 years. He has coached Little League and Youth Basketball and served on the Centerville Elementary School Council.

Paul can be reached at paul@listyourproperty.net or 617-645-3375.

A new hotel may soon pop up downtown in the Newmark Building, a move that could help revive the Essex Street pedestrian mall, according to city officials. Read the full story here: http://goo.gl/CwfmBU

Voters approved a rezoning of a 3.6-acre parcel of land between Brimbal Avenue and Route 128, in order to develop a redesigned interchange and a new shopping plaza. However, the option might not even be viable due to concerns over and the cost of building the road on the CEA land, an old city landfill.

http://goo.gl/SsbhPN

The developer of a planned shopping center on Brimbal Avenue, Steven Cohen (CEA Group), spoke on the topic of the rezoning that is up for a vote in a February 8th special election. 

If the rezoning passes the public vote, Cohen plans to include Whole Foods Market as a tenant in the new shopping center. If the rezoning does not pass, there will still be a shopping center, but with no Whole Foods, which Cohen believes would be too costly to include under that scenario. Cohen notes that an increase in local traffic is coming in either case. Opponents to the rezoning have gathered over 3,500 signatures.

http://www.salemnews.com/local/x651172717/Developer-No-rezoning-no-Whole-Foods

On January 30th, Goldberg Properties is scheduled to buy the empty building that formerly housed Bell Market on Cabot Street in Beverly, according to Bill Goldberg, the company’s founder. 

Bell Market, which first opened for business in 1965, was a grocery store in Beverly for 42 years, until its closing in 2007. The property has been vacant since 2009.

http://goo.gl/qXVDp3