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This 2001 single-family home has been completely renovated with new roof, boiler and hardwood floors.
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Step inside to discover a bright, open-concept layout featuring newly installed hardwood floors, a stylishly updated kitchen with white granite countertops, and stainless-steel appliances, dining area with ceiling fixture and access to Trex deck.
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The finished basement has interior and garage access.

Friday Front Porch Feature: Millennium House in Williamstown

By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Are you looking for a move-in ready home? Then this is the house for you.
 
Our Friday Front Porch is a weekly feature spotlighting attractive homes for sale in Berkshire County. This week, we are showcasing a home at 1000 Simonds Road.
 
This raised ranch, built in 2001, features three bedrooms, three bathrooms, and a two-car garage. It has 1,540 square feet on a half acre. It comes with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances, washer and dryer, hardwood floors and a back deck with Trex decking
 
The price is set at $569,000.
 
We spoke to Kim Burnham with Burnham and Gold Real Estate.
 
What do you think makes this property stand out in the current market?
 
It's literally brand new. It's empty. It's in move-in condition. It stands out amongst the best. It has vinyl siding it's stately. It's on a nice lot. The hardwood floors are gleaming, all rooms have ceiling fans. The white granite in the kitchen is outstanding, the Trex deck out back overlooking the yard is lovely. 
 
 
There is a primary suite and bath. There is another full bathroom for the other additional two bedrooms, the lower level great room with epoxy floor, and a three-quarter bathroom with laundry. 
 
Everything is immaculate, state-of-the-art move-in ready the roof has been replaced. The boiler has been replaced. Windows have been replaced.
 
What was your first impression when you walked into the home?
 
It's absolutely beautiful, clean, the hardwood floors are gleaming the white granite in the kitchen. It flows beautifully.
 
Are there any standout design features or recent renovations?
 
Step inside to discover a bright, open-concept layout featuring newly installed hardwood floors, a stylishly updated kitchen with white granite countertops, and stainless-steel appliances, dining area with ceiling fixture and access to Trex deck. It's been completely renovated, soup to nuts. 
 
What would you say to a buyer trying to imagine their life in this space?
 
Move-in ready, literally empty so they can literally move in tomorrow if they'd like. It's fabulous. The craftsmanship is top-notch. The location is fabulous. Nice-sized yard, no maintenance, new roof, new boiler, and brand new inside.
 
You can find out more about this house on its listing.
 
*Front Porch Feature brings you an exclusive to some of the houses listed on our real estate page every week. Here we take a bit of a deeper dive into a certain house for sale and ask questions so you don't have to.




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Theaters Respond to Changing Customer Tastes, Studio Requirements

By John TownesSpecial to iBerkshires
This is the last of three articles in a series on the evolution and current status of movie theaters in Berkshire County. Read Part I here; and Part 2 here.
 
Operating a movie theater of any size is a complex mix of art and business. It is not as simple as booking a film, opening the doors and selling tickets. It involves complex strategies.
 
Local theaters also have to adapt to constantly-changing conditions and trends in the film and theater industry. This requires balancing the often-convoluted requirements of movie studios and distributors with the preferences and tastes of local audiences.
 
Berkshire County is unusual in an era that is dominated by immense theater chains.
 
Following the closing of the Regal multiplex in the Berkshire Mall in Lanesborough in 2022 and the closing of the North Adams Movieplex, in 2023, there are now three remaining theaters.
 
Two of those — Images Cinema in Williamstown and the Triplex Cinema in Great Barrington — are operated by community-based non-profit organizations.
 
While the Beacon Cinema in Pittsfield is a for-profit multiplex owned by the Phoenix Theaters, chain, it is a relatively small company compared to major chains. Under its founder and President Cory Jacobson, Phoenix operates as a midsized independent business. It has 10 theaters in the Midwest, Tennessee and Massachusetts. By comparison, AMC Entertainment owns 855 theaters worldwide, and Cinemark operates 500 theaters.
 
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