Steve Revilak
@purplebandanna
Small time town politician. Itinerant bicycle punk. Likes to wear Purple Bandannas.
Yes, it's hot. Yes, it's humid. Yes, I needed to get out of the house. And yes, I am a happy, joyful, sweaty mess 🙃
Shopping day. Presentable Steve's wardrobe was due for an update.
Exterior insulation systems are cool. But probably not for water tables.
The Commuter Rail's Autonomous Track Inspection Coach. For years, cities have used services where vehicles record video of roadways and pass it through algorithms to assess road condition. It helps them target maintenance. Makes sense for train tracks too.
89 Churchill Ave. 4BR/4 bath single-family home with 2750 square feet of space. Assessed at $1,736,000. Sold for $1,980,000. Previously sold for $1,075,000 in 2014. It's a double-sized lot with 122 feet of frontage. Could be subdivided at some point, in theory.
10 Gordon Rd. Brand new renovation + an addition + a detached garage. Just sold for $1,665,000.
78 Webcowett Rd. 3BR (1361 sq ft) single family home. Assessed at $948,000. Sold to a builder for $1,332,000. Previously sold for $207,000 back in 1992. The area allows two-family homes, and I'd expect this to become one.
15 Berkeley St. 4BR (2994 sq ft) single-family home. Sold to an LLC for $915,000. Previously sold in 1966 for $1. Someone's cashing in their generational wealth.
75 Fremont St. 2BR (852 sq ft) single-family attached. Assessed at $663,000. Sold for $778,000. Previously sold for $295,000 in 2006. Could actually be built today, due to some special exceptions in Arlington's zoning bylaw.
4 Colonial Village Dr. 2BR (663 sq ft) condo. Assessed at $351,000. Sold for $363,000. Previously sold for $339,000 in 2023. It's one of the few places in town where homes reliably sell for under $400,000. Also convenient to the minuteman bikeway and a grocery store.
Today's repair involved a deraileur cable replacement. When water gets trapped in the cable housing, the cable can corrode or rust. This makes it swell - the cable becomes stuck in the housing, and you can no longer shift gears.
Improvised cargo bike lift. We were due for some cleaning and maintenance.
Rare sighting: a normal-sized pickup truck. It's an early 2000's Ford Ranger. Once upon a time, I owned a similar model.
33 Lombard Rd. 3BR (2934 sq ft) single-family home. Assessed at $1,796,000. Sold for $2,230,000. Previously sold for $960,000 in 2012. Not buildable as-is due to non-conforming setbacks.
36 Kenilworth Rd. This is another flip. Builder purchased the house for $900,000 in 2025. Put in a new kitchen and a deck, then sold it for $1,635,000. Not buildable today due to non-conforming lot size, frontage, and setbacks.
We have gone from Extreme Heat Warning to Heat Advisory. Life is good.
The beginnings of a new four-family home. I'm intrigued by the brick foundation. The former building dated from the early 1920s. Concrete blocks and fieldstone/rubble seem to common materials of the period. This is the first time I've seen brick.
Shade sail on Broadway Plaza. Our town installed two of them this year, and they do take the edge of the direct sunlight.
The Capitol Theater, which is one of Arlington's landmarks. The top two stories are apartments. The first floor has move theaters and seven other businesses. If built today, this building would require over 300 parking spaces. It has something like 6.
Construction continues in Marrett Square. It looks like they're saving/re-using the old Dunkin Donuts building. I'm expecting another parking-oriented business.
Cranky suburbanite expresses their displeasure about double poles. I appreciate the culture jamming, though.
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #2,246,914! This is better than I usually rank, lol :)