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2014 - Issue 5 - Late Fall

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Thoroughly Modern Maggie Renovating a histoRic cambRidge home foR heR own family, a Real estate bRokeR shows what she does eveRy day foR heR clients: Realize potential. by kristine kennedy photography by andy ryan Maggie Gold Seelig and her husband were living in a Back Bay townhouse when t heir t hird son hit his toddler yea rs. Seelig is a Boston-a rea rea l estate broker and advisor, and she recognized that her family, with all its child accouterments, now looked strikingly similar to those of many of her clients. While she counts professional athletes, doctors, and hedge- fund managers among her clientele, a common buying scenario involves a g rowing family looking for a highly functional home in a cit y full of houses that haven't been modernized in 40 to 60 years. When Seelig took herself on as a client, she was just as probing about her family's habits and needs: a commitment to urban living, a contemporary aest het ic, t hree young boys who play loud indoor t ag, a desire for no wasted space. Her house love-match was a 1901 Maggie Gold Seelig fell in love with the historic charm of this 1901 home, then set about making it perfect for her growing family. continued on page 124 bostoncommon-magazine.com  123 HAUTE PROPERTY

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