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Northshore October 2025
In the end, a slim slice of land in Gloucester on Cape Ann—landlocked but loaded with unseen ocean views—came out on top. That’s because its architects, owners, and interior designers took extra time for thinking and planning before building a new home there. Its vistas were the main drivers in the process, but a limited budget and a respect for the surroundings played major roles too. “The views meant exposing as many rooms as possible to the ocean,” says John MacDonald, principal in Morehouse MacDonald and Associates, the Melrose-based architecture firm responsible for its design. “Once we got up in the air, it beca
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