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WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 62 Compo Mill Cove

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An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 62 Compo Mill Cove is in process. Built in 1920, the 1-3/4-story conventional has 1,314 square feet, is situated on a .23-acre waterfront property and changed ownership in April 2011 for $2.1 million. Because the house was built more than 50 years ago, the application will be reviewed by the Westport Historic District Commission. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Westport Property Transfers Jan. 5 – 9, 2015

Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Jan. 5 - 9, 2015:

Emily Louise MacLachlan Estate to 6 Pequot LLC, 6 Pequot Trail, $1,000,000WNproperty.jpg

Peter E. Liggett and Jean E. Collins to Two Gryphons Three Graces LLC, 25 Greenbrier Road, $1,285.000

Stephen J. and Marguerite Y. Winkler to Ngassar Ngnoumen, 17 Adams Farm Road, $1,300,000

Marshall H. Terpening Estate to John M. and Lee Terpening, 7 Drumlin Road, $200,000

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 18 Church St. South

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An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 18 Church St. South, off Hillandale Road, is in process. Built in 1946, the one-story ranch has 1,501-square feet and is situated on a .26-acre property. Because the house was built more than 50 years ago, the application will be reviewed by the Westport Historic District Commission. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Real Estate Report: Time to Prepare for Spring Market

By Judy Szablak

It may seem a bit early to prepare for the spring market in Westport, but don’t let this valuable time pass you by without taking full advantage of the forthcoming busy real estate season. It will happen upon us sooner than you might think.

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Featured Home: This home at 15 Apple Tree Trail is listed at $2,975,000. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Photo courtesy of William Raveis/Westport Beach (+) Country Homes

If you are selling your home, consider hiring a building inspector to uncover any unforeseen issues that a buyer would inevitably uncover, and fix them prior to your home going on the market. This could save you a lot of lost time, not to mention money. 

It is also a good idea to take this opportunity to de-clutter your home in preparation for going on the market, and among other things, paint if necessary.

There is nothing worse than becoming painfully aware that you were ill-prepared for the perfect time to place your home for sale, and then coming to the realization that your lack of action has wound up placing your home just “behind the market.”

Landmark Status Sought for Baron’s Mansion

By James Lomuscio

For 17 years, the Baron’s house has been empty, filled with only memories and myths, not to mention books stored for the Westport Library’s book sales.

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Golden Shadows has been vacant for 17 years. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Located at 68 Compo Road South on the town-owned 23-acre Baron’s South property, the two-story, 1959 brick Colonial Revival mansion was the home of the late Austrian Baron Walter Langer Von Langendorff and his British wife Evelyn Diane, founders in the mid-1940s of Evyan Perfumes.

Evyan was the first American perfume company to rival French perfumeries with its White Shoulders, now produced by Elizabeth Arden, and Golden Shadows scents.

Now, two Westport preservationists want the town to designate the home dubbed Golden Shadows a Local Historic Landmark Property.

WestportNow Teardown of the Day:  7 Compo Beach Road

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An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 7 Compo Beach Road is in process. According to Town Assessor records, the 1-1/2 story cape was built in 1820, has 1,863-square feet, and sits on a .6-acre property, which changed ownership in November for $1,700,511. Because the house was built more than 50 years ago, the application will be reviewed by the Westport Historic District Commission. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Teardown of the Day: 4 Crooked Mile Road

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An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 4 Crooked Mile Road, off Newtown Turnpike, is in process. Built in 1945, the one-story ranch has 2,396 square feet, is situated on a one-acre property and changed ownership in October for $880,000. Because the house was built more than 50 years ago, the application will be reviewed by the Westport Historic District Commission. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Westport Property Transfers Dec.  29, 2014 – Jan. 2, 2015

Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Dec. 29, 2014 - Jan. 2, 2015:

Bernard S. Pollack Estate to Karen J. and Bradley T. Schwartz, 61 Regents Park, $735,500WNproperty.jpg

40 Danbury LLC to Helen Stefan Moreau, 40 Danbury Ave., $2,397,500

HSBC Bank USA N A-TR to Stephen A. Eaton Jr., 29 North Ave., $318,450

Lynne Delossantos to Tanja S. Feldmeier, 30 Maple Lane, $612,500

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 4 Blue Ribbon Drive

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An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 4 Blue Ribbon Drive, off North Avenue, is in process. Built in 1958, the two-story colonial has 2,878 square feet and is situated on a 1.02-acre property. It sold in April 2015 for $1.1 million. Because the house was built more than 50 years ago, the application will be reviewed by the Westport Historic District Commission. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Comings & Goings: Saugatuck Fabrics to Saugatuck Ave.

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The Saugatuck Fabrics store opens at 47 Saugatuck Ave. in February, according to Leonora Silber of Norwalk, co-owner with Ida Boci of Fairfield. The space formerly was occupied by Cake Suite, which closed last month. Silber said the store will specialize in a range of fabrics for upholstery, window treatments and pillows and will perform the alterations in-house. “We both worked for others in the fabrics business for 18 years in Fairfield County and are now ready to open our own business,” he said. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com