Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Oct. 14-18, 2019:
Jonathan Grayer to John & Judith Manocherian, 8 Westport Ave., $1,775,000
Alexander J. Snyder to Gregory A. Raina E. Dicso, 156 Compo Road North, $640,000
Ralph V. Martino to Alexandra & Rodrigo Sanchez, 23 Apple Tree Trail, $1,160,000
A private car club will open at 499-501 Post Road East, the former Steinway showroom adjacent to Westport Fire Headquarters, according to Westport resident Gioel Molinari. Molinari said he is in the process of buying the building, which Steinway closed in December 2017. Over the years, the town has considered purchasing the property to expand Fire Headquarters but ultimately found the price too steep. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 17 Bauer Place Extension, off Old Road, is in process. Built in 1947, the 1-1/4 story cape has 1,287-square feet, is situated on a .3-acre property and, according to assessor records, last changed ownership in July 1993 for $245,000. 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
Homes with Hope has announced a special celebration on Sunday at 3 p.m. to honor two former board members. The Westport-based housing and social services agency will dedicate its property at 86 Saugatuck Ave. as The Eldh – Schramm House. The three-bedroom house has been serving supportive housing clients since the organization’s purchase of the home in 2011. The house’s new name will honor the late Cheryl Eldh, a longtime Westporter and HwH board member and her friend and real estate partner, Patrice Schramm, also a longtime board member who recently relocated to her new home in Virginia. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Scenes from tonight’s League of Women Voters of Westport debates part two involving candidates for the Board of Assessment Appeals, the Zoning Board of Appeals, and the Planning & Zoning Commission. Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Stretch Lab, a one-on-one practitioner assisted stretch clinic, operating in 15 states, has opened at 287 Post Road East in the Playhouse Square shopping center. Owner Andy Hicks (above), a Rowayton resident, also operates another location in Fairfield, which opened in April. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Oct. 7-11, 2019:
Matthew J. & Melanie S. Heiser to Jung Eun Yoo & Steve Chang, 5 Quintard Place, $970,000
Lisa A. Sheppard to Mathhew & Melanie Heiser, 6 Smoky Lane, $2,300,000
Jan M. Hansen & Helen Densby c/0 Jack S. Lipson to James F. & Brianna P. Dangelo III, 15 Pine Drive, $1,145,000
The owners of the house at 188 Long Lots Road, near the Fairfield Hunt Club, are the newest recipients of an historical plaque by the Westport Museum for History and Culture, formerly the Westport Historical Society. Bob Weingarten (r), house historian and plaque coordinator, presented the plaque, identified as the May Peterson Tompkins House, c. 1929, to David and Abigale Levinson and their sons, Cooper, 13, and Quinn, 9. According to Weingarten, the plaque honors the heritage of the house which was converted from a barn built in 1929 by May Peterson Tompkins and her husband George when it was part of an estate at 200 Long Lots Road. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
New England Hemp Farm, a store featuring health and wellness products containing CBD, opens Nov. 1 at 136 Main St. at Brooks Corner. CBD, which stands for cannabidiol, is a compound naturally found in hemp and cannabis plants and, according to Hemp Farm promotional materials is “non-intoxicating and does not produce a high.” Store manager Colin Bannon (above), a 2013 Staples High School graduate, said the products, ranging in price from $17-$75, are available in tinctures, edibles, topical creams and relief rubs. Bannon, currently the offensive coach of the Staples varsity lacrosse team, said the Hemp Farm stand at the Westoberfest event this past Saturday “attracted numerous visitors and resulted in a high volume of purchases.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Sept. 30-Oct. 4, 2019:
MTGLQ Investors LP to CT Strategic Properties LLC, 22 Half Mile Common, $415,000
Muffie B. Murray to Muffie Bancroft Murray Family Trust, 86 Beachside Ave., $10,250,000
Peter & Jacqueline Schelfhaudt to Stephanie M. Prior, 54 Regents Park, $662,500
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