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Sunday, October 18, 2026

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 33 Meeker Road

An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 33 Meeker Road, off Sturges Highway, is in process. Built in 1790, the two-story antique has 2,489 square feet, is situated on a 3.05-acre property and changed ownership in January 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

Historic Plaque for Newtown Turnpike Home

The newest recipients of an historical designation plaque from the Westport Historical Society are Jeremy and Tracy Benton. Bob Weingarten, house historian of the Westport Historical Society, presented the plaque, which signifies their 169 Newtown Turnpike house was constructed in 1839 by John Goodsell. The Bentons, parents of four boys under the age of 6, said they purchased the house in 2008 from the Gordon and Edna Manning Trust. Gordon Manning, who died in 2006, was a CBS News vice president in the early years of “60 Minutes” who later went on to NBC News. Prior to the Mannings, it was the home of New Yorker Magazine illustrator Tom Funk (1911-2003) and his wife Edna Eicke, also an illustrator, according to the Bentons’ research. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Wednesday, March 19th, 2014

Real Estate Report: Sales Dip Not of Great Concern

By Judy Szablak

Westport’s year-to-date sales are just a little behind 2013, and the polar vortex we experienced most certainly put a slight damper on what could have been a better start.

This home at 51 Bermuda Road is listed at $3,648,000. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Photo courtesy of Halstead Property/Westport.

But by no means is a decline of 10 sales throughout this period worth being overly concerned about.

The 20 percent dip in unit sales is in contrast to a recent report from Realtor.com, which states that this year’s home buying season has started strong throughout much of the country. Much of the country that wasn’t pummeled by snow, that is.

Average sale prices across the board are within $5,000 of what they were last year in Westport, and market time has decreased by an average of 33 days.

Tuesday, March 18th, 2014

P&Z Visits Proposed PRE Site for Hair Salon

UPDATE Members of the Westport Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) today visited 1385 Post Road East, which includes Anthropologie, Balducci’s, and the former home of Fovama Rugs. Representatives of the owners, Darien-based Forstone Capital, who were also on the visit, have applied for modifications to the property, where they plan to install a hair salon in the former Fovama Rugs location. The application will require a review of a 1995 settlement between the P&Z and Arnie Kaye, the property owner at the time, according to P&Z Director Larry Bradley (r). He said the review of the settlement is not directly related to plans for the hair salon. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Monday, March 17th, 2014

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 4 Clifford Lane

An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 4 Clifford Lane, off Old Hill Road, is in process. Built in 1956, the 1 3/4-story cape has 4,209 square feet, is situated on a 1.74-acre property and changed ownership in June, 2011 for $1,830,000. 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

Sunday, March 16th, 2014

Comings & Goings: Koko FitClub Closing

KoKo FitClub, 619 Post Road East, will close March 31 after a year and a half at that location, according to franchisee Peter Buckley. (See WestportNow, Sept. 20, 2012) Buckley, a former banker, said, “We were not able to attract enough members and were operating in the red every month.” Expressing thoughts on his brief experience in Westport, he said, “We needed deeper roots in the community. We couldn’t crack the code of being compared to gyms rather than who we are—a personal training studio.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Friday, March 14th, 2014

Westport Property Transfers Feb. 24 – 28, 2014

Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Feb. 24 - 28, 2014:

Bernard Tobin Estate to 61 Main Street LLC, 61 Main St., $1,825,000

Susanne Klein Hertzel Estate to 61 Main Street LLC, 61 Main St., $1,216,666

Rosalind Tobin and Carol and Kenneth Klein to 61 Main Street LLC, 61 Main St., $4,258,334

Mary W. Farley and Michele F. Austin Trusts to Philip A. and Michele M. Delgado, 63 Regents Park, $910,000

Thursday, March 13th, 2014

Way Cleared for Sprucing Up Bay Street

The Westport Board of Selectmen today approved modifications to curbs on Bay Street that will allow the owner of a private parking lot adjacent to his co-owned 180 Post Road East (rear building) to install trees and plantings at the lot’s edge. Salvatore Campofranco, owner of Wilton-based Luzern Associates LLC, which purchased the properties last August for $11 million (see WestportNow Aug.30, 2013), agreed as part of the approval to maintain the newly planted trees. Board members also urged Campofranco to extend the tree plantings along the edge of the adjacent town-owned parking lot. He said he would consider it if other neighboring property owners shared the cost. The applicant will appear before the Planning and Zoning Commission Thursday night for additional approvals. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Wednesday, March 12th, 2014

Comings & Goings: Lou & Grey to Main Street

Lou & Grey, a specialty line of women’s apparel, opens on Friday at 15 Main St., next door to Loft, 17 Main St., according to spokesperson Kate McShane of its parent company, LOFT, Ann Inc. Shane said the Westport location for Lou & Grey is “our first concept store in the U.S. and is much more than just a store: it’s a library, a workshop and a test kitchen.” She said the Lou & Grey lounge collection is “offered in LOFT’s 540 stores and we are testing free-standing stores in the future.” She added, “These clothes are for the woman on the go who never wants to have to choose between style and comfort.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Saturday, March 8th, 2014

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 8 Newtown Turnpike

An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 8 Newtown Turnpike is in process. Built in 1830, the two-story colonial has 1,750 square feet and is situated on a .75-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