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Westport Property Transfers Dec. 16 – 20, 2013

Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Dec. 16 - 20, 2013:

Rudolph J. Sabados to Divya Sant, 9 Sunny Acres Lane, $570,000WNproperty.jpg

Scott J. and Susan H. Klau to Eric C. and Jennifer Roth, 13B Dogwood Lane, $2,085,990

SIR-16 Side Hill LLC to Andrew S. Lerner, 16 Side Hill Road, $2,525,000

Betty B. Stretton to Travis K. and Eileen T. Test, 44 Clinton Ave., $590,000

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 112 Imperial Ave.

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An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 112 Imperial Ave. is in process. Built in 1938, the 1 1/2-story cape has 1,644 square feet, is situated on a .30-acre property and changed ownership this month for $632,000. 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

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 17 Dover Road

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An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 17 Dover Road, off Reichert Circle, is in process. Built in 1955, the one-story split has 1,446 square feet and is situated on a .5-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

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 10 Wakeman Place

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An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 10 Wakeman Place, off Imperial Avenue, is in process. Built in 1936, the one-story ranch has 1,514 square feet, is situated on a .31-acre property and changed ownership this month for $675,000. 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

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 165 Cross Highway

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An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 165 Cross Highway is in process. Built in 1961, the two-story colonial has 2,704 square feet and is situated on a 1.1-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

Westport Property Transfers Dec. 9 – 13, 2013

Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Dec. 9 - 13, 2013:

Jennifer G. Vynerib to Scott and Susan H. Klau, 21 Burnham Hill, $2,650,000WNproperty.jpg

Kris and Erin Palestrini to Jacob A. and Alexis S. Gettier, 8 Peaceful Lane, $865,000

Helen A. Swalina to Sean and Jill Curran, 17 Lone Pine Lane, $1,010,000

Harriet Manning Estate to Stephanie Nickse and Adam Swanson, 42 Whitney St., $615,000

Real Estate Report: Schedule Closings Carefully

By Judy Szablak

The last week of any given month usually brings about many closings, and this month is no different except we can expect a bit of a spike for this month in particular due to its year-end timing.

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This home at 6 Cardinal Lane is listed at $2,595,000. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Photo courtesy of Coldwell Banker Westport-Riverside/KMS Partners

There have already been 37 closings in December, and another nine homes were entered into pending status in the month of November that should probably close in the next week as well, at a minimum, which would make it a banner month.

Scheduling a closing to avoid tax ramifications, or to obtain tax benefits can make the whole transaction that much more beneficial to either seller or buyer. But unfortunately, some sales that are scheduled for December may end up spilling over into the first week of January, and that is not without costs to the homebuyers.

What many people, buyers in particular, do not realize, is the amount of money paid at the closing table in per diem charges is greatly diminished when the closing occurs at the end of the month.

Westport Property Transfers Dec. 2 – 6, 2013

Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Dec. 2 - 6, 2013:

James P. and Patricia K. Christodoulou to Robert A. Flug, 172 Regents Park, $827,500WNproperty.jpg

Ellen J. Barkan Zavesky to Thomas M. Risch, 15 Spriteview Ave., $700,000

11 Wedgewood LLC to Deercliff Assoc LLC, 11 Wedgewood Road, $3,575,000

Wendy W. Kaufmann to Dana T. and Michelle Rossi, 20 River Knoll, $1,250,000

All Gone: 3 Bluewater Hill

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The house at 3 Bluewater Hill, off Compo Road South, was demolished today.  Built in 1953, the one-story ranch had 1,590 square feet, was situated on a .64-acre property, and changed ownership in january for $1,950,000. It was the WestportNow Teardown of the Day on Feb. 21, 2013. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Comings & Goings: Chic Jolie Returns to Westport

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The women’s fashion apparel store, Chic Jolie, reopens in Westport this weekend at 57 Main St., on the second floor above Blue Mercury 2. Formerly located at Westport’s 24 Taylor Place for nine years —eight years as the children’s clothing store Jacadi—it closed in April and reopened in the Brickwalk, on Fairfield’s Post Road. “Fairfield was a temporary location for us until we could find a location in Westport with affordable rent for a small business,” said owner Alla Ionescu (above)  She said the Fairfield store will close simultaneously with the opening at the Westport location where some customers even volunteered to help with the move. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com