Category: Real Estate - Page 193

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Kowalskys Sell Shopping Complex for $54.25 Million

Westport’s Kowalsky family has sold The Village Center shopping complex at 605-645 Post Road East, anchored by The Fresh Market, to Equity One, a Miami shopping center owner, developer and operator, for $54.25 million, according to a filing today in the Westport Town Clerk’s Office.

The Fresh Market anchors The Village Center shopping complex that includes properties on both sides of Post Road East. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

The purchase includes properties on both sides of Post Road East, among them Dan’s Liquors, Colonial Druggists, Patio.com, Earth Animal and the UPS Store.

It is the second major Westport acquisition by Equity One in a year. In October 2012 it purchased Compo Acres Shopping Center from Heyman Properties for $30.3 million.

The latest sale, which had been in the works for months, according to real estate sources, will net the Town of Westport $135,625 in conveyance taxes.

Preservation Award Winner: 39 West Parish Road

Among the nine winners of the Westport Historic District Commission 2013 Preservation Awards to be presented in a Town Hall ceremony at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30 is the house at 39 West Parish Road. The HDC said the award is being given to its owners, Brittany and Jonathan Steel, in recognition of its “rehabilitation of a historic structure.” It added, “The renovation of the house harkens back to the original house built by Silas Sherwood for his wife Sarah, c. 1894.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Wednesday, October 23rd, 2013

Preservation Award Winner: 80 Wright St.

Among the nine winners of the Westport Historic District Commission 2013 Preservation Awards to be presented in a Town Hall ceremony at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30 is the house at 80 Wright St. The HDC said the Helen Muller Preservation award, for a property in a local historic district, will be presented to the owners, Michele Cosentino and Ari Greenman and to architect Eric Michaels. It said The award is being given in recognition of the sensitive renovation of the Allen Renoud House, c. 1854, in the Kings Highway North local historic district. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 4 Old Orchard Road

An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 4 Old Orchard Road, off Maple Avenue North, is in process. Built in 1951, the 1 1/2-story cape has 1,169 square feet and is situated on a 1.3-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

Comings & Goings: Pompanoosuc Mills to PRW

Pompanoosuc Mills, the Vermont-based handcrafted furniture store previously located in the Barnes and Noble shopping center for 10 years, has moved to a new location of 222 Post Road West, former home of Capel Rugs. A fixture in Westport for more than 25 years, Pompanoosuc Mills was initially located on the Post Road East across from the former main post office. The new space in Post Plaza also hosts a number of other design stores including Capel Rugs, which moved to the second floor, J. Pocker frames and prints, Artee Fabrics and Bel Mondo. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013

Real Estate Report: Seasonal Slowdown Arrives

By Judy Szablak

The fall season is upon us, and with it comes a seasonal slowdown in the Westport real estate market.

This home at 19 Greenbriar Road is listed at $1,645,000. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Photo courtesy of William Raveis/Westport

Home sales certainly won’t grind to a halt, but if you haven’t put your best foot forward to sell your home, your chances to move by the end of the year are less and less.

Consider this—there are more than 280 properties available for sale as of today, and history shows us that we can reasonably expect that less than 20 percent of what is on the market today will close in the next two months.

In order for your home to be sold by year’s end, it must stand out from the crowd—that is, it needs to be priced correctly, present itself well, as well as be available for last-minute showings.

Preservation Award Winner: 69 Morningside Drive South

Among the nine winners of the Westport Historic District Commission 2013 Preservation Awards to be presented in a Town Hall ceremony at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30 is the house at 69 Morningside Drive South. The HDC said the award is being given to its owners, David Mayo and Carol Quinn, in recognition of its “reconstruction depicting the original.” It added: “Fortunately the new owners appreciated the importance of the character and style of the original John Couch House, c. 1859. When planning their new home, which was significantly larger than the existing historic house, the owners chose to save the underlying structure and form of the original while expanding it with a large, compatible addition to the rear … The HDC applauds the owners for using the historic structure as an inspiration to retain the design of the house with its iconic porch and its significant presence in the Greens Farms neighborhood.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Friday, October 18th, 2013

Westport Property Transfers Sept. 30 – Oct. 4, 2013

Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Sept. 30 - Oct. 4, 2013:

Paul D’Andrea and Nancy Hatfield to John G. and Sandra F. Parke, 10 Marion Road, $1,344,000

Bluewater Burnham 38 LLC to Warren and Elizabeth Ann Kirrane, 38 Burnham Hill Road, $3,356,000

Raymond and Sarah Rivera to James and Cori Adams, 17 Indian Hill Road, $635,000

Bror V. and Birgitta Ingvarson Trusts to Robert M. and Julie G. Haroun, 18 Compo Parkway, $1,599,000

Friday, October 11th, 2013

Westport Property Transfers Sept. 23- 27, 2013

Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Sept. 23 - 27, 2013:

Noreen Finnert Pigeon to Caroline S. Lee, 220 Riverside Ave. Unit 5, $498,500

Florence James Shook Estate to Able Construction Inc., 268 Wilton Road, $700,000

Alana Fuscaldo to Christopher J. Buckley and Mark Ciano, 27 Guyer Road, $1,400,000

Tracey C. Hammer to Prithviraj Bhadra and Indrani Datta, 90 Main St., $319,000

Thursday, October 10th, 2013

All Gone: 378 Riverside Ave.

The 1900-built house at 378 Riverside Ave., near Raymond Place, was demolished today. The two-story colonial with1,604 square feet, was situated on a .38-acre property and changed ownership in July 2012 for $450,000. It was the WestportNow Teardown of the Day on Aug. 22, 2013. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Bob Eckman for WestportNow.com