Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period May 6 - 10, 2013:
Albert Pizzirusso to Muhammad K. Gill and Saadia E. Ahmed, 11 Calumet Road, $735,000
Lisa R. Gernard to Jeffrey R. and Mara U. Barth, 60 Edgewater Commons Lane, $823,500
James T. and Jodi M. Grogan to Elenee Argentinis, 9 Willowbrook Drive, $603,000
James A. and Melanie C. Nangle to Robert and Rachel Phillips, 53 Partrick Road, $1,907,500
An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 23 Westfair Drive, near Bulkley Avenue North, is in process. Built in 1954, the 1 1/4-story cape has 1,181 square feet and is situated on a .29-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
An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 106 Old Road, near Bulkley Avenue North, is in process. Built in 1954, the one-story split level has 1,421 square feet and is situated on a .51-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
An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 89 Compo Road North is in process. Built in 1948, the 1 1/2-story cape has 1,360 square feet and is situated on a .36-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
By Judy Szablak
Traditional and transitional colonial-style homes reign supreme in Westport, and continue to be the most marketable properties with the best resale value.
Comprising 63 percent of the 289 available homes for sale, these mostly five-bedroom homes average just over 4,250 square feet, with an average list price of $2,163,117.
In the past year, more than two-thirds of the reported sales through our local MLS were colonial-style homes, and the average sales price of these 273 homes during the last 12 months was $1,634,577.
Although there might seem to be a great disparity in the average pricing of what’s currently on the market as opposed to what has closed in the last year, the significant price increase is due largely in part to the amount of new construction.
A new coffee, bakery and sandwich shop, Steam, will open at the Green’s Farms Metro-North station by late June, according to co-owners Briana Pennell and Chris Barrett. They were awarded the right to use the site in a Town of Westport competitive bid process. Deputy Police Chief Foti Koskinas was at the station today with the couple. “Renovations began about one week ago, and the new business should be operational sometime in mid to late June,” he said. Norwalk resident Pennell, a Culinary Institute of America graduate, is a pastry chef. Barrett, a Stamford resident, has a background in the restaurant business. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Westport Auction, 615 Riverside Ave., , specializing in estate consignments, has opened at the site of the former Saugatuck Post Office. It will conduct its first live auction Sunday at 1 p.m., according to Travis Worrell, owner of the business with his wife, Kate. “We’ve been conducting one-time auctions in various locations for the past five years and decided to open this 3,400-square feet permanent location which is close to the train station and is easy access for New York customers,” Travis Worrell said. He said the estimated 425 items and groupings to be auctioned range in value from $100 to $100,000 and are comprised of mid-century furniture, fine arts, jewelry, Chinese antiques and other merchandise. “We focus on the unusual, he said. For more information, phone (203)222-3448. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period April 29 - May 3, 2013:
Gregory S. and Amanda J. Parker to Edward A. and Kristina A Tricker, 20 Partrick Lane, $1,100,000
Audrey Tumpowsky to Albert Pizzirusso, Colony Road, $912,500
Bruce and Joan Nemirow to Ronald G. Marks, 54 Lyons Plains Road, $4,600,000
Mark D. and Laura L. Pflug to Allan Arkush and Bonnie B. Edwards, 79 Clinton Ave., $1,400,000
La Boutique, a women’s accessories store, has opened at 719 Post Road East in a space adjoining Effi’s Salon, according to owners Suzanne and Fred England. The Englands, owners of Beadz, 1094 Post Road, Darien for the past seven years, said the Westport store is a natural expansion of their business. “I’ve lived in this area for 28 years,” said Suzanne England. “I love Westport. It’s an artsy town. When i think of shopping, I think of Westport. It’s an eclectic group.” Fred England said the accessories are handmade in the Darien location, and that includes custom offerings as well. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
After 15 years, The Avenue Gallery, specializing in framing antique maps and nature prints, has relocated from 117 Post Road East to Norwalk’s 173 Main St., in the former Brandman Paint distribution center. In an email to WestportNow, owner Diana Wyant said, “It was hard leaving Westport, but my clients were having issues with the lack of parking.” She said she retains the same phone number, (203) 227-5062. Signs in the window say the space will be taken over by Alex and Ani, a jeweler described on its website as offering “eco-friendly, positive energy products that adorn the body, enlighten the mind, and empower the spirit.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
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