Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Sept. 10-14, 2012:
Cindy L. Karen Trust to Robert M. Birge and Melissa H. Reiter, 3 Stony Point West, $2,930,000
CFJ Realty Development LLC to Pierric Beckert, 78 Maple Road South, $2,875,000
David L. and Rhonda S. Paul to Qiwei Lu and Baiyu Linghu, 1 Brook Lane, $838,000
Westport Realties Inc. to Carrie Construction Co. Inc., Stoneboat Road, $480,000
Workers apply finishing touches to the exterior of 11 Wilton Road in preparation for this weekend’s relocation of the Roger Ferris Architectural firm from 285 Riverside Ave. According to principal Roger Ferris, the new offices will house the firm’s expanding art collection. Ferris, with other offices in New York’s Chelsea district and in Bridgehampton, N.Y., employs 35 in Westport. A Westport resident for 40 years, Ferris said he is the original designer of the building at 11 Wilton Road “around 15 years ago and we thought it was a good idea to have our offices in a building we designed.” Ferris has been involved in many high profile projects in Westport including significant involvement in the nearby Save the Children and National Hall structures. “We’ve done a lot in this quadrant of downtown and now we’ll be one of its neighbors,” Ferris said. “Westport is seminal to our creativity—it always had that artsy nature.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
By Judy Szablak
September’s S&P’s Case/Shiller Home Price Index report shows all 20 metro area posted gains from June to July, including the New York MSA. However, our area also fell 2.6 percent over last year at this time.
The nationally promising news is that all 20 MSA’s experienced an average increase in property value of 1.2 percent from July 2011 to the present period, which was the biggest 12-month increase since August 2010.
“The news on home prices in this report confirm recent good news about housing,” said Committee Chairman David M. Blitzer. “Single family housing starts are well ahead of last year’s pace, existing home sales are up, the inventory of homes for sale is down and foreclosure activity is slowing. All in all, we are more optimistic about housing.”
Good news nationally, but prices were down year over year in Atlanta, Las Vegas, and Chicago, and the New York areas.
An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 16 Side Hill Road, in the Old Hill section, is in process. Built in 1958, the two-story colonial has 2,928 square feet and is situated on a 1.01-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’s Saugatuck area is getting a new coffee shop. Coffee + Pi has announced it will open at 599 Riverside Ave., next to Tutti Ristorante. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
A Canada-based tea shop will open at 135 Main St. between Brooks Brothers Women’s store and Jack Wills university outfitters. The 819-square foot facility will also provide indoor seating for its tea bar. According to its website, Davids Tea opening in Westport will be the company’s third U.S. store with others located on Polk Street, San Francisco and Bleeker Street, New York. The business’s concept—selling loose-leaf teas and ingredients—began in Montreal in 2008 leading to opening its first store on Queen Street, Toronto. In addition to its expansion into the United States, Davids Tea has stores across Canada from British Columbia to Newfoundland. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
An architect’s rendering of new Bedford Square Development. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 25 Edgemarth Hill Road, off Greens Farms Road, is in process. Built in 1955, the 1 1/2-story contemporary has 3,030 square feet and is situated on a one-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 as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Sept. 3 - 7, 2012:
Jerilyn J. Medrea and Kathleen G. McHugh to Sarah P. Carrol, 232 Compo Road South, $1,651,500
Peter F. and Juliet G. Harker to Patrick and Susan Hendricks, 8 Keenes Road, $895,000
Westport Country Playhouse LLC to JL 319 LLC, 319 Post Road East, $1,100,000
Joyce M. Singer to Mattera Construction 9 High Point, 9 High Point Road, $1,150,000
An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 150 Imperial Ave. is in process. Built in 1951, the 1 1/2-story cape has 1,472 square feet and is situated on a .31-acre property. Because the house was built more than 50 years ago, the application will be reviewed by the Westport Historic District Commission. Terry Hanley, 53, who said he was born and raised in the house where his parents resided since 1955, recalled the entire area was supposed to be turned into a cemetery but was later developed by Westport’s Kowalsky Brothers for homes. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
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