The new U.S. Post Office for Westport is taking shape in Playhouse Square on Post Road East next to Massage Envy. There was no word when the move will be made from its 1935-built structure at 154 Post Road East. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
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The postal boxes and counters still have to be installed in the new Westport Post Office in Playhouse Square on Post Road East. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Going Down: 15 Brook Lane
The house at Westport’s 15 Brook Lane, off Bulkley Avenue North, was demolished today. Built in 1961, the 1 1/2-story cape had 1,909 square feet, was situated on a .58-acre property and changed ownership in September, 2011 for $630,000. It was the WestportNow Teardown of the Day on Sept. 9, 2011. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 40 Harbor Road
An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 40 Harbor Road, in the Saugatuck Shores area, is in process. Built in 1961, the two-story colonial has 1,765 square feet and is situated on a .25-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 and Goings: Garden Center to Old Town Hall
By Dave Matlow
Spruce Home & Garden will open at 90 Post Road East, the historic old Town Hall building, with a preview party on Nov.10 according to Steven Wilburn, a managing director of the new business.
A preview party is set for Nov. 10 at the new business. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Wilburn, a resident of Sherman, said the Westport store will be its third location. He said the first Spruce store opened in New Milford about one year ago after which another opened in West Hartford.
“We’ve chosen Westport for an expansion location because it’s the hub for shopping in lower Fairfield County and it pulls from other local towns,” he said. “It’s like a shopping center without a roof.”
Wilburn said the store will carry a wide range of accessories including fiberglass pots and urns for planting as well as chandeliers and furniture. He said that in addition to its 2,450 square feet, the business seeks approval for outdoor displays as well.
Westport Property Transfers Oct. 10 – 14, 2011
Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Oct. 10 - 14, 2011:
Donna and Jeffrey A. Gilbert to Devon P. and Christopher Delaney, 48 Reichert Circle, $780,000
Stephen Bortner to Jack Capocci Jr. and Cindy Khemalaap, 20 Grassy Plains Road, $1,295,000
Richard Christopher Montanaro to Phillip and Laury Balatsos, 5D Gorham Ave., $1,335,000
SIR-26 Reichert LLC to Stephen B. and Janice M. Gilland, 26 Reichert Circle, $1,725,000
WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 15 Turkey Hill Rd S.
An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 15 Turkey Hill Road South is in process. Built in 1940, the 1-3/4 story conventional has 1,987 square feet and is situated on a two-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 and Goings: Pancake Restaurant Closed
The Westport Pancake House & Restaurant, 520 Post Road East, has closed. Neighbors said it shut down a week ago. Known as International House of Pancakes (IHOP) until December 2005, the most current owners were Susan and Ray Zera who assumed ownership last December. Calls to the restaurant’s listed number said the call could not go through.The closure came as the Friendly’s Restaurant a few miles east on the Post Road in Southport closed after almost a quarter-century. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
It’s Official: NBC Sports to Stamford
By Mark Pazniokas
NBC and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy pulled back the curtain today on details of a long-rumored deal to bring NBC Sports from Rockefeller Center to a sprawling, 32-acre campus in Stamford where Clairol once produced and distributed hair products.
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Mark Lazarus of NBC. Ctmirror.org photo
Months after giving $25 million to ESPN, the Malloy Administration has promised $20 million to rival NBC, the sweetener in a deal to bring 450 jobs to a city that already was home to elements of NBC and its new owner, Comcast.
The new home of NBC Sports will occupy part of a 770,000-square foot complex south of I-95 that a real-estate partnership purchased from Proctor & Gamble in 2010 with the intent of establishing a film, television and video production center.
The project now has its marquee tenant: a growing NBC Sports Group, whose assets include Versus, the 24-hour sports cable network owned by Comcast that is to rebranded in January as the NBC Sports Network.
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Real Estate Report: National Improvement Noted
By Judy Szablak
The latest Case-Shiller report is out and shows that U.S. home prices are up 0.2 percent in August, making it the fifth consecutive month of gains for the real estate market.
This home at 16 Adams Farms Road is listed for $2,490,000. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Photo courtesy of William Raveis Westport/ Dryburgh & Associates
The Case Shiller Home Price Indices are derived from non-seasonally adjusted home sales data, and changes in the index are gathered from actual changes in selling prices of homes.
Our region is in the New York MSA , and with an index level of 169.19, it is the third highest in the nation, behind Washington D.C. and Los Angeles, respectively. The index references a starting point of January 2000 which equals 100.
David Blitzer, chairman of the Index Committee at S&P indices, said in a statement, “With 16 of 20 cities and both composites seeing their annual rates of change improve in August, we see a modest glimmer of hope with these data.”
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