Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period July 27 - 31, 2009:
Claudia L. Besen to David N. Fuld and Sara Pintat-Fuld, 3 Quintard Place, $1,035,000
Heidi A. and Robert Sojka to Eric Dusch, 2 Moss Ledge Road, $2,200,000
Beatrice N. Smith to 6 Country Road LLC, 6 Country Road, $850,000
Susan Powell Rosstad to Kerry D. and Kevin G. Fitzgerald, 6 Lowlyn Road, $960,000
Workers take a break following Wednesday’s demolition of the house at 14 Hyatt Lane, off Westport’s Woodside Avenue. Built in 1970, the one-story ranch had 1,168 square feet, was situated on a .46-acre property at the end of a cul-de-sac and changed hands last month for $565,000. An employee of the wrecking company said the “small structure did not take very long to demolish.” It was the WestportNow Teardown of the Day on July 2. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
The house at 64 Turkey Hill Road South in Westport’s Greens Farms section was demolished today. Built in 1976, the two-story colonial had 3,487 square feet, was situated on a two-acre lot, and ownership changed hands in June at $2,385,000. It was the WestportNow Teardown of the Day on July 18. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
An application is in process to acquire a permit to demolish the house at 9 Silver Brook Road, off Easton Road in the Coleytown section of Westport. The two-story colonial has 3,172 square feet and is situated on a one-acre property. Since the house was built in 1951, the application process requires review by the 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 July 20 - 24, 2009:
Citibank NA Tr. to Raymond and Annette Pacioretty, 39 Sturges Highway, $611,000
Michael C. Gury / Donna R. Gury to Rajesh Bhatia, 11 The Mews, $820,000
Robert W. and Virginia M. Casey Jr. to Christie and Thomas Belknap, 6 Rockwell Place, $1,177,500
Eva Florence Goldy Est. to Malgorzata Piekarski, 12 Woodhill Road, $1,300,000
Those looking for signs of an improved economy have to look no further than the Westport Town Clerk’s office.
Town Clerk Patricia H. Strauss said today her office recorded 10 property transfers on Friday, the busiest one day in two years.
The last time more transfers were recorded on one day was June 15, 2007, when 11 went into the books, she said.
The month of July conveyance tax receipts of $214,734 were up 19 percent over 2008, Strauss said, while the actual number of transfers (48 compared to 54) fell 11 percent during the same period.
An application is in process to acquire a permit to demolish the house at 1 Plunkett Place, off Westport’s North Avenue. Built in 1962, the two-story colonial has 2,642 square feet and is situated on a one-acre property. It changed hands last month for $700,000. The buyer was an adjacent property owner. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
The house at 5 Forest Drive off Westport’s Old Road was demolished Saturday. Built in 1952, the one-story ranch had 1,656 square feet, was situated on a 1.05-acre property and changed ownership in October 2008 for $825,000. It is Westport’s first residential demolition in more than two months, a reflection of the continued slowdown in the economy. It was the WestportNow Teardown of the Day on April 8, 2009. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period July 13 - 17, 2009:
Toth Investments LLC to W. Glen Major Tr., 36 Prospect Road, $3,500,000
Boris and Luba Libman to Sachin and Anuja Lawande, 157 Compo Road South, $2,010,000
Ann Covalt to Jabez Disbrow LLC, 36 Narrow Rocks Road, $1,350,000
Elliot Associates LP to Ann Covalt, 117 Harvest Commons, $835,000
Jim Randel: honored by writers. Contributed photoJim Randel, a Westport author, attorney and real estate investor, has won first prize in a national book competition sponsored by an organization of journalists and professionals who follow business, real estate and finance.
The gold award of the National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE), was presented to Randel at a Washington, D.C. ceremony for his book “The Skinny on the Housing Crisis.”
It was the first book published by Randel’s RAND Publishing through its imprint, “The Skinny On,” which Randel developed.
One of the NAREE book award judges wrote about Randel’s book: “Wow. What a concept, having stick people tell the story of one of the beefiest, multifaceted, complex and confusing bits of recent economic history in terms everyone can understand.”
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