Category: Real Estate - Page 35

Sunday, October 18, 2026

Comings & Goings: Lester’s Closing

Lester’s boutique department store, 606 Post Road East, will close at the end of April, according to employees. It opened three years ago in the space formerly occupied by Wish List. The family-owned business operates at five other locations in New York and New Jersey. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Tuesday, February 26th, 2019

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 47 Sniffen Road

An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 47 Sniffen Road, off Clinton Avenue, is in process. Built in 1956, the house has 1,679-square feet, and is situated on a .34-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: Desi’s Corner Closing

The changing face of Westport’s Railroad Place opposite the Metro-North station continues with the closing Thursday of Desi’s Corner, 16 Railroad Place. Purveyor of newspapers, magazines, coffee, candy, smokes and more, Desi’s Corner has been under owner Himanshu Patel’s hand for 10 years. Employee Sudhakar Rao said Patel will continue to operate his 7-Eleven store in Hartford. As for Rao, he said he has found employment at Wall Street Wine and Liquor in Norwalk. The closing after seven decades follows the loss of Commuter Coffee, 46 Railroad Place, in June after 42 years. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Friday, February 22nd, 2019

Westport Property Transfers Feb. 4-8, 2019

Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Feb. 4-8, 2019:

William M. Shaner III Trustee & Gregory Griffin Trustee to Mary F. & Suzanne M.F. Tanner, 35 Bridge St., Unit 107, $156,000

Div Riverside Loan LLC to HTA-Westport Center LLC c/o Healthcare Trust of America Inc., 321-329 Riverside Ave., $18,750,000

Zoltan & Andrea Toth to Justin Mahoney, 34 Little Fox Lane, $1,550,000

Thursday, February 21st, 2019

Real Estate Report: Don’t Underestimate Photos

By Judy Szablak

Special to WestportNow

Preparing your home to be on the market in Westport is not so simple anymore, and one should not ever underestimate the power of a photo when selling a home.

Featured Home: This home at 2 Melwood Lane is listed at $2,199,999. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Photo courtesy of The Riverside Realty Group Westport (replaces an incorrect photo mistakenly posted earlier)

There are currently 290 homes available, and more homes are expected to enter the marketplace in the coming weeks. In other words, competition is about to get tougher.

Years ago when a homeowner decided it was time to sell, they would hire an agent by filling out paperwork which would get their home included on the MLS.

While that is still true, staging a home for sale has become much more of a standard in order to effectively compete in the marketplace.

Westport Real Estate Price Changes

Westport real estate price changes over the past week:

3 Hills Lane $355,000->$347,500
9 Tiffany Lane $690,000->$670,000
6 Lyndale Park $749,000->$729,000
4 Wake Robin Road $999,000->$899,000
5 Marsh Road $975,000->$925,000
45 Marion Road $1,065,000->$995,000
29 Blue Ribbon Drive $1,349,000->$1,299,000
20 Pequot Trail $1,499,000->$1,450,000
30 Grassy Plains Rd $1,539,000->$1,495,000
4 Tamarac Road $1,599,000->$1,575,000
3 Eno Lane $1,875,000->$1,798,000
6 The Mews $2,395,000->$1,895,000 *
3 Pleasant Valley Lane $2,299,000->$2,099,000

*While it is very rare that a single price adjustment is more than 10 percent, a 21 percent price reduction was instituted at 6 The Mews.

—Judy Szablak

Comings & Goings: The Row House to Compo Acres

The Row House, a boutique rowing-based fitness studio, will open in the spring at 380 Post Road East in the Compo Acres Shopping Center. According to Redding resident Rob Montefusco, co-owner with his wife Dana, the studio is the first in the state and is part of a rapidly expanding organization, Xponential Fitness, based in Irvine, California. Montefusco said the studio offers individual and group memberships and, in addition to rowing, the boutique offers strength and calisthenics classes. The site was previously occupied by Happy Nails.(CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Wednesday, February 20th, 2019

Comings & Goings: Meatball to National Hall

New York-based The Meatball Shop will open at Westport’s National Hall, 2A Post Road West, in the spring. Specializing in meatball variations, the chain’s earlier locations include four in Manhattan, one in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and one in Washington, D.C. The 4,000-square foot area was previously occupied by The ‘Port, which closed in June 2018, as well as earlier restaurants. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Tuesday, February 19th, 2019

Comings & Goings: Mystic Market Opens Monday

Mystic Market, 60 Charles St., an eat-in and takeout eatery opens Monday, according to David Griswold, Jr, general manager (above). The shop offers a range of foods including a coffee-bakery, a deli counter, a soup counter, and prepared and packaged full meals to go as well as retail items. The site was formerly occupied by the Blu Parrot, which closed in 2013, and Jasmine Restaurant, which closed in 2010. Nistico’s Arrow Restaurant preceded both. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com