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Today’s WestportNow Teardown: 26 Sturges Commons
Today’s WestportNow teardown is 26 Sturges Commons off Sturges Highway. The property sold last month for $1,220,000. A demolition application is pending. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.
NY Times: Westport Teardowns Spark “Fascination and Fury”
Sunday’s New York Times, in a story on a real estate company specializing solely in teardowns, reports the firm has opened an office in Westport where “teardowns are a source of fascination and fury” and WestportNow’s “teardown of the day” is a popular feature.
Under the headline “Teardowns Reshape Suburbs, And Selling Strategies,” the newspaper said Xchange Properties was founded in a Chicago suburb four years ago and last November expanded to Westport.
It said the company, which enables sellers to market their properties directly to builders without having to pay a full sales commission or go through the charade of house showings, has plans to open offices in other “teardown hotspots” in Virginia, Florida, California, and New Jersey.
“In Westport, Conn., the site of Xchange’s Fairfield County office, teardowns are a source of fascination and fury,” the Times said.
Going Down: 31 Cross Highway
The house at 31 Cross Highway came down today. Featured as the WestportNow teardown June 27, 2005, the property sold in June for $815,000. The house was built in 1953. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Westport Property Transfers Aug. 8-12, 2005
Property transfers as reported by the Westport Town Clerk’s office for the period Aug. 8-12, 2005:
Peter H. and Rosemary E. Dresch to SIR-Pumpkin Hill LLC, 6 Pumpkin Hill, $1,073,000
Kathleen and Woodson Merrell to George G. and Kristina D. Bory Jr., 77 Maple Ave., $2,200,000
Holly Christine Allen to Westport Rental Holdings LLC, 38 Hiawatha Lane, $745,000
Emily Laux to Adam L. Dener and Carla Schine, 148 Cross Highway, $2,205,000
Andrew M. and Kelley Schutte to Christopher M. and Kim M. Healy, 38 Bulkley Ave. North, $1,685,000
Donahue and Thomas Put Westport House on Market for $25 Million
Longtime Westport celebrity residents Phil Donahue and Marlo Thomas have put their Greens Farms mansion with Long Island Sound views on the market for $25 million.
Aerial view of the Beachside Avenue property. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Nicholas H. Fingelly photo
The listing of the Beachside Avenue property by Nicholas H. Fingelly Real Estate in Southport comes two months after reports that Martha Stewart had quietly put her nearby Turkey Hill Road South house on the market for $10 million. A Stewart spokewoman denied the report.
UPDATE: Donahue told The Advocate of Norwalk that he and his wife are not leaving town, the newspaper reported Thursday. “We’ll be staying right here in the neighborhood,” he said. “We’re not leaving Westport.” He spoke while talking an afternoon walk outside his home.
The Donahue-Thomas home is actually three contiguous lots—112, 114 and 116 Beachside Ave. comprising 7.7 acres. Donahue bought the adjoining property some years ago and caused some controversy when he demolished a home to improve his water views.
Going Down: 54 Bayberry Lane
The house at 54 Bayberry Lane came down today, making good on a sign that has been posted on the property for about six months. The property, featured as the WestportNow teardown on Dec. 15, 2004, sold in March for $662,500. The house, built in 1948, will be replaced by a 5,500-sq-ft house, according to Todd Seligson, 25, son of developer Stanley Seligson. The owner purchased a tree from the Town of Westport for $5,000 that will be cut down to make room for a new driveway. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Westport Property Transfers Aug. 1-5, 2005
Property transfers as reported by the Westport Town Clerk’s office for the period Aug. 1-5, 2005:
SRC LLC to Jennifer L. Stein, 12 Terhune Drive, $2,150,000
Mark S. and Raynor Cunningham to Brian F. and Anna T. Tobben, 4 Joann Circle, $1,200,000
Richard Ellenbogen and Debra Weissman to Jill E. Weinstein, 150 Bayberry Lane, $2,160,000
Brian J. and Helen H. Cleary to Richard Ellenbogen and Debra Weissman, 16 Fairfield Ave., $1,900,000
Mary Lee Stiegler to Kathleen S. and Carl J. Fazio, 9 Chapel Hill Road, $887,500
Going Down: 7 Webb Road
The house at 7 Webb Road off Whitney Street came down today. Featured as WestportNow’s teardown of the day May 5, 2005, the property changed hands in May for $810,000. The house was built in 1940. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Going Down: 4 Dexter Road
The house at 4 Dexter Road, off Bulkley Avenue North, came down today. It was featured at the WestportNow teardown of the day Jan. 19, 2005. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
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