Chipotle, the Mexican grill, 376 Post Road East in the Compo Acres Shopping Center, will close next Friday, according to an employee. The eatery opened in June 2015. The employee added Chipotle management said they will offer employees jobs at other nearby locations, including Fairfield, Wilton, Darien, Bridgeport and Riverside. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
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Westport Property Transfers Nov. 26-30, 2018
Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Nov. 26-30, 2018:
Vanderbrodt Estates LLC to Roger J. & Elizabeth A. Insley, 5 Ridgewood Lane, $1,510,000
20 Bauer Place LLC to Ashwin R. Pamudurthy & Melissa Alexander, 20 Bauer Place, $1,610,000
Olga Nepoe to M. Lauren & Justin T. Walters, 4 Blue Chip Lane, $1,625,000
Comings & Goings: Greens Farms Spirit Changes Hands
The Greens Farms Spirits Shop, 1250 Post Road East, is under new ownership after more than 49 years in business. According to owner Jack Riley (l), who opened the shop in November 1969, the new owner is Nick Conti of Berlin, Connecticut, who also owns three other wine and liquor stores — Save Rite in North Haven, and Ye Olde Spirits in West Haven and Wallingford. Riley said his last day of employment at the shop is Saturday and will then be managed by Rob Pelletier (r), a 17-year employee of Riley’s business. Riley said after his house is sold he and his wife will build a new house in Paso Robles, California where his son, Tim, 39, lives. Riley’s son Kevin, 40, lives in Carmel, California. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
P&Z Gives Green Light for Tesla Service Center
By a vote of 5 to 0 with 1 abstention, Westport’s Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) in a work session tonight gave Tesla a green light to open a service center and perhaps eventually a dealership at 176 Post Road West.
State legislators have yet to allow Tesla to have dealerships in Connecticut.
The location is the site of the former Dragone Classic Car showroom.
The site plan and special permit approval for the electric vehicle (EV) business located in a property in a general business district (GBD), AA residential zone follows a Nov. 8 P&Z approval of a text amendment to allow the facility.
Comings & Goings: Field Trip Snacks to Post Road East
Field Trip, a novelty snack business founded in 2010 by Matt Levey, has relocated its headquarters to 153 Post Road East from its original location in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. The company produces a variety of jerky and protein-rich snacks in sticks and bites. According to Max Feidel, supply chain manager, the retail store is the company’s first—all of its products being distributed to retailers across the country. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Comings & Goings: Off Main Pop Up Opens
Off Main Pop Up, located at 1757 Post Road East (Westfair Shopping Center), has opened as a pop up store focused on streetwear brands including Supreme, Bape, and Off-White. The store is run by entrepreneurs and students from Westport, headed up by JJ Schwartz,a Staples freshman. The focus of the store is to bring hard to access brands from New York City into the local area for the holidays. The teens are running in-store giveaways each week on their Instagram @offmain06880. The pop up will be operated through Dec. 25 on Wednesdays (3 p.m. – 6 p.m.), Fridays (3 p.m. – 6 p.m.), Saturdays (noon – 6 p.m), and Sundays (noon – 5 p.m). (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo
Real Estate Report: Pricing in ‘Wiggle Room’
By Judy Szablak
Special to WestportNowWhen pricing your Westport home for sale, it really isn’t necessary to add negotiating room.
Featured Home: This home on 38 Crawford Road is listed at $2,200,000. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Photo courtesy of William Pitt Sotheby’s Westport
“Wiggle room” is already assumed by buyers to the tune of about 4 percent on average.
Still, many homeowners like to add a little extra negotiating room on to the price when they place their home on the market.
Transactions have been pretty consistent at 96 percent of final asking price over the past five years, with the exception of 2016 when the average ratio came in at 95 percent.
Westport Real Estate Price Changes
Westport real estate price changes over the past week:
4 Davenport Avenue $419,000->$399,000
6 Rocky Ridge Road $699,000->$649,000
5 Davis Lane $799,000->$749,000
109 Kings Hwy. South . $799,000->$759,000
41 Old Road $1,245,000->$1,198,000
222 Wilton Road $1,550,000->$1,450,000
56 Compo Mill Cove $1,795,000->$1,695,000
—Judy Szablak
Comings & Goings: M.EAT Closes at Bedford Square
M.EAT, the butcher shop featuring 100 percent imported organic beef and lamb at 29 Church Lane in Bedford Square, has closed, the first retail casualty in the development. The store, which also supplies product to high end restaurants, opened in November 2017. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Coalition Wants Signs on Properties Before P&Z
Regulations require that signs be posted on properties to be demolished or applying for a liquor permit. Now a Westport group wants similar signs posted for many other requests.
The Coalition for Westport (CFW), a political party aimed at responsible growth in town, filed an amendment to Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) regulations with that requirement affecting applications to land use bodies so that neighbors will have a heads up.
The CFW has proposed text amendment 754, which will be reviewed by the P&Z on Thursday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. in Town Hall.
If adopted, 754 will require the placement of a temporary free-standing sign on a property subject of a proposal submitted to the P&Z or the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA). It will include applications seeking approval for site plan, special permit, variance, subdivision or re-subdivision, town officials said.
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