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Pokeworks, a Hawaii cuisine inspired eatery, will open at 396 Post Road East in the Compo Acres Shopping Center. Founded in 2015, the franchise restaurant has grown to 21 locations. The offerings are described on its website as sustainable, seasonal, natural ingredients. The space, between Compo Farm Flowers and Jersey Mike’s, was previously occupied by Ball & Farrow, the British-based paints and wallpaper company. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
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Westport Property Transfers Sept. 10-14, 2018
Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Sept. 10-14, 2018:
Xiaoyong Fu & Huifang Long to Arthur Eckley & Patricia Chen, 6 The Glen, $785,000
Margaret G. Yingling to Dorothy Jane Carpenter, 122 Harvest Commons, $790,000
Jill E. Thomas to Hong Pan, 15 Thomas Road $965,000
Flooding Closes Anthropologie
A sign on the front door of Anthropologie, 59 Post Road East, in the Bedford Square development, informs shoppers that the store is closed today due to damage from flooding from Tuesday’s storms. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) WestportNow.com photo
Mitchells: Guided 60 Years by a Mom & Pop Philosophy
By James Lomuscio
Bill Mitchell was 15 when his dad, Ed Mitchell, took a step that would alter the Westport family’s course for generations to come.
Bob and Bill Mitchell at the store today. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) James Lomuscio for WestportNow.com
“He worked for Grey Advertising as an account executive, and one day he stepped off the train in Saugatuck and said, ‘I quit my job,’” Bill Mitchell said.
It was 1958, the era of Dashing Dans and Mad Men vying for lucrative advertising accounts. But Ed Mitchell’s focus was closer to home, selling tangible goods face to face in his hometown as a haberdasher.
With his wife Norma, Ed Mitchell opened a boys’ clothing store, Ed Mitchell’s, in a small building on the corner of Compo Road North and Post Road East, the current site of People’s United Bank.
Westport Property Transfers Sept. 4-7, 2018
Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Sept. 4-7, 2018:
Sara Burke to Barrett and Stephanie Hyde, 4 Scherer Court, $1,220,000
Robert Satter Estate to Two Ninety Six LLC, 4 Sue Terrace, $365,000
Ugo and Diane D. Deblasi to Guillermo and Elena Coronado, 20 Sandhopper Trail $1,850,000
Real Estate Report: ‘Back on Market’ Status Often Not What You Think
By Judy Szablak
Special to WestportNowSometimes a “back on market” status or cumulative days on the market for a particular property in Westport raises an unnecessary “red flag” on a home that doesn’t deserve it.
Featured Home: This home at 27 Stonybrook Road is listed at $1,999,999. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Photo courtesy of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Westport
The multitude of information that is readily available through our own MLS and through a few aggregator sites such as Zillow or Trulia is of particular interest to both agents and homebuyers alike.
However, the available data can be mistakenly misinterpreted as an issue with a home, when it’s not.
When properties accumulate extensive days on market, it doesn’t mean that there is a problem with the home itself.
Westport Real Estate Price Changes
Westport real estate price changes over the past week:
124 Riverside Avenue, #3 $346,900->$299,900
9 Vineyard Lane $599,000->$575,000
14 Pin Oak Court $839,000->$799,000
100 Cross Highway $825,000->$799,000
1 Daybreak Lane $829,000->$819,000
8 River View Road $839,000->$824,900
6 Stoneboat Road $938,800->$899,000
40 Terra Nova Circle $1,125,000->$1,079,000
28 Buena Vista Drive $1,245,000->$1,195,000
4 Scofield Place $1,229,000->$1,199,000
34 Maple Lane $1,250,000->$1,199,000
4 Northgate $1,399,000->$1,299,000
8 Sherwood Farms $1,359,000->$1,339,000
41 Oak Street $1,399,000->$1,349,000
4 Blue Chip Lane $1,800,000->$1,749,000
146 Bayberry Lane $1,875,000->$1,825,000
32 Edgewater Hillside $2,199,000->$2,050,000
3 Forest Drive $2,145,000->$2,099,000
36 Otter Trail $2,299,000->$2,185,000
31 Burnham Hill $2,675,000->$2,495,000
8 Taylor Lane $2,793,000->$2,690,000
8A Sandpiper Road $3,950,000->$3,799,500
178 Hillspoint Road $4,800,000->$4,650,000
2 Driftwood Point Rd $7,800,000->$6,900,000
—Judy Szablak
Westport Property Transfers Aug. 27-31, 2018
Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Aug. 27-31, 2018:
Dennis H. and Barbara Wong to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company Co-trustee, 10 Hickory Hill Road, $586,915
Kent R. Manning, Jr. and Margarita Salas to Scott and Katharine Lombardo, 57 Sylvan Road North, $1,150,000
J & E Moriarty Family Revocable Trust, John B. and Elizabeth A. Moriarty, Jr. Trustees to Gordon Latzman and Aimee S. Altschul-Latzman, 152 North Ave., $1,780,000
Real Estate Report: Renovating Home Adds Value
By Judy Szablak
Special to WestportNowConsider renovating your home to maximize future resale in Westport, as well as your own comfort while you are still living there.
This home at 8 Hunt Club Lane is listed at $1,599,000. Photo courtesy of Coldwell Banker/KMS Partners.
Some improvements have a more positive effect on your home’s worth than others, while others are much less substantial.
Pay very close attention to curb appeal. If two homes were exactly alike on the inside, and one had outstanding curb appeal while the other one didn’t, the home with better curb appeal would sell faster and for more money.
A well designed kitchen remodel ranks very high on return on investment. If your home improvement budget were to be focused on just one room, focus on the kitchen. Buyers tend to be somewhat more tolerant of a dated bathroom, especially if the kitchen is outstanding.
Westport Real Estate Price Changes
Westport real estate price changes over the past week:
35 Bridge Street $246,000->$233,700
20 Oakview Circle $425,000->$410,000
6 Berkeley Hill $545,000->$499,500
2 Clinton Avenue $539,000->$525,000
24 Mills Street $599,000->$589,000
101 Greens Farms Rd $624,900->$599,400
47 Sniffen Road $709,000->$679,000
303 Harvest Commons $715,000->$685,000
6 Vineyard Lane $715,000->$695,000
7 Highwood Lane $779,000->$749,000
60 Long Lots Road $899,000->$881,000
4 Christmas Lake Lane $929,900->$897,000
40 Cranbury Road $940,000->$899,900
13 Promised Road $989,000->$974,900
3 Terra Nova Circle $1,095,000->$999,000
15 Coleytown Road $1,064,000->$1,010,900
15 River Lane $1,099,000->$1,025,000
40 Terra Nova Circle $1,125,000->$1,079,000
28 Buena Vista Drive $1,245,000->$1,195,000
75 Old Hill Road $1,265,000->$1,225,000
49 Partrick Road $1,249,000->$1,245,000
93 Easton Road $1,345,000->$1,295,000
7 Sterling Drive $1,390,000->$1,299,000
8 Sherwood Farms $1,359,000->$1,339,000
41 Old Road $1,399,000->$1,348,000
41 Oak Street $1,399,000->$1,349,000
230 Bayberry Lane $1,449,000->$1,395,000
10 Ridge Drive $1,497,000->$1,399,000
40 Hillspoint Road $1,498,900->$1,449,000
9 Wakenor Road $1,499,000->$1,479,000
173 Roseville Road $1,600,000->$1,500,000
73 Turkey Hill Rd So $1,749,000->$1,669,000
146 Bayberry Lane $1,875,000->$1,825,000
73 Partrick Road $1,999,000->$1,899,000
4 Bluewater Lane $7,999,000->$7,950,000
—Judy Szablak
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