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Qdoba Mexican Grill, 275 Post Road East in Playhouse Square, has closed. The eatery opened in July 2014 in the space formerly occupied by Pierre Deux, the French country interior design and home furnishings store, which closed in 2011. Founded in 1995 by Anthony Miller and Robert Hauser, the business grew to 700 locations in 47 states, as of December 2017 at which time a consortium of funds led by Apollo Global Management announced the purchase of the Qdoba chain for approximately $305 million. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Westport Property Transfers May 28 – June 1, 2018
Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period May 28 - June 1 , 2018:
Susan D. Land to Andrea M. & Douglas W. Hamilton, 21 Marine Ave., $865,000
William Thompson Norton Estate to 40 Highland Road Westport LLC, 40 Highland Road, $530,000
Robert Keith & Sarah Campbell Baker to Alex Koral & Mary Fraga, 26 Clinton Ave., $682,800
P&Z Okays Medical Marijuana Facility at 1460 Post Road East
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By a vote of 4 to 2 with 1 abstention Westport’s Planning and Zoning Commission tonight approved a medical marijuana facility at 1460 Post Road East. The commission at the same meeting rejected four other applications. Under its aooroved regulations, the P&Z could have approved as many as two dispensaries or none at all. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
P&Z Gives Green Light to 500 Main St. Development
Westport’s Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) in a work session tonight voted 5 to 2 approving a nine-unit, 55 age-restricted complex at 500 Main St., the site of the former Daybreak Nurseries.
P&Z commissioners cast their votes approving the 500 Main St. application. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Jarret Liotta for WestportNow.com
The project by Norwalk-based Able Construction includes two duplexes and five single-unit structures set on a cul du sac accessible via Weston Road.
The subject of much neighborhood opposition, It had been scaled down from a 12 and then 11 units previously denied by the P&Z.
“The new application is fair and balanced,” said P&Z member Greg Rutstein, adding that it would have minimal effect on traffic.
Protesting the Daybreak Nursery Project
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Several residents, including Bonnie Dabson (l), and Anca Micu, had a silent protest tonight against the proposed Daybreak Nursery housing project, but Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman Paul Lebowitz warned them that even this was not allowed during the P&Z proceedings. The P&Z voted 5 to 2 to approve the application. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Jarret Liotta for WestportNow.com
P&Z Approves 500 Main St. Application
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After lengthy consideration, the Westport Planning and Zoning Commission tonight by a vote of 5 to 2 approved a controversial housing development on the former Daybreak Nursery site at 500 Main St. A revised plan by developer Peter Greenberg of Able Construction called for construction of nine housing units: two two-family dwellings and four one-family dwelling units on the 2.18-acre site. All are age-restricted, 55 and over. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Real Estate Report: One Price Point is a Standout
By Judy Szablak
Special to WestportNowThere are 375 single-family homes on the market in Westport with one price range in particular enjoying the most activity.
Featured Home: This home at 24 Blue Ribbon Drive is listed at $1,075,000. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Photo courtesy of William Pitt Sotheby’s International Westport
The “price pocket” that stands out among the others is the $1.1 — $1.2 million range.
While 24 available properties fall within the $2.25 -$2.5 million range, 21 homes are available between $1.1-1.2 million, and these properties represent 5.6 percent of our inventory.
When you compare the overall deposits in town, the trending activity is much greater percentage-wise in this one price pocket.
Westport Real Estate Price Changes
Westport real estate price changes over the past week:
40 Richmondville Avenue $519,000->$499,000
17 Valley Road $649,000->$550,000
12 Cypress Pond Road $644,000->$630,000
17 1/2 Hale Street $665,000->$649,999
220 Riverside Avenue, Unit #7 $699,000->$694,000
32 Drumlin Road $705,000->$699,900
68 Cross Highway $850,000->$810,000
309 Harvest Commons $839,000->$819,000
6 The Glen $1,000,000->$850,000
32 Otter Trail $899,000->$888,000
244 Greens Farms Road $1,000,000->$975,000
2 Stony Point Road $1,250,000->$1,100,000
21 Crooked Mile Road $1,199,000->$1,149,000
38 Kings Highway North $1,250,000->$1,175,000
75 Old Hill Road $1,348,000->$1,325,000
5 Barbara Place $1,590,000->$1,520,000
14 Cob Drive $1,649,000->$1,599,000
56 Compo Mill Cove $1,895,000->$1,795,000
24 Narrow Rocks Road $1,899,000->$1,799,000
73 Turkey Hill Road South $1,879,000->$1,839,000
152 North Avenue $1,999,000->$1,899,000
2A Whippoorwill Lane $2,099,000->$1,950,000
100 Coleytown Road $2,175,000->$1,959,000
133 North Avenue $2,895,000->$2,695,000
—Judy Szablak
New Downtown Look
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There is a new look on Westport’s Main Street. The facade and scaffolding has been removed from 36-42 Main St. after a demolition process over the past few months. The open lot is the former home of Shoe-Inn and Bobby Qs. The building was sold for $9.2 million in November 2014 by the late Drew Friedman, who originally opened Onion Alley in the Bobby Q space. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Westport Property Transfers May 21-25, 2018
Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period May 21 - May 25, 2018:
Lisa M. Ryan to David & Gilda Orwasher, 5 Rowland Place, $469,000
Richard M. Didelot to Matthew Beninati & Marina Meltz, 6 Linden St., $1,495,000
D. Morgan & Denise N. Ewing to Jay & Chloe Steinberg, 11 Signal Lane, $1,100,000



