Category: Real Estate - Page 70

Sunday, October 18, 2026

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 20 Minute Man Hill

An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 20 Minute Man Hill in the Compo Beach section is in process. Built in 1953, the two-story custom contemporary has 3,049-square feet, is situated on a .61-acre property and changed ownership last month for $1,650,000. Because the house was built more than 50 years ago, the application will be reviewed by the Westport Historic District Commission. The house was owned by Westport movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and occupied by his mother, Miriam, until her death a year ago at the age of 90. (See WestportNow Nov. 5, 2016) (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Westport Property Transfers Oct. 30 – Nov. 3, 2017

Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period Oct. 30 - Nov. 3, 2017:

Jay W. and Rosilie A. Harton to Nan O. Sinclair and Carol A. Octeau, 7 Highwood Lane, $690,000

David Lehman to Matthew C. Guthhartz, 17 Fairfield Ave., $1,475,000

Kenneth and Roni Goldberg to Zachariah Barratt, 86 Bayberry Lane, $1,850,000

Kim R. Berry to Mark and Emma Quilhot, 2 Taylor Lane, $1,600,000

Honoring Our Heritage: 283 Sturges Highway

The owners of the house at 283 Sturges Highway are the newest recipients of a Westport Historical Society (WHS) historical plaque. Bob Weingarten, WHS plaque historian, presented the plaque to Daphne Lewis (c) and her daughter, Blythe. Lewis co-owns the house with her husband Kemp. According to Weingarten, the house, known as the Purdy-Roy House c. 1907, was “purchased by Mary Roy in 1908 from Mary and Elbrey Purdy with an assessment fo $450 for a dwelling on 52 acres of land. Records confirm the dwelling, although small, appeared to be at the same location as the current house at 283 Sturges Highway. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Thursday, November 16th, 2017

Comings & Goings: Bankwell to Post Road East

Bankwell, a New Canaan-based online and retail bank, will open at 100 Post Road East in March, according to Westport-based Rob Haroun, commercial and residential developer. The space formerly was occupied by Steven Alan, men’s and women’s casual apparel and accessories, which closed in August. Bankwell, founded in 2002, operates in Fairfield and New Haven Counties with locations in New Canaan, Stamford, Fairfield, Wilton, Norwalk, Hamden, North Haven. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Wednesday, November 15th, 2017

Honoring Our Heritage: 6 Clover Lane

The co-owner of the house at 6 Clover Lane is the newest recipient of a Westport Historical Society (WHS) historical plaque. Bob Weingarten, WHS plaque historian, presented the plaque to LJ Wilks while she held her 3-1/2 year-old-pulp, Olivia. According to Weingarten, “Although the house was built in 1966, it provides us with a view of the traditional houses that are associated with historic Westport. Owners LJ and Lawrence have taken special care to preserve the exterior of the house to represent the typical New England saltbox style house.” On Oct. 30, LJ and Lawrence Wilks were among eight recipients of an Historic District Commission Preservation Award at a ceremony in Town Hall. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Real Estate Report: End-of-Year Opportunities

By Judy Szablak

Special to WestportNow

As we draw closer to the end of the year, Westport’s inventory continues its seasonal decline.

Featured Home: This condominium at 11 Terra Nova Circle is listed at $1,149,000. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Photo courtesy of Coldwell Banker-Westport

However, an uncharacteristically high amount of homes were held open this past Sunday.

One in five homes available for sale had an open house this past weekend.

Those 74 homes represented 9.8 percent of the public open houses throughout Fairfield County in its entirety.

Westport Price Changes

Westport real estate price changes over the past week:

35 Bridge St. – Unit 301 $274,330->$254,330
15 Rayfield Road $649,000->$615,000
6 Berkeley Hill $660,000->$640,000
41 Regents Park $699,900->$650,000
102 Bradley Lane $669,900->$659,000
3 Saint George Place $720,000->$699,000
1400 Post Rd E, Unit 132 $735,000->$732,000
47 Sniffen Road $849,000->$825,000
31 Westway Road $1,195,000->$1,098,000
44 Terra Nova Circle $1,395,000->$1,299,000
34 Maple Lane $1,389,000->$1,349,000
15 Dogwood Lane $1,795,000->$1,695,000
19 Roosevelt Road $1,995,000->$1,895,000
10 Yankee Hill Road $2,499,000->$2,199,000
1 Charmers Landing $5,895,000->$5,395,000
—Judy Szablak

Tuesday, November 14th, 2017

Gallery: Work Progressing on Multi-Family Housing Project

Scenes as work is progressing on a 94-unit multi-family housing project at 1177 Post Road East with target completion date late next year. Thirty percent of the units, or 29, will be affordable housing as provided under the 8-30g affordable housing statute. The Planning and Zoning Commission approved the four-story project in September 2016. (See WestportNow Sept. 1, 2016) Developer Philip Craft, working with partners Steve and Scott Lawrence and Arthur Hersh, has said 54 units would be studios with the balance of 40 one-bedroom apartments around 750-800 square feet. The 42,000-square-foot building sits on a 1.96-acre parcel and is planned as a green, adaptive reuse of a commercial office building for the local workforce, according to its developers. Overseeing construction is longtime Westporter Jay Kowalsky, co-owner with family member Beau, Jr, of a new construction company, Kowalsky Construction, LLC. It is familiar turf for Kowalksky. “I built this place in 1980, and now I’m tearing it down,” he said. The Kowalsky family sold the property to the developers for $6.8 million in 2016 (See WestportNow Feb.1, 2016) The project will include an exposed parking lot and an additional concealed parking lot underneath—152 parking spaces in all. Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

Comings & Goings: Holiday Pop-Up Shop to Post Road East

Holiday In A Box Shop, a Fairfield-based online retailer, is teaming up with Fairfield-based Gourmet Cravings, an imported specialty food e-commerce site, to open a holiday pop-up store on Thursday at 135 Post Road East in the space previously occupied by Second Time Around. According to Jennifer Bebon, founder, and Susanne Witte, Gourmet Cravings president, the store will be open until Wednesday, Dec. 27. It offers imported gourmet food gifts featuring chocolate, cookies, teas, candies, marzipan, jams, shortbread, artisan breads, as well as upscale home décor keepsakes curated into a variety of holiday styles and themes. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com