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Aux Delices French bakery and cafe, 1035 Post Road East, opens its second location in Westport next week at 44 Church Lane, according to owners Greg Addonizio and his wife Debra Ponzek. The new space was formerly occupied by SoNo Baking Company’s Bakery and Cafe which closed this month. Ponzek said the new location is its fifth since opening its first cafe in Riverside in 1995. Other locations are in Greenwich and Darien. She said the Church Lane location features the same range of baked goods and gourmet foods as its other Westport location, which opened in June 2012. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com

WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 22 Hale St.
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An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 22 Hale St., near Greens Farms Road, is in process. Built in 1963, the one-story ranch has 1,008-square feet, is situated on a .27-acre property and changed ownership in March for $340,000. Because the house was built more than 50 years ago, the application will be reviewed by the Westport Historic District Commission. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Real Estate Report: Westport Hot Spots
By Judy Szablak
Special to WestportNowAlthough Westport as a whole has enjoyed ramped up activity in the last couple of months, a few areas remain more marketable than others.
Featured Home: This home at 2 Pequot Trail is listed at $1,399,000. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) photo courtesy of Coldwell Banker Westport-Riverside
Three areas in town have had the most activity in the last 90 days. However, bear in mind that inventory in these neighborhoods and proper pricing have a lot to do with it.
In-town locations have been seeing the most activity in the last 90 days, with 24 homes currently available and 25 homes which have either taken a deposit or closed in the last 90 days.
The extended Compo Beach neighborhood is another strong area in town with 44 available homes for sale, and 36 properties that have taken a deposit or closed in the last 90 days
Westport Real Estate Price Changes
Westport real estate price changes over the past week:
5 Ivy Terrace $697,000->$475,000
10 Davenport Ave. $565,000->$549,000
18 Parsell Lane $645,000->$635,000
8 Kirock Place $715,000->$699,999
6 Saint George Place $765,000->$729,500
5 Allen Lane $785,000->$735,000
1 Saint George Place $750,000->$735,000
8 Rockyfield Road $825,000->$799,000
1 Evergreen Parkway $865,000->$822,000
295 Greens Farms Road $899,000->$850,000
19 Bulkley Ave. South $899,000->$889,000
5 Black Birch Road $949,000->$929,000
3 Baywood Lane $970,000->$947,500
209 Hillspoint Road $1,090,000->$999,000
299 North Ave. $1,249,000->$1,199,000
8 Abbotts Lane $1,279,000->$1,224,900
27 Bermuda Road $1,349,000->$1,279,000
8 Side Hill Road $1,650,000->$1,399,000
166 Roseville Road $1,550,000->$1,400,000
287 Bayberry Lane $1,549,000->$1,499,000
5 Locust Lane $1,899,000->$1,799,000
7 Tranquility Lane $2,095,000->$1,895,000
20 Minute Man Hill $2,250,000->$1,995,000
9 Old Hill Road $2,299,000->$2,199,000
4 Hillandale Road $2,550,000->$2,490,000
—Judy Szablak
Special Report: Housing Shift — More Apartments, Fewer McMansions
By Tom Condon
www.ctmirror.orgSimsbury has two multi-family housing developments in the works that will provide 169 new apartments, of which 36 units will be affordable. Last year a complex opened in Brookfield with 72 apartments, all affordable. A 52-unit complex in Essex will have 16 affordable apartments.
The 181-unit Garden Homes development in Simsbury, now under construction, will have 18 affordable apartments. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Tom Condon for CtMirror.org
These and similar projects represent two major — if not seismic — shifts in the state’s housing market: away from the heavy focus on larger single-family homes, and toward more multi-family and affordable housing.
In the heady decades after World War II, developers blanketed the countryside with detached single-family houses, small and large, capes and ranches to huge McMansions.
Now the market has changed. Families are smaller. Young people aren’t as interested in owning a suburban home, and are happy, at least for a time, to rent an apartment in a walkable and otherwise interesting city or town center. Many Boomers looking to downsize seek similar situations.
WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 6 Hunting Lane
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An application for a permit to demolish the house at Westport’s 6 Hunting Lane, near Bulkley Avenue North, is in process. Built in 1946, the 1-1/4 story cape has 1,190-square feet and is situated on a .25-acre property. Because the house was built more than 50 years ago, the application will be reviewed by the Westport Historic District Commission. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Comings & Goings: Layla’s Falafel to Post Road East
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Layla’s Falafel, featuring Middle Eastern cuisine and owned by Trumbull residents Dino and Layla Sakakini, will open at 1537 Post Road East in late May. J.P. Sakakini, the owners’ son, said his parents started the business 17 years ago in Fairfield. He said Westport will be the family’s fifth location, with two in Stamford, and one in Trumbull in addition to the original Fairfield location. “The Westport location is small, only a few tables but our main business is takeout and catering,” he said. “We offer fast, casual food and service and we are definitely not at all like a chain food business—we are truly family owned and operated.” He added, “We’re excited to become part of the Westport community.” (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
WestportNow Teardown of the Day: 233 Hillspoint Road
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An application for a permit to demolish the building at Westport’s 233 Hillspoint Road is in process. Built in 1900, the two-story structure has 3,575-square feet, is situated on a .13-acre property and changed ownership in September 2014 for $2 million. Because the structure was built more than 50 years ago, the application will be reviewed by the Westport Historic District Commission. Until 2015 for 15 years, it was home to Positano Ristorante, now located exit to the Westport Country Playhouse. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Comings & Goings: Julian’s Pizza Opens Another Location
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Julian’s Pizza Bar & Kitchen, 1460 Post Road East, will open in May, according to owner Mike Sayed who also owns Julian’s Pizza, 539 Riverside Ave. He said the eat-in and takeout eatery offers wood-fired oven pizza, burgers made with beef supplied by Fleisher Craft Butchery, vegeburgers, free range chicken appetizers, pasta and a full service bar. Pizza slices are available during daytime hours. “We were the first Westport pizza shop to offer wood-fired oven pizza and we’re expanding that offering in our new location,” he said. The space was previously occupied by Bravo, an Italian cuisine restaurant, also owned by Sayed and, before that, until April 2012, by Munson’s Chocolates for 20 years. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Dave Matlow for WestportNow.com
Westport Property Transfers April 3 – 7, 2017
Westport property transfers as reported by the Town Clerk’s office for the period April 3 - 7, 2017:
1555 PRE LLC to BAO Partners LLC, 1555 Post Road East, $2,200,000
Jeffrey R. Kornfield Estate to Lisa Hamm Kammert, 121 Lansdowne,1/2 Interest, $312,500
Sue E. Joustra to Lisa Hamm Kammert, 121 Lansdowne,1/2 Interest, $312,500
Green Gables House LLC to 34 Jennie Lane LLC, 34 Jennie Lane, $1,205,000



