It took a million dollar price adjustment and a year and a half of hard work, but 128 Butternut Hollow finally sold today. The house sold for $2.6m, which is well bellow the assessment and $1.325m under the original asking price.
We had 5 houses in Greenwich trade today. I'm not sure if this means much, other than people wanting to close before Christmas week. We have seen a decent amount of closing activity, but not much "to contract" activity.
There are some great deals out there. 174 Putnam Park is one of them. This co-op in Putnam Park was originally listed for $530k two years ago and today finally sold for $345k. With 2 bedrooms and 2 full baths, this was a great opportunity to get into Greenwich.
54 Doubling ($1.695m) went into contract the day before Thanksgiving and is now available again; too bad for the sellers. It's a really neat home that someone will enjoy. Yes, it is close to the street, but Doubling doesn't get that much traffic and you really feel protected on the property. Its not your normal flat square lot, this is [...]
After taking a little Thanksgiving vacation, 24 Crescent is back on the market at $1.449m. Although the property backs up to the off-ramp off I-95, the house has a great backyard, is on one of my favorite streets and has tons of charm. It's an interesting plus/minus play for a potential buyer who wants to stay in the mid $1s and wants the [...]
November was not a crazy month by any stretch of the imagination. We had 25 sales, which is pretty close to the 29 we had in 2009. Historically it is never a big month as most people are consumed by (or consuming) turkey and football. This odd period between the holidays is never really a hot time. One thing I would like to point out [...]
Fundraisers are cool, but you end up spending all night talking to people you either see every day or people you have no interest in talking to. I'm a fan of raising money for well deserving causes and appreciate original ways to get people to contribute. Over the past 17 years, the Center for HOPE and The Den for Grieving Kids has been
Joan Caldwell is enthusiastic about the newly widened Sherwood Avenue bridge near her Riversville Road home."It's a beautiful bridge, and it's nice looking," she said. "I think it certainly adds to the character of the neighborhood."The new bridge was officially unveiled Tuesday morning in a brief ceremony.Caldwell, who also is the chairman [...]
