Wall Street Journal - Fieldstone Group & Douglas Elliman
- By Scott Elwell
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OLD GREENWICH | 4 Cove Ridge Lane | $4,500,000
OLD GREENWICH | 4 Cove Ridge Lane | $4,500,000
Enjoy magnificent panoramic views of Old Greenwich Cove and Long Island Sound from this superbly crafted waterfront Arts & Crafts Shingle style home. This architectural masterpiece with endless water vistas, designed by the owner with [...]
The Fieldstone Group's 2014 sale of Ron Howard's Conyers Farm estate made the news again.
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The 2014 prestigious Landmark Recognition Program will be plaquing five homes and structures in Greenwich that exhibit remarkable architectural design and significance. Included among them are the last remaining Gentleman's Farm in Greenwich, an extraordinary estate in back country once owned by the Hirschorns and now owned by Tommy and [...]

This June, The American Red Cross will again be offering their summer comprehensive safety education program called Safety Town for Greenwich children entering Kindergarten. Topics covered in their Safety Town program include automobile, pedestrian, fire, bike, gun, animal, playground and water safety along with information about medicines [...]

If you are in the market to buy a new home this spring, you may find yourself with other hopefuls nipping at your heels as you hone in on a property. Certainly if you are looking for a home between $1.5 million and $3 million dollars in Old Greenwich or Riverside you can expect to have some company at the bidding [...]

Gone are the days when you could simply call your real estate agent to list your home and have it be as simple as a tour with them to review how lights and the alarm system worked. As one client who is days away from completing a re-imagining of their home that included painting the entire first floor rooms, removing curtains, taking away nearly all of their furniture and bringing in a stager, shared, "I love it but you can't believe how much work it's been". For the unveiling of this home, sit tight until March 3rd.
So here's the skinny on listing your home in Greenwich: If you are trying to attract buyers who are young families and particularly young families living or influenced by sophisticated city life such as Manhattan, you need to have them open the door to your home and fall in love with it. And while many folks claim "I can see past the decorating", it's so much easier to catch them at "hello" when the front door is opened.
Creating a feeling often starts with the color palette. 2014 was all about the neutrals-- maybe not 50 grey variations but just about. What colors are going to be popular in home design in 2015?
Like many things, color trends in interior design tend to cycle. Our review of 2015 trends shows that the neutrals will still be a mainstay but color will make a return. And not just any color. Bold colors, including pinks and purples as seen in the new fabrics of China Seas and bedding of Matouk (carried at Lynnens in Greenwich) will be popular along with Mediterranean blues that are reminiscent of the church tops in Santorini. Miles Redd, (a longtime favorite of mine) is always one to watch, and is working in palettes of the 1960s colors. Alessandra Branca, believes that colors inspired by the Renaissance will return.
Are the whites, greys and off-whites gone? Not as long as Restoration Hardware, Johnathan Adler, Mitchell Gold and other major furnishing companies feature them in the their line.
Speaking of color shades, and specifically, Fifty Shades of Grey--the long anticipated movie is now playing at the Greenwich Bow Tie Cinema. On Valentine's Day, you can see it as early as 10:45 a.m. or catch the last show at 9:45 p.m.

Gone are the days when you could simply call your real estate agent to list your home and have it be as simple as a tour with them to review how lights and the alarm system worked. As one client getting ready to list their home said to us this week while knee deep decluttering 20 years of home life and considering quite a robust proposal [...]


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We are pleased to present the inaugural edition of the Global Luxury Residential Real Estate Report 2015, which identifies the most significant markets for ultra high net worth (UHNW) residential property investment, provides a profile of the global luxury residential property consumers and offers insights [...]