Open House Pick for Tuesday 7/11/17

9 OAKLEY LANE – GREENWICH – $10,950,000 – CLICK TO SEE LISTING

Beautiful large paned windows, soothing fawn wood color, fantastic stairway to the upper level, and I loved the honed marble entrance and choices of marbles for the baths.

Another Silver Properties / Granoff Architect property – same team as 49 Byfield in my previous post. Same MO with the raw flooring on the lower level. I asked if the price included any lower level finishes, and the builder answered that it would be part of the negotiation.

 

I get that the wine cellar may not be for everyone, and someone might want a major gym rather than a theater (both of which depreciate quickly – since tech changes with the wind). At least carpet floor to show the property after the initial introduction to market. It’s like going to an interview with impeccable credentials, but choosing to show up wearing the jacket without the pants or vice versa.

9 Oakley is nicely sited on an oversized lot. It’s only competition for new construction in this range might be 5 Brynwood Lane – but it is sited too closely to Round Hill which prevents a gracious entrance to the property.

Broker Open House Yesterday – 37 Calhoun – $11,900,000

Never want to be the best house on the block – and it has traces of the White House on Pennsylvania Ave DC – which isn’t my favorite house during this term…architecture aside…
#37 is the 8300SF (not including the gym, wine cellar and kidcave on the lower level) white house on Calhoun – beautiful and well appointed with all the bells and whistles that are trending today. Done from top to bottom, it was as beautiful in 2010 at $10,950,000 – and it didn’t sell then – so we’ll see how motivated they are in 2014.
37 CALHOUN DRIVE – CALHOUN ASSOCIATION

Or for $950,000 less – one could have a stone manor with an additIonal 20 car garage on 8 acres on Round Hill:

566 ROUND HILL RD

 Another for $950,000 or so less – one could have an incredible 1/2 acre waterfront peninsula:

25 EAST POINT LANE OLD GREENWICH
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