Closed Activity Today – Tuesday October 7, 2014

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Closed transactions:

12 Serenity started in May at $1,795,000 – not sure why the MLS shows that it closed both at the above as well as $1,495,000?

11 Hollow Wood Lane was a land sale – seems like a good deal

10 Rex – If they needed a mortgage – they also needed flood insurance

30 Ettl  -Sellers bought it for $605,000 in ’03 – they should be pleased

New Listing – 16 Mackenzie Glen – $1,795,000

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CUTE UPDATED COLONIAL
Just over an acre in RA1, this cute 2800+ sf home has been updated, and should find love quickly. The sellers bought it for $1.7 4 years ago, so it’s priced well. The photography for this listing made it to the Wall of Shame…
PHOTO WALL OF SHAME!

OUT OF FOCUS AND CROOKED – NICE KITCHEN – SHAME!
CLUTTER AND USED/NOT MATCHING TOWELS – SHAME!

Not only did the photographer/most likely realtor not take the time to remove the clutter from the counter (we don’t need to see what brand of toothpaste they’re using) but she’s in the mirror to the right of the window.

Real Estate Activity – 6.21.14

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39 LOCKWOOD AVE – OG – CLOSED $3,613,500

NON-MLS transaction – 5 bedroom/5 bath/5000 SF – friends of realtors getting it done without open marketing.

58 PARK AVENUE – OG – $2,300,000
On the market for over a year, starting at $2,875,000, settling down at the present close of $2.3 It was redone, but never expanded – holding to 3850 SF. They added a nanny/guest suite over the garage – total of 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths. The sellers bought it in 2003 for $1,850,000 – hopefully $450K + having a place to call home for the last 11 years, will soften the blow of not getting their price.


Rocker Rob Zombie is Selling his CT home in Woodbury

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$2,285,000

RON ZOMBIE’S WOODBURY RETREAT

A highly unlikely property for a rocker to own – and we’ll see if his celebrity will be leverage against some of the things that buyers don’t seem to relate to any longer. Low ceilings, vintage homes, and charm – but who knows, celebrity sometimes resonates with a buyer who wants bragging rights – look at Ron Howard’s Conyers Farms estate – rumor has it that it has a deal after just a few weeks. Not that this has equal footing, but everything’s relative.

The property is beautiful but unfortunately, there are no photos of the 22+ acres…nor are there photos of the lighted tennis court, or in ground pool 🙁


ONE OF A FEW ORIGINAL FIREPLACES 

RESTORED WITH ORIGINAL BEAMS AND FLOORS
CHARM WITH TECH
2200 SF BARN – STUDIO
HOW SWEET
OLD WITH NEW

In Contract – 353 Sound Beach Ave. Old Greenwich

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353 SOUND BEACH AVE – OG – LIST: $2,595,000
 
 
6 Bedrooms, 4+ baths, 4468 SF, cat 5/6 wiring, South of the Village, built in 2000, renovated in 2010 and the sellers bought it for $1,750,000 just last year – great indication that the market is back for properties that are relevant to the current buyer – fresh, neutral, traditional exterior peppered with contemporary interior touches…
 
Sellers: Look and learn!



GRACIOUS, WELCOMING ENTRANCE

WOOD AND WHITE EAT IN KITCHEN

OPENS TO FAMILY ROOM

Lots of NEW Listings 4/21/2014 – Including a Neighbor – 69 Porchuck Rd

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It’s funny – when you’re a realtor, you acquire a sixth sense of when a property is about to go on the  market…
69 PORCHUCK RD – $6,095,000
First there were a band of tree trimmers (never before seen) and landscapers (they normally come on Friday – this was on a Wednesday) Then more work vans than I’ve seen in the 2 years that we have lived here. Then, on a subsequent day last week, 5 or more firetrucks/emergency vehicles pulled into the driveway…My hunch was that someone set off an alarm and the owner may have been out of town. Since I’d only ever seen him twice when we first moved in, and didn’t get the sense that he wanted a social relationship – off he went with his Bassett hound, leaving me to wonder if he lived alone in this big house with his loveable dog – somehow,  I think his name was Henry – the dog that is…
The current owner bought this property in 2003 for $4,700,000 – and with back country Greenwich, as much as I love living here, not getting the love that it once enjoyed, it will be interesting to see where the price settles. My guess is closer to where it last sold…Maybe $200K more – but I’ve been wrong before.

6 Bedrooms – 7 full and 2 half baths – 4 Fireplaces – just over 9000 SF – it has a finished lower level – 4+ acres – pool/terrace…

GRACIOUS ENTRY

WHITE KITCHEN – EN VOGUE AT THE MOMENT

PEACEFUL LIVINGROOM

The market is the market is the market

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47 ROUND HILL RD – SOLD $6,550,000
In this transaction, the listing agent was the the selling agent for the owners. I admire their loyalty – but the market is what it is… They bought the property – beautiful Georgian – in 2005 a market high – for $8,175,000 and sold it this week for $6,550,000 – a $1,625,000 difference…
In order to live in a similar home, they might have had to pay $30K/per month – $360,000/year – $3,240,000 0ver the 9 years that they lived there…another way to look at it in order to ease the pain.

Sold today – 47 Sachem Lane – $1,040,000

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47 SACHEM LANE

First listed in April for $1,150,000 sold today after 145 days – pretty close to asking price, and since there’s not much on the market in this range – looks like a win/win. There are currently 12 properties on the MLS between $1M and $1,150,000
  • 59 Dandy – Cos Cob – $1,095,000
  • 29 Valleywood – Cos Cob – $1,099,000
  • 14 Licata Terrace – Cos Cob – $1,139,000 – new this week
  • 7 Edgewood Dr – Greenwich – $1,050,000 – in Town
  • 27 Deep Gorge Rd – Greenwich – $1,088,000 – finally at a realistic price – Glenville
  • 17 Davenport Ave – Greenwich – $1,095,000
  • 169 Lake Ave – Greenwich – $1,100,000 – 3B 2.5 BA – reduced from $1.2
  • 50 Bedford Road – Greenwich – $1,100,000 – 2.5 acres 
  • 3 Game Cock Rd – Greenwich – $1,150,000 – gotta love looking at boats
  • 44 Arcadia Rd – Old Greenwich – $1,150,000 – should be in the 9’s
  • 83 Lancer Rd – Riverside – $1,069,000 – comparable property to Sachem 
  • 40 Lockwood Lane – Riverside – $1.095.000 – close to 95 but reduced from orig. list $1.2