Posts Tagged ‘Connecticut’

House Tour: Norfolk, Conn.

August 13th, 2010    Posted in Manhattan Real Estate, NYC Real Estate, New York Real Estate
 
A property that includes a carriage house from 1920, a stable and a former summer kitchen, now used as a workshop/studio.

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Living In: A Waterfront ‘Slice of America’

August 6th, 2010    Posted in Manhattan Real Estate, NYC Real Estate, New York Real Estate
 
A modest waterfront village, studded with relics of its grand past, is a slice of America.

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In the Region | Connecticut: New Law Calls Condo Boards to Account

August 6th, 2010    Posted in Manhattan Real Estate, NYC Real Estate, New York Real Estate
 
Changes to Connecticut’s Common Interest Ownership Act demand greater transparency from condominium boards.

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Square Feet: Stew Leonard’s Abandons Plan to Enter Orange, Conn.

August 4th, 2010    Posted in Manhattan Real Estate, NYC Real Estate, New York Real Estate
 
The grocery chain bought land for a new store in 1996, and construction steel had already been delivered. But tenacious neighborhood opponents prevailed.

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In the Region | Connecticut: A High-Rise On Hold

July 30th, 2010    Posted in Manhattan Real Estate, NYC Real Estate, New York Real Estate
 
Highgrove, designed by Robert A. M. Stern, was to be the ultimate in Stamford high-rise living. But in the more than five years since sales began, the building is still unfinished.

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In the Region | Connecticut: Denial of Driveway Permit Leads to Court Showdown

July 9th, 2010    Posted in Manhattan Real Estate, NYC Real Estate, New York Real Estate
 
A would-be home-builder in Bridgewater, denied the necessary permits, contends that town ordinances are unevenly enforced.

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In the Region | Connecticut: Bucking a Trend in New Haven

June 28th, 2010    Posted in Manhattan Real Estate, NYC Real Estate, New York Real Estate
 
Last year was one of the worst of the decade for high-end home sales in surrounding communities, but the market in New Haven’s most expensive neighborhoods has remained stable.

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Living In: A Waterfront Enclave in Bridgeport

May 21st, 2010    Posted in Manhattan Real Estate, NYC Real Estate, New York Real Estate
 
St. Mary’s-by-the-Sea, an affluent enclave in Bridgeport, Conn., is less than a square mile in area, with about 5,500 residents.

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Property Values: What You Get for … $450,000

May 8th, 2010    Posted in Manhattan Real Estate, NYC Real Estate, New York Real Estate
 
A cabin in Boulder, Colo., a three-bedroom farmhouse in Marlborough, Conn., and a home in Tucson.

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In the Region | Connecticut: Hubbell Plans Housing for Its Orange Site

May 7th, 2010    Posted in Manhattan Real Estate, NYC Real Estate, New York Real Estate
 
A plan by Hubbell Inc. to develop 225 single-family houses at its headquarters in Orange, Conn., has taken town officials by surprise.

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Square Feet: Cash-Hungry States Put Buildings on the Block

May 4th, 2010    Posted in Manhattan Real Estate, NYC Real Estate, New York Real Estate
 
Sale-leasebacks of state property provide cash, but some question their value. And they can become political footballs.

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In the Region | Connecticut: Rural UConn Is a University in Want of a Town

April 23rd, 2010    Posted in Manhattan Real Estate, NYC Real Estate, New York Real Estate
 
A rendering of Storrs Center, a mixed-use development that would serve the University of Connecticut.The developer of a long-planned village, to have shops, restaurants and apartments, is “cautiously optimistic.”

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Did I Mention the Graves Out Back?

April 16th, 2010    Posted in Manhattan Real Estate, NYC Real Estate, New York Real Estate
 
Family cemeteries and plots can be found on many historic properties in Connecticut.

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Big Deal: Room for a Baker’s Dozen

March 18th, 2010    Posted in Manhattan Real Estate, NYC Real Estate, New York Real Estate
 
The summer home that John D. Crimmins, a successful Victorian businessman, bought for his wife and 13 children is now on the market.

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Living In | Old Hill, Conn.: Living in Old Hill, Conn.

March 12th, 2010    Posted in Manhattan Real Estate, NYC Real Estate, New York Real Estate
 
A young resident of Old Hill, poised for the catch at Nash's Pond, one of the many small bodies of water that define the area's character.Preservation fights can be notably fierce in Old Hill, Conn., an enclave of Westport known for its ponds.

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In the Region | Connecticut: Mediating in Slow Motion

February 12th, 2010    Posted in Manhattan Real Estate, NYC Real Estate, New York Real Estate
 
Homeowners are facing the limits of Connecticut’s mediation program designed to prevent foreclosures.

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In the Region | Connecticut: At Year’s End, Sales Picked Up Pace

January 16th, 2010    Posted in Manhattan Real Estate, NYC Real Estate, New York Real Estate
 
Coming off one of the worst years ever for the housing market, Connecticut has reason to be hopeful that 2010 will be better.

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In the Region: A Town Where Sellers Smile

January 1st, 2010    Posted in Manhattan Real Estate, NYC Real Estate, New York Real Estate
 
Situated just below the city of Hartford, Newington has managed to avoid a real estate downturn.

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Living In | Chickahominy, Conn.: Greenwich, on a More Modest Scale

December 24th, 2009    Posted in Manhattan Real Estate, NYC Real Estate, New York Real Estate
 
Thirty miles from Midtown, Chickahominy provides critical middle-class housing in an upscale area.

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In the Region | Connecticut: Theater and Town Change the Script

December 11th, 2009    Posted in Manhattan Real Estate, NYC Real Estate, New York Real Estate
 
The Goodspeed Opera House, below, a tourist attraction in the East Haddam area, will be building permanent housing — some shown in the rendering above — for actors and staff members. The move will free up space to revitalize the downtown.The Goodspeed musical theater has been cleared to build 17 homes for its artists on land that it owns throughout East Haddam Village, Conn.

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