Greenwich, Connecticut real estate, politics, and more.
Greenwich, Connecticut real estate, politics, and more
67 Londonderry Drive, which started at $2.6 million, has sold for $2.325. Tastes differ, of course, and Londonderry’s much further from town than is 15 Glen Road, but I personally would much prefer to be in this house at $2.3 than I would Glen Road at $2.
15 Glen Road, sold for $1.2 million — full asking price — in September 2020, and sold today to a NYC couple (ZIP 10010, unchanged, for $2,024,000; asking price had been $1.695. 2,300 sq.ft., if you’re counting.
The pictures have been taken down from the Internet, so here’s a sampling from the listing:
master bath
25 Edgewater Drive, listed at $1,749,500, has sold for $1.9 million. The same house, in the same condition (well, the renovations were newer, was involved in another price war back in 2014, when it was listed at $1.195 and sold to these owners for $1.3.
The property’s in the AE flood zone which has minimum elevations of 13’ and 15’, and the elevation here is 10’, but it hasn’t washed away since it was built in 1947, and probably won’t in the future, so that’s not a problem. What can be a problem, is the town’s stringent regulations promulgated when the global warming mania was just heating up: any further renovation or, God forfend, expansion, will almost certainly require that the house be lifted up on stilts.
2 Owenoke Way, a February contract, closed today for $3,100,010 — listing price was $2.950 million.
A very nice1937 home with a price history that illustrates the vagaries of the market. Purchased for $2 million in 2012, those buyers beautifully renovated in 2017 and listed it for $2.375 in February 2017 for $2.375. Ten months later, they settled for $1,982,500 from these owners. They, in turn, did a little repainting, and, as noted, sold it for $3 + million today.
The rescue of four Israeli hostages on Saturday was going well, with few casualties. Until Hamas attacked and tried to kill the escaping hostages.
It was Hamas who escalated to a fire fight in a civilian area. The hostages were already in a car or van being driven away, according to Washington Post reporting (paywall):
The soldiers were able to get the three hostages and the injured man into a vehicle, but it broke down under Hamas fire from rifles and rocket-propelled grenades, officials said. At one point, Avivi said, they were forced to abandon the vehicle and seek refuge in a building nearby.
The commanders called for air support.
“The air force started shooting to give them a corridor; […] Explosions rocked the narrow streets, which have only grown more crowded in recent weeks with families displaced by Israel’s offensive in southern Gaza.
It is important to note that Hamas could have just let the hostages and rescuers drive peacefully out of Gaza. As you would expect, Hamas instead tried to kill the hostages, and got 200+ innocent Gazans killed in the process.
145 Milbank Avenue, $6.495 million asked, $6,888,888 got. Impressive.
Buyers from Wakefield, RI (02879 ZIP)
19 Montgomery Lane, $5.695 million. Custom designed and built by Kaali-Nagy, so it will comprise superb finishes and solid construction.
According to the Hooligans & Lawyers website, the house has been for sale for six days, although it was only posted to the MLS this morning; I guess they couldn’t sell it in-house.
New this morning, 85 Mallard Drive Speedway, $3.595 million.
15 Clover Place, listed in late February for $1.849 million, went to contract in 8 days, and closed yesterday for $2.1 million. Buyers are from Westchester (10606 ZIP)
The previous owners of 3 Gaston Farm Road listed it for $3.050 million in 2017 but had no success over the ensuing six years until finally, with their lender breathing down their necks, they sold it in December 2023 for $2.2 million. Those buyers in turn did some relatively modest tweaks to the place and listed it last month for $4.375 million. It closed yesterday at $4,456,729.99.
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