Nestled amidst sylvan meadows, convenient to transportation — hurry; this one won't last!

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Sarcasm aside, it probably won’t last, because the market’s gone nuts. New to the market at $2.199 million, 18 Sound Beach Avenue, Old Greenwich sold via bidding war last year — $950,000, on an opening asking price of $850,000 — and the replacement for the 1950 house that was on it is now nearing completion.

Not sure how much use that porch in the rear will receive, and a vivid imagination will be required to enjoy, or even see, those verdant woodlands, lush lawns and rolling hills stretching out to the horizon, but the advertising for the house is primarily directed at the deaf and the blind, and so may appeal to that market segment.

(Although the property wasn’t far from the post road when this was built in 1950, I-95 didn’t appear until 1954-1958)

Is this any way for a Greenwich girl to talk? Especially one from Riverside?

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did she learn to hate at eastern Middle school, or did the swiss finishing school do the damage?

Just desserts, please, I'm fasting

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They're bound to do better than the poor saps who built it

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11 Round Hill Club Road, purchased new (well, old, but still-unlived-in) in 2019 for $8.325 million, is back on the market now at $19.9 million. This was built as a spec house in 2014-15 on land bought for $3.850 million and originally priced at $17.950. Buyer response was not gratifying, and the builders eventually accepted the aforesaid $8.325 from these owners and slunk away. How much of a bargain was that 2019 buy? We’ll find out.

Pending

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156 Old Church Road, listed at $4.995 million 16 days ago is pending now. Listed last year in May for, first, $5.250 million and dropped to $4.950 before the owners gave up and rented it out for a year. It seems that the delay will have paid off.

And another Hooligans & Lawyers listing is also reported pending, this one at 103 Sheephill Road in NoPo, listed at $1.095 and gone via highest and best offer within days.

Just in the nick of time

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After a judgement of strict foreclosure had been entered in August ‘24, and several motions to reopen that judgement and set new sale dates had been granted, time was running out, but buyers did appear for 17 Highland Farm Road, and it has sold for $1.635 million.

Case history’s here, if you’re curious to see how CT foreclosure procedures wend their way ever so slowly down the path towards judicial resolution.