Expert Advice from Amy & Kyle Bergquist at Keller Williams Legacy Partners
Just what is going on in the West Hartford neighborhood of Bishops Corner? First, Barnes and Noble closed and opened a new chapter at Blue Back Square. Then, Petco (Supplies & Fish) ran away. Finally, the Macaroni Grill said ciao after their lease wasn’t renewed. You don’t need to have a PhD in development to surmise that someone has plans for the area. Why else would you turn away a productive, paying tenant when you
The development of downtown Hartford is always of interest to me because I work with clients that contemplate living in the city versus the ‘burbs. Today, the Courant provided some insight on the build-out of the grocery store in the Hartford 21 building on Trumbull Street. Soon, I will finally have a better answer to, “Where is the nearest grocery store?†when asked by a customer. At this point I tell them 3 options, Wethersfield,
This Thursday, the residents of Farmington have an important decision to make regarding the future of the Krell Farm. The town is holding a special referendum vote, allowing residents to decide if the town should buy 90 of the farm’s 98 acres for $6.75 million, which will preserve the land as open space. If Farmington’s residents decide against buying the acreage, a developer will most likely step in and buy the land, at a much
By age 24, most people have settled into the “9 to 5†and have an initial experience with working life. Every so often you find someone who has taken a non-traditional path and seems to be blazing new ones. This week I met with one of these refreshing individuals, real estate developer Pete Marsele. His first major project, Woodland Lofts, was announced earlier this week in the Hartford Business Journal. So how did Marsele, who
Yesterday I had the opportunity to participate in a waitstaff training exercise at the new Cheesecake Factory restaurant located in West Hartford’s Blue Back Square shopping area. The restaurant will officially open for dinner on Thursday, November 1 at 5:00pm. I’ve eaten at Cheesecake Factories in the Boston, DC, and Denver areas before (the last time being about a year and a half ago) and the West Hartford establishment carries along the traditional decor and