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18 Thomson Road, West Hartford
This move-in condition Colonial is in a great West Hartford Center location, a quick walk from all of the shops and restaurants in the Center and Blue Back Square.
The formal living room is a nice size and has a wood burning fireplace and bay window. It opens to a sunroom in the rear overlooking the level yard. The dining room features wainscoting and connects to a kitchen with eat-in
space. There is an updated half bathroom on the first floor and finished space in the basement.
Upstairs you’ll find a large master bedroom, two additional bedrooms, an updated full bathroom, and walk-up attic space. Outside there is a 16×21 deck that flows right into an open yard that offers plenty of space to play, relax or garden. Park your car in the 1-car garage. The home features central air, and newer furnace, roof, windows, driveway, chimney, and electrical.
18 Thomson Road is offered at $329,000. If you’d like to see this home, please have your agent arrange a showing or call me at 860-655-2922 to schedule a visit. More details are available.
Celebrate West Hartford 2011
Gather ’round everyone, it’s once again time to “Celebrate! West Hartford.”
This year’s festival marks the 25th anniversary of the event and will be held on June 11th and 12th, 2011 on the Town Hall property in the Center. It will have all the usual attractions, including craft booths, rides, food carts, petting zoo, booths for local businesses/organizations, and a trolley. Saturday’s musical entertainment looks to be high school jazz bands, while Sunday has a slate of 3 bands each playing a 2 hour set. Check out the complete schedule of events for more details.
If you can break away from the fun, we’ll be hosting two open houses on Sunday afternoon where we promise to NOT have live music. 83 Kenyon Street in Hartford, and 97 Lancaster Road in Glastonbury will both be open from 1:00 to 3:00.
Willimantic Victorian Days 2011
This weekend is a terrific opportunity to see Victorian architecture … it’s the beginning of Willimantic Victorian Days 2011! Of all the exciting things to do this weekend in Greater Hartford, this should be number one for old house people. Festivities extend all weekend, with a highlight being the 13th Annual Victorian Homes Tour. Fourteen homes are scheduled to be open this year. The complete schedule breaks down the different events and activities held in addition to the House Tour.
If those homes aren’t enough Victorian architecture for you, come check out two Victorians in the West End of Hartford on Sunday during their open houses. 101 Kenyon Street and 171 Girard Avenue will be open from 1:00 to 3:00.
Finally, those experiencing Victorian home overload can tour a spacious and modern condo at the Grosvenor House on Prospect Avenue in West Hartford. Other units in the complex will also be open for tour from 1:00 to 3:00 on Sunday, allowing you to compare and contrast. I think this one’s the best of the lot, not that I’m biased or anything…
82 Ballard Drive, West Hartford
This 1,528 square foot two bedroom, one-and-a-half bathroom Cape has the layout of a traditional Colonial and is located in the popular Morley elementary school district.
The first floor features a front-to-back living room with fireplace and bay window. There is a formal dining room with chair rail and panel molding and a built-in corner hutch. The kitchen overlooks the backyard and has an eat-in nook. A paneled den leads to a screened-in porch. A half bath completes the first floor.
Upstairs you’ll find two large bedrooms with good closet space. The master bedroom has a balcony that overlooks the backyard. There is a full bathroom with a soaking tub and shower.
The home also has hardwood floors throughout, a partially finished basement and a 2-car garage.
82 Ballard Drive is offered at $289,000. If you’d like to see this home, please have your agent arrange a showing or call me at 860-655-2125 to schedule a visit. More details and a photo tour are available.
South Quaker & Flatbush Playground, West Hartford
Another report from the field by our interprid playground reporter.
Overall Rating: 4 out of 5 slides
Location: 877 Flatbush Avenue, West Hartford, at the corner of South Quaker Lane.
Hours: Dawn to Dusk
A great place for younger children to go burn off some energy in a controlled environment. There is just one (large) piece of equipment, so no need to worry about anything distracting from focused playing!
Playscape: The sole entertainment at this smaller playground is the newer playscape, which is labeled as ages 2 to 5. It seemed ideal for the younger end of that range as there is nothing too difficult or seemingly dangerous.
Swings: None.
Other Stuff: Nothing inside the fence. Well, a tree and some grass, but that hardly counts. However, the park is on the corner of a very large field that is used for soccer.
Facilities: None.
Social Opportunities: Limited. Not sure what the whole story is behind this little playground. It kinda looks like it was added on to the soccer fields so that younger siblings would have a place to entertain themselves while the older kids had practices or games. We haven’t been while the main fields were in use, but on two visits we only saw one other child playing.
Potential for Escape: Low. There is a large fence surrounding the entire playground, with the entrance quite far from the playscape. It’s a good place for high energy kids to go run around for a while without too much to worry about.
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