Bye-Bye Butt Ugly Building

Finally! The lovingly-termed “Butt Ugly Building” at the corner of Trumbull and Main Street in Hartford may be seeing its last days. The Courant reported this morning that the owner has filed paperwork to have the building demolished. You probably have seen this eyesore if you’ve ventured anywhere near Downtown Hartford in the past several years. Here are the front and back profiles… Personally, I would like to see the building imploded, not demolished. We

Who's Working for You?

You’re driving down the street and you pass a nice looking house with a For Sale posted in the yard. You’re not working with a real estate agent and you want some more information about the house, so you call the number on the For Sale sign. You’re either connected with the agent actually listing the house or the real estate office where they work. At this point, the person on the other end of

Picking Your Home's Outerwear

Fall is a good time to paint the exterior of your home because the air is typically less humid and temperatures are lower. These are optimal conditions for paint to adhere which lengthens the life of your paint job and protects your home from water entry and wood rot. Just make sure the surface is prepped properly with scraping and sanding. Actually picking the paint colors for your house is no small task. There are

129 Penn Drive, West Hartford

I recently listed a charming 3-story, 1940’s colonial in the Morley elementary school district in West Hartford. The home is just under 2,400 square feet and offers 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths. There is a large family room on the first floor, a formal living room with fireplace, and a formal dining room with 2 built-in hutches. All of the bedrooms are good sized, the master bedroom offers a large walk-in closet, and the third

13 Great Meadow Lane, Farmington

I recently listed a sweet townhouse at the Farmington Woods condo community. This gated complex offers beautiful landscaping surrounded by opportunities to golf, play tennis, and swim at its multiple pools. The condo is privately located and is an end unit with 1388 square feet of living space. It offers 2 bedrooms and 1.5 baths, an updated kitchen, and a combo living room/dining room with crown molding, a fireplace, and sliders to a patio. Upstairs