Expert Advice from Amy & Kyle Bergquist at Keller Williams Legacy Partners
This Sunday, January 6, the central branch of the West Hartford Public Library will re-open after a year(plus)-long renovation. Stop by the Main Street location between 1PM and 4PM to check out the new digs. The ribbon cutting will be at 2PM, if you care for pomp and circumstance. The kiddos can engage with balloon artists and magicians and the dueling Conard and Hall high school jazz bands. They’ve added 17,000 square feet of space
One of my favorite houses on Prospect Avenue in West Hartford recently sold. I typically walk by it on a daily basis while walking my dog. Well, in July, it went up for sale. It was bank owned and being sold As Is, originally listed at $769,900, which was about $100 a square foot. Not bad considering that houses on Prospect Avenue typically sell for $150-$225 a square foot. I went to take a look
I’ve been cruising around the web looking for some new local blogs to visit on a daily basis. I found a few winners and I’d like to share them. I’ve also added them to my BlogRoll for your convenience. Enjoy! Hartford Scoop is a relatively new blog and focuses on “all things related to Hartford.” They have a good mix of suggestions for hip, social things to do and opinion pieces. They seem a little
I was hunkered down in my house in Hartford today, catching up on some reading for the week. Here are some interesting articles I found related to the real estate/housing market. We’ll start with the micro-economic and move to the macro-economic… The Hartford Business Journal addresses the fact that the West Farms Mall seems to be doing just fine, even with the opening of Blue Back Square. Tiffany & Co. will be opening a 6,000
Looking for something free to do this weekend? Go check out Governor Jodi Rell’s digs at the govenor’s mansion at 990 Prospect Avenue in Hartford. If you’d like, bring a new, unwrapped toy that will be distributed to a needy family in the Greater Hartford area. The home will be open for visitors from 10am-3pm on both Friday and Saturday and from 12pm-4pm on Sunday. I attended last year and was pleasantly surprised. Nice house,