The Courant had an interesting article this morning about a family in Farmington that recently tried to sell their home as a short sale. They had an offer on their home and waited for 3 months for their bank to respond to the offer and authorize the short sale. The bank did not respond. The buyer eventually got tired of waiting and walked away. The house is currently in the process of being foreclosed upon.
Before the Elizabeth Park gardens reach their spring best, the greenhouse takes center stage. The Spring Flower Sale will be held on Saturday, March 21st between 10:00 and 2:00. Get there early if you’d like to choose from the best options. Here are a few shots from this year’s greenhouse show.
The next downtown residential project to begin renting is going to be the Hollander Foundation Center at 410 Asylum Street. The drywall is up inside and work crews are making steady progress towards their August 2009 completion goal. Common Ground, the project developer, is currently looking for retail tenants for six ground floor retail suites. Rental applications for the apartments will be available later in the spring. Plans for 410 Asylum have changed dramatically over
Close to the pond in the eastern portion of Bushnell Park sits a tall statue of Dr. Horace Wells. The inscription says that in December 1844 he discovered anesthesia. What an odd item to memorialize. Very important, but still a curious choice. I had to look a little deeper. Dr. Wells was a dentist and he lived a life that, if true, should be made into an episode of E! True Hollywood Stories. According to
I live in Hartford. These people live in Hartford. So do these people. So do lots of other people. Thinking about living in Hartford? Want to learn more about the different neighborhoods that comprise the city? Want to see some homes for sale in the various neighborhoods? Then get on the bus! On Saturday April 4, 2009, LiveHartford, an initiative supported by the MetroHartford Alliance staff and Housing Committee, will sponsor a bus tour of