686 Chestnut Hill Road, Glastonbury

686 Chestnut Hill

Freshly painted inside and out, this home has both formal and informal living spaces in a convenient floor plan. The main level features a formal living room with fireplace and built-ins and a formal dining room. The kitchen has plenty of cabinetry for storage and eat-in space. There is a 3-season room with a woodstove that overlooks the backyard. Upstairs you’ll find three nicely sized bedrooms. The master bedroom has its own bathroom and there

July Contracts: Defining the Spring Market Peak

2014-08-05 Hartford County Single Family Contracts in July 2014

There were 696 single-family contracts in July 2014, showing a significant drop in market activity from June of this year. The total was about 9% below the contract count for July of 2013. Summer months can be hit or miss, and on the whole this was a down month for the County. Our informal view was that the market felt active in July, which probably just means that the towns and price ranges that we

A Good Year for Gardening

Tomatoes

Gardening has been a hit or miss experience for us over the years. This year has gone better than most. We got some good plants from Meadow View Farms back in May, and have been enjoying homegrown veggies since late June. The tomatoes and squash have been good producers, and we even have little watermelons growing. My favorite crop so far has been the hot peppers. Not super hot ones, but hot enough to make

1170 Prospect Avenue, Hartford’s West End

1170 Prospect, Hartford

Welcome to a one-of-a-kind contemporary home on the prestigious Governor’s Row section of Prospect Avenue. Imagined by architect Henry Darbee, and influenced by the International Style, this stunning property is a private mountainside retreat with spectacular views of the Hartford skyline. Distinctive copper doors draw you in to a private courtyard with koi pond and access to the deck overlooking the City. The main level was transformed by Peter Robbin into a sleek, yet inviting,

27 Knollwood Road, West Hartford

This conveniently located Colonial is close to Elmwood shops and restaurants, highway access and the West Farms mall area. The home is 1,670 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms. The first floor of the home has a formal dining room and living room with wood burning fireplace. The oversized kitchen has plenty of cabinet space, an eat-in area, and built-in desk. It opens to a bright family room with walls of windows, marble