Steps from the UConn Law School and Hartford Seminary, this West End home has 4 bedrooms and 1.5 baths over 2,230 square feet. This classic Scoville Victorian offers original architectural charm and a bright, open floor plan. The foyer with its turned staircase opens into the formal living room with fireplace. The formal dining room has plenty of space for entertaining and leads to an office. The remodeled kitchen features great cabinet space, granite counters,
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Marathon Parties are one of my favorite types of parties to throw and attend. When we first moved to Hartford, mile 24 of the full marathon passed right by our home. We invited friends over and had a blast yelling and making noise to support the runners for a few hours that morning. Sadly, race organizers changed the route. The runners were apparently dissatisfied with the course passing the finish line at mile 20 (too
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We live in a very walkable neighborhood, which means that people tend to walk past our house. We also live on a corner lot, about a block away from a school, which means that lots of people walk past our house on a daily basis. One of the unfortunate realities of high-pedestrian-traffic areas is litter. We don’t receive an overwhelming amount on our property, but it’s not uncommon to find something in the grass. We
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Single-family contracts continued the downward trend in September, falling to 497 for the month. Through nine months of 2011, we remain on pace to finish the year slightly ahead of 2010 but behind the 2009 total. There was a lot of interest in our markets at the beginning of September; it was a noticeable increase from the end of August and much of the summer. The rest of the month seemed pretty active too, so
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The real estate market right now is not a lot of fun. By that I mean that I’m seeing a lot of behaviors out of buyers and sellers that have me scratching my head. Another agent mentioned to me the other day that she’s starting to lose faith in humanity based on some of the garbage that she’s seen and dealt with this year. I was glad to hear that I’m not the only one
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