Up and Down in Downtown Hartford

Here are a couple quick shots of current projects in Downtown Hartford. Steel is rising from the ground at the Hartford Public Safety Complex on High Street. The plan has obviously changed since these pictures from June of 2009, but there is now visible progress in the building phase of the project. A couple blocks away at 1161 Main Street, it appears as though asbestos remediation may be complete at the “Butt Ugly Building.” We

Leaf Pickup in Greater Hartford

Our lawn is covered with leaves. We don’t really want to rake, but it needs to be done. And it needs to be done in time for the leaf truck to come through and vacuum them all away. Collection protocol varies by municipality. The three main techniques are sucking leaves off the curb with a giant vacuum, picking up bagged leaves at the curb, or letting residents drop off their leaves at the local transfer

Refinancing Our House- Journey Completed

Like clockwork, about 45 days after our refinancing journey started, this morning it ended. We’ve officially and successfully purchased our house for the third time. You see, we bought it in 2004, refinanced in 2005 to a lower rate and refinanced again to an even lower rate and a 15-year mortgage today. The message? We must REALLY like this place. All in all, the process was pretty painless and easy. First, we had plenty of

212 North Beacon Street, Hartford's West End

Grand spaces and original architectural details await in this charming stucco and slate West End colonial. The home has 5 bedrooms and 3.5 baths over 4,322 square feet. An open front porch and double entry door with leaded glass side lights welcomes you into the gracious foyer. The formal living room features its original woodwork, pocket doors, a working fireplace and bay window seat. The dining room has dentil molding, pocket doors and is wonderfully

38 Goodwin Circle, Hartford's West End

This pristine Harrison model end-unit at The Goodwin Estate, one of Hartford’s premier condo communities, offers it all. The home has 3 bedrooms and 3.5 baths over 3,164 square feet. The open floor plan on the first floor has wonderful flow for entertaining and everyday living. The combination living room and dining room features a gas fireplace and opens to a modern kitchen with maple cabinets, stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, a custom tile backsplash