The Lexicon's Art – West Hartford

The Lexicon is one of the new buildings in Blue Back Square, located at 75 Isham Road. The ground floor is retail, with offices on the upper three levels. Although I had been in the stores and restaurants on many occasions, I had not visited the lobby area that leads to the elevators until recently. There isn’t really that much to the lobby – it’s a relatively narrow corridor that leads to the center of

Signs of West Hartford Center

Putting up signs is a favorite hobby of West Hartford leaders and residents. Colorful campaign signs for the upcoming town elections have been spreading like wildfire throughout the neighborhoods. In the Center, the signs are more focused on announcing events. Here is a sampling… Note that the house tour event advertised on the final sign has already passed, and had passed when I photographed the sign earlier this week. Nevertheless, the Noah Webster House has

National Real Estate News Roundup

There have been a few interesting real estate stories and announcements around the nation this week. But first, the changing seasons along tree-lined Farmington Avenue in West Hartford Center. Today’s Wall Street Journal has a piece on Shadow Inventory (Subscription Required), which are homes that are not currently on the market but are expected to be listed for sale in the near future. They focus on foreclosures, and found about 1.5 million mortgages currently in

Sellers, We Feel Your Pain

It’s good for Kyle and me to periodically do real estate deals of our own so that we have our clients’ perspectives fresh in mind. Our most recent deal was on the sell side and had its share of drama. Like every seller ever, we felt that the buyers were making unreasonable requests. Let’s count down our top three favorites: 3. Fix a Working Door. One of the post-inspection requests was to fix the bedroom