Kyle and I are selling the condo that we own in West Hartford. It’s a desirable second floor, end unit located in the Colonial Village complex. The 660 square foot one bedroom, one bath, ranch-style layout offers neutral colors, an open floor plan, and great closet space. The kitchen and bath have been updated. There is storage space in the basement and laundry in the building. One dedicated parking spot comes with the unit and
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Many of my clients are fairly tech savvy. They enjoy looking up property data on their own and telling me how much sellers paid for properties. They’ll use Bing.com’s Birdseye views to check out locations before we actually go visit a property. And they Google people’s names to see what they can find on the web about them. That’s right, several of my clients, both buyers and sellers, use the Internet to find out more
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Just north of Downtown Hartford, behind a wrought iron fence, a red stone tower rises from a grassy field. It serves as a reminder of the Keney family’s presence in 19th century Hartford and stands guard over the busy six-way intersection that historically formed the northern gateway to the city center. The Keney Memorial Clock Tower was built in 1898 with funds from the will of Henry Keney. Although the structure appears as though it
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We’re past the Fourth of July holiday and agents have entered in the last of their closings for June, so it’s time to take a look back at how we fared with real estate sales in the Greater Hartford area during the second quarter. All data was compiled from the CT Multiple Listing Service for single family homes only and is deemed reliable, but not guaranteed. My observations… 1. The number of closed sales for
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While riding my bike past The Beacon Light and Supply Company’s Walnut Street facility on the day it didn’t rain, I noticed their fantastic sign with the vintage-modern lettering. But the official sign is not nearly as interesting as the mural that Quirk Middle School students have drawn on the lower portion of the wall. Very creative – a modern version of the painted ads that used to be common on the side of city
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