128 North Beacon Street in Hartford’s West End

128 North Beacon

You must visit this jewel in the West End. The Colonial layout has bungalow styling, from the roof line, to the impeccable natural woodwork in the Arts & Crafts style. A darkly stained front door hints at the impressive architectural character within this beautiful home. The gracious foyer, with grand staircase, draws you in and leads into the living room with wood burning fireplace. The heated sunroom on the front of the house is the

Off Roading

2015-02-26 Off Roading

I encountered this situation the other day while pulling into a condo community’s parking lot. The photo doesn’t really do justice to the depth of the ice ruts. They were easily four inches deep – and that’s before speculating on the depth of the water in the tracks. They were serious ruts. I grew up in Vermont and don’t recall seeing anything like this on the dirt roads up there. I drive a sedan, and

Cleaning Out the Stuff

Empty Binders

As a homeowner and a listing agent, I dislike clutter. The more that is removed, the better. Last fall I spent some time on the perpetual project of organizing and cleaning out our basement. There were four boxes of empty 3-ring binders that had been on their way out for quite some time. All the paper they used to contain was recycled long ago. After removing the labels and other personalizations, it was time to

Proposal: Arcadia Crossing in West Hartford

2015-02-20 Arcadia Crossing

John Scobie, of Center Development Corporation, spoke to the Park Road Business Association this morning about his firm’s plans for the Sisters of Saint Joseph property on the southwest corner of Park Road and Prospect Avenue in West Hartford. Center Development hopes to build a 320 unit apartment community that will be called Arcadia Crossing. The existing 185,000 sqft structure would receive a 308,000 sqft addition to connect the southern end of the existing wings,

7 Pilgrim Road, West Hartford

Great layout in this move-in ready Colonial located in the Hartford Golf Club neighborhood. 7 Pilgrim Road is 2,316 square feet with 4 bedrooms and 2.1 bathrooms. The first floor offers oversized formal living and dining rooms, an updated kitchen with eat-in space that opens to a family room with built-ins, a dedicated first floor office, and a remodeled powder room. Upstairs features a master bedroom with walk-in closet and bathroom, as well as three