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
This is the current status of the Kane Street stop of the CTfastrak transit system that is under construction between Hartford and New Britain. Enough work has been completed to imagine what this station will be and how it will work. This stop will be a quick pull-off for the buses covering non-express routes, meaning they stop at each station. The shelter in the left foreground is for passengers on their way towards New Britain,
There were 509 single-family contracts that came together in Hartford County in February of 2014. This is slightly fewer than last month, and slightly more than February of last year. Like February of 2013, the winter weather influenced the real estate market. This time it was a couple snow storms and severe cold. Sellers have been reluctant to list their homes for sale, for a couple reasons. They worry that the it’s not quite spring,
I have learned a secret for changing the light bulbs in those huge chandeliers that hang over the grand stairway of big houses. All you have to do is install a winch directly above the fixture and wire the light with a plug. You can then disconnect the electrical and gently lower it down to a comfortable level to replace the bulbs, or to clean it. Here is an example of such a system from
I always enjoy seeing this home as I drive by – the accents give it a little something extra. It would still be a very handsome home without the details, being a brick structure from 1923 (according to the town). The accents give it a slight Victorian vibe that I usually don’t see done in this area. There are other homes out there with accent bricks, you just have to be on the lookout for