The UConn Foundation has bought a single-family home on Hartford’s Scarborough Street for UConn President Susan Herbst to use as both a part-time residence and for entertaining. Jon Lender’s reporting on the sale for the Hartford Courant has provided more details about how the UConn Foundation plans to use the property. UConn Foundation President Josh Newton makes it clear that the point of buying the house is to accelerate UConn Foundation fundraising efforts by specifically
The fall market that we were expecting to see, and then wrote off when it didn’t turn up, magically appeared in October. There were 678 contracts written during the month, which is a 15% increase over October of 2012 and a meaningful step up in activity from last month. Contract data at the individual town level continued to bounce around. Bloomfield and Bristol had big reversals of fortune from the September report, showing just how
The Elizabeth Park Dahlia garden looks like floral fireworks right now. Stop by this weekend if you have some time to see all the different varieties. Here is a short preview of what it looked like this morning…
Located in Hartford’s Southwest neighborhood, this historic Craftsman Bungalow features a great layout and many original architectural details. The oversized front porch has whimsical decorative elements, including scroll sawn woodwork and brackets. Inside, a formal foyer is flanked by a den and the formal living room. Natural woodwork, stained glass windows and period lighting remain. The living room has a wood burning fireplace and opens to the dining room which features two built-in hutches and
Constitution Plaza is one of the centers of redevelopment in Downtown Hartford. A number of projects have been on the drawing board for years, and recently there seems to be signs that they will begin moving forward. The former hotel in the back right of the photo is slated to become apartments. Ken Gosselin, author of the Courant’s CT Property Line blog recently wrote about his encounter with the developer at the site after noticing
