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  http://www.courant.com/data-desk/hc-connecticut-sat-scores-by-school-20141007-htmlstory.html “The Fairfield County high schools in Darien, Wilton, Weston, New Canaan, Westport and Ridgefield recorded the best SAT scores among public high schools in the state in 2014. With an average score of 600 in writing, 611 in math and 588 in critical reading, Darien High School had the highest combined scores in […]

  Mid-Century Marvel in New Canaan Lists for $2M Unique Homes   | Oct 7, 2014 | By: Erik Gunther   | Share this: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Google Pinterest More PREV | NEXT Although this lovely Mid-Century home in New Canaan, CT, doesn’t have a name, it has quite a pedigree. The quaint Connecticut city is home to quite a few […]

The 2013 Graph of Listing and Selling Prices   The 2014 Graph of Listing and Selling Prices What the heck is happening? Fall is here and with it should be the busy fall real estate market. But, the year-to-date sales numbers are awful: down 16% year to date, down 18% in the quarter and down […]

I’m a pretty good photographer so I ran out in the afternoon and took this shot. I absolutely had to have a picture of this house right away. Problems: – there are no shadows so the house looks particularly flat – can’t have a white sky behind a white house – the green trees look […]

I just crunched the numbers on the last two years of closed listings in New Canaan.  I sorted the list by school zone: East, South and West Fascinating spreadsheet. South East West Original Asking $1,571,742. $1,861,635 $2,350,986. Final Asking $1,543,084. $1,784,402 $2,265,602. Sold Price  $1,489,605. $1,702,498 $2,129,125. Percentage of Orig   94.77% 91.45% 90.56% Avg. […]

“The mother art is architecture. Without architecture of our own we have no soul of our own civilization” – Frank Lloyd Wright   Oh, it’s like Harry Potter mania all over again. I am excited about a book release.   Let me be the first to congratulate New Canaan’s Cristina Ross on the publishing of her […]

Just listed: A profitable little restaurant on Elm for $295,000.  To get more information about exactly how profitable this restaurant is you’ll have to sign a confidentiality statement (I did) but if you are looking for a restaurant location and you can do it in 1200 feet then this might be the ticket. For more […]

And it’s even prettier on the inside than outside.  This house is opposite the beautiful old red brick St. Aloysius Church and the lovely tudor they call “the Math House”. Sited back from the road, this house enjoys tranquility and peace not usually found in the downtown. Many of us imagine ourselves one day downsizing […]

This is the American Dream, right? At least, it was for a lot of us growing up. Remember, for awhile I lived in Manhattan and we moved out to New Canaan when I was 12 to a pretty little antique on a quarter acre. This five bedroom colonial with about 2 acres of flat land […]

This is the height of cool. It’s 1954 all over again in this vintage Mad Men style modern up on 92 Briscoe Road. The architecture is uplifting, the 6 acres therapeutic. Big windows. Lots of light. Don’t you think if you lived here life would be simpler? Offered by John Engel and Susan Engel for […]

On the corner of Old Studio Road and Old Stamford Road, this hot little house has been renovated and is looking sharp. Close to the two train stations and about a block from the schools, the location alone is going to sell this house. Everybody wants to be on Old Studio Road these days in […]

Looking at land in Winter with builder John Kaeser. With a fresh coat of snow and leaves down you can really appreciate fully the contours in the land. In this case we see a panorama taken from the ridge top and we know that the the two houses we have planned for this site will not see […]

My daughter Lillian is in there somewhere playing the trumpet. Go Lillie! Tonight’s concert features the music of Frank Sinatra and includes the band playing with the orchestra. 

Nelson Oliveira of The New Canaan News did a story this week on the current revaluation taking place. While he got most of it right and property values are down an average of 2.8%, it is impossible to paint the whole market with one brush.    http://m.newcanaannewsonline.com/default/article/New-Canaan-property-values-on-the-decline-5214576.php   Of note, they quoted me saying:    […]

#NewCanaan   Rented. As of today this iconic midcentury modern masterpiece designed by James Evans in 1960 is once again OFF the market. Tune in again this time next year, 2015, if you absolutely have to live in a #glasshouse  and you have $1,700,000 to spend on the privilege. Listed by +John Engel  and Susan Engel at Barbara Cleary’s […]

The most perfect setting and location to come upon in West Norwalk. You must see this sprawling center hall Colonial situated on a quiet cul-de-sac on the New Canaan border. This property is conveniently located less than 10 minutes from 3 different train stations making the commute to NYC a dream. Entertain friends while you’re cooking […]

Timeless colonial on private cul-de-sac. Outside, enjoy private landscaped meadowlands. Inside epitomizes artful, casual elegance found in the cherry library with built-ins and coffered ceiling, the gourmet kitchen and the breakfast room opening to a raised terrace. Ceilings are 9′ & 10′ with significant crown moldings. Master Bedroom has fireplace, sitting room and bath with […]

Exceptional, dramatic Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired modern home, set atop a hill and offering spectacular panoramas. The open and expansive living area has 7,500 sq. ft. on 4 stories, offering exceptional indoor/outdoor spaces. The dining room has a wall of windows on three sides with views toward majestic hardwood forest. The living room has a cathedral […]

9 year olds learn lacrosse.  It’s 47 degrees today.