South Norwalk

Bondi Realty Group LLC Local News – Third Quarter 2011

Local Real Estate Market News – Third Quarter

Here are a few statistics from Consolidated Multiple Listing system.

As of October 2011 Norwalk is showing a decline in inventory compared to last quarter. Currently there are 472 single family homes and 269 condominiums on the market. Those inventory numbers are down from last quarter’s number of 490 single family homes and 283 condos. In the first quarter of 2011, 83 single family and 39 condos sold. Home sales were up for the second quarter 125 single family homes and 55 condominiums sold. The third quarter numbers are in. Single family homes are recording a dip in sales with 106 homes sold. Condominiums sales are down too with 46 units sold.

Inventory is also down in Westport as there are currently 336 single family homes and 28 condos on the market at this time. The second quarter showed 379 single family homes and 30 condominiums on the market. In the first quarter of 2011, 49 single family homes and 4 condos have sold. Sales were up for the second quarter at 118 single family homes and 11 condominiums sold. The third quarter numbers are reflecting a decline in sales showing that 104 Single family homes and 8 condos sold.

Wilton is currently showing a decrease of inventory with 197 single family homes and 8 condos currently for sale. The second quarter inventory numbers recorded 227 single family homes and 16 condos for sale. In the first quarter of 2011, 29 single family homes and 5 condos have sold. Sales were up for the second quarter at 43 single family homes and condo sales remain flat at 5. Third quarter sales numbers are up and showing that 54 single family homes and 6 condos sold.

It appears that home sales still have a long way to go, but we have fared so much better than other parts of the country. Mortgage rates are at an all time low and banks are starting to lend again. Hopefully at some point single family and condo buyers will feel more secure leading to more sales and property price increases in the near future. Call us today for all of your real estate needs.

Betty Bondi

Owner/ Broker

www.BondiRealtyGroup.com

203-899-9990

South Norwalk

Fabulous SoNo

Fabulous SoNo

Norwalk has many reasons to celebrate its city. As a lifelong resident, I know what this city has to offer. One of the most successful and popular spots in town is in South Norwalk also known as SoNo. From it’s hey day in the early 1900’s to its depressed state in the 70’s. SoNo has now been resurrected to a new grandeur.

SoNo represents the vibrancy of Norwalk. It’s a wonderful place to live, visit and relax. From its night life, boutique shops and art galleries to its waterfront activities there is so much to do here. It is definitely a destination for all.

SoNo has all sorts of real estate to purchase. There are charming old buildings that have been renovated into luxury condominiums, to newly constructed modern buildings with all types of amenities. The exposed brick, large full view windows and water views are the reason why people love the architecture. They come in all sorts of price points starting in the lower two hundred thousand range up to one million plus for penthouse suite overlooking the water. Buyers are flocking to this area as they know the value of these properties and what they have to offer. SoNo also has a mix of commercial and multifamily dwellings as well.

You can also rent properties in SoNo too! At this time there is a real demand for apartments in this area. There are lovely rentals starting at $1350 and up depending on your space requirements. The rental market is bringing many young college graduates who are working in the area. They all want to live in SoNo as it is the only place to be and it gives them a sort of SoHo experience without being in New York City. Within walking distance to the South Norwalk train station you can be in Manhattan in 45 minutes.

The SoNo Design District is working to bring the best in retail and restaurants to the area for all to enjoy. They have a fabulous website www.sonodesigndistrict.net that gives a pretty good explanation on what SoNo has to offer.

One of the biggest tourist destinations is Maritime Aquarium and IMAX Theater. You can see the local marine life, exhibits, and learn about the past too. It is very popular and a great place to take the family. If you are a history buff then head on over to the Norwalk Museum on North Main Street. You will find a museum full of history including collections from the past and a tremendous amount of photos and archives from days of long ago. If you want some of the best and trendiest dining in town then this is the place to be. There are no chain restaurants here. Every dining establishment are mom and pop businesses. There is a food style for every budget and taste. Some of my favorites are Donovans, Barcelona and Strada 18. If you need a chocolate fix then head on over to Chocopologie on South Main Street. My favorite chocolate treat is the caramel with sea salt. Yum!

A fun thing to do on a summer day is to take a boat ride out to the Historical Sheffield Island Lighthouse. You can pick up the boat at the Seaport Dock right before the bridge in SoNo. The Norwalk Seaport Association has a new 49 passenger ferry boat just waiting to be chartered. For more information please check out their website www.seaport.org.

As SoNo keeps growing with residential and commercial opportunities I feel that it will continue to be a great place to invest and live. For more information on fabulous SoNo please contact us today!

Betty Bondi
Bondi Realty Group LLC

203-899-9990

South Norwalk

Norwalk CT Property Sales Transfers March 1 – 15

80 County Street Unit 13B
Robert & Janet Passman to Maria Silva, $215,000

20 Hilltop Road
Estate of Valentine Cesare & Elizabeth Cesare to Samuel & Melissa Buttine, $830,500

36 Hollow Tree Road
Mary Lynn to Alfonso & Sonia Letteiri, $310,000

1-3 McKinley Street
Petra Roberts to Flemming & Judith Heilmann, $1,875,000

133 Rowayton Avenue Unit A
Flemming & Judith Heilmann to Suzanne McGray, $3,372,500

12 Point Road
Peter & Kristine Glazer to Simon & Eliana Jacobs, $5,550,000

84 Taylor Avenue Unit B7
Deutsche Bank Trust Co America to Viswanatha Premkumar & Mahestl Rajan, $128,500

15 Midrocks Drive
Federal National Mortgage Assoc to Jessica Goldkopf, $317,000

104 Highland Avenue
Janee & Loren Parsons to David & Elizabeth Mettler, $1,050,000

23 Lufberry Avenue
Phyllis Miano to Janine Deering, $230,000

9 Taylor Avenue Unit B
Lindsay Dahl-Martin to Taylor Gables LLC, $160,000

71 Toilsome Avenue
Nancy Slay to Lauren Vavoulidis, $390,000

41 Old Rock Lane
Robert Bender to Carol & Yasuo Kubota, $387,500

17 Tierney Street
Hector Robinson to Paris & Pamela Daskalakis, $566,700

46 Ambler Drive
Jane Eichwald to Yanna Ahou, $345,000

15 Ludlow Manor
Estate of Eunice Shalvoy to Marc Mangone, $350,000

1 Linden Street Unit A11
Arthur & Michelle Herold to Meata Box & Krzysztof Skowronski, $241,500

87 Rowayton Woods Drive Unit 118
Robert Daly to Patricia Gambir, $325,000

4 Getner Trail
Gerrit Veeman & Ildileo Pasztor to Timothy & Eloise Downs, $597,500

28 Pine Hill Avenue
Helen Anzalone & Jeanne Lewis to James & Andrea Wulffleff, $655,000

5 Cavray Road East
William & Martha Spiegel to Charles Horn, $1,137,500

46 Prospect Street Unit 4C
Vank United to Dominick & Angela Monarchie, $120,000

1 Linden Street Unit B14
Marilyn Reynolds to Nancy Cambaresi, $181,250

15 Roosevelt Street
Simon Platel & Melissa Parks to Alice Mahoney, $400,000

15 South Street Unit 3B
C & T Partners LLC to Vito Properties LLC, $250,000

27 West Main Street Unit 7
Joseph & Jennifer Barahona to Regina Sinko & Bryan Kardos, $315,000

South Norwalk

Norwalk CT Property Sales Transfers April 1 – 9

15 Pine Point Road Unit 239
Richard & Cynthia Ingersoll to Douglas & Kelly Ambrose, $130,000

 80 County Street Unit 12B
Kenneth Ambrosio & Kimberly Bundock to Zenggui Hellg & Nia Chen, $207,500

 4 Larkspur Lane
SO Partners llc to Aimee & Randall Derouin, $1,011,000

 296 Main Avenue Unit 14
Francis & Nicole Van Slyck to Andrew Street, $222,000

 100 Richards Avenue Unit 114
Linda Ettie to Mary Ann Gregg, $357,500

 8 Nearwater Road
Thomas & Pamela Cunningham to Daniel McHugh, $2,612,000

 28 Ivy Place
Estate of Catherine Castanga to Christopher Sgritta, $314,000

 173 North Taylor Avenue
Central Mortgage Co to Bozena Gorski, $200,000

 97 Richards Avenue Unit AA2
Kara Todd to Jennifer Marquis, $290,000

 9 Linden Heights
Andrew & Lorinda Gale to John Bancroft, $589,600

 37 Parkhill Avenue
Kathleen Kirk to Michael & Mariam Egege, $350,000

 46 Wilton Avenue
Stephen Imarata to Esther Shatavsky, $388,000

 14 Winthrop Avenue
Davie & Laure Friedman to Judith Cunningham, $461,000

 129 Gregory Boulevard Unit 48 & Dock 11
Helen Wilson trustee to Joseph & Marjorie Pucciarelli, $681,000

 37 Glenrock Road
Gerald & Teres Servidio to Frank Tomas, $295,000

 17 Covewood Drive
Bruce & Amy Wilkinson to Nora King, $1,025,000

 22 Robins Square East
Bank of NY to Carolina & Simon Ortiz, $313,000

 2 Broadview Terrace
Richard Silverstein to Johannes Enders, $417,000

South Norwalk

Norwalk CT Property Transfers March 1 – 15

1 Theodore Lane
Echo Valley LLC to Peter & Donna Justason, $627,000

 72 Strawberry Hill Avenue
Peoples United Bank to Eleni Prince, $319,000

 14 Nelson Avenue
Johan & Jennifer Montoni to Michael & Tara Sweeney, $481,000

 73 Glenrock  Road Unit G-73
Loretta Palumbo to Barbara Swiderska, $254,000

 65 Wolfpit Avenue Unit 4B
Patricia Gallo to Marianna Yanover, $324,500

 16 West Rocks Road
Adam & Adabelle Cohen to Colin Grotheer, $360,000

 19 Newtown Terrace
Michael & Gail Mason to Robert Buch & Kathleen Mont, $510,000

 25 Byrd Road
Howard Bonis to Shannon Sherry & Kerri Ann James, $412,000

 21 Prospect Street Unit A105
Robert Davies to Romell Cabugao, $210,000

 71 Aiken Street Unit D16
James O’Neal & Janet Foley to Matthew & Stacy Smegal, $315,000

 50 Aiken Street Unit 435
Mabel Dudeney to Annette & Nadine Poliszcuk, $280,000

 8 Singing Woods Court
Marion Berglund to Robert Ragone, $603,500

 7 Hillcrest Place
Shirley Herman to Jeffery Johnson, $627,500

 1 Sherry Street
Estate of Rose Dennis to David Vargas, $269,000

 2 Wildmere Lane
Estate of Kathe Westphal to Richard Silverstein, $215,000

 97 Richards Avenue Unit 3A
Lauren Cicchiello & Victor Benaventi to Murali Gadde, $301,701

 152 Richards Avenue
James Mitchell Jr to Daniel Tucci & Lisa Dombek, $397,500

 32 Haviland Street Unit 304
Jonathan Bagdon to Giorgio Ferrantino, $267,500

 36 Southwind Drive
American Home Mtg Services to Jeremias Bonilla & Maria Ramos, $99,900

 8 Running Brook Lane
John Baecker to DS & K Properties llc, $300,000

 136 East Avenue Unit 4B
Kristin Scheihing to Monica Kleszczynski, $440,000

 4 Blackstone Drive
Tove Simonsen to Richard & Heather Henson, $644,750

 80 County Street Unit 7A
Peoples United Bank to David Peterson & Anna & Fernandes DeSouza, $199,900

 65 Rowayton Avenue Unit D
MacGregor Design Development llc to Karl & Cecily Ziegler, $3,100,000

 24 Weed Avenue
Katherine Davies to Roy Harris, $1,025,000

 5 Ward Street
Antartica llc to Patrice Arita, $350,000

 36 Alvin Drive
Estate of Elvina Patchen to Frank Antunes, $540,000

 17 Ryan Avenue
CT Best Homes, llc to Rosa Serra & Quwane Johnson, $305,000

 25 Grand Street
Us bank National Assoc to Sarah Prusinski, $195,000

 6 Harbor Avenue
Wachovia Bank NA to Timothy & Lashawanda Cantey, $235,000

 100 Seaview Avenue Unit 2 G
Bernard & Rose Marie Zimmern to Juliette & Marie Cunliffe, $460,000

 15 Magnolia Avenue
Daniel Roldan & Mara Restrepo to Jennifer Kraft, $260,000

 28 East Rocks Road
National Residential Nominee Services Inc to Anthony & Sarah Lutkus, $670,000

South Norwalk

Norwalk CT Property Transfers January 1 – 15 – 2010

 

18 Gilbert Hill Road
Michael & Maria Manna to Anthony & Tara Ann Manna, $304,000

 136 South Main Street
J P Morgan Chase Bank N.A. to Emiliano Torvess, $131,789

 8 Elton Court
Wei Shi Tan to Scott Raven, $290,000

 62 Marlin Drive
US Bank N.A. to Ebony Crowder, $183,045.44

 16 Marlborough Road
Louise Golub to Eric Mount & Wei Shi Tan, $582,500

 94 North Taylor Avenue
Mariano Scialpi & Zaida Rizzo to Malgorzata Cwikla, $375,000

 44 Pine Hill Road
Edward & Carol Meyer to Philip Kaplan & Elisabeth Story, $720,000

 68 Cove Avenue
Robert & Carolotta Holster to Brett Holster, $483,000

 49 Day Street Unit 307
Patricia Junker to Peter Staley, $133,000

 15 Heron Road
William Shaw to Jean Daly, $735,000

 1 Marion Avenue
Laura Pardue to Jeffrey & Natalie Clarke, $530,500

 147.5 East Rocks Road
Deutshe Bank National Trust to G & G Construction, $215,000

 15 Possum Circle
Tuthill Finance & TDC Secured Strategies Fund llc to Blake Delanney & Katharine Smith, $480,000

 4 Golden Hill Street
Lucia Aloyo to Jose Garcia, $282,000

  22 Linden Street
Wells Fargo Bank NA to Lindey llc, $215,000

 206 Foxboro Drive
Beth DeMartino to Dric Forsander & Denise Levasseur, $391,000

 150 Main Street
Scott Shaw c/o Cartus to Mary Kokoth, $145,000

 14 Norman Avenue
Lee Gardella to Timothy & Robin Wood, $675,000

 25 Meridian Road
James Falsey to Lesley Helen Jacobs, trustee, $2,160,000

 11 Lower Rocks Road
Edward Pels to Patrick Stewart, $275,000

 2 Kristen Lane
David & Jennifer Pattillo to Michael O’Brien & Margaret Codan, $685,000

 144 East Avenue Unit 401B
RMS East Avenue llc to Louise Dobson, $520,000

 35 B France Street
Rafael & Caroline Camacho to David & Izabela O’Malley, $610,000

 338 Flax Hill Road
Samuel & Julie Russell to Stanley Kelley, $598,000

South Norwalk

$335,000. Two Family – South Norwalk, CT-SOLD

Remodeled two family home. Walk to SONO train station. New paint and carpet. First floor has one bedroom, eat-in kitchen with refridgerator, range and dishwasher. Large closets. Second floor has two bedrooms, eat-in kitchen with refridgerator, range and dishwasher. large closets and separate utilities. Two unit real estate investment in South Norwalk Connecticut. Potential rental income is $2500. per month. SOLD!