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Darien & Rowayton Real Estate Report: Oct 25 to Nov 1

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Here’s Deirdre McGovern’s report on Darien and Rowayton real estate for Oct. 25 to Nov. 1, 2018:

This week’s Darien highlights:

  9 New to Market Listings in Darien
13 Price Reductions in Darien
  3 Accepted Offers in Darien
  3 Closed Sales in Darien
 28 Open Houses in Darien

 This week’s Rowayton highlights:

  2 New to Market Listings in Rowayton
  0 Price Reductions in Rowayton
  1 Accepted Offers in Rowayton
  1 Closed Sales in Rowayton
13 Open Houses in Rowayton

New Listings

Address
Town
Sq Feet
Price

72 Deepwood Road 
Darien
6500
$3,495,000

8 Midbrook Lane
Darien
5320
$2,795,000

9 Sunswyck Road
Darien
4840
$1,995,000

7 Raiders Lane
Darien
4662
$1,995,000

15 Holly Lane
Darien
2460
$1,449,000

24 Sunswyck Road
Darien
3530
$1,395,000

47 Hillside Avenue
Darien
2080
$1,295,000

6 Memory Lane
Rowayton
2401
$885,000

49 Brookside Drive
Darien
1923
$800,000

154 Highland Avenue
Rowayton
1350
$650,000

24 West Elm Street
Darien
912
$595,000

Price Changes

Address
Town
Original Price
Previous Price
Current Price

10 Nickerson Lane
Darien
$7,900,000
$7,400,000
$6,999,000

159 Pear Tree Point Road
Darien
$4,950,000
$4,950,000
$4,595,000

5 South Trail
Darien
$3,595,000
$3,595,000
$3,495,000

3 Bishops Gate Road
Darien
$2,050,000
$2,050,000
$1,995,000

7 Sherry Lane
Darien
$1,690,000
$1,649,000
$1,599,000

7 Hunt Road
Darien
$1,849,000
$1,545,000
$1,475,000

29 Brookside Road
Darien
$1,690,000
$1,649,000
$1,399,000

7 Miles Road
Darien
$1,525,000
$1,399,000
$1,299,000

8 Abbey Road
Darien
$1,349,000
$1,349,000
$1,285,000

43 Coachlamp Lane
Darien
$1,280,000
$1,218,000
$1,188,000

2 Phillips Place
Darien
$975,000
$960,000
$945,000

41 Locust Hill Road
Darien
$989,000
$989,000
$939,000

4 Moore Street
Darien
$865,000
$865,000
$850,000

Accepted Offers

Address
Town
Latest Asking Price

25 Brush Island Road
Darien
$5,995,000

10 Haskell Lane
Darien
$1,735,000

19 Canoe Trail
Darien
$1,549,000

24 Woodbine Street
Rowayton
$1,075,000

Title Passed

Address
Town
Listed Price
Sold Price

27 Pasture Lane
Darien
$3,275,000
$3,082,500

9 Hunt Street
Rowayton
$1,599,000
$1,450,000

1 Queens Lane
Darien
$1,090,000
$930,000

43 Greenwood Avenue
Darien
$535,000
$490,040

Open Houses

Address
Town
Price
Date & Time

10 Nickerson Lane
Darien
$6,999,000
Sunday, 2-4:00 PM

5 Rowayton Avenue
Rowayton
$5,900,000
Sunday, 1-4:00 PM

44 Allwood Road
Darien
$3,950,000
Sunday, 2-4:00 PM

5 South Trail
Darien
$3,495,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

35 Scofield Farms
Darien
$3,285,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

19 Pembroke Road
Darien
$3,250,000
Sunday, 1-4:00 PM

8 Nylked Terrace
Rowayton
$2,750,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

13 Valley Road
Wilson Point
$2,595,000
Sunday, 1-4:00 PM

1 Deefield Road
Darien
$2,489,000
Sunday, 1-4:00 PM

1 Nearwater Road
Rowayton
$2,195,000
Sunday, 1-4:00 PM

6 Runkenhage Road
Darien
$2,095,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

74 Station Road
Darien
$1,999,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

45 Delafield Island Road
Darien
$1,875,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

67 Buttonwood Lane
Darien
$1,875,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

22 Hilltop Road
Wilson Point
$1,875,000
Sunday, 1-4:00 PM

8 Briar Brae Road
Darien
$1,699,000
Sunday, 2-4:00 PM

2 Sylvan Road
Darien
$1,695,000
Sunday, 2-4:00 PM

98 Rowayton Avenue
Rowayton
$1,599,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

7 Sherry Lane
Darien
$1,599,000
Sunday, 2-4:00 PM

7 Winding Lane
Darien
$1,595,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

275 Hollow Tree Ridge Road
Darien
$1,499,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

24 Sunswyck Road
Darien
$1,395,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

7 Miles Road
Darien
$1,299,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

47 Hillside Avenue — PICTURED
Darien
$1,295,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

96 Witch Lane
Rowayton
$1,295,000
Sunday, 1-4:00 PM

123 West Avenue
Darien
$1,284,000
Sunday, 12-2:00 PM

3 Little Brook Road
Rowayton
$1,250,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

236 Old Kings Hwy N
Darien
$1,195,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

35 Vanderbilt Avenue
Rowayton
$1,149,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

29 Witch Lane
Rowayton
$995,000
Sunday, 1-4:00 PM

24 Harstrom Place
Rowayton
$990,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

580 Hoyt Street
Darien
$975,000
Sunday, 12-1:30 PM

2 Phillips Place
Darien
$960,000
Sunday, 12-2:00 PM

41 Locust Hill Road
Darien
$939,000
Sunday, 11-1:00 PM

11 Oak Park Avenue
Darien
$925,000
Sunday, 12-2:00 PM

25 Pond Lane
Darien
$885,000
Sunday, 2-4:00 PM

11 Charles Street
Darien
$815,000
Sunday, 1-4:00 PM

24 Cherry Street
Darien
$695,000
Saturday, 12-2:00 PM

154 Highland Avenue
Rowayton
$650,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

15 Fairmead Road
Darien
$629,000
Sunday, 1-3:00 PM

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Deirdre McGovern is a real estate agent who has called Darien home for 25 years. She has been involved in many local organizations. She can be reached at 203-554-0897or deirdre.mcgovern@raveis.com 

More about Deirdre McGovern here.

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Ruth Halford, Loved Traveling, Playing Piano, Longtime Darien Resident

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Ruth Halford of Darien passed away peacefully Oct. 22 at Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation in Canaan. She was born in Delson, Quebec, daughter of the late Reverend Winter and Edith LeCras. She was predeceased by her husband of over 50 years, C. Norman Halford, and is survived by two children, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was also predeceased by her two sisters, Marion (Lea) Read and Hazel (Gordon) Baines.

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Wide-Ranging Lawsuit Filed by Parents of Football Player Hit by Coach Trifone

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The parents of a former Darien High School student, including his mother, who was a Board of Education member, have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that two dozen town officials, school district employees, residents and news organizations in town  mistreated the student and the student’s family in various illegal ways. The lawsuit, filed Oct. 11 in U.S. District Court in Connecticut, alleges that the student and his family, whose names are withheld in the complaint, were subjected to “a campaign of bullying, harassment, physical assault, retaliation, intimidation, and intentional and deliberate emotional harm” that lasted from at least October 2016 through the boy’s graduation in 2018. Among those named in the lawsuit are the town government, Darien Public Schools, former Superintendent Dan Brenner, DHS Football Coach Robert Trifone, Athletic Director Christopher Manfredonia, the Darien Athletic Foundation, former Board of Education Chairperson Michael Harman, several other members of the board, and the companies that published the Darien Times and the Stamford Advocate. Various people associated with the foundation and the school district were also named.

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John Hamilton Named New CEO of Liberation Programs

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The Board of Directors of Liberation Programs is pleased to announce the appointment of John Hamilton, LMFT, LADC as president and chief executive officer. “John Hamilton is a nationally renowned expert in the addiction treatment field and is widely regarded as an innovative leader,”said Board Chair Wayne Cafran. “He brings more than three decades of experience, with a rich knowledge of the industry as well as the local Fairfield County community.”
Hamilton’s Experience
Having served as senior vice president at Liberation Programs from 1996 to 2006, Hamilton brings an intimate knowledge of the agency, one of Fairfield County’s top behavioral health organizations. In addition to his prior service at Liberation, Hamilton was the CEO of Bridgeport’s Recovery Network of Programs (RNP) for a decade. There, he was able to triple the size of the agency, exponentially increasing its community impact.

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Letter: Support William Tong, a Fighter, for Attorney General

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To the editor:

This letter is in support of William Tong for the extremely important post of attorney general of the State of Connecticut. William, who is a six-term state representative from Stamford and Darien, has been a great leader on the Judiciary Committee and passed crucial legislation for our state to keep all our citizens safe. First, William is familiar with the workings of the state Legislature and the executive branch agencies, which is so important to the job of Attorney General. William has worked tirelessly to promote and pass bills that will protect all our population. Our gun laws are among the best in the nation and we must protect what we have.

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Six Darien Girls with Connecticut Boat Club Compete in Head of the Charles Regatta

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The Connecticut Boat Club (CBC) sent four boats and 25 athletes — including six girls from Darien — to Boston for this year’s Head of the Charles Regatta. With close to 11,000 athletes from all over the world, the Head of the Charles Regatta is the world’s largest rowing competition. — an announcement from the Connecticut Boat Club

The Darien girls who participated are Julia Abbruzzese, ViVi Van Ingen (coxswain), Catherine Garrett, Casey Batson (all from the Women’s 1st Varsity Youth 8+ boat); Flynn Woodring and Gigi Skolds (from the Women’s 2nd Varsity Youth 8+ boat). CBC’s First Varsity 8+ finished 3rd out of 85 boats from across the country to earn a Bronze medal. CBC’s Second Varsity 8+ competed in the same event and finished 44th, ahead of 41 other clubs’ first varsity boats.

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Blue Wave Girls Dive Team Continues Winning Season

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Darien’s Blue Wave divers won their final meet against Fairfield Warde securing an undefeated season (9-0). — an announcement from the Darien Girls Dive Team

The team, made up of five juniors (Megan Gianunzio, Emma Hunter, Kerry McDermott, Lana Schmidt and Julia Servas) and one freshman (Pai Easterbrook), built momentum during the first half of the season as they flipped their way to decisive victories against Danbury, St. Joseph, Trumbull and Ridgefield. Rivalry Week proved to be a test for the four veteran junior divers (Hunter, McDermott, Schmidt and Servas) as they battled New Canaan and Westhill/Stamford on the boards in back-to-back competitions. Darien edged out both teams with narrow victories and capped off the season with two wins on the road against Fairfield Ludlowe and Fairfield Warde.

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Letter: Thank You, Supporters of Darien Youth Commission’s Halloween Window Painting Contest

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To the editor:

On behalf of the Darien Youth Commission and the many sectors of the community who supported the DYC’s recent Annual Halloween Window Painting Contest, thank you. The weather was absolutely perfect for this 21st anniversary celebration, with close to 100 middle and high school students painting approximately 25 storefronts throughout the community. As the makeup of the merchant population changes from year to year, it was great to include a bunch of new storefronts in the fun. Like many of these special events, these activities are made possible as a result of the unique partnership the Darien Youth Commission forges with the public and private sectors. Again, special thanks to Beth Cherico, owner of Pie in the Sky LLC (a mobile art education service) for lending her expertise to the judging portion of this event.

New Yorker Cartoonist Roz Chast Speaks Nov 7 at SilverSource Benefit Luncheon

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New Yorker cartoonist and author Roz Chast will bring an afternoon of comic relief to the SilverSource Inspiring Lives Benefit Luncheon on Wednesday, Nov. 7, as she offers profoundly funny and moving insights from her award-winning graphic memoir, Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? — an announcement from SilverSource
With characteristic wit, Chast will discuss caring for aging parents, sharing her uniquely humorous yet poignant perspective on the sometimes absurd, sometimes exasperating journey through their final years. The event takes place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Serafina at the IC (Italian Center),1620 Newfield Ave., Stamford, CT 06905.  Tickets ($150), sponsorships and ads are on sale now, with proceeds supporting SilverSource’s work to improve the quality of life of older adults and provide financial support for those in need. Each attendee will receive a complimentary, signed copy of Roz Chast’s book.

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UPDATE: Police Seek This Male with a Gun in Downtown Gas Station Robbery on Friday

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UPDATE, Oct. 30: Darien police are asking for the public’s help in finding the man who robbed the Gulf gas station at 1044 Post Road at about 8:30 p.m., Friday. 

Police on Tuesday released two images from the surveillance camera in the store and slightly revised their description of the man: They say he is
Attached are suspect photos from the armed robbery that occurred in Darien on October 26th, 2018. Based on witness description and these photos, the suspect is described as a “medium- to dark-skinned male” instead of black, and with a “black face covering” instead of a mask. Police reiterated that he is between 5 feet, 6 inches and 6 feet in height, of medium build, wearing black pants and a black NorthFace jacket with fur trim around the hood. He was carrying a black gun.

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High School Students Are Invited to Darien STEM Venture Crew Open House, Thursday, Nov 1

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High-school-age girls and boys who are interested in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) and enjoy engaging in community service are invited to an open house for the STEM Venture Crew Unit 353 on Thursday. This unique Crew is the first of its kind in the nation. — an announcement from Darien Scouting

The open house will be held on Thursday Nov. 1 at 7 p.m .at the Andrew Shaw Memorial Scout Cabin, 140 West Ave.The STEM Venture Crew offers opportunities for high school students who have a passion for STEM-related subjects and careers. Crew members can:

—develop STEM experiments, activities, and curriculum;

—learn to run their organization as a business research team; and

—become qualified to teach STEM programs to elementary-school-age children in local after-school and summer programs.

Members can meet new friends and mentors, gain training and experience in STEM fields, and earn service hours in the crew.

You Can Either Register to Vote Today, Tuesday, Oct 30 or Do It on Election Day

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Procrastinators: If you haven’t yet registered to vote, you can vote in the Nov. 6 election if you can do one of these three things:

—Do it online today, or

—Bring a photo I.D. and proof you’re a town resident to Town Hall today. Town Hall closes at 4:30 p.m., get there earlier and give them time to process your application. It’s possible that there will be a waiting line. —Show up at the town Registrar’s Office on Election Day itself and present proof that you are who you say you are, and you may need proof you live where you say you live.

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Police: Thousands of Dollars Stolen from Checks in a Mailbox — on a Shoestring Budget

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A man and two teenage boys, all from Yonkers, were arrested after they stole envelopes from a mailbox at the Darien Post Office on Saturday, police said. Also, a check was found to have been altered after it had been mailed at the same place on the previous Tuesday, police said. Darien police described what happened with this account, including accusations not proven in court:

Two Checks Altered for a Total of $2,343

On Tuesday, Oct. 23, a man later told police, he had mailed six checks by putting the envelopes in a mailbox at the Post Office on Corbin Drive. His bank later informed him that some of the checks had possibly been cashed fraudulently.