Spring Blooms for the 313th Year at the Nathaniel Finch House
At the corner of Old Hill Road and Kings Highway North sits the Nathaniel Finch house, which has overlooked the Town from this spot for 313 years. With warm weather and clear skies, the flowers and tree blossoms are blooming in the historic neighborhood where the Finch house was constructed nearly 70 years before the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1707.
Going Up: Manitou Court Home Lifted Up from Riverbank
A home along the Saugatuck River, with access from Manitou Court, remains in the process of being lifted over one story above its original placement. The home usually sits around a foot above the river at high tides, leaving it at risk of flooding during storms and higher-than-average tides.
Westport Property Transfers: 03/15/21 - 03/19/21
Westport Property Transfers: 03/15/21 -03/19/21
Westport property transfers as reported by the Westport Town Clerk’s Office:
Total Conveyance Tax: $56,062.49
Total Sales: $22,233,500.00
Highest Transfer Price: 6 Cobble Hill Road: $2,880,000
Lowest Transfer Price: 3 Lakeview Road: $325,000
Transfers:
6 Cobble Hill Road: $2,880,000
193 North Avenue: $2,592,090
12 Wakeman Road: $2,510,000
93 Easton Road: $2,360,000
36 Pequot Trail: $2,243,500
30 Bermuda Road: $2,200,000
44 Bulkley Avenue North: $2,015,000
25 Woods Grove Road: $1,100,000
31 Valley Road: $795,000
7 Northside Lane: $680,185
10 Rowland Place: $680,000
15 Quarter Mile Road: $625,000
6 Northside Lane: $527,050
0 North Avenue: $350,675
79 Riverside Avenue: $350,000
3 Lakeview Road: $325,000
New Road for Westport: “Belta Farms Lane” Approved; 23 Acres Subdivided into 9 Building Lots off Bayberry Lane
Apple Maps capture of the current location of Belta’s Farms, where 9 new lots and Belta Farms Lane will be constructed in the coming months. The Planning & Zoning Commission has approved a plan to subdivide the properties of 126 and 128 Bayberry Lane, which amount to just over 23 acres, into 9 separate building lots on a new private road called Belta Farms Lane.
Belta Farms is a family-owned property dating back to the 1940s, according to the application, and has served as a working farm in addition to residential use on the two combined properties.
The application described 9 separate building lots, with six lots being less than 2 acres, and the remaining three being 2 or more acres. Two of the lots will be retained for the family to reside on.
The new road, Belta Farms Lane, will be just under 1000 feet long and will end with a cul-de-sac. The new subdivision will also include over 2 acres of open space.