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homes for sale in new york and connecticut

via The New York Times

By Claudia Gryvatz Copquin and Alicia Napierkowski | Published on December 2, 2022

LONG ISLAND | 107 MEADOW STREET, GARDEN CITY

Garden City Tudor

$1.185 million

A four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath, 2,450-square-foot, three-story house built in 1930, with a slate roof; a front stone patio; a sunken living room with wood ceiling beams and a wood-burning fireplace; a dining room; a family room with skylights and a gas fireplace; basement laundry and storage; a stone patio, and a one-car garage, on 0.19 acres. Lisa Heaney, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, 516-376-3470; danielgale.com

TAXES

$17,485 a year

PROS

Cathedral archways on the main floor add charm. The fenced backyard is nicely landscaped and includes a fountain, lighting and a storage shed.

CONS

There is no central air-conditioning and some units are built into the walls. The kitchen cabinets could be updated.

CONNECTICUT | 79 COMSTOCK HILL AVENUE, NORWALK

Five-Bedroom Mediterranean-Style

$1,999,900

A five-bedroom, six-and-a-half-bath, 8,230-square-foot Mediterranean-style home built in 2006, with a clay-tile roof; a vaulted foyer that has a curved marble staircase with a wrought-iron railing; heated floors on the main level; a sunken family room with a fireplace; an eat-in kitchen with Sub-Zero appliances; an office with a separate entry; an en suite primary bedroom with a marble fireplace, double vanity, jetted tub, walk-in closet and balcony; a finished basement with a billiards room and a home theater; a stone patio with an outdoor kitchen, firepit and two fountains; and an attached four-car garage with an EV charging station, on 1.39 acres. Demetrios Frazis, William Pitt Sotheby’s International, 203-252-8899; sothebysrealty.com

TAXES

$31,076 a year

PROS

Plumbing and electricity are in place for a basement kitchen. The fifth bedroom is part of an in-law suite, with a kitchen, bathroom, laundry room, separate entrance and direct access to its own garage space.

CONS

A bathroom connects two of the bedrooms.

Given the fast pace of the current market, some properties may no longer be available at the time of publication.