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Looking for a Hot Investment Property for 2022? 963 Fairfield Beach Road, Fairfield CT!
Get your Slice of Paradise on the beach and put your vision into motion!
Historically, this home has been one of the most popular academic rentals in town, affectionately known as “The Shocker“! Earn rental income with academic and summer leases, rent for the winter and have fun all summer long, or build your brand new cherished beach home.
Walk, swim, paddle board, and watch the 4th of July fireworks from your own backyard! This exceptional location ensures quick access to the vibrant downtown shops, chic eateries, and train. Stunning sunrises, sea breezes, and the endless joy of beach living are here for the taking.
This property is a rare find, offering a quarter-acre of prime beachfront with stunning and dynamic views of the Long Island Sound and coastline, the Penfield Light House, and the Port Jefferson Ferries. The property includes an additional .08 acre space with a two-car garage across the street. The house also has ample space with 10 rooms including five bedrooms, a bonus room, and two and a half baths.
Use the property across the street for guest parking and extra storage, or additional parking income. Bring some TLC to the existing house, or turn this into your new dream home of ~4,000+ square feet with parking underneath.
The views and possibilities are endless, but the window of opportunity is now!
Call today for more information or to request a showing ==> 203-912-4440. Feel free to send a note below.
Grab a Slice of Paradise: Beach House in Fairfield Connecticut
Get your Slice of Paradise on the beach and put your vision into motion!
Coming soon to the market is 963 Fairfield Beach Road in Fairfield Connecticut. (More photos to follow.)
Earn rental income with academic and summer leases, rent for the winter and have fun all summer long, or build your brand new cherished beach home. This property is a rare find, offering a quarter-acre of prime beachfront with stunning and dynamic views of the Penfield Light House, Long Island Sound, and Port Jefferson Ferries.
“The views and possibilities are endless, but the window of opportunity is now!“
The property includes an additional .08 acre space with a two-car garage across the street. The house has great space with 10 rooms including five bedrooms, a bonus room, and two and a half baths. Bring some TLC, or turn this into your new dream home of ~4,000+ square feet with parking underneath. Use the space across the street for guest parking and extra storage, or additional parking income.
Walk, swim, paddle board, and watch the 4th of July fireworks from your own backyard! This exceptional location ensures quick access to the vibrant downtown shops, chic eateries, and train. Stunning sunrises, sea breezes, and the endless joy of beach living are here for the taking.
The views and possibilities are endless, but the window of opportunity is now!
Call today –> 203-912-4440. Or request more information or a showing below.
Grateful for Our Positive Work Culture at William Raveis Real Estate!
Pictured below are scenes from a fabulous elegant lunch hosted by Bill Raveis and his wife Candy at their Fairfield Connecticut home to celebrate 🎊 the careful selection of our new Southport office manager, Tammy Fenelstein (after Amy Arnheim retired), and getting back to “normal” after the pandemic! The festivities began earlier in the day at the weekly morning sales meeting in our Southport office where Tammy was introduced to us. The meeting adjourned with a group photo outside the building.
At Willliam Raveis the company’s mission is to be laser-focused on supporting the agents as their customers. So everything they do is driven by the goal of ensuring our success in serving you. This means providing the best cutting-edge technology, a family of companies to support seamless transactions, key solutions to solving the challenges you face when moving to a new home, the best agent training, and the best local, national, and global marketing resources. So we work hard, play hard, and celebrate our happy clients as we go.
You are right to want to work with the agent who’s company has a supportive, joyful, family culture which we are so grateful to have at William Raveis Real Estate, because this positive force 🌅 supports everything we do, and I bring that great energy along with all our resources to work for you! ❤️
If you are thinking of selling in the next 12 months, now is the time to start planning. Call me at 203.912.4440 or reach out using the form below.
New Eatery in Fairfield CT Beach Area – Reef Shack FFLD is Open!
Fairfield residents always love a new eatery when one comes to town, and the new “Reef Shack FFLD” has just opened on Reef Road!
The set-up resembles a hybrid of The Pantry, Starbucks, and the beach concession stand with a a separate barista counter and a beach-glam flair. The menu is large and fabulous with eats for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The space can completely open via glass garage doors to a cute patio with a beach shack vibe.
For some more background, here’s the story from the CTPost. Check out their website at https://www.reefshackffld.com to browse the menu. It’s a good idea to call in your order until they have set up their online ordering service. Be sure to stop by!
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If you have any questions about this post or the housing market in the neighborhood or surrounding areas, reach out using the form below, visit my website or call me direct at 203.912.4440.
Fairfield Beach in Review: December 2020
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Market Activity on
Fairfield Beach Road, Pine Creek Avenue, & Old Dam Road
What’s On the Market?
Fairfield Beach Road
- 10 single-family homes are for sale.
- Three are new construction listings priced from $1,495,000 for a creekside property to $2,995,000.
- Four properties have a dock on the Pine Creek waterway.
- Three of the properties have a dock on the creek.
- The highest-priced home listed for $4,9999,000 sits on the beach and has a large guest house.
- The lowest-priced home has a non-buildable lot on the beachfront with a cottage on the creek across the street from it.
There is one active listing on Pine Creek Ave but no active listings on Old Dam Road.
What Has Sold Since Mid-October?
- Eight single-family homes sold at the beach from October 15 through December 8 including two on Pine Creek Avenue.
- One condo sold on Fairfield Beach Rd across from the beach for $728,000.
- Single-family sale prices ranged from $985,000 to $4,150,000.
What About Accepted Offers?
- There are currently two accepted offers on Fairfield Beach Rd between $2,000,000 and $3,000,000.
- There is one accepted offer on Pine Creek Avenue for a home priced at $1,650,000.
In stark contrast, last year in 2019 during the same timeframe from October 15 through December 8, there was only one beach sale, 296 Pine Creek Avenue for $2,900,000!
So the word on the street is that the holidays are right around the corner, and there is a lot of merry and bright activity at the beach!
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If you have any questions about this market and what it can mean for you, please reach out to me at 203.912.4440, Linda.Raymond@raveis.com , visit my website, or using the form below. I’m here to help!
Fairfield Beach in Review: October 2020
Market Activity on
Fairfield Beach Road, Pine Creek Avenue, & Old Dam Road
What’s On the Market?
Fairfield Beach Road
- 12 single-family homes are for sale.
- Five are new construction listings priced from $1,495,000 to $2,995,000. Two have not been built yet.
- Of note is that there are three new construction listings priced at $2,995,000. One is on more than a third of an acre and sits across from Penfield Beach and the other two are on small lots on the beachfront near the very end of the peninsula.
- Four properties have a dock on the Pine Creek waterway.
- Two of the properties have a guest house.
There are no active listings available on Pine Creek Ave or Old Dam Road.
What Sold, Mid-August to Mid-October?
- Five single-family homes sold at the beach from August 15 through October 15.
- Two condos sold, one on Fairfield Beach Rd across from the beach for $715,000 and a penthouse on Pine Creek Avenue for $1,125,000.
- Single-family sale prices ranged from $1,560,000 to $5 million.
What About Accepted Offers?
- There are currently six accepted offers on Fairfield Beach Rd with prices ranging from $728,000 for a non-beachfront condo to $4,495,000.
- There is one accepted offer on Pine Creek Avenue for a home priced at $995,000.
Interestingly, compared to last year, the same sales activity occurred during this timeframe. Five homes sold and two condos sold, one condo on Fairfield Road, and one on Pine Creek Avenue. However, the sale prices for the single-family beach houses were quite a bit lower, ranging from $700,000 to $1,750,000 last year, mid-August to mid-October.
So the word on the street is that air may be getting cooler, but the waterfront market remains quite warm! Who is ready to take a dip? 🙂
If you have any questions about this market and what it can mean for you, please reach out to me at 203.912.4440, Linda.Raymond@raveis.com , or using the form below. I’m here to help!
My Three Favorite Videos of Serene Seaside Homes
Relax and enjoy some calm shoreline beauty to soothe your soul.
Since now is a time of stress for many, I wanted to share my three favorite videos of beach properties that are serene and beautiful to watch. So click on an image to start the video, sit back, and let them take you away. Enjoy!
Twilight tour on the creek…
Glide through this stunning antique home on the creek side of Fairfield Beach Road as dusk approaches.
Soar over the Long Island Sound…
Soak in the beauty of this beachfront and creekside home with jetty views.
A peek at the peninsula…
Soar over and through this delightful home on the peninsula of Fairfield Beach Road.
Feel free to reach out to me with any questions or comments using the form below, and I will respond quickly.
Fairfield Beach in Review: August 2020
Market Activity on
Fairfield Beach Road – Pine Creek Avenue – Old Dam Road
What’s On the Market?
Fairfield Beach Road
- 12 single-family homes are for sale.
- Four are new construction listings priced from $1,500,000 to $3,200,000. Three are complete and sit across the street from the water. Two are under construction, one on the creek, and one on the beach with a creekside parcel and a dock.
- Seven of the listings are on direct beachfront and priced from $1,700,000 to $5 million. Two of these have additional creekside property, and one also has a dock on the creek.
- There are three creek-front listings priced from $2 million for a home with a dock to $2,570,000 for a new home under construction.
Pine Creek Ave
- There is one waterfront property for sale for $2,495,000.
Old Dam Road
- There is one property for sale on about a third of an acre that is not on the waterfront for $875,000.
What Sold, Mid-June to Mid-August?
- Four single-family homes sold since mid-June including three on Fairfield Beach Road, and one on Old Dam Road. Two were on the beachfront and two on the waterway.
- One condo across the street from the water sold on Fairfield Beach Road for $715,000.
- Single-family sale prices ranged from $700,000 for a home not on the water on Old Dam Road to $3 million for beachfront renovation/new construction on Fairfield Beach Road.
What About Accepted Offers?
- There are currently two homes under contract, a three-years-young beachfront home on Fairfield Beach Road listed for $2,795,000 and a beachfront condo on Pine Creek Avenue on the market for $1,135,000.
- Three homes on the beach have accepted offers with list prices ranging from $1,695,000 to $2,395,000.
There have been nine sales so far this year through August 15 compared to 14 last year during this timeframe, however the five accepted offers should catch us up. One improvement we have seen this year is the beach homes selling closer to the asking price. On average the nine sales this year closed at 96 percent of the asking price compared to 94% last year.
Still, this year’s beach market has been a bit slow compared to other blazing markets driven by the pandemic. For example, in the entire Fairfield Beach Area (including homes closer to town), there were 95 sales year to date that sold for an average of 97 percent of asking compared to 78 sales YTD in 2019 selling on average for 96 percent of asking.
So the word on the street is that we may be in the dog days of summer at the beachfront, but the market overall is still hot!
If you have any questions about this market and what it can mean for you, please reach out to me at 203.912.4440, Linda.Raymond@raveis.com , or using the form below. I’m here to help!
Fairfield Beach in Review: June 2020
Market Activity on
Fairfield Beach Road – Pine Creek Avenue – Old Dam Road
What’s On the Market?
Fairfield Beach Road
- 13 single-family homes are for sale.
- Four are new construction listings priced from $1,500,000 to $3,200,000. Two are complete and sit across the street from the water. Two are under construction, one on the creek, and one on the beach with a creekside parcel and a dock.
- Eight of the listings are on direct beachfront and priced from $1,350,000 to $3,775,000. Five of these have additional creekside property, and two also have a dock on the creek.
- Two listings are on the creek priced at $2,195,000 for a home with a dock, and $2,269,000 for a new home under construction.
Pine Creek Ave
- There is one property for sale, a penthouse condo at Kensie Point, 10 Pine Creek Avenue, 501S for $1,135,000.
Old Dam Road
- There is one property for sale on a 0.72-acre creekside parcel with a dock listed for $1,980,000.
What Sold So Far in 2020?
- Four single-family homes sold in April and May including one on Fairfield Beach Road, one on Pine Creek Avenue, and two on Old Dam Road.
- Sale prices ranged from $580,000 for a home off the water at 57 Pine Creek Avenue to $1,375,000 for a home at 2087 Fairfield Beach Road.
What About Accepted Offers?
- There are currently two homes under contract, (my listing), a creekside home with a dock at 1690 Fairfield Beach Road listed for $1,095,000 and a newly raised home that is currently under construction on the beach at 1092 Fairfield Beach Road listed for $3,000,000.
- Two non-waterfront properties have accepted offers. One condo on Fairfield Beach Road and one house on Old Dam Road, listed for $729,000 and $700,000 respectively.
Sales activity on the waterfront this year has some catching up to do to match 2019 activity. Last year there were seven sales in February through May with sale prices ranging from $980,000 on Old Dam Road to $2,455,000 for (my listing), a large home on the beach with a creekside garage and finished space above it. The late start of this year’s beach market is not surprising given the onset of the pandemic. However, the real estate market overall has seen an influx of activity from low interest rates and swarms of people leaving New York City, so the word on the street is that ‘summer is the new spring‘, and many anticipate a busy beach market ahead!
If you would like to discuss the value of your property in this market and how I would market it for you, please contact me at 203.912.4440, Linda.Raymond@raveis.com , or using the form below.
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