Conservation Dreams Become Reality By Debra A. Aleksinas Mar 27, 2024 – The Lakeville Journal SALISBURY — Robert Boyett’s long-time vision to conserve a large swath of more than 1,000 contiguous acres of scenic pastures, forests and farmland in Northwest Connecticut and Southern Berkshire County became reality earlier this month. On March 13, Boyett, 82, […]
Land Trusts Gain Ground Through Collaboration By Debra A. Aleksinas – The Lakeville Journal The nearly two dozen land trusts in rural Northwest Connecticut may be small, but they are mighty when it comes to collaborative conservation efforts. A first-of-its-kind research project examining the pace and scale of conservation in the state’s Northwest Corner illustrates […]
For the first time in 50 years, a weekend train route is taking passengers directly from New York to the Berkshires. The Berkshire Flyer will run through Labor Day. Good luck getting a seat. Evan Gottesman and his fiancée, Gabrielle Kleyner, were meeting friends in the Berkshires one weekend in early July. The couple, who […]
Location, location, location. This property is all about the outdoors: the tranquil rolling hills surrounding it as well as the miles of trails, fields, forests, wetland ponds, a stream, orchards, and cypress groves scattered through its 164.6 acres. While just minutes from the center of the local town, the house is approached through a nearly […]
Newcomers from New York City and Los Angeles bought homes in CT during a competitive pandemic market.East Coast native Schuyler Samperton found her way back to the Northeast, and all it took was a visit with a friend and a near-miss with COVID-19. The Los Angeles-based interior designer closed on a Lakeville home in January, […]
Known as “Rubly,” after Mount Rubly in the Swiss Alps, the home contains six bedrooms and five full bathrooms in its 11,477 square feet of living space. According to broker Elyse Harney Morris, the “one-of-a-kind” home offers buyers a chance to be part of its unique story. “Rubly has a romance about it,” she said […]
Any home designed with an expert “Gizmologist” is bound to be a head-turner. Lead listing agent Elyse Harney waxes on about the unexpected softness of the interior of the house despite its use of concrete, steel, and other seemingly harsher materials. “For a modernist building, the textures of the house are earthy, and you have […]
After pulling off a notable second act of reinvention, the Canaans, in Litchfield County, Conn., may be on the verge of a third. For centuries, the neighboring towns of Canaan and North Canaan rumbled with iron foundries that turned out wagon wheels, anchors, and cannons. But in digging mines, firing furnaces, and stripping the hills […]
With boutique shops, cozy cafés, and bustling restaurants, the Dutchess County neighborhood is a busy community in a small package. Set into the hills of northeastern Dutchess County, Millerton is about as close as you can get to Connecticut without crossing the state border. Though small, the village sits along the soaring Taconic Range and is […]
Wedged along the borders of Connecticut and Massachusetts in northern Dutchess County, Millerton used to fly under the radar. In the past five years, in-town development from artists, designers, and makers has elevated the profile of its throwback Americana Main Street. Once dubbed “the Williamsburg of upstate,” Millerton has held on to its reputation as […]
After an “intense” spring in Brooklyn, the Cohans connected with Elyse Harney Real Estate agent Holly Leibrock, who helped them secure a rental near Lake Wononscopomuc in the Salisbury/Lakeville area for the summer of 2020. When their Tribeca and Lower East Side galleries reopened in June on a semi-remote basis, Jane said she and her […]
Broker Elyse Harney Morris of Elyse Harney Real Estate said she too has seen an exodus from Brooklyn to the state’s northwest corner, calling it “the strongest location out of New York City.” Melnick said there was even a particular demographic for each Brooklyn and Manhattan buyer he’s seen. Read Article