"If you Want Waterfront, This is the Best Waterfront" the video of 27 Rippowam Road in New Canaan

Spectacular landscape overlooking Collins Pond with Dock, privacy, pool, outbuildings (4 garages & workshop) and guest or caretaker apartment. This is truly remarkable serene setting on oversized lot with magnificent old trees and sun filled terrace with BBQ. The convenient location off Ponus Ridge, on small cul de sac of 4 homes, is only 5 minutes to village and train and 45 min. drive to NYC.

full listing: https://www.halstead.com/sale/ct/new-canaan/27-rippowam-road/house/170109235

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VIDEO: 108 Toby's Lane, New Canaan. "Overlooking the serene Rippowam River"

108 Tobys Lane New Canaan, CT  - Property Tour Video - Click Above Image Bright & sprawling 4-BR home with open floor plan Updated kitchen & baths  Sanctuary-like master suite Wonderful deck & screened porch to enjoy natural surroundings In-home office/study that opens to outdoor deck Serene & private setting overlooking Rippowam River Bay window bathes living room in sunlight Generous two-story family room with built-ins, wood beams & fireplace  Kitchen adjacent to large family room Screened porch with stone flooring  Wonderful deck to enjoy nature's beauty Stylish & bright, this sprawling modern home with open floor plan is beautifully located in a private, serene setting overlooking the Rippowam River. You’ll enjoy tastefully updated baths & kitchen as well as a screen porch and deck. Special rooms include the family room with cathedral ceiling, 20 ft. window & fireplace loft, and an office which opens to the sun deck for dining and a sanctuary-like master suite. Fireplaces in both the dining and living room, which opens to an airy porch with a view. This modern twist on the classic mid-century ranch home is nearly 4,000 sq. feet and 4 miles from town. John Engel & Susan Engel c: 203.247.4700 -  John  jengel@halstead.com  c: 203.247.5999 -  Susan  sengel@halstead.com ABOUT US  John Engel's Website  Susan Engel's Website    Our Exclusives    Past Closings Our Videos Recent Press

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New to the Market: 106 Logan Road for $1,799,000

This beautifully renovated 1978 Colonial on Logan Road will be coming on the market next month, March 2016. Enter through a large Entry Foyer to either the large Living Room or a Paneled Library. Featuring a recent Kitchen by Deane, an oversize Family Room with brick Fireplace, an elegant Dining Room with French Doors to the oversized mahogany deck in back. Upstairs there are 4 bedrooms including a Master Suite with walk-in closet, a sitting area and a balcony. Take note of the very fresh, dry and spacious finished lower level with second Family room, home office and wine cellar. While the house is quite fresh and updated, we think the buyer of this house will seek it out with a focus on the land and the exceptional setting. Sited at the end of a long driveway this house is sited on 4.6 acres of privacy with views of the private pond and bordered by 20 acres of Land Trust property. This property is for those who will appreciate getting back to nature with its magnificent specimen trees, perennial gardens and the peace and quiet they give us.

Real Estate Photography and Why it Matters

I'm a pretty good photographer so I ran out in the afternoon and took this shot. I absolutely had to have a picture of this house right away. Problems:

- there are no shadows so the house looks particularly flat

- can't have a white sky behind a white house

- the green trees look gray

- the shades are drawn so the house looks uninviting 

- note the parallax distortion caused by a wide angle lens. The wall on the left is not perpendicular. Bad.

In this second attempt, we had our blue sky. Great. Unfortunately, this shot was too much about:

- the cracks in the driveway dominate the shot

- there is a huge shadow on the garage and a smaller shadow on the front of the house

- more shadows on the green grass

Finally, a shot we could use. Note:

- the interesting sky. Not a blue sky but it gives us a little bit of contrast making the white house whiter.

- the window shades are up

- the lights are on, giving the shot a bit of life

- the trees are green

- the driveway cracks are not dominating the foreground

- the second tree on the right provides nice contrast in color with the first and with the house.

JC Martin took this shot, added the sky and color-corrected it. That's why I use a professional. Thank you J.C.

 To see all of the beautiful shots of this house, please visit 624WeedSt.com.

Beautiful Light Filled Colonial with 2 Private Acres on a Private West Side Cul de Sac

This is the American Dream, right? At least, it was for a lot of us growing up. Remember, for awhile I lived in Manhattan and we moved out to New Canaan when I was 12 to a pretty little antique on a quarter acre.

This five bedroom colonial with about 2 acres of flat land on a sunny cul-de-sac full of kids. Ride your bike down to the circle. Barbecue on the flagstone patio in the back. Wait on the covered front porch for the bus to pick you up in the morning. It's all here.

Inside, there is a drop-down living room that means extra height for the ceiling and windows. Very nice. White marble surround on the fireplace. Bright hardwood floors. Views of the spacious backyard and woods beyond.

Maybe I am biased, but I've been really excited to work on selling this listing. I know this is what everybody wants. People who move to New Canaan often want to be close to the village, but not so close that they hear the garbage trucks and the train whistle. They want a little bit of land, and preferably flat. They want to be on the West side because they think it's going to shave a few minutes off of their commute to New York City. This house is the whole package.

For more information go visit http://www.106DunningRd.com and look at all the pictures and read up about this house. Then, make an appointment with either John Engel (203) 247-4700 or Susan Engel (203) 247-5999 to come see it. You don't want to let this one get away.

Offered by John Engel and Susan Engel for $2.250 million.