Od Greenwich Contract

183 Shore Road, $9.990 million, 34 days on market. Long ago, my girlfriend was a summer au pair for a couple who lived in the rear cottage here. The girlfriend, the cottage and the cheap price the house once commanded are all (irrelevant) history now.

You can still enjoy the waterfront at a reasonable price, though, as long as you’re willing to live outside Old Greenwich. Here’s a $136,500 listing, for instance, right in Cos Cob Harbor.