Fourth time's the charm

16 Marlow Court (at the end of Indian Head) was listed for $6.250 million in 2019, $5.850 in 2020 and again at $5.850 in 2022; no luck, even though it got a gushing, some might say fulsome write-up in Greenwich Time in 2019.* This time, it didn’t even hiot the MLS — two agents worked it out between itself, and it’s sold for $6.2 million.

Literary criticism aside, it is a very nice house, in a beautiful setting.

*Sample:

The house at 16 Marlow Court in Riverside is unique in many ways, but foremost, the little island stands out. Egrets and ospreys soar and dip over the little patch of trees and rocks in the cove off Cos Cob Harbor, hunting for fish. A red-tailed hawk makes a lazy loop over the islet.

The house at the water’s edge is beautifully situated to take advantage of the seaside tableau, but it took some visionary new owners to make the most of the old house, which dates to 1948.

Lawrence and Barbara Hathaway spent a full year in 2013 working to bring the old home into the 21st century, while maintaining the charm and character of a seaside colonial that would feel at home on Cape Cod. The structure was not expanded during the extensive renovations, maintaining its classic proportions, and the older features of the home, like a gambrel roof and a colonaded entryway, were preserved.

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The color palette used on the interior was picked with care. Natural grasscloth, a wall covering made of strands of natural fibers, was used to clad the front hall, a graceful way to enhance the natural connection to the outside. In the dining room, the Hathaways went with a shade of iceberg blue, playing off the watery view and a crepe myrtle just outside the window bursting with pink blossoms. The sitting room was painted in a shade of ivory. ….