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Chinmoy Lane, a quite cul de sac in the Merryall section of our town has become quite the topic here lately. On Monday, March 7th, at about 7:00 am, the road collapsed. Apparently a culvert washed away, leaving a 30 foot chasm, separating Chinmoy Lane residents from the rest of the world. Underground power lines went with the road, leaving them powerless, in more ways than one. Chinmoy Lane is home to about 20 families.

31 Bonnybrook Drive, New Milford, CT.

Go Green, Go Clean and Save Green $$!

Looking for an affordable new home that will save you money every month? Look no further. 31 Bonnybrook Drive in New Milford, CT is a Certified Green Building, and is a Silver Level Green Home according to NAHB, the National Green Building Program. 31 Bonnybrook Drive is also an Energy Star® Qualified Home.  You can go green, go clean and save green $$!!

This modular home was built by New Milford based Concept Homes LLC, locally owned and operated by John Buck and Delos Johnson, Concept Homes has a fine reputation for exceptional quality modular homes, and they are offering 31 Bonnybrook Drive in New Milford, CT for $265,000.  This particular home is from ProBuilt Homes, John and Delos worked closely with them to make sure that the home would meet all the needed specifications to give it the Green Designation. By going modular, John and Delos knew they could keep the costs down to the consumer and have a quality controlled home to sell. 

Please enjoy a slide show of 31 Bonnybrook Dr, New Milford, Connecticut. 

What can you expect? The home has been given a 5 Star Plus Confirmed Rating on a Home Energy Rating Certificate. The home was inspected and tested by PEG, and according to this inspection the estimated annual energy costs could be as little as $1615.00 per year to operate. That is heat, air conditioning, electrical power, cooking, hot water, appliances, etc. That figure may vary according to your own personal needs, but the savings are there, it is energy efficient! 

31 Bonnybrook Drive in New Milford, CT is a 3 bedroom, 2 and a half bath high ranch situated in the Merryall Section of New Milford. Scenic vistas, quite Connecticut countryside, the Aspetuck River in your back yard with great trout fishing, and you will even own half an “island” in the middle of the River! Remember, go green, go clean and save green $$!

Inside this energy efficient home are the following features: 

• Shaw brand carpeting in the bedroom meets the low VOC (Volatile organic compounds) standards wanted by many people today
• Carpeting in the lower level family room is also low VOC and sturdy recycled plastic based carpet. Great for high traffic areas
• Hardwood floors in kitchen, living room and dining room
• Delta Faucets
• Silver Line Windows manufactured by Anderson
• Variable Speed Water Pump for consistent water pressure, no matter how many people are using the water
• On demand gas hot water heater
• Manifold plumbing system
• Walls inside are primed with a low VOC primer
• Low maintenance, energy efficient propane gas furnace
• Energy efficient Rheem-Ruud central air conditioning unit
• Insulation:     R-38 in ceilings
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    • R-19 in walls
    • R-30 in garage ceiling
• 30 year architectural roof
• All energy efficient appliances, dishwasher, stove, refrigerator
• 10 year structural warranty (from 2008, 9 years left) 

31 Bonnybrook Drive in New Milford, CT has an open floor plan, wonderful views from the living room, kitchen and dining room of the Aspetuck River. There are sliding glass doors to a roomy deck, just perfect for entertaining or enjoying the peace and quiet of Merryall.  There are 3 bedrooms on the main level. The master bedroom has a large walk in closet and a full bath. There is an additional full bath on the main level to share with the other 2 bedrooms. The lower level family room has sliding glass doors to the back yard, a half bath and laundry area, storage, and access to an oversized one car garage. There is also a full attic, perfect for storage, accessible with pull down stairs. The home is 1500 square feet of energy savings! All this for $265,000! You can go green, go clean and save green $$ right here in New Milford, CT!

Hurry up and don’t miss the $8,000 first time home buyers tax credit, if you close before December 1, 2009 you can still qualify. For financing, New Milford, CT does qualify for the USDA Rural Development Loan and others. Click here to read more about possible programs that might be available to a first time home buyer. And if you are looking for a professional mortgage person, make sure you read some suggestions when picking your professional available here. 

The following documents are available for download in .pdf format. 

• Home Energy Rating Certificate
• An ENERGY STAR® Qualified Home
• NAHB Certified Green Building

 Are you looking to buy a home or sell a home in the greater New Milford area? Please contact me or visit my website to find out more.

Local area information, New Milford, Washington, Roxbury, Kent, Bridgewater, Sherman and Warren. Why you should be looking for a home here!






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Bridle Road, New Milford, CT - Merryall Ridge Gate

Set in the scenic Merryall section of New Milford, CT, Bridle Road, Merryall Ridge Gate, is a beautiful, well established subdivision. Bridle Road is a culdesac, a wide tree lined street with homes set gracefully on generous sized lots. Many of the homes reflect the style of the owner, they are not of the cookie cutter variety.

I have written about Merryall before, a wonderful section of New Milford, the homes are set amid forest and farmland. Very scenic, very New England countryside, very beautiful!

Currently on Bridle Road there are 2 homes for sale.

The first is a Gambrel Colonial listed by Prudential Adams & Associates for $379,900.  A wonderful 3 bedroom home, built in 1986 with  2,266 square feet of finished living space, 2.5 baths, set back from the road on a well manicured lawn. There is a formal living room with a fireplace, formal dining room and family room on the first floor with hard wood floors. The 3 bedrooms upstairs have wall to wall carpeting, and the master bedroom has a spacious walk in closet. The back of the home has a deck, perfect for entertaining or enjoying the outdoors. The home backs up to the 6 acres of open space owned by Merryall Ridge Gate.

The next home is listed for $339,900, and is a 1,948 square foot, 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath colonial built in 1978. Complete with hardwood floors, family room with fireplace, deck, eat in kitchen, formal dining room and deck. This home is currently listed by Coldwell Banker Residential Services in New Milford, CT.

In the past year one house has sold on Bridle Road for $330,000. The home is 1,904 square foot saltbox built in 1978.

If you are in the market to purchase a home in the Greater New Milford CT area and would like more information, please give me a call at 203.460.1775, or send me an email at andrea@andreaswiedler.com. I will be happy to discuss your options with you.

Homes for sale, greater New Milford CT.

Local area information, New Milford, Washington, Roxbury, Kent, Bridgewater, Sherman and Warren. Why you should be looking for a home here!

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Merryall, New Milford, Connecticut. The section of New Milford known as Merryall is set in the beautiful hills of Litchfield County in the northern part of New Milford, between Kent and New Preston. It has long been an extremely popular section of town. The homes are nestled in a highly wooded area, with homes, large estates and farms spotting the countryside.

For those people looking for a luxury second home, there are wonderful antiques set on larger tracts of land in the Merryall section of New Milford, CT. A mere 20 minutes from the Metro North train station in Windgale, New York, and close to Route 22 in New York, it is a 90 minute drive to downtown Manhattan. Beautiful estates ranging in the 1 - 2 million dollar plus price range, privacy, convenience, wonderful setting make this a favored location.

The Merryall section of New Milford was given its name by a group of men who were surveying the area  between 1776 and 1731, it is not quite clear. However what is clear is that they were dining by a spring, shared a bottle of spirits, and named the area "Merryall" as they were Merry all! A book titled "History of the towns of New Milford and Bridgewater, Connecticut, 1703- 1882 by Samuel Orcutt is a good read, I find myself fascinated by the early residents of New Milford Township.

More traditional homes of all sizes are also available in Merryall. There are a few older, well established subdivisions with homes ranging in price from the low $200,000 and up. The quiet atmosphere and wonderful yards surrounded by wooded areas make this area of town a favorite for those who prefer a more tranquil area to live in. New homes are in the process of being built, and are available currently at $379,000 and up!

Steeped in local history, the Merryall Chapel is still in use to this day. Built in 1890 it is a reflection of times gone past. Services are scheduled a few times a year, local clergy are asked to participate.  Across the street from the Merryall Chapel is the Merryall Center for the Arts. On first glance one would pass it right by, however they have a pretty impressive list of performers there on a regular basis.

Weantinogue Heritage Land Trust holds much acreage in Merryall, preserving and protecting the land for future generations. This has become a passion for many that move to this area of town. Because of their efforts we all enjoy the beautiful scenery as it is today.

If you are thinking of moving to Litchfield County and would like to learn more about the Merryall section of New Milford, CT, please feel free to give me a call at 203.460.1775, or click to send me an email. I would be happy to provide you with more information.

Are you looking to buy a home or sell a home in the greater New Milford area? Please contact me or visit my website to find out more.

Homes for sale, greater New Milford CT.

Local area information, New Milford, Washington, Roxbury, Kent, Bridgewater, Sherman and Warren. Why you should be looking for a home here!

© 2009 Andrea Swiedler. Unless otherwise noted, the content, both written and in pictures, is the property of Andrea Swiedler. If you wish to use something you see here, please email me (andrea@andreswiedler.com) with your request. Most likely I will oblige, with a link back to my original content as well as an acknowledgment. Although imitation is the highest form of flattery, please let me know before you decide to bestow this form of flattery on me! Thank you.

This picture is best viewed in a larger format. If you wish to see it better, I have included the link to the photo from my Picasa Web Album. Flynn Farm, New Milford, CT

This is where all those babies are!

Kim was looking for a field to plant and a way to teach her children all about farm life, Chick was looking for help on the farm. Perfect match you say? Yes indeed, couldn't be better. But they didn't know each other.

Chick has 5 acres on one side of his farm that he grows corn for silage on. He calls this 5 acres "The Ponderosa", and he loves looking out from his kitchen window at the corn.  Now he doesn't need as much corn as he used to. He had to stop shipping milk last summer and sold the majority of the milking cows due to his health. He still has cows, even still milks a few, but since the cow population is way down he doesn't need as much corn silage.

Kim grew up on a farm, and she also has eight children that she home schools! Feeding eight children from the grocery store is very expensive, especially for fresh items. She really wanted to have a garden this year, and was thinking about having one in her own yard.

That's where I come in. Kim's husband is my Sprint dealer. I was in his store getting a new phone, and he saw my cows picture I had as wallpaper on my phone. He was very curious so I told him about the farm, and from there things just grew and grew. His oldest son Elliott now works with us on the farm almost every day. But that is not the whole story.

I stopped in one day at his store to tell him just how much we appreciated his son at the farm. There were lots of customers in his store that afternoon, and only he was there, so while I was waiting for him to be free I started talking to a woman who is the director for a non profit type of organization, connected with a church diocese. She was talking to me about how hard her job was these days with the economy in the toilet, and I started to think that maybe we could somehow help.

So, I put Kim and Chick together on the garden idea. I was thinking about more than a garden, I was hoping it might help people who were unable to afford fresh produce. Kim and Chick agreed.  Kim is trying to form a co-op of sorts, looking for people who will help her take care of the garden in exchange for fresh produce.

The co-op is still in it's planning stages. The seed has been ordered, the field will be plowed in the next few days. Kim has it all drawn out, she will plant about one half of the field, which has the potential to feed over 200 people. Chick will plant sweet corn on the rest.

A match made in heaven? Time will tell. Kim has agreed to plant sweet potatoes, which makes me happy as can be.

If you are interested in helping, give me a call. I will put you in touch with Kim. She is working on a "My Space" page for her project which she told me will feature pictures of her progress, and information on how to get in touch with her.

I think it's a win win situation all the way around. And for me, well, I love sweet potatoes, tomatoes, fresh produce in general!

... oh what a beautiful morning!

Photo taken in New Milford, CT.

Spring is here! On my way to let the appraiser in to the house my clients are buying I stopped to take some pictures at the Merryall Chapel, a beautiful little church built in 1890. Take a look at what I found!!!!

Taken at the Merryall Chapel, New Milford, CT.