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    The Real-Life Connecticut Estate From ‘And So It Goes’ Just Listed for $8.6 Million

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    If you wish you could’ve been the buyer of Michael Douglas’s fictional Connecticut mansion from the 2014 movie And So It Goes, the real-life property is now on the market for one deep-pocketed fan to purchase.

    The Rob Reiner-directed flick follows Douglas’s character, Oren Little, a high-end Fairfield County real estate agent who’s trying to offload his priciest listing to date—his own Greenwich estate. Hoping for one last big sale before he retires, viewers get to see a lot of the residence as Oren hosts different showings.

    Interestingly enough, the just shy of $8.6 million asking price is right around the same as what Oren was hoping to get. Sadly, however, Diane Keaton, who co-stars as Leah Hartman, won’t be your neighbor. Joy Kim Metalios with Houlihan Lawrence has the listing. 

    The Greenwich, Connecticut, mansion that starred in the 2014 movie And So It Goes is for sale.

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    The ivy-covered Colonial, which dates back to 1930, was originally built by J. Alden and Quentin Twachtman, a brotherly 19th-century architect duo and the sons of American painter John Henry Twachtman. The brick-clad abode is positioned on roughly four acres and features a ton of outdoor amenities like a clay tennis court, a swimming pool, and an adjoining pool house. 

    Today, the 7,691-square-foot spread looks virtually unchanged from when it appeared on screen. You’ll find that everything from the smartly wallpapered dining room to the light fixtures, hardwood flooring, and French doors are intact. Several years prior to filming, the five-bedroom, eight-bath home underwent a renovation that included updates to the scullery kitchen, family room, and guest wing.

    The formal dining room features a fireplace, wood floors, and floral wallpaper.

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    Other highlights of the estate include a wood-paneled library, a slate patio, and, of course, the primary suite, which is decked out with a cozy fireplace, two bathrooms, and a large dressing room. And yes, Douglas did rest his head here.

    Click here to see all the photos of 131 Pecksland Road. 

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      Tommy Hilfiger’s Former Connecticut Estate Hits the Market for $9.7 Million

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      Tommy Hilfiger has racked up quite the real estate portfolio, and now a Connecticut estate formerly owned by the fashion mogul has hit the market. 

      The palatial pad sits on over five sprawling acres in Greenwich, tucked away on a private country lane. Asking just shy of $9.7 million, the English manor-style home dates back to 1932 and has undergone significant updates since, including a slew of renovations in 2014 by its present owners. Altogether, the extensive spread comprises a 7,438-square-foot main house, a guest apartment above the garage, and a poolside cabana. There’s also a professional tennis court where former owner, Wojciech Fibak, and eight-time Grand Slam champ Ivan Lendl used to play—so you know it’s legit. 

      Tommy Hilfiger’s former home in Greenwich, Connecticut is up for sale.

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      Inside, the brick-and-stucco abode is decked out with tons of period details like wood floors, high ceilings, preserved moldings, and decorative wainscoting. Other highlights include its four fireplaces, multiple patios, and arched doorways.

      While nearly all the rooms are impressive, the study is definitely a showstopper with its fancy plaster tracery ceiling. Elsewhere, the first floor holds formal living and dining rooms, a spacious family room with a bar, and a large chef’s kitchen. The latter feels super bright and airy thanks to all-white cabinets and countertops, and nearby is a beautifully detailed breakfast nook with parquet floors.  The second floor is where you’ll find all six bedrooms, with the primary suite occupying its own private wing with a sitting room, a cozy fireplace, a dressing room, and dual baths.

      The English manor-style home was originally built in the 1930s and has since been renovated.

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      The manicured grounds are tough to beat, designed by Southampton-based landscape architect Perry Guillott, while the charming pool house, entered via a wisteria-covered terrace that sports two hanging swings, boasts two baths, a kitchenette, and a game area.

      Ellen Mosher and Julie Church of Houlihan Lawrence have the listing. 

      Click here to see all the photos of Tommy Hilfiger’s former Greenwich estate.

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      Mary Tyler Moore’s Bucolic Connecticut Retreat Could Be Yours for $22 Million

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      If you’ve always wanted to turn the world on with a smile, this Connecticut compound could be just the ticket! As first reported by The Wall Street Journal, the picturesque 7-acre spread long owned by the late TV and film actress Mary Tyler Moore has just popped up for sale in the coastal town of Greenwich, asking nearly $22 million.

      Records show the beloved star of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and her husband, Dr. S. Robert Levine, paid around $10 million back in 2006 for the property, which is showcased by a Georgian Colonial-style house boasting five bedrooms and nine baths in nearly 14,000 square feet of living space accented throughout with dentil molding, bay windows, Venetian plaster walls, wood-beam ceilings and numerous fireplaces. There’s also a guest apartment resting atop an attached three-car garage.

      Built over a century ago, but extensively renovated and expanded during the couple’s tenure in collaboration with architect Stephen Wang, the fieldstone-clad structure features an elevator to all three levels, a double-height solarium, laundry room sporting a dog shower and grooming station, and gym equipped with a spa, sauna, and massage and steam rooms.

      Some of the solarium’s windows include stained glass culled from churches and synagogues.

      Daniel Milstein for Sotheby’s International Realty

      Other highlights include an entry foyer displaying harlequin-patterned floors, a curving staircase and wall of windows, as well as formal living and dining rooms, an office with its own powder room and a wood-paneled billiard room/library outfitted with built-in bookcases. A “comfortably scaled” kitchen with an eat-in island and high-end stainless appliances connects to a breakfast nook and family room, which has French doors spilling out to an al fresco dining patio.

      Secluded in its own upstairs wing is a 2,000-square-foot master retreat complete with dual walk-in closets and luxe baths; and outdoors, the Janice Parker-landscaped grounds are laced with stone terraces and bordered by 5 acres of conservation land, and host a pond and 65-foot pool flanked by a fireplace.

      According to WSJ, Levine is selling because it’s necessary for him to move on after the death of his wife, who passed away in 2017 at age 80. “If I’m going to step into my ‘what next?’,” he said, “I decided I have to step away from the house.” The retired cardiologist also told the news outlet that a portion of the proceeds from the sale will go to the Mary Tyler Moore Vision Initiative, a foundation that works to preserve and restore vision in people with diabetes.

      The listing is held by Joseph Barbieri of Sotheby’s International Realty-Greenwich Brokerage.

      Click here for more photos of Mary Tyler Moore’s Connecticut House.

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      Tommy Hilfiger’s Ex-Wife Lists Greenwich Estate For $40 Million

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      LOCATION: 591 Riversville Road, Greenwich, Connecticut
      SQUARE FOOTAGE: 13,343
      BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS: 7 bedrooms & 13 bathrooms
      PRICE: $40,000,000
      Susie Hilfiger, the ex-wife of fashion mogul Tommy Hilfiger (his first wife), has just listed her 17 acre estate. Known as “Denbigh Farm”, the property was purchased by the couple in 1995 for $8.5 million.

      The colonial style home features approximately 13,343 square feet of living space with 7 bedrooms & 13 bathrooms.
      Outdoor features include a gated entrance, motor court, patios, water features, swimming pool, tennis court, playhouse, playground, treehouse, formal gardens, equestrian facilities and more.
      It is listed at $40,000,000. More

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      Tommy Hilfiger Lists Connecticut Estate For $47.5 Million

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      LOCATION: 30 John Street, Greenwich, Connecticut
      SQUARE FOOTAGE: 13,344
      BEDROOMS & BATHROOMS: 6 bedrooms & 11 bathrooms
      PRICE: $47,500,000

      Fashion mogul Tommy Hilfiger has just listed his 22 acre Connecticut estate for $47.5 million. Located at 30 John Street in Greenwich, Connecticut, the historic English style home was built in 1939 and features approximately 13,344 square feet of living space with 6 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, foyer with staircase, formal living & dining rooms, gourmet kitchen, breakfast room, family room with wet bar, home theater, gym and more.
      There is also a 2 bedroom guesthouse.
      Outdoor features include a gated entrance, patios, gardens, swimming pool and a tennis court. More

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      Designer Vince Camuto’s Spectacular French Chateau-Style Mansion in Connecticut Is Heading to Auction

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      Last listed for $26.6 million, the spectacular 13-bedroom Greenwich mansion goes under the virtual hammer next month.
      The lovingly restored French chateau-like estate owned by the late fashion designer Vince Camuto—he cofounded shoe brand Nine West and sold it in 1999 for $900 million—is being auctioned off at no reserve.
      Built in 1927, the 16,300-square-foot Chateau Ridge in Greenwich’s tony Round Hill enclave will be sold through a Concierge Auctions no-reserve online sale. Bidding kicks off Wednesday August 12 and ends Saturday August 15.

      Camuto and his wife Louise rescued the dilapidated manor in 1984 and proceeded to lavish a small fortune on its restoration. They commissioned builder-to-the-stars Jimmy Xhema—last year he restored Tommy and Dee Hilfiger’s 1939 Greenwich mansion—to do the work.
      The result was nothing less than spectacular. Highlights include a beamed Great Hall that stretches 91 feet, and the so-called Constellation Room that features a 40-foot-high domed ceiling with fiber-optic stars to replicate the night sky on Camuto’s birth date, June 4, 1936.
      Avid collectors, the Camutos filled the place to overflowing with an array of 17th and 18th century European treasures.
      The pool at the late Vince Camuto’s Greenwich chateau.  Photo: Courtesy of Concierge Auctions

      Take the master suite—the listing describes it as a “master sanctuary”— which features an oval sitting room and private study lined with the work of 17th-century English master-carver Grinling Gibbons. For the dressing room there’s a jaw-dropping hall of mirrors with miles of ornate gold-leaf plasterwork.
      The formal gardens.  Photo: Courtesy of Concierge Auctions

      On the manicured grounds—the estate covers 4.66 acres—there’s a two-story stone tennis house alongside the Har-Tru clay court. The magnificent sunken swimming pool with its arched columns features a poolhouse, grotto and spa. Close by, there’s a luxurious two-bedroom guest house, and five detached garages with space for seven cars. The list of highlights is seemingly endless.
      The house was built in 1927.  Photo: Courtesy of Concierge Auctions

      The main house itself looks like it was plucked straight out of 17th century French Renaissance Normandy, with its steeply-pitched roofs, stone facing, mullioned windows and towering chimneys.
      Camuto died in January 2015 at the age of 78, and the estate is being sold by his wife and business partner, Louise, who acted as creative director of the Camuto Group. In 2014 the group had an estimated worth of $1 billion. It was sold in 2018 to footwear chain DSW.

      The starry domed ceiling of the sitting room.  Photo: Courtesy of Concierge Auctions

      Following Camuto’s death, his wife was tasked with selling the couple’s other project, the sprawling 15-acre, 20,000-square-foot Hamptons waterfront estate called Villa Maria. Like Chateau Ridge, it was bought in a dilapidated state and meticulously restored by the couple.
      The kitchen.  Photo: Courtesy of Concierge Auctions

      After being first listed in 2008 for a staggering $100 million, Villa Maria  languished for a decade unsold, eventually selling for $49 million two years ago.
      One of the dining rooms.  Photo: Courtesy of Concierge Auctions

      As for Chateau Ridge, Swedish-born Louise Camuto—she was a former Miss Sweden—describes the massive home as “cozy and welcoming.”
      The family room.  Photo: Courtesy of Concierge Auctions

      “I think this house is extraordinary. No one is not going to find another house like that has the same quality of craftsmanship,” she says. “It is so beautifully made. It’s a house that makes you feel welcome and warm.”
      The grand hallway with its carved ceilings.  Photo: Courtesy of Concierge Auctions

      What price it ends up selling for is anyone’s guess. All we know is that according to Zillow, the estate first listed for $25 million in July 2017 and was reduced to $18 million two years ago. It was eventually taken off the market in November last year and, perhaps with an auction in mind, returned this past May with that elevated $26.5 million asking.
      The covered patio.  Photo: Courtesy of Concierge Auctions

      The auction itself is being held on ConciergeAuctions.com in cooperation with Shelly Tretter Lynch and Kimberly Johnson of Compass Real Estate who held the original listing. Click here if you fancy waving that digital paddle. More