2010 September | Landvest Blog

Sep

LandVest president invited to present 5 most unique real estate properties for sale
By LandVest

Tune in Sunday, October 3 at 7:30 pm on NECN’s New England Dream House as LandVest’s President, Robert Borden presents five extraordinary New England properties for sale. Bob had a limited amount of time, so they were able to show four properties; an island, a mountain retreat, a Boston Mansion, and a 97 acre waterfront compound. He also plugged a horse farm in Vermont.

Robert Borden discusses LandVest's extraordinary listings on NECN

LandVest President Robert Borden and NE Dream House Jenny Johnson

New England Dream Home is a regular feature on the New England Cable News Network. Host Jenny Johnson interviews brokers and homeowners of the most beautiful homes in New England. NECN can be found on Channel 6 in most Boston metro areas. Check your local listings for details. View the program on NECN’s Web site:

http://www.necn.com/10/02/10/Guests-and-Features-Real-Estate-Roundup/landing_dreamhouse.html?blockID=323386&feedID=4710

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Sep

Living the Dream on Uphill Farm – The “Perfect Vermont Farm” for sale in Woodstock, Vermont
By LandVest

This entry is brought to you by Ruth Kennedy Sudduth who has been assisting and advising buyers and sellers of Vermont Real Estate as well as real estate throughout New England and beyond.

One of the challenges in marketing real estate is trying to convey what makes each property special, within a limited amount of space and time. At LandVest, where we have the luxury of focusing exclusively on high end properties, it can be challenging to extol the magnitude of greatness, particularly when the value is in a the sum of a great number of parts.

One such property is Uphill Farm in Woodstock, Vermont. Consistent with a Yankee ethos of understatement, Uphill Farm is subtle and low-key, but every detail is carefully attended to for the pleasure and comfort of the owners and their guests.

Uphill Farm, "The Perfect Vermont Farm" in Woodstock, Vermont

What makes a good property great, and a great property, perfect?

The following are what make Uphill Farm the perfect Vermont country farm.

First, the most important axiom of real estate –location. Uphill Farm is set three miles from Woodstock village in an area of large landholdings, yet is completely private and a world unto itself.

Second, the sense of place and beauty of the site.

The Wildflower Garden at Uphill Farm in Woodstock, Vermont

Uphill Farm has authenticity that can’t be replicated, a legacy of hundreds of years of Vermont farm life. Guests of the owners get dreamy looks on their faces recalling the magical drive up the hill past the brook, the grazing Jersey cows, and the vibrant cutting garden with its romantic cottage, the ancient sugar maple trees overhanging the house, and the courtyard surrounded by big red barns. The house site is nestled into the hillside, and the meadows expand endlessly outward, opening up huge views to the lovely Vermont hills surrounding the property. The land is big enough at 105+/- acres to be private, yet not overwhelming in scale. It also manages to have all components of a great Vermont property: huge open pastures, big views, a sugarbush, a ski hill, farm and trout ponds, a lively brook that used to power a mill on the property, and miles of groomed trails through mixed hardwood forest and meadows. Simply put, it is the most perfect parcel of this size we have seen.

Third, the welcoming and peaceful feel of the property.

Uphill farm is privately set in Woodstock, Vermont

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Sep

Tuttle Farm – An Exciting Real Estate Opportunity
By LandVest

The historic Tuttle Farm, well-known as the oldest family farm in the country, is currently up for sale. The farm was recently listed with LandVest and offers an exciting opportunity for those interested in continuing the development of the farm for commercial or non-commercial agricultural purposes, creating an equestrian facility, or any other non-commercial recreational use.

The 134± acre-Dover, New Hampshire farm is just over 65 miles from Boston, Massachusetts, and 7 miles from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, a location in Southern New Hampshire with easy access to city amenities, but maintaining a distinctive country feel. The irrigation ponds and land have been immaculately maintained and are used for a variety of crops, just as Tuttle’s Red Barn, the specialty market on the property, included in the offering, is also good-as-knew.

The farm is renowned for the best corn in New Hampshire, as well as delicious cucumbers, lettuces, tomatoes, squash, and several varieties ofberries. Locals highly regard the corn at Tuttle Farm as the best in the state. All produce grown at the farm can be purchased at the 7,000± square-foot pine-paneled market, Tuttle’s Red Barn, which currently also features gourmet baked goods and garden items.

The past ten years have seen a huge transition towards locally-grown produce and sustainable crop consumption, resulting in healthier lifestyles for Americans as well as greater security for farmers. The public is extremely health and nature conscious, which provides opportunity for farmers and produce managers alike. The sustainable food movement has made the general population more aware of local farms and has changed the way many people eat. This is a growing trend and one that is especially popular throughout the Northeast.

For further information on Tuttle Farm and other real estate for sale in New Hampshire please contact Robert E. Gregg. Robert E. Gregg assists buyers and sellers of fine properties throughout New Hampshire including classic farms, equestrian properties, and waterfront estates on Squam Lake and New Hampshire’s seacost.

To view all New Hampshire properties for sale by LandVest brokers, please visit this link.

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Sep

LandVest awards “Land Vests” to GMHA Equestrian Winners in Woodstock, Vermont
By LandVest

LandVest’s Ruth Kennedy Sudduth and Story Jenks were on hand at the Green Mountain Horse Association’s 2010 Three Day event to congratulate the top-finishing Adult Amateurs.

The 2010 top finishers both added no penalties to their excellent dressage scores, and were both mounted on beautiful Connemaras. Betsy Holdsworth won the Novice division on her stunning grey Elfin Dublin Ball on a 29.8

Betsy Holdsworth Wins Novice division on a 29.8 at GMHA Eventing Event

and Stacy Taylor won the Training Division on her Tower Hills Darby Dun on a 30.8.

Stacy Taylor won the Training Division on a 30.8.

Specially embroidered Ibex soft shell vests were awarded to the winners in recognition of the excellence in riding and horsemanship required to meet the challenge of a classic long format three day event.

Three day eventing tests horse and rider over three phases, much like a triathalon. The first is the precision and grace of dressage, the second is the endurance and courage of cross-country jumping over fixed obstacles and the third is the speed, scope and accuracy of stadium jumping. The classic format is now rare because of the amount of open land required to complete the endurance phase which includes roads and tracks and a thrilling high speed steeplechase.

LandVest , a proud member of the Woodstock, Vermont community is honored to sponsor GMHA, and to celebrate the winners of the GMHA classic because it is the only remaining long format event in New England, and in recognition of GMHA’s long history of working with landowners to conserve their land and keep trails open for horseback riding.

Congratulations to GMHA for a very successful event and to the winners for their superb performances!

View Equestrian real estate for sale in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts.

View Real Estate for sale in Woodstock Vermont

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Sep

The Sporting Life and Brookline Real Estate
By LandVest

This blog entry is brought to you by Terrence Maitland (tmaitland@landvest.com) who has been assisting buyers and sellers of Brookline, MA Real Estate for over 20 years. Terry has found homes for buyers that were not yet for sale, and has achieved a portfolio of record sales in Brookline and Boston environs.

For the Sports Minded, Brookline Real Estate Offers a lot More than Good Schools and an Easy Commute.

The Town of Brookline, Massachusetts, is well known as the location of The Country Club, the celebrated golf course that has been the scene of many a dramatic golfing event since its founding in 1893. Even the absence of a proper name for the club carries a certain royal air; it is after all The Country Club, suggesting, perhaps with a certain royal haughtiness, that there are no rivals for its claim to golfing fame. In 1913 a 20-year-old former club caddie named Francis Ouimet stunned the world of golf by winning the U.S Open in a dramatic playoff against two seasoned players. The Ouimet victory stirred the American imagination and sparked a phenomenal growth in the game and in the construction of courses. More recently The Country Club was host for the 1988 U.S. Open and the Ryder Cup, contested in 1999, that featured an electrifying deciding match between the teams from the United States and Europe.

But The Country Club is not Brookline’s only claim to sporting fame. It so happens that Brookline is home to sporting royalty, as many of the executives who own or operate the region’s professional franchises have chosen to make Brookline their home. Among the baseball executives who have chosen a short commute to Fenway Park are principal Red Sox owner John Henry, Red Sox President Larry Lucchino and General Manager Theo Epstein. Epstein didn’t have far to move when he bought a house in Brookline about a mile from Fenway Park. Other team owners who call Brookline home include Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, who has hosted some elaborate ring-distribution parties at his Chestnut Hill estate following the team’s three Super Bowl victories. Patriots President Jonathan Kraft lives a few blocks away, also in the Chestnut Hill section of Brookline.

For those who would aspire to the sporting life but aren’t about to buy a team or play a professional sport, LandVest has several real estate offerings with sporting opportunities for the new owners.

Classic Brookline Estate, 333 Lee Street in Brookline

A magnificent listing, Classic Brookline Estate, currently for sale at 333 Lee Street, Brookline, includes a phenomenal indoor pool and exercise complex that is accessible above-ground or via an underground gallery. The pool is regulation size (with 75-foot lanes) that is ideal for exercise, and training for swimming or triathlons. The adjacent exercise room offers a host of equipment, and the complex has a steam room and sauna for use after exercise. A house that LandVest recently sold in the Fisher Hill section of Brookline also boasted an elaborate sports complex with an indoor swimming pool and an indoor basketball court, not to mention an outdoor basketball court. For those who wouldn’t mind a project, LandVest has a current listing The Hood Estate, at 395 Warren Street, Brookline, that includes an indoor badminton court that, frankly, doesn’t get a lot of use these days. But it’s an imposing building, one that might be adapted as in indoor sports court or gymnasium.

The Hood Estate, 395 Warren Street in Brookline includes an indoor badminton court which may be adaptable to other indoor court sports or gymnasium

In fact the indoor sports court is shaping up as one of the next “must-have” amenities on some of the larger estates. LandVest is aware of one such complex under construction at a private residence in Brookline at this moment, and it will boast a pool, exercise area and basketball court. Another buyer is searching for a parcel of land in order to build a house and sports court that is already designed by a top architect. So the sports court is coming soon to the estate area, giving the owners an opportunity at the sporting life.

For More information on Brookline Real Estate contact Terry Maitland tmaitland@landvest.com or visit Brookline Real Estate for Sale

For more information on Terry Maitland visit: Terrence Maitland’s Bio Page

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