About Rowayton's Beach Community

Friday's Photo ~ 5 Mile River, Rowayton, Ct.

Just picked up my lobsters from Rowayton Seafood and had to take a picture perfect photo off the back deck of 5 Mile River. What a great way to start off the July 4th Weekend.

David Popoff is a license Realtor in Connecticut with William Raveis office in Darien. A life time resident of Fairfield County he has worked throughout lower Fairfield County for over 30 year. He grew up in Rowayton and now resides in Darien, Ct since 2004.

• Member of the Connecticut Association of Realtors, CAR.
• Member of the National Association of Realtors, NAR.
• NAR Green Designee.
• David Popoff is an accredited LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) Homes and USGBC member of the Connecticut chapter (CTGBC).
• Associate member and an accredited Certified Green Professional (CGP) of National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the local chapter HBRA-Fairfield County, Ct. .
• Contact David Popoff for all your real estate needs in Darien, New Canaan, Rowayton and other parts of Connecticut.

William Raveis To Host 14 Open Homes In Rowayton, Ct. May 1^st, 2011.

April 28, 2011.

William Raveis is having an Open House event in Rowayton, Connecticut this Sunday May 1^st. There will be 14 homes to preview throughout Rowayton from 1:00 to 4:00.

Prices will range from condos at Rowayton Woods starting at $323,000 to homes up $2,395,000. To preview open house visit Raveis.com.

Some Fun Facts.

~ According to the Darien Multiple Listing Service there are currently 63 single family homes for sale in Rowayton.

~ 18 homes are listed for under one million dollars with the first one starting at $424,000.

~ 21 homes are listed from $1 million to $2 million dollars.

~ There are 3 homes listed for over $4 million with the highest listing today at $5,490,000.

David Popoff is a license Realtor in Connecticut with William Raveis office in Darien. A life time resident of Fairfield County he has worked throughout lower Fairfield County and now resides in Darien, Ct since 2004.

• Member of the Connecticut Association of Realtors, CAR.
• Member of the National Association of Realtors, NAR.
• David Popoff is an accredited LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) Homes and USGBC member of the Connecticut chapter (CTGBC).
• Associate member and an accredited Certified Green Professional (CGP) of National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the local chapter HBRA-Fairfield County, Ct. .
• Contact David Popoff for all your real estate needs in Darien, New Canaan, Rowayton and other parts of Connecticut.

Rowayton, Ct. Home Data Report 1^st Quarter 2011.

Rowayton is the 6^th taxing district of the city of Norwalk and has a population of about 3,569 with an estimated median household income of $110,498 in an area of 1.197 square miles. Rowayton’s Pinkney Park hosts annual events such as Shakespeare on the Sound, evening outdoor concerts, River Ramble Fair and the weekly farmer’s market. Bailey Beach is the town’s beach with playground, basketball court, volleyball area, and pavilion and picnic area.

1^st quarter of 2011 market housing data for single family homes in Rowayton, Connecticut.

Unit Sales total are 9 up from 2010 of 4.

Median Sale Price are up 71.3% from $787,500 in 2010 to $1,349,000.(2011)

Inventory is at 63 compared to 2010 of 62. (1^st qt data)

As of April 13, 2011 according the Greater Fairfield County Multiple Listing Service (CMLS) for single family homes in Rowayton:

~ 58 for sale listings.

~ 7 single family homes with offers.

The city of Norwalk for 1^st quarter had 88 home sales down from 96 in 2010 with a Median Sale Price of $405,500 up from $379,500 in 2010.

William Raveis Website, Raveis.com, has a great tool for owners, sellers & buyers called ‘Local Housing Data’. On this page it will give you all the local up to date data & statistic for the town you are interested in.

Median Price: is half are below, half are above

Average Price: are all sold prices are added together into a sum; the sum is then divided by the number of houses that sold.

*This information is based on the William Raveis Real Estate Local Housing Data report and the Darien MLS which is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. Information deemed critical to buying decision should be independently verified

**Reference: - City-Data.Com, Factfinder.census.gov, Greater Fairfield County MLS, William Raveis Home Data, ZipAreaCode.net.

David Popoff is a license Realtor in Connecticut with William Raveis office in Darien. A life time resident of Fairfield County he has worked throughout lower Fairfield County and now resides in Darien, Ct since 2004.

• Member of the Connecticut Association of Realtors, CAR.
• Member of the National Association of Realtors, NAR.
• David Popoff is an accredited LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) Homes and USGBC member of the Connecticut chapter (CTGBC).
• Associate member and an accredited Certified Green Professional (CGP) of National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the local chapter HBRA-Fairfield County, Ct. .
• Contact David Popoff for all your real estate needs in Darien, New Canaan, Rowayton and other parts of Connecticut.

Boating around Rowayton, Connecticut. 

As we leave out of the 5 Mile River the in the heart of Rowayton Village, we pass the harbor side view of the town with many of the local moored boats. We head out to Long Island Sound and out to Green Ledge Lighthouse, it is a clear sunny afternoon here on the northern shore of the Sound. From Green Ledge we head east to Sheffield Island a nature preserve with the 100 year old Sheffield lighthouse located at the point. As we boat along you will see many other boaters; sport boats, sail boats and kayaks of all different sizes and styles.  You will also spot other activities as fishing, swimming, picnicking as we cruise on by.

From Sheffield Island we head back to the coast along Wilson Point where you can view some of the mansions and if we are lucky a nesting Osprey or two.  As we head along Rowayton Coast we will pass the Rowayton Yacht Club located by the Bell Island Bridge where we might catch a few locals jumping at high tide, a decades old tradition. From there we pass some of the Bell Island homes and go around the Bell Island Rocky Point back towards the river. On the way back we will pass the Pine Point Neighborhood Association and South Beach, Roton Point Association a private condo sailing and beach club, the Rowayton town beach ~ Bayley Beach Park; head back down the scenic 5 Mile River in Rowayton, Connecticut after a relaxing afternoon.

Enjoy the video and scenery of the 5 Mile River and the Coast of Rowayton, Ct.

David Popoff is a license Realtor in Connecticut with William Raveis office in Darien.   A life time resident of Fairfield County he spent his childhood years in Rowayton and now resides in Darien since 2004. David Popoff is an accredited LEED Green Associate (LEED GA) and member with the United States Green Build Council (USGBC) and the Connecticut chapter (CTGBC).   Contact David Popoff for all your real estate needs in Darien, New Canaan, Rowayton and other parts of Connecticut.

ROWAYTON, Connecticut ~ a quick video tour.

Rowayton village on Five Mile River in Connecticut is easy to get to off of exit 12 of I-95. Head south on route 136 for a few miles and you will cross over white bridge into Rowayton. As you enter town you will have Pickney Park and the 5 Mile River on your right with the the well known landmark canon on your left. Pickney Park over the summer holds such activities as Shakespeare on the Sound, weekly Farmer's Market, Concerts and the River Ramble festival.

In Rowayton Village you will find a collection of locally owned business such as the barber shop, hardware store, town market and deli's, wine store, restaurants, boat yards, a few art galleries and the volunteer fire department.

Rowayton has their own town beach called Bailey Beach along with bbq's, picnic tables, baseball, basketball & tennis facilities. Over the summer concerts performed there. Also in Rowayton there are a number of Neighborhood Beach Associations such as Belle Island, Pine Point Assoc., and private beach clubs such as Roton Point Assoc. & Wee Burn Country Club.

The Rowayton Library and Community Center is a wonderful piece of property beside the Rowayton Elementary School. At the library there are paddle tennis courts and a fenced in dog park. At the Elementary School there is are sports fields, a children's playground, tennis and basketball courts and in the winter sometimes ice skating on the pond if cold enough.

Enjoy the quick video tour of Rowayton, any questions or needs in real estate contact your local expert David Popoff, http://www.davidpopoffct.com/

To view homes and local housing data for Rowayton, Ct. please click here.