How to renovate a vacation home on a $20,000 budget when you work full-time in NYC

… of Zillow searching we eventually zeroed in on Lyme CT a small beautiful town along the mouth of the Connecticut … … How far is it from New York City … On good days it takes about an hour and a half to drive there from the citywe … into this house and immediately turn around Its a historic home that was originally constructed in 1859 as an ice house …

By Mimi OConnor |December 3, 2018 - 1:00PM
Snow in April, but there's space for days: One young family's move from Jersey City to Portland, Maine

… to New York in 1998 after a postcollege stretch at her parents Since then she has called Boerum Hill Windsor Terrace … two different boyfriends and Sunnyside I was determined to live alone and couldnt afford Brooklyn she says Her final … The big one was we thought Jersey City was a great place to live before we had a kid and even when he was little it was …

By Mimi OConnor |March 1, 2018 - 12:00PM
Connecticut beaches that won't leave you missing the Hamptons

… arts and crafts festival on the town green in July a hot fudge sundae from James Soda Fountain on Main Street and a … one of the private beaches in Old Lyme you need to be a member of its beach association temporary membership comes with rentals White Sands the town beach for …

By Marjorie Cohen |July 7, 2016 - 9:59AM
The ultimate trophy home is hitting the auction block in Toronto

… his primary residence to downsize he says via  Concierge Auctions  in cooperation with Barry Cohen of … from New York … The ultimate trophy home is hitting the auction block in Toronto …

By Lucy Cohen Blatter |February 26, 2016 - 9:59AM