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28 n e w h a v e n B I Z | O c t o b e r 2 0 2 2 | n e w h a v e n b i z . c o m W h a t ' s T h e D e a l ? ( c o n t i n u e d ) By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich A Neo-Tudor home designed by the architect renowned for creating the famous St. Louis Gateway Arch and TWA terminal at JFK Airport is for sale in New Haven for $1.4 million. e 4,986-square-foot home at 10 Saint Ronan Terrace hit the market on Sept. 8, and is generating lots of interest, New Haven home features East Rock views, well-known designer L u x u r y R e a l E s t a t e in part, for its unique story, according to the property's listing agent John M. Cuozzo Jr,. of Hamden-based Press/ Cuozzo Realtors. Located on a cul-de-sac with views of East Rock, the 12-room New Haven home is filled with details designed by the late Finnish American architect Eero Saarinen. While Saarinen designed the home for himself and his family, he died before he could move in. However, his wife Aline and son Eames did move into the sprawling home and were able to complete some of Saarinen's unfinished details. Cuozzo said the home, built in 1930, is "filled with light," and boasts many characteristics synonymous with the Neo-Tudor style. e exterior is a mix of brick and stucco, with high-pitched roofs. e interior features high ceilings, clean lines and ornate fireplaces. A foyer leads to formal living and dining rooms, both featuring fireplaces and oversized windows. In addition, the three-story home features a library with Saarinen shelving, fireplace and French door to a private, bluestone patio. e kitchen has an adjacent butler's pantry, breakfast room and back hall entry with storage space. A grand staircase leads to a three- room primary bedroom suite with fireplace and full bathroom, sitting room and second library. e third floor features two bedrooms plus a pitched ceiling family/rec room with fireplace, full bath and Gothic-style doorways, inspired by a home owned by Saarinen's father. Saarinen was an award-winning architect world famous not only for the St. Louis Arch and TWA terminal at JFK (now the TWA Hotel), but for designing the Washington Dulles International Airport, as well. e single-family home, situated on 0.32 acres, also has a detached two-car garage, gas heat and is within walking distance to Saarinen's alma mater, Yale University, and downtown New Haven. "ere are so many Saarinen touches throughout this house, which contemporizes it to some degree," said Cuozzo. "It's a house filled with light, unlike others in this style that can oen be dark." e home is currently owned by Dorothy Lewis and John F. Peters, and OTNOW trustees. e city of New Haven's most recent appraisal valued the property at $1.2 million. n Continued from page 27 PHOTOS | CONTRIBUTED 10 Saint Ronan Terrace, New Haven. PHOTO | CONTRIBUTED The Avalon Gates apartment complex in Trumbull. Built in 1997, the facility features a pool, basketball and volleyball courts. Previous owners made upgrades to the units, and the new owners are planning to make further interior upgrades and build more outdoor amenities pending approval, Brody said. Brody said the purchase price is 23% more than the $82 million the sellers paid a little over a year ago. Key Auto group plans Genesis showroom Key Cars Auto Group, which plans to build the state's first standalone Genesis auto showroom on the former Howard Johnson's campus in Milford, purchased the former Hooters restaurant property next door. e Key group bought the Hooters property, at 990 Boston Post Road, from Jordan Realty LLC and principal PHOTO | CONTRIBUTED A rendering of the proposed Genesis of Milford building. James R. Beard for $2.8 million in a deal recorded Aug. 5. Both parties were represented by George J. Smith & Son Commercial and Investment Real Estate group. e 4,800-square-foot Hooters was built on 1.7 acres in 2000. e property has an appraised value of $1.4 million. In May, Key group paid $5.5 million for the adjoining property at 1052 Boston Post Road, where the former Howard Johnson's hotel and restaurant had been demolished. Plans for the 24,000-square-foot Genesis of Milford showroom on that site have earned city approval, and the project will cover about 4 acres of the now combined 10-acre parcel that Key owns. Chuck Dortenzio, director of operations for Key auto group, said he expects the showroom to be operational in the second half of 2023. e auto group is making about a $12 million investment into the new showroom, Dortenzio said. n

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