The riverfront Gambrel Cape at 24 New City Street in Essex went under contract 19 days after the current listing date and closed $205,000 above its final asking price of $3,895,000. The $4.10 million sale led the five highest-priced home sales reported in the Hartford, Connecticut metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026, a group that combined for $13.15 million.
The week’s closings reached from riverfront Essex and the shoreline towns of Clinton and Old Saybrook to Glastonbury and Rocky Hill, with the five sales spanning Essex Village, Clinton Beach, Glastonbury, Rocky Hill and Indian Town. Berkshire Hathaway NE Prop. held the listing side of two of the week’s transactions, and Coldwell Banker Realty was the listing brokerage on two more.
No. 1 — $4,100,000 · 24 New City Street, Essex, Connecticut
Built in 1953 and held by just two owners since, the gambrel-roofed Cape at 24 New City Street closed on August 31, 2026, and ranked No. 1 in RealtyWire’s Hartford Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Listing materials describe sweeping views of the Connecticut River from every room of the three-bedroom house, which offers a reported 2,738 square feet.
Wide-board floors and custom millwork run through the home, which includes a chef’s kitchen, a formal dining room, a formal living room, a den, a sunroom and three wood-burning fireplaces. Upstairs, the primary bedroom carries an ensuite bath and two walk-in closets, and each of the two additional bedrooms has an ensuite bath of its own.
The waterfront setup extends past the main house. A boathouse built in 1992 holds a first-floor workshop with high ceilings, and a spiral staircase leads to two more rooms and a bathroom on its second floor. The offering also included a second parcel of 0.83 acres and a dock.
Both sides of the sale were handled at the same real estate brokerage. Susan A. Malan of William Pitt Sotheby’s Int’l was the listing agent. Colette Harron of William Pitt Sotheby’s Int’l represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $2,600,000 · 99 Shore Road, Clinton, Connecticut
A 2022-built beachfront house at 99 Shore Road in Clinton’s Clinton Beach area sold for $2.60 million on September 1, 2026. The listing went under contract 9 days after the current listing date, and the property previously changed hands for $179,900 in 1994, before the current residence was completed in 2022.
The three-bedroom home offers a reported 2,900 square feet, with a kitchen built around Bertazzoni appliances, granite countertops and a butler’s pantry. Sun-filled rooms frame panoramic water views, the primary suite includes an ensuite bath with a steam shower and bidet, and an outdoor entertaining area is set up for hosting and dining al fresco along the shoreline.
Lori Valimont of Berkshire Hathaway NE Prop. served as listing agent for the transaction, which ranked No. 2 in RealtyWire’s Hartford Metro Area Top 5 for the week. John Huhn of Coldwell Banker Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $2,499,000 · 515 Cedar Ridge Drive, Glastonbury, Connecticut
A custom Catarino-built French Country residence at 515 Cedar Ridge Drive in Glastonbury took the week’s No. 3 spot at $2,499,000, closing at its full asking price. Completed in 2016 at the end of a cul-de-sac, the house sits high on a knoll positioned to capture views of the Hartford skyline and the ridges beyond; the sale was recorded September 2, 2026.
A stove hood crafted from natural stone anchors the kitchen beneath beams of reclaimed wood, alongside a large center island with seating for six and a windowed sitting alcove. The two-story great room pairs oversized Andersen windows with a stone gas fireplace, and a dedicated office carries bump-out bay windows, a coffered ceiling and a gas fireplace of its own.
Upstairs, the primary bedroom features a barrel ceiling, a sitting room and an ensuite bath with a soaking tub and heated floors, while three additional bedrooms each have private ensuite baths, one with French doors to a Juliet balcony. A finished walkout lower level with 9-foot ceilings adds home theater, game room and mirrored gym zones, and the home’s appointments across a reported 6,015 square feet include a 48-inch six-burner Wolf gas cooktop, a 48-inch Sub-Zero refrigerator, cabinetry by Dean Cabinetry, a front door of torrefied mahogany, a heated garage and a whole-house generator.
Michelle C. Collins of Berkshire Hathaway NE Prop. was the listing agent. Euna Cho of Naples Realty Group, LLC represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $2,000,000 · 55 Hunters Ridge, Rocky Hill, Connecticut
A brick estate at 55 Hunters Ridge in Rocky Hill sold for $2 million, closing $150,000 above its final asking price of $1,850,000 in a transaction recorded August 31, 2026. The property previously changed hands for $1,500,000 in 2023.
The four-bedroom house spreads a reported 9,909 square feet across three levels, all served by a private elevator. A two-story library holds a fireplace, floor-to-ceiling built-ins and an oval book loft above, the great room pairs a coffered ceiling with a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace and a Palladian-crowned wall of glass, and the kitchen carries custom wood cabinetry, granite, an oversized island, Sub-Zero refrigeration and a walk-in pantry with a second back-stock refrigerator.
A walk-out lower level is built for entertaining, with a home theater, custom bar, game room, oversized sauna, fitness studio and a possible in-law suite. Outside, a custom concrete pool and spa run fire and waterfall features, joined by a sport court, a putting and chipping green, an outdoor pizza oven and covered al fresco dining; a three-car garage with a new EV charger and a commercial-grade whole-house generator complete the package.
The transaction ranked No. 4 in RealtyWire’s Hartford Metro Area Top 5 for the week, with Heidi Derusso of Coldwell Banker Realty as the listing agent. Deja Spearman of eXp Realty represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $1,950,000 · 8 Owaneco Trail, Old Saybrook, Connecticut
A gray-shingle, Nantucket-style Cape Cod in Old Saybrook’s Indian Town neighborhood closed September 4, 2026, at $1.95 million. The 1929 house at 8 Owaneco Trail, described in listing materials as effectively built in 2018, sits less than a quarter mile from the beach on a triple lot, and the property previously changed hands for $499,999 in 2007.
An open-concept plan connects the chef’s kitchen, great room and dining room across a reported 2,881 square feet, and a covered deck overlooks the backyard. A two-car attached garage includes an elevator and a full-house generator, and a separate detached two-car garage adds workshop or storage room. The four-bedroom home carries propane heat and central air, and the neighborhood comes with beach rights, a private marina and two private beaches, according to the listing.
Maddy Mattson of Coldwell Banker Realty was the listing agent on the No. 5 sale in RealtyWire’s Hartford Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Gigi Giordano of Compass Connecticut, LLC represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, September 6, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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