The Lantern Hill Road house last changed hands for $1,775,000 in 2007, the year it was built. Its September closing led the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported across the New Haven, Connecticut metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026, a group that combined for $10.24 million.
The five span Madison Center, Orange, River Edge Farms, Madison and Branford Point, and their build years run from 1962 to 2023. William Raveis Real Estate held the listing side of two of this week’s five reported sales.
No. 1 — $2,700,000 · 37 Lantern Hill Road, Madison, Connecticut
A traditional house on Lantern Hill Road, built in 2007 in one of Madison’s in-town neighborhoods, changed hands September 1, 2026 for $2.70 million. The five-bedroom residence carries a reported 7,139 square feet.
Ten-foot ceilings, generously scaled rooms and abundant natural light run through the interior, and custom millwork and finish details appear throughout. The main level is laid out as an open plan connecting the dining, living and kitchen areas, with an expansive great room and a fireplace off it. The five bedrooms are configured to give guests their own quarters.
Outside, lush landscaping wraps a private bluestone patio with an outdoor fireplace, and the grounds hold a heated saltwater pool and a pool house with its own bath and an outside shower. Listing materials describe the home as meticulously maintained. Sandy beaches, the town center and the Madison Country Club are all close by.
The transaction ranked No. 1 in RealtyWire’s New Haven Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Margaret Muir of William Pitt Sotheby’s Int’l was the listing agent, and has appeared in four earlier RealtyWire Top 5 roundups for the metro. Brenda Colon of Compass Connecticut, LLC represented the buyer.
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No. 2 — $2,400,000 · 630 Saint Johns Drive, Orange, Connecticut
Custom built in 2015 on a landscaped cul-de-sac lot in Orange’s River Estates subdivision, 630 Saint Johns Drive closed on September 1, 2026 for $2.40 million. The five-bedroom house reports 5,517 square feet plus a finished walk-out lower level the listing puts at about 2,500 square feet, and it backs onto protected open space at the Ewen Preserve. The land previously changed hands for $475,000 in 2014, before the current residence was completed in 2015.
The main level centers on a chef’s kitchen with granite countertops, an oversized island, a built-in desk and a walk-in pantry with a second sink. It opens into a living room with a floor-to-ceiling gas stone fireplace, a coffered ceiling and a full wall of sliders to the backyard. A formal dining room, a den and office and a mudroom laundry complete the floor. Upstairs, the primary suite has dual walk-in closets, a private balcony over the preserve land and a bath with a soaking tub and a rainfall shower; two more bedrooms have en-suite baths and walk-in closets, and two share a Jack-and-Jill bath.
The walk-out lower level holds a media room, an office or bedroom, a gym, a full bath and a private entrance suited to in-law or nanny use. The backyard is built around a 20-by-40 heated in-ground pool ringed by approximately 1,600 square feet of patio, fully fenced. An outdoor kitchen pavilion carries an Alfresco grill plumbed to underground propane, dual refrigerators, an ice machine, a full sink and custom cabinetry, and the grounds also hold an outdoor fireplace and a full basketball and pickleball court. Yale University and downtown New Haven are minutes away.
The listing went under contract 24 days after the current listing date and closed $300,000 above its final asking price of $2,100,000, the No. 2 reported sale in the metro area for the week. Sharon Tudino of Coldwell Banker Realty was the listing agent. Frank J. D’Ostilio of Houlihan Lawrence WD represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $1,750,000 · 33 River Edge Farms Road, Madison, Connecticut
The August 31, 2026 closing at 33 River Edge Farms Road brought $1.75 million for a three-bedroom house in Madison’s River Edge Farms, built in 1962 and reporting 2,416 square feet. The property previously changed hands for $927,000 in 2022.
Its kitchen took the 2023 HBRA Parade of Homes Best Kitchen Award and has been featured in several publications. Cambria Southport quartz countertops and a full-height backsplash anchor the room, alongside a six-burner Wolf gas range, a Zephyr hood, a Sub-Zero refrigerator, a Fisher & Paykel two-drawer dishwasher, a workstation sink and a pot filler. The dining room rises to vaulted ceilings with custom wood beams, French doors and a wet bar finished in gold tile, and is currently used as a billiards room. In the living room a wood-burning fireplace sits behind a custom tile surround made to resemble iron, and wide-plank red oak flooring carries into a main-level office that can serve as a first-floor guest suite.
The primary suite upstairs pairs a generous walk-in closet with an en-suite bath, and two further bedrooms and a full bath complete the second level, one of them fitted out as a dressing room. A partially finished lower level holds a recreation room, storage and a private sauna. The newly completed backyard was built for year-round use, with a heated saltwater pool set in granite coping and an automatic cover, Techno-Bloc Raffinato pavers, an Atlas Outdoor Living pergola and a built-in Summerset grill.
The house went under contract 5 days after the current listing date and closed $100,000 above its final asking price of $1,650,000, placing No. 3 in RealtyWire’s New Haven Metro Area Top 5 for the week. Kelly Whiteman of William Raveis Real Estate was the listing agent. Kirsten Adams of William Pitt Sotheby’s Int’l represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $1,710,000 · 99 Garnet Park Road, Madison, Connecticut
A waterfront house at 99 Garnet Park Road, on one of Madison’s shoreline streets, closed on August 31, 2026 for $1.71 million. Built in 2000, the four-bedroom home reports 2,957 square feet and takes water views from both sides. It previously changed hands for $1,100,000 in 2022.
The layout carries two primary suites. The first-floor suite has a private bath, a walk-in closet and direct access to the rear deck; the upstairs suite adds a newly remodeled bathroom, a dressing area and generous closets. Two additional bedrooms, a third full bath and a loft finish the upper level. On the main floor an open-concept plan runs from a kitchen with stainless steel appliances and new quartz countertops into the dining area, a two-story vaulted living room with a tiled fireplace forms the center of the house, and a den or home office is lined with custom built-in bookcases.
The lawn behind the house stretches toward a tidal marsh, and a large rear deck spans the back of the home facing those marsh views. Shared waterfront access sits across the street, where a kayak or small boat can be launched at high tide.
The sale ranked No. 4 among reported New Haven-area transactions for the week. Heather R. Smith of Our Home Realty Advisors was the listing agent. Nick K. Prevost of William Raveis Real Estate represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $1,675,000 · 4 Marina Village, Branford, Connecticut
The September 1, 2026 sale at 4 Marina Village brought $1.675 million in Branford Point, near the center of Branford. Completed in 2023, the three-bedroom, four-bath residence reports 3,286 square feet.
The property closed at its full asking price, ranking No. 5 in RealtyWire’s New Haven Metro Area Top 5 for the week and giving William Raveis Real Estate the listing side of a second sale on this week’s list. Lindsay M. Greenberg of William Raveis Real Estate was the listing agent. Lori Valimont of Berkshire Hathaway NE Prop. 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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