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Welcome to the Home Issue!

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Lucinda Johnson, Jamie Wolf CONTR IBUTING PHOTOGR APHER S

Weather-wise, March is probably the most unpredictable month of the year. It's the transition month from winter to spring. The North winds can prevail right into April, but the sun's getting stronger and subtropical airflows are trying to push into our region, resulting in some occasionally strange and extreme weather.

Still, it's the month when spring officially starts and the time when our minds turn to thoughts of renewal, often for our homes, yards and gardens. That's why March is our Home Issue.

Our cover this month is of a home here in West Hartford on Woodridge Lake that underwent a major remodel overseen by Wolfworks, a local Design/Build company that specializes in both new homes and remodeling and whose team members believe in creating "spaces that look great, work well, and feel good to be in." We have a story about that renovation along with eye-popping photos of their work.

We checked in with local realtor Paula Fahy Ostop, a Realtor and Team Leader at the Marshall + Ostop Team with William Raveis in West Hartford, to get her take on what the local real estate market will be like this year.

If you're undertaking spring cleaning, you'll want to check out our story on Junk Bear, a company that can handle a wide variety of clean out and hauling services, including demolishing decks and outbuildings and hauling away the debris, basement clean outs and general junk removal.

Lastly, if you're looking to replace that old recliner in the living room, you might want to talk with the folks at Relax the Back, a store that specializes in medical-grade zero gravity and massage chairs. Their chairs can promote overall health and wellness by taking the pressure off your spine while giving you a massage!

We hope you enjoy this year's Home Issue and that you have a happy start to spring!

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Lifestyle Letter

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Healthy Lifestyle HEA LT H + W E L L N E SS

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“Out with the old” is the idea behind the locally family-owned and operated junk removal company, Junk Bear. Owner Rob Paradis began the business in 2019, working evenings, weekends and lunch hours with his mid-size Toyota Tacoma and a small utility trailer to clear out junk and clutter for area family and friends.

The company’s home-improvement focus during the past several years allowed Rob to leave his corporate job as an operations manager. His small, part-time business, based in Southington, has now grown into a full-time operation servicing five mid-state and northwestern counties. The

business employs eight full-time and four part-time people that process an average of 40 properties a week — more than 2,000 clean-ups in 2022.

“We’re grateful at how far we’ve come,” Rob says. “We’re proud to serve local communities with this valuable service.”

Junk Bear’s menu of services offers everything from hauling away old furniture and appliances, yard debris, old pools, and hot tubs to complete home, basement and garage clean outs, even helping with moving-truck load-ups.

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“People always have stuff to get rid of. We’re here to help them. We service jobs of all styles, from one-item pickups to full truckloads and whole house clean outs. Our biggest job was a single home that required 31 truckloads with 465 cubic yards of materials. No job is too big or too small.” – Rob Paradis of all styles, from one-item pickups to full truckloads and whole house clean outs. Our biggest job was a single home that required 31 truckloads with 465 cubic yards of materials. No job is too big or too small.”

Junk Bear is proud to be a community-based business that employs local workers and supports their growth in the company, by encouraging them to set and pursue career goals. Rob says he’s also proud that his company is able to respond with same-day and next-day service that similar nationally franchised companies can’t deliver. He’s also gratified by the company’s more than 400 highly-rated Google reviews.

Junk Bear seeks to support their employees as they grow their business. “Our business model is rooted in the belief that we succeed best and quickest by helping others succeed. We achieve our goals when we give back to our team as well as our customers.”

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When you visit the new home of Relax The Back store at 973 Farmington Ave., you might never want to leave.

The store’s congenial owner, manager, or sales staff will cajole you into sitting in one of their many medical-grade massage chairs and you might think this will be like one of those chairs at the nail salon that you sit in while you’re getting your pedicure.

But they are vastly different, and once you sink into one you’ll never want to leave.

“People come here in pain and leave with an amazing sense of rejuvenation,” says Doug Faggiani, the store’s owner.

Relax The Back sells medical-grade massage and zero-gravity chairs, along with ergonomically-designed bedding and office furniture. Their chairs are designed to take all pressure off the spine, allowing it to relax into its natural curve and relieve stress.

“Zero gravity chairs position your body in neutral posture to make you feel weightless, stressfree and energized. They work by helping your body relieve pain and pressure by putting you in a neutral spinal alignment,” says Betty Hogan, manager of Relax The Back. The chairs can alleviate a wide-range of medical maladies that people spend thousands of dollars trying to cure, she added,

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The chairs improve posture, blood circulation and pressure, eases muscle pains by relaxing your muscles, and reduces physical and mental stress.

At the same time, they provide professional-level massage through a series of electronic air movements, all while you’re in the zero gravity position.

One of their chairs, which Jah John, the store’s sales manager, refers to as “The Chair Doctor,” has an electronic monitoring system that scans the body, determines greatest points of stress, and targets them for massage while displaying its progress on a computer monitor attached to the chair.

“Anyone who sits in one of our chairs understands the value of decreasing stress on your body and eliminating pain that you have,” Doug says. “The wellness aspect of our products is tremendous.”

Doug knows first-hand about those benefits. His son has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair. Doug for years has researched ways to help him alleviate body aches and pains. Then Doug was in a car accident that left him with a spinal cord injury and debilitating pain. He walked into a Relax The Back store in Irvine,

California a few years ago, sat in one of their zero gravity chairs, “and from then on I was pain free.”

The experience led him to meet with the CEO of Relax The Back to learn more about the products and then he bought the local franchise on Farmington Avenue in 2017. The store recently moved to a much larger space across the street at 973 Farmington Ave. Jah says the new store will provide greater showroom space for the dozens of zero gravity chairs Relax The Back sells, as well as for its other popular products, which include ergonomic pillows and mattresses, Tempur-pedic mattresses, Perfect Chair brand recliners, hand-held massagers and cushions, inversion stretchers and tables, lift chairs and ergonomic office chairs and tables.

They stress that the store’s mantra is “Live Wellness,” and that their products promote “healthy sleep, healthy mind and healthy body.”

“We’re not a furniture store, we’re not a mattress store,” Doug says. “We’re a back and wellness store.”

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W H AT W I L L T H I S YEAR BRING AFTER OUR ROLLERCOA STER M A R K E T S O F T H E PA S T FEW YEARS

It’s been a rollercoaster few years for real estate, particularly here in the Northeast.

The pandemic brought a significant economic downtown, but paradoxically, it also brought real estate value increases. Fueled by low-interest rates and a move toward working from home, millions of people began buying up homes creating, in some areas, double-digit increases in real estate values and a dearth of available properties.

So what will 2023 bring, now that we’re seeing inf lationary prices and rising interest rates intended to slow down consumer buying across the board? Nationally, experts say real estate prices will continue to drop as interest rates remain higher or keep going up. But the decreases will be a correction to values that were inf lated, not a crash in real estate prices, they say.

In terms of Connecticut and local real estate markets, those forces haven’t brought much of a change in prices or demand, local experts say.

In West Hartford, the trend of homes selling quickly and above their asking prices continues unabated, says Paula Fahy Ostop, a Realtor and Team Leader at the Marshall + Ostop Team with William Raveis in West Hartford. That’s because there is still a low inventory of homes available in West Hartford and the town remains a popular option for families seeking excellent services and education options.

“The trend has been pretty consistent since the fall of 2019 when we started to see inventory decrease and buyer demand increase. Since 2020 our inventory decreased 16 percent and prices increased 23 percent.

Mortgage rates hit historic lows which encouraged people to purchase a home instead of rent. Although mortgage rates have increased, our inventory continues to decrease. If a West Hartford home is properly prepared and priced for the market it will receive multiple offers. Even in down markets West Hartford maintained its real estate values. The town has so much to offer home buyers. Strong services, well-regarded public and private schools, a thriving entertainment district and endless options for recreation. It’s a special place.”

While online home sale sites are popular, the fluctuating real estate market makes it more important than ever for home buyers and sellers to seek out a qualified agent, Paula says.

“The market changes so quickly.

Agents look at a lot of different data points when we’re working with clients,” she says.

For instance, she adds, when pricing a home she reviews data from comparable home sales in the region as well as appraisals for comparable properties. But Paula says she’ll also take into account the demand for this type of home in the local market and its competition.

Another benefit to working with a knowledgeable local realtor, she adds, is the value of networking that goes on between agents.

“We’re consistently working and talking with each other, sharing information about the local market. Having updated and accurate information is so important, especially now. And a local realtor knows what’s coming online and is familiar with the properties that are already out there, so we can let clients know right away when something hits the market.”

That knowledge base is especially important for first-time home buyers, she adds.

“I am often asked how first-time home buyers can compete in a sellers market. We have had great success with first-time homebuyers. There are many opportunities and strategies available to them, so they should not be discouraged.”

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A West Hartford home recently sold by Paula Fahy Ostop.

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Wolfworks: Mission Driven Architects & Builders

This Woodridge Lake Remodel matches Design and Craft with a commitment to environmental responsibility ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY JAMIE WOLF

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BETTER HOME. BETTER LIFE. BETTER PLANET.

Wolfworks is a team of architects and builders working together as one. Over four decades they’ve worked in every corner of West Hartford. They’re rooted here.

You’ll find some of that finely crafted work featured in Sarah Susanka’s “Not So Big House” series.

They launched the first wave of restaurants in West Hartford Center, beginning with Arugula and the Elbow Room in the late 1990s. When a client asked why they weren’t allowed to build a front porch they helped get the zoning changed to allow all homes to build porches beyond the front setback line. When founder Jamie Wolf applies for a building permit at Town Hall, he recalls the space was once where he took shop class when it was Hall High School. There are those roots.

Wolfworks recently completed a series of projects to transform a home overlooking Woodridge Lake to serve the family and their active lives. A previous addition was transformed to create a dramatic kitchen living area, connected to the rear yard and pond views. Only 100 square feet needed

to be added to sneak in a spiral stair up to the primary suite, which includes a full bath. It overlooks the kitchen gathering space and even from the bedroom, you can see the pond. A new entry porch leads through a welcoming foyer to an extended living and music room.

The centerpiece of the project is the dramatic kitchen and dining area. This is the convivial hub for the home’s lively family.

A clever structural design allowed for the installation of a four-panel sliding door with upper windows (all triple glazed for efficiency) that match the shape of the wall, leading out to the yard and pond views.

A bold painted frame surrounds this shape, including a band of lighting along the inside of its perimeter. Inside oak beams follow the ceiling slopes and integrate lighting to fill the room. An airy sculptural light fixture floats above the dining table.

The client’s own creativity is on full display, not just in art found throughout the home, but in the vision she had for a floating canopy above the long kitchen island. The

structure contains lighting and exhaust while supporting a space for potted plants to sit above it. This open kitchen is notable for the light and views and the absence of visible upper cabinetry. Two features make this possible. The one wall in the kitchen is crafted to conceal refrigeration and storage, including pocket doors to a bar and coffee station. Behind all this is the actual pantry, with a second sink and dishwasher and including a chalkboard wall for logging family chores and maintaining the shopping list.

Over the course of several projects they refinished the exterior, modernizing the style and adding insulation and air sealing to dramatically reduce energy use and significantly improve comfort. They even worked in an outdoor shower at a sheltered side entry for coming and going from the pond.

This project was about more than just good looks and convivial living. From the beginning the goal included the elimination of fossil fuels, with power harvested from the sun and stored in batteries, a CONTINUED > MAR CH 2 0 2 3 | C I TYL I FE STYL E . C OM/WE ST HA RT F O R D

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“CREATING A PROJECT LIKE THIS IS THE RESULT OF A CAREFULLY INTEGRATED PROCESS OF DESIGN IMAGINATION INFORMED BY DECADES OF CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE.” — PROJECT MANAGER JANET DOWNEY system designed to sustain comfort and function even when the grid is down. Step one was to reduce the home’s energy load, increase comfort, and power everything electrically.

The final project is the installation of the solar panels and battery storage system.

“Creating a project like this is the result of a carefully integrated process of design imagination informed by decades of construction experience,” project manager Janet Downey explains. Architect Kyle Cruz adds, “every project Wolfworks does follows a familiar roadmap, beginning with careful listening, designing in response, early budgets that assure feasibility and comfort to develop the plan, then build with confidence in the result. Projects like this can mean a phased approach, completing projects as resources allow”.

Wolfworks has earned more than their reputation for design and craft. They are recognized leaders in high performance building, including the Peoples Action for Clean Energy Lifetime Achievement Award. They’ve won energizeCT’s “Net Zero Challenge” four times with new homes that produce as much energy as they use annually; the meaning of Net Zero.

Their deep energy retrofits of existing homes like this one, are just as remarkable. Their mission is to contribute to the solutions to climate change rather than perpetuate the problem by building conventionally, without environmental sensitivity and awareness.

This includes being aware of the carbon cost of the materials they build with.

Wolfworks operates as a triple bottom line business, in which people and the planet share equal footing with business prosperity. As they see it, the three go hand in hand. The company recently became worker owned. In this cooperative structure everyone who works at the company has the opportunity to become an owner and have a shared voice in the operating policies that guide the business. Their craft tradition extends to the talented tradespeople Janet mobilizes to construct the projects they design. The whole team is aligned.

Wolfworks thrives on creating projects like this one. Over decades of learning from all these projects they recognize the Five Great Spaces that every home deserves: An inviting Entry, the Kitchen as social hub, Outdoor “rooms”, Suite retreats, and Personal space.

They’re devoted to getting each of these spaces working in every home and for everyone they serve.

Visit their website Homesthatfit.com to see more of their work, learn about them and how they operate, and to download their “Design and Build a Better Home” and “Zero Energy Home” guides.

Wolfworks Inc. 195 West Main St, Avon 860-676-9238 Email: Jen@homesthatfit.com Online: homesthatfit.com, houzz.com/projects/users/jwolfworks On Facebook: @homesthatfit On Instagram: @wolfworksinc

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Amy Fredericksen, owner of All About Organizing LLC

GETTING ORGANIZED THIS SPRING AMY FREDERICKSEN, OWNER OF ALL ABOUT ORGANIZING, CAN SHOW YOU HOW TO GET THINGS IN ORDER

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“Hello, I’m Amy, the owner, and founder of All About Organizing. I have been in this industry for four years now, and I love it more and more every day”.

This is the introduction that Amy Fredericksen offers clients on her All About Organizing website. Her breezy, friendly yet sophisticated voice sets the tone for the professional organizing services she provides. Amy is passionate about designing beautiful, functional spaces that make life simpler for her clients in their home and work environments.

All About Organizing helps clients get organized and helps them realize what caused them to be unorganized in the first place. She assists with creating systems that work and finds the right routines and habits to make those systems stick.

“Systems create new habits to improve and streamline various areas of our lives,” Amy says. “The more systems you have, the smoother things will run, the more time you save, and the less brain power will be needed.”

A background in elementary education gave Amy insights into her love of teaching, but she knew she was not suited for a classroom environment.

“After some serious soul searching, I realized that I need something where I could work with my hands but still feel like I could teach people something and make a difference in people’s lives…In came Professional Organizing!”

With each new client, Amy gets to know the family and family dynamics, how they function in the home and their goals for their time with her. She approaches each job from a project management standpoint.

“No single set of systems works for every client; they all have different goals, needs, and routines.

I meet them where they are, and we create a plan to get them to where they want to be.” Her unique hands-on approach ensures that the services she delivers are tailored to each client’s objectives.

Amy helps her clients stay on track with 30-day follow-ups or more as needed. For some, her services are ongoing. It frequently happens that “when somebody completes one project, they’re ready to move on to another because they’re so motivated to keep the process going in more areas of their homes and lives.”

Besides organizing, Amy and her team provide a customized full-service approach that also includes coordinating with other service providers to deliver routine maintenance and errand running.

“I love making a difference in my clients’ lives and being creative. I love figuring out a new challenge or puzzle with almost every client. This is my dream job.”

All About Organizing Email: Amy@allaboutorganizing.me 860.967.6680 Online: Allaboutorganizing.me On Facebook: @allaboutorganizingllc On Instagram: @allabout_organizing

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MARCH 2023

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Understanding Memory Loss

IRVIN G A. R OBBIN S MIDDLE S C H O O L , 20 WO L F P I T R OA D, FA R MI NGTO N | 6 :30 P M This presentation will provide an overview of dementia and how it is different from normal aging. We will discuss the different forms of dementia and common symptoms that accompany memory loss, things to look for in seniors that can cause confusion, and ways to decrease your risk of dementia. The program fee is $10.

Visit newseasoninlife.com/event/understanding-memory-loss-2 to register.

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Greenwich Medical Spa Open House

GREEN WICH MEDICAL S PA, 65 R AYMO ND R OA D | 4 :30 P M Save the date for our West Hartford Grand Opening celebration. Enjoy lite bites, drinks, music, tons of treatment giveaways and a grand prize! The ribbon cutting is at 4:30 p.m. followed by the main event/party at 5 p.m. Don’t forget to RSVP, 860-426-6366. Visit greenwichmedicalspa.com/contact-us-west-hartford.

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A Taste of Ireland

NOAH WEBSTER HOUS E, 227 S O UT H MA I N ST. | 6 :0 0 P M You are invited to Noah's home for Irish fare, live music, drinks, and tavern games! Join us on Saint Patrick's Day for a home-cooked feast and unique entertainment. The museum's ode to Irish heritage returns in person for the first time since 2020! Tickets are $60 per person, $55 for museum members. Visit Noahwebsterhouse.org for information.

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Stop Time Dance Machine

PLAY HOUS E ON PARK THEATR E , 24 4 PA R K R OA D | 7 :30 P M The Stop/Time dance theater is gearing up to take the stage for their next annual production. This will be the 18th show and the 14th show as the Resident Dance Company of Playhouse on Park. Additional dates: March, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31. Visit Playhouseonpark.org.

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Tax & Social Security Changes & Strategies

GOODW IN UN IVER S ITY, 1 R IVER S I DE DR ., E AST H A RT F O R D | 6 :30 P M Join Financial Planner and Private Wealth Advisor Ben Fuchs of Fuchs Financial of West Hartford for a free presentation on what to consider for retirement. Changing tax and Social Security laws can influence your strategies to build, preserve, and manage your wealth - this year, and beyond. Sign-up for complementary no-obligation consultation also available. Advance reservations at FuchsFinancial.com, or 860-461-1709.

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GL ASTON BURY HILLS COUN TRY C LUB , 239 C O UNT RY C LUB R OA D, G L ASTO NB URY | 6 : 00 P M Join us as we welcome back Dr. Eric Winer, Director of Yale Cancer Center and Physician-in-Chief of Smilow Cancer Hospital. Dr. Winer will share updates on Yale's breast cancer research that your donations fund. Enjoy a wine tasting, food, auctions, cork pulls, and raffles, with 100 percent of donations going to research. Tickets are $75 per person. Purchase at Breastfriendsfund.org.

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MARCH 2023

realty report A sample of recently sold properties by local agents in West Hartford N E I GH BO RH O O D

OR IGIN AL PRICE

SO L D P RIC E

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DO M

B DRM S

B AT H S

10 Deepwood Lane

$824,900

$885,000

107

12

4

2.1

49 Smallwood Road

$720,000

$768,000

107

1

5

2.1

12 Pine Brook Lane

$539,999

$565,000

105

6

4

2.1

88 Garfield Road

$450,000

$550,000

122

3

3

3.2

70 Tunxis Road

$475,000

$486,000

102

58

3

2.1

24 Walkley Road

$475,000

$480,000

101

3

6

2.1

24 North Quaker Lane

$449,900

$475,000

106

51

5

3.2

57 Meadowbrook Road

$475,000

$475,000

100

5

4

1.1

68 Bonny View Road

$449,900

$449,900

100

5

4

1.1

84 Flagg Road

$437,000

$440,000

101

13

3

2.1

53 White Ave

$399,900

$425,000

106

4

3

1.1

11 Tanglewood Road

$389,900

$405,000

104

1

3

2

23 Calvin Road

$355,000

$386,000

109

3

3

1.1

1170 Farmington Ave

$300,000

$380,000

127

3

3

3

53 Troy Street

$349,900

$360,000

103

2

3

2

94 Lawler Road

$289,368

$313,000

108

7

2

1

33 Seminole Circle

$249,900

$306,500

123

3

4

4

22 Fox Meadow Lane

$299,900

$305,000

102

42

2

1

18 Parkview Road

$265,900

$292,000

110

3

2

1.1

57 Geneva Ave

$235,000

$242,000

103

2

2

1

181 Hollywood Ave

$219,900

$230,000

105

16

3

1.1

8 Kingsley Court

$215,000

$227,000

106

3

2

1.1

47 Sky View Drive Unit 2

$168,900

$173,000

102

11

2

1

This data is a sampling of sold properties from January 2023. Source: MLS system.

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