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Notice is hereby given that an application for a permit to demolish has been filed in the office of the New Canaan Building Official and is currently pending and is available for public inspection.
Name & Address of Structure: 118 Old Kings Highway, New Canaan, CT 06840
Name and Address of Owners: NC Summer Street LLC, 48 Westover Lane, Stamford, CT 06902
Age of Structure: 1953 (73 years)
Square Footage: 2,200
Leanne Spletzer passed away peacefully on June 30, 2026 at the age of 87, leaving behind a devoted husband, a family who loved her deeply, and countless friends and colleagues whose lives sparkled brighter with her love of good food and good times together. Born on August 28, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois to Anne and Allen Carlson, Leanne grew close with her sister, Ardeth Devlin, and in high school met the love of her life, Raymond Spletzer. After their first hang-out at the bowling alley (thanks to Leanne’s co-editor of the newspaper introducing them), Ray came over to Leanne’s house for an official first date. It was at that time that Ray met Leanne’s dad, sledgehammer in hand! Allen may have been joking – and he was working on the fireplace at the time – though we all know Leanne’s dad and then Ray loved to protect her.
The following property transfer(s) were recorded recently in the Town Clerk’s office. For more information about each property from the assessor, click on the street address. To get the history of a New Canaan street name, click here. ***
June 17
365 Jelliff Mill Road
$1 million
The John Walter Berquist Jr. Revocable Trust to Kristin Ryan
493 Valley Road
$1,850,000
Lauren Alarcon to Jesse Strauss
214 Summer St. $1,568,000
Matthew Johnson to Sean Gallagher
June 16
374 Michigan Road
$3,175,000
Cesar Carvalho to Tyler Umbdenstock
June 15
17 Kimberly Place
$4,180,000
Grace Gummeson to Shawn Adam Cain
1218 Smith Ridge Road
$4,501,000
Edward Sebold to Oenoke Land Partners LLC
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To the Editor:
On behalf of The Glass House, I want to thank the New Canaan community for making our 2026 Summer Party, held on June 6, such a tremendous success. It was a perfect early-summer day — sunny, warm, and made for being outdoors — and it was wonderful to see so many neighbors and friends turn out to enjoy the site. We were honored to welcome guests for an afternoon of art, conversation, and discovery across the property, including performances curated by Solange Knowles and her team at Saint Heron, featuring choreographer Kyle Abraham and dancers performed by Alysia Johnson and Catherine Kirk with music by Standing On The Corner, vocalist Malcolm Merriweather and Voices of Harlem: Marlaina Owens, Lucia Bradford, and Angelo Johnson, and pianist Artina McCain. It was a rare and moving combination of historic architecture and contemporary artistry.
The following property transfer(s) were recorded recently in the Town Clerk’s office. For more information about each property from the assessor, click on the street address. To get the history of a New Canaan street name, click here. ***
June 12
26 Farm Road
$2,785,000
Xinjie Li to Mark McGarrigle
June 11
46 Wakeman Road
$3,662,900
Arshad Allibhai to Nathaniel Schwartz
June 10
372 Brushy Ridge Road
$7,650,000
Brushy Ridge Road LLC to Hunter Doble
35 Danvers Lane
$3.4 million
James Allen to Scott Bartone
322 Main St.
$3,250,000
Albertus Horsting to Benjamin Medina
June 9
107 Parade Hill Road
$2,400,500
Estate of Michael Grise to Elizabeth Nunes
June 8
23 Vitti St. Unit 302
$2.8 million
CH Vitti Street Associates LLC to Carolyn M. Bell Revocable Trust