In Burlington, Connecticut, a circa-1956 modern originally listed for $1.495 million now has the sweet new price of $1.1 million. For modernist architecture fans, the price adjustment might be the final push that convinces them to acquire this treasure.
The home was designed by architect Joseph Stein, who studied at Harvard under Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius. More recently, it was updated by Donald Billinkoff, whose credits include the Joyce Theater in New York City and renovations to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
That the property has a pedigree is immediately obvious. Like Philip Johnson’s Glass House, the glass-walled structure was designed to live in harmony with its natural setting-inviting in the woods, the sky and loads of sunlight. Inside, the heart of the home is its thoroughly updated kitchen, featuring a waterfall marble island, top-of-the-line Bosch appliances, a wood-burning fireplace and an easy flow to the open-plan living and dining space. The 2,370-square-foot interiors also feature a primary suite with a spa-like bathroom, a second ensuite bedroom, a built-in Bose sound system and a screened-in porch.
Jeffrey Phillips and Mark Madonna with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty holds the listing.
