Weston Median Hits $2.48 Million as Late Spring Sales Surge Across Town
WESTON -- A property transaction recorded May 29 at $25,825,000 — with no street address listed in deed records — stands as the largest disclosed sale in this reporting period and one of the most substantial transactions in recent Weston deed history. The transfer, from the Bashert Nominee Trust to the Atlas Lane Real Estate Trust, anchors a 30-day stretch that logged 18 recorded deeds across the town.
MARKET OVERVIEW Eighteen deeds were recorded between May 28 and June 26, with 13 of those disclosing a sale price. Disclosed prices ranged from $20,000 — a parcel at 0 Pelham Road, likely a land transfer — to $25,825,000. Stripping out the Pelham Road outlier, the remaining disclosed residential transactions ranged from $1,330,000 to $25,825,000. The median sale price among all 13 disclosed transactions was $2,480,000. Eighteen recorded deeds in a single month represents a moderately active pace for a town of Weston's size and price profile; five of the 18 transfers carried no disclosed consideration, a share consistent with trust and intra-family conveyances.
TOP SALES The highest recorded transaction of the period — $25,825,000 — transferred an unspecified Weston property from the Bashert Nominee Trust, represented by Sarah T. Connolly as trustee, to the Atlas Lane Real Estate Trust, represented by Sara A.W. Blais as trustee; no street address appeared in the deed data. At 9 Sanderson Lane, Charles Francis William Slingsby and Martina Helena Slingsby sold to the Shelith Trust, represented by Lou Shengling as trustee, for $4,900,000 on June 11. The third-highest disclosed sale was 159 Newton St., which transferred from David C. and Kathleen K. Bordeau to the Middle Weston Realty Trust, represented by Robert P. Goldman as trustee, for $4,600,000 on June 12. At 24 Sears Road, Gail and Michael Herzig sold to Alexandra C. Horvitz and Mitchell J. Godfrey for $3,750,000 on May 28. Rounding out the top five, 419 Wellesley St. sold for $3,560,000 on June 8, with Jianhui Liu acquiring the property from the Clifford H. Abrecht Revocable Trust.
NEIGHBORHOOD BREAKDOWN Wellesley Street was the most active corridor in the period, with three recorded transfers: 419 Wellesley St. at $3,560,000, 725 Wellesley St. at $1,650,000, and 39 Wellesley St. at price not disclosed. Merriam Street also logged two sales: 331 Merriam St. at $1,925,000 and 221 Merriam St. at price not disclosed. Among the remaining disclosed transactions, four properties fell in the $2 million to $2.8 million range — 64 Oak St. ($2,750,000), 199 Country Drive ($2,480,000), 10 Bittersweet Lane ($2,400,000) — and two came in between $1.3 million and $1.75 million: 7 Longmeadow Road ($1,330,000) and 43 Sherburn Circle ($1,700,000). The $20,000 transfer at 0 Pelham Road, a parcel with no structure indicated by the address format, stands apart from the residential sales.
MARKET NOTES Of the 18 recorded deeds, at least five appear to be trust or estate-related conveyances where the grantor and grantee share a surname or where a nominee or irrevocable trust is the receiving party — including transfers at 62 Blackburnian Road, 39 Wellesley St., 20 Spring Road, 221 Merriam St., and 14 Westland Road. These carried no disclosed consideration, which is common for such conveyances. The $25,825,000 transaction is notable in the deed record for the absence of a street address; buyers and sellers are identified only through trust names and trustee signatures. Bed, bath, and square footage data are not available from deed records and are omitted throughout.