King Buys Historic Westport Building for $1.75M

0:00It's April 23rd. I'm Cory with the story. This is Hartford News today, driven by AI. A historic office building in Westport from 1882, just changed hands for $1,750,000. The two stories spot as 61 Jesus Brode, known as the Got a Low Care Chouse, went to an LLC tied to local OW King III, per records from April 16th. King's lining up the second and third floors for his family foundation and office operations. The ground-level keeps humming with Robertson Stevens, the wealth management crew already there. King leads South Dakota Trust Company, which he sold off in 2023, and he sets a retire this June to dial in on family priorities. Sellers grabbed it back in January for $1,580,000, flipping it quick on that .11 acre lot. Property cards, peg it a praise that $1,420,000, and assessed at $994,400. Dollars. It's on the National Register of Historic Places and King owns another vintage home nearby from 1884.

1:05With this move, King's anchoring his next chapter in Westport's rich past, blending legacy with fresh purpose right in the heart of town.