Whilst most of the island was on the school winter break Tea Lane was busy closing on properties up island.
The first one, a significant post and beam home that was built by John Early in the 1980's and that sits on a cliff top overlooking the Atlantic Ocean changed hands for $1,450,000 on the 23rd February. The new owner plans to relocate the home farther back from the cliff in the Fall of 2017. Tea Lane Associates represented both buyer and seller in this Chilmark property transaction.
Amid total privacy and in a world of its own is this stunning South Mountain built home. One reaches the property by way of a maintained dirt road situated off the Edgartown West Tisbury Road, between the Martha’s Vineyard Airport and West Tisbury. The property is approximately 2 miles down, passing horse farms, ponds and woodland. After a short drive, one is rewarded with is this impeccably maintained, 3 bedroom 2 and a half bathroom waterfront home that sits on 6 private acres.
MVYouth, a community fund founded in 2014, announced their 2017 Expansion Grant awards in January. They awarded $1,350,000 to two Island non-profits serving youth - the Martha’s Vineyard Ice Arena and Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary.
Happy Valentines Day! I guess it was love at first sight for the Tea Lane Associates' buyers who closed on this Chilmark home on February 2nd. This lovely contemporary farmhouse on Sheep Hill Road, off South Road, came on the market earlier in 2016 and closed for $1,700,000 last week. With 4 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms on 3.5 acres - some may remember it as the house that had the soccer pitch (the previous owners have a rising soccer star in the family!).
A vibrant contributor to Martha's Vineyard's winter social scene, is the Vineyard Haven Playhouse, which thankfully continues to entertain the islands year round residents through the off season. Here's as snippet of what February has to offer:
The new owners of 3 Sunset Way can look forward to long relaxing summer evenings enjoying the famous Aquinnah sunsets from which their new address was no doubt inspired!
We still have availability at this lovely private waterfront home on the desirable Tisbury Great Pond. Enjoy kayaking, paddleboarding and fishing right in front of the property. Clean fresh open plan layout, with 4 bedrooms, rec/TV room, and your own little sandy pondfront beach!
Great for families and a good central location on the island - 10 minutes from West Tisbury center, the airport and 15/20 mins from Edgartown, Oak Bluffs and Vineyard Haven.
The Red Stocking Fund is Martha's Vineyard's answer to Santa and his elves. This entirely volunteer staffed non-profit was started during the Great Depression by two local women knitting stockings, and filling them with a few small toys as a way to give Island children in need of a Merry Christmas.
The organization has grown and strengthened, and now raises thousands of dollars for holiday meals, children's winter clothing, and of course gifts of toys and books for local kids from birth to eighth grade. In 2016 over 340 families were served.
Thursday 5th January until tuesday 11th January 2017 - Island residents that are part of the Excursion or Preferred Program, can book up to 5 ferry reservations for summer travel. Some generous home owners, can offer up to three of these to be transferred, and some do so as part of their rental. But if not, dont worry, the the advance reservation program for visitors opens up on the 12th January if you are booking online or by mail and on the 19th January if you want to book in person or by phone.