This week’s properties are a two-bedroom in Pound Ridge, N.Y., and a four-bedroom in Ridgefield, Conn.

  1. Laurel & Grand

  2. Laurel & Grand

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  17. Laurel & Grand

Westchester | 234 Westchester Ave., Pound Ridge, N.Y.

A two-bedroom, two-bath, 1,805-square-foot home built in 1940, with a living room that has a lavish stone fireplace and floor-to-ceiling windows, a kitchen with a breakfast nook, a cozy formal dining room, a bright family room with bay windows facing the yard, a basement with a gym, a breezeway to a two-car heated garage, a large bluestone patio, a built-in firepit, a heated in-ground gunite pool and a large converted barn with living space, on 2.36 acres. Bonnie Stein, Julia B Fee Sotheby’s International Realty, 914-262-0915, williampitt.com

Costs

Taxes: $20,326 a year

Pros

The outdoor living spaces are plentiful. There is town approval for a second floor in the house. The barn is impressive, with six garage bays that can hold up to 10 cars and a functional loft with living.

Cons

The house interior is lackluster compared with the barn. The primary bedroom is small and lacks an en suite bathroom.

  1. Bernadette Queenan

  2. Bernadette Queenan

  3. Bernadette Queenan

  5. Bernadette Queenan

  6. Bernadette Queenan

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  17. Bernadette Queenan

Fairfield | 118 Florida Hill Rd., Ridgefield, Conn.

A four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bath, 4,447-square-foot home built in 2005, with Brazilian Cherry hardwood floors and wainscoting, a tall foyer with vaulted ceilings, a butler’s pantry with a wet bar, a sunny eat-in kitchen with a walk-in pantry and an island, French doors to a patio, an en suite primary bedroom with double-door entry and a marble-tiled bathroom, a walkout lower level with built-in bench seating, and an attached two-car garage, on one acre with custom stonework. Laura Ancona, William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, 203-733-7053; williampitt.com

Costs

Taxes: $20,513 a year

Pros

The backyard is well suited for entertaining guests and raising children — spacious, flat and private. There are a lot of outdoor access points.

Cons

Fixtures throughout the home could use updating.

Given the fast pace of the current market, some properties may no longer be available at the time of publication.

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