Sox player selling his house in Middleton
Red Sox outfielder Coco Crisp is selling his 12-room home in Middleton for $1.7 million, less than he was first looking for, but about the same amount he plunked down for the manse after signing with the team last year.
A broker representing the Sox centerfielder said Crisp and his wife, Maria, plan to make California their permanent home. "Maria really missed her friends and family out there," said Len D'Alberti, a broker with Zip Realty, an online company. "So they bought a house out there." With two young children, the Crisps now are looking for smaller digs near his job.
The online listing doesn't identify Crisp by name, but gives a hint, saying the seller "needs to be closer to Fenway Park."
The 6,292-square-foot Colonial sits on a quiet cul-de-sac off Route 62. It has five bedrooms, four full bathrooms and two half-bathrooms, chef's kitchen, library, four-car garage and an in-ground swimming pool. It sits on 3 acres with views of the Ipswich River.
Despite its trophy location, the house has been on the market since Oct. 1. In November, the listing price went from $1.8 million to $1.7 million. The drop may have stirred some interest.
"There's been a lot of activity on it lately," D'Alberti said.
Building in Biloxi
A 40-member volunteer crew led by SPS New England, a construction company in Salisbury, will travel to Biloxi, Miss., this month to build a house for a family left homeless by Hurricane Katrina.
About 30 employees, including SPS chief executive Wayne Capolupo, are donating vacation time to make the trip, the group's second in a year. They'll be joined by 10 family members and friends for the week of Jan. 26, when they will build the house for a single mother and her six children.
The SPS crew is working with Bethany Church of Salisbury on the service project, which is coordinated nationally by Hope Force International, a Christian relief organization based in Tennessee.
The SPS crew hopes to raise $25,000 to cover travel, food and other expenses. On Jan. 24, about six volunteers will drive to Biloxi to line up materials. Two days later, 20 employees will follow in a caravan, while the rest will fly there the next day.
In Biloxi, the crew will stay for free at a shelter run by the Salvation Army. But they'll have to pay for their own meals, rental cars and gasoline.
Contributions can be sent to Team SPS, c/o Bethany Church, 98 Elm St., Salisbury, MA 01952.
