One attorney stays with your file from the contract to the closing table. Alex is our Managing Attorney. David handles day-to-day closings and contract review.
Alex Jacobson
Managing Attorney · Colchester & Danielson
J.D. summa cum laude from The University of Akron School of Law, law-review editor. Began her career as General Counsel to Safeguard Properties in Ohio.
Practices primarily in residential real estate, with commercial and estate-planning work alongside it. Provides pro bono estate planning for veterans through the Connecticut Bar Association.
Admitted CT & MAResidential real estateIn CT since the late 1990s
J.D. from Rutgers Law School in Camden, law-review editor with a published Note on search and seizure law.
Five years in commercial transactions with a global private finance firm before real estate. A Connecticut native, and previously a National Park Service tour guide.
Admitted CTClosings and commercialColchester and Danielson
Rural properties with unique title histories, multi-family homes, and land transactions that require careful attention. We understand local zoning, well and septic considerations, and the title issues common up here.
Windham County is rural Connecticut. Land transactions, multi-family homes, and properties on private wells and septic systems show up here in ways they don't elsewhere in the state. Surveyed acreage with discrepancies between the deed and the ground. Septic permits that need to be located before a buyer's lender will fund. Title chains that pass through estates without ever quite being cleaned up. We've seen the patterns.
The 33 Broad Street office is near the Killingly Town Hall, where local land records are recorded. Closings happen here in person during regular business hours, or remotely when the parties are scattered and the deal allows. Either way you get straight answers, a reply within one business day, and a weekly status touch on every active file.
Region
Northeastern CT · Windham County
Recording office
Killingly Town Hall local land records
Where this office covers
Windham County, and over the Tolland line.
We close across the whole state. These are the towns this office sees most. Not on the list, but nearby? Call and ask.
Windham County
The Quiet Corner, and everything that records at the Killingly Town Hall down the street.
West on Route 44 and Route 195, through Storrs and the UConn area.
Mansfield
Local numbers
The tax math in Windham County.
When you sell, Connecticut collects a conveyance tax in two layers: a state portion of 0.75% on the first $800,000 of the price, and a municipal portion your town sets. The town layer is where Windham County sellers get surprised.
Selling in Danielson0.25% municipal
Danielson charges the base municipal rate. Danielson sits in Killingly, which charges the base rate: on a $300,000 sale, the state portion is $2,250 and the municipal portion is $750.
Nearby towns at 0.50%Double the base
Windham (including Willimantic) charge a 0.50% municipal rate: on a $450,000 sale, that’s $1,125 more than a base-rate town.
Your exact numberFree calculator
Rates come from the CT General Assembly’s published table. Run your own sale through our conveyance tax calculator for the full state-plus-town figure.
From this office
What clients say after the deal closes.
Reviews clients and referring agents left for this office on Google. We trim them for length and take out client names. Attorney and agent names stay where they are already public.
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“Richard Jacobson handles all our real estate closings as seamlessly as possible. We know the deals will close with no issues.”
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“My sale was falling apart. The office escrowed the disputed funds, pulled it through, and we closed and got the check by the end of the day.”
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“David was quick and easy to work with, professional and on top of everything I needed for a quick closing.”
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“We closed on three properties within a short time frame and they made the entire process flawless. Efficient, and very accommodating to our schedule.”
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“Very supportive through our entire process of buying and selling a home. Would highly recommend if you are preparing to sell.”
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“One of the biggest things that stands out is knowing I can get ahold of them when I need them. I’m recommending Mancuso Carey to my clients time and time again.”
Google reviewLexie Brunet, Brunet and Company Real Estate★ ★ ★ ★ ★
“Everyone was very kind and friendly. Super helpful and accommodating.”
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“It was great working together. Everyone was nice and easy to work with.”
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“Excellent. Quick and detailed for house closing.”
Three things clients ask before their first Danielson closing.
Do you handle closings for rural properties with well and septic systems? +
Yes. Many properties in Windham County use private wells and septic systems rather than town water and sewer. We're experienced with the additional inspections and documentation these transactions often involve, including well water testing and septic certifications, which are typically required by the contract or the lender.
Can I close at your Danielson office? +
Yes. We conduct closings at our 33 Broad Street office during regular business hours. If you need an alternative arrangement, let us know and we'll work with you.
Do you serve clients outside of Windham County? +
Yes. We handle closings across all of Connecticut. In addition to Danielson, we have offices in Colchester, Rocky Hill, and Milford.
The fee here is flat and set up front, so you know the number before we start. And if you have a draft purchase and sale agreement you'd like reviewed before you sign, send it over. We'll take a look, no charge.
Tell us about your closing. Our fee is flat and agreed to up front, and if you are still deciding on a property, send the draft purchase and sale agreement over. We will take a look, no charge.