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Kirton of Lila Delman Compass represents buyer of 271 Carnegie Harbor Dr.

Portsmouth, RI Lila Delman Compass negotiated the sale of 271 Carnegie Harbor Dr. for $4.15 million. Eric Kirton of Lila Delman Compass’ Newport office, represented the buyer in this transaction. According to data maintained by the Rhode Island Statewide MLS, this transaction marks the highest sale in Portsmouth, and the second highest in all of Newport County, year-to-date.*

Located on over 1.2 acres in the Aquidneck Club neighborhood, the home features five bedrooms, six full and one half bathrooms, and water views across 7,527 s/f of living space. Designed by Adolfo Perez, a 2021 inductee into the New England Design Hall of Fame, key features of this home include a designer kitchen, multiple outdoor entertaining areas, and pool with waterfall and spa.

“The changes the Aquidneck Club has made to the club structure,” said Kirton, “along with the revitalized membership, are having a direct effect on the real estate value there”.

Kirton was the top-ranked individual agent in Newport County in 2022 and 2023, according to RI Statewide MLS.* He is regularly ranked in the top one percent of agents Statewide and is one of the top five producing agents of all of Newport County since 2010*. 

In 2021, Rhode Island’s first name in luxury real estate, Lila Delman, proudly joined Compass, the Nation’s #1 real estate brokerage.** Today, Lila’s Legacy lives on, backed by the power of Compass. In Rhode Island, Compass owns and operates 12 offices, including Lila Delman Compass and Compass.

Lila Delman Compass is a licensed real estate broker and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. *Sale rankings and closing price information is based on information from the Rhode Island Statewide MLS for all sales for the period of January 1, 1991 – March 1, 2024. Luxury ranking based on sales volume of real estate transactions closed over $1M. The MLS does not guarantee and is not in any way responsible for its accuracy. Data maintained by the MLS may not reflect all real estate activity in the market. **As of 2022, closed sales volume. Source: RealTrends 3/9/23.

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