WESTPORT–The Building Department last week issued a permit to demolish the house at 5 Brookside Drive. 

The two-story conventional was built in 1943. It has 2,000-square-feet of living space, two bedrooms, four bathrooms, a half-bathroom, a basement area, a stone terrace, a finished upper story and an unfinished attic.

The property traded hands in May for $840,000. The property’s current assessment is $560,000.

Brookside Drive is off Compo Road N.

Source: Town of Westport Assessor records.