Kelly Connell,                 Founding Partner Pinnacle Team at Compass

Kelly Connell

Licensed Real Estate Salesperson

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Highlights

60 Collective Years in Real Estate
$700+ Million Collective Revenue
Founding Compass Agents in:
Darien, Rowayton, New Canaan, Norwalk
Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) Credential
Member of the Compass Military Division
Real Trends 2020 - 2025

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About Kelly
Fairfield County real estate leader Kelly Connell has spent 13 years helping clients successfully navigate one of life’s most significant financial decisions—buying or selling a home. Known for her market expertise, negotiation strength, and disciplined, client-focused approach, Kelly delivers strategically guided, financially sound results while providing exceptional, detail-driven service from start to finish.

As a Certified Senior Advisor (CSA)® and proud member of Compass Plus—Compass’ specialized division supporting older adults and their families through real estate transitions—Kelly brings both expertise and empathy to complex life-stage moves, from selling longtime residences to planning next chapters.

Kelly is the Principal of the Pinnacle Team, one of Fairfield County’s most successful real estate teams, and a Compass Founding Agent serving Darien, Rowayton, Norwalk, and New Canaan. She is a highly regarded local expert known for producing consistent outcomes through data-driven strategy, precise execution, and strong collaborative leadership.

Kelly’s path into real estate began when she met her business partner, Meggan Douglas, who represented her in two Rowayton home purchases. Inspired by those experiences, Kelly transitioned from a successful career in sales and marketing, bringing a results-oriented mindset, sharp attention to detail, and proven client service discipline that continues to fuel the Pinnacle Team’s impressive organic growth and high rate of repeat and referral business.

A University of Connecticut graduate, Kelly has lived in Rowayton since 2005. She values the area’s coastal lifestyle, deep community roots, and the opportunity to share firsthand local insight with her clients. Outside of work, Kelly treasures time with her family, including twin sons who attend Florida State University and her beloved dog, Tally the Boxer. She also enjoys boating on Long Island Sound, attending beach concerts, exploring new destinations, and cheering on the FSU football team.





Client Testimonials

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"I cannot emphasize enough how amazing it is to work with Kelly. She has provided invaluable guidance and support throughout our journey to find our home. At each step in the process, she has gone above and beyond to equip us with the right information so that we felt comfortable with the decisions we made."

"In the beginning, she took the time to answer every single question we had as first-time homebuyers new to the process and the area. When touring prospective homes, she provided recommendations and observations on the state of the home that we would not have thought to consider and even actively found listings she thought would be a good fit for us based on our needs. She really listened when we told her what type of home we wanted and helped us find our dream home. When looking to submit an offer on a home, Kelly provided thorough comp assessments and great advice. Once securing a contract, she helped put us in contact with a fantastic attorney, companies to receive quotes for work we wanted to have done to the property and advocated for us when negotiating with the sellers."

""Kelly helped us find exactly the type of house we wanted, in the area we wanted!! She makes each client feel like her only client by being incredibly responsive. Kelly sincerely cared that we were satisfied (and excited) about our new home, and she negotiated fiercely on our behalf. We couldn’t be more pleased with our experience!"

"Kelly has put our best interests first throughout this entire time and we cannot thank her enough for going above and beyond what we expected! I'd highly recommend working with her if you have the chance." - Bianca

"Kelly is a fantastic negotiator, providing expertise and guidance throughout the buying and selling process. She deeply cares about her community and will help out with anything from small rentals to big purchases. She's not afraid to roll up her sleeves and do the work to find the best place for you. She's available, responsive, and present." - Quirine

"Kelly assisted me with quickly finding an ideal rental home for myself and my family. We had found ourselves in an urgent relocation situation, and although Kelly is primarily a listing agent, she did not skip a beat to assist me. She provided me with a bounty of options in my targeted areas, within my price range, and scheduled showing after showing until we found just the right spot. Kelly kept in close contact with me at all times, ensuring that I knew that she was following up with the property owners and other realtors, and identifying any potential issues I needed to be aware of. In addition to being attentive, extremely responsive, exceeding my expectations with finding a home for me, she is just a wonderful person through and through and a pleasure to work with. She made me feel that all of my needs and wants mattered and she never tried to steer me away from that wish list, she just made it happen! I will absolutely be working with Kelly again for all of my future home rental and home owner needs!" - Harmon83

"Kelly and her partner Robin were fantastic - they patiently helped us through our home search in a new area and were an integral part of our purchase through closing. Kelly's expertise and guidance during the search, contract negotiation, inspection and closing were indispensable. After closing the sellers agent even complemented Kelly and her team! Kelly and Robin were always available, answering our many, many questions, and showing us countless homes without losing engagement. Kelly was direct and honest, and adapted her style to best way to work with us - we could not have been happier with Kelly as our agent and would recommend her without reservation." - L. Colasacco

"Working with Kelly was so enjoyable! My husband and I had never purchased a home before, and we feel so lucky that Kelly happened to be the agent we found. She was very explicit and informative throughout the process and took the time to explain all the buying nuances that we were unaware of. She presented us with a vast amount of information that was organized and clear to make the search process not as daunting. Not did Kelly help us immensely during the search and purchase process, she has continued to be supportive in our transition to the new home. Being a new buyer/, many tasks are foreign, we are so happy that Kelly has been there to answer any question we have and to provide educated advice. We look forward to working will Kelly and would recommend her to anyone looking to buy a in the Fairfield County area!" - Santiago

"We had a great experience with Kelly and a Norwalk, CT rental in 2019. The entire process went smoothly from start to finish, we have great tenants, and look forward to future year renewals. " - SDB

"Kelly is an outstanding real estate professional. She guided me very smoothly through the sale of my (took just one week, thanks to her clever suggestions staging) and equally smoothly through the purchase of my new one. I marvel at her knowledge of the market, her consummate professionalism and her strong sense of integrity. Plus, she’s fun and funny and brings joy to an otherwise stressful experience of buying and selling property. " - Kerry O’

"Kelly was a tremendous resource in helping our young family move from NYC to Rowayton. We have used Kelly on multiple transactions and her deep market knowledge, honesty, negotiating skills and willingness to go the extra mile set her apart. Kelly's can do attitude and approach are not often found, but instrumental in her ability to help clients and her own success. We cannot recommend a better real estate agent and continually recommend her to others." - Kurt

" Over the years, well, now some 35 years, my wife and I have dealt with many real estate agents -- both on the buy and sell side. We can both say, without exception, that Kelly Connell was the best, most honest, most candid agent we have ever had the pleasure of working with. Recently, after a year of being unable to sell our , we parted with our broker and decided to go with Kelly, who had always impressed us. She worked hard to make the sale. She left no stone unturned, no lead unfollowed...no potential buyer unpursued. Her sage counsel and advice were always in our best interest (not hers) -- and proved spot on. And lo and behold, after a month or so of being back on the market, we had a buyer -- with our selling a nice price and in not the best of markets. Then, she helped us find a rental to move into after the sale. Kelly Connell is everything you hope to find in a real estate agent but rarely do. ." - Tim

"Kelly Connell helped us through 3 transactions ( 2 rentals and one purchase) in the past 4 years. She has high integrity. She is professional, patient, knowledgeable and hard working . Kelly is an exceptional REALTOR. We highly recommend her !!!! " - Dotty

"Kelly is a true professional and has been an absolute delight to work with from start to finish. She knew just how to set up my a quick sale and I had an offer within a week. She is very thorough in her research, knows the driving factors in the market and is very client focused and responsive." - Kerry

"As a widow trying to relocate to be near my daughter and grandchildren, I had the good fortune of meeting Kelly. I cannot say enough positive about the expertise she has exhibited in trying to find the perfect home for me. She has followed through with all of my questions. It actually has been a joy to go out on the search with her as she is so comfortable to be with. I know the home for my needs is just around the corner. " - Susan


Kelly Connell’s Listings

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a front view of a house with a yard covered in snow
a view of a white house with a yard covered in snow
a front view of a building with shower
a view of a livingroom with wooden floor and furniture
a living room with furniture and a fireplace
a living room with furniture and a couch
a view of a dining room with furniture window and outside view
a kitchen with stainless steel appliances granite countertop a kitchen island a stove a table and chairs
a kitchen with stainless steel appliances granite countertop a sink and cabinets
a white bath tub sitting in front of a window
a kitchen with stainless steel appliances granite countertop a table chairs in it white cabinets and a wooden floor
a view of a dining room and livingroom with furniture wooden floor a chandelier
a living room with furniture and a large window
a living room with furniture and a couch
a living room with furniture and a fireplace
a view of entryway with wooden floor and glass door
a living room with furniture and a large window
a bathroom with a toilet sink and mirror
a bathroom with a toilet a sink and mirror
a spacious bedroom with a bed painting on wall and a large window
a spacious bedroom with a bed and a large window
a view of a window in a room
a view of a building with a outdoor space
a bedroom with a large bed and a chandelier
a spacious bathroom with a tub sink and mirror
a bathroom with a granite countertop double vanity sink a mirror and a bathtub
an empty room with wooden floor and windows
an empty room with wooden floor and window
an empty room with wooden floor and windows
a bathroom with a granite countertop sink a toilet and a mirror
a kitchen that has a sink and a stove in it
a view of a white house with a yard covered in snow
a view of outdoor space with trees
a view of a house with snow on the road
a view of a white house
a view of white house with a street
1/37
Listed By CompassUnder Contract

$2,695,000

5
Bedrooms
3,438
Square Feet
1.84
Acres
a front view of a house with a yard and trees
a living room with furniture and a fireplace
a kitchen with stainless steel appliances granite countertop a sink a stove top oven a refrigerator and dishwasher with wooden floor
a kitchen with stainless steel appliances granite countertop a sink a stove and a refrigerator
a large kitchen with stainless steel appliances lots of counter space sink and a refrigerator
a view of a dining room with furniture and a chandelier
a living room with furniture and a large window
a living room with furniture large window and outer view
a view of a bedroom with window
a bathroom with a sink a toilet and a shower curtain
a view of an empty room with wooden floor and a window
a bedroom with a bed and wooden floor
a view of a room that has a window in it
a bathroom with a bathtub and shower
a view of a room with pool table and window
a view of an empty room with a windows
a front view of a house with garden
a front view of house with yard and green space
a view of a park with large trees
a view of a backyard with plants and trees
a view of a backyard with table and chairs and a barbeque
a view of a house with backyard and garden
a black and white photo of a living room
a living room with furniture and a fireplace
1/24
Listed By CompassUnder Contract

$1,425,000

3
Bedrooms
1,840
Square Feet
0.21
Acres
a front view of a house with garden
a living room with furniture and a fireplace
a living room with furniture and a fireplace
a living room with furniture and a couch
a kitchen with granite countertop white cabinets and white appliances
a kitchen with stainless steel appliances kitchen island granite countertop a table chairs sink and cabinets
a living room with furniture and a flat screen tv
a living room with furniture and a large window
a view of a dining room with furniture window and outside view
a spacious bedroom with a bed and wooden floor
a bathroom with a sink a toilet and mirror
a view of a bedroom with furniture and windows
a bedroom with a bed and window
a bedroom with a bed and a window
a spacious bathroom with a granite countertop sink a toilet a mirror and shower
a living room with furniture a air conditioner and a window
a living room with furniture a flat screen tv and a window
a view of a house with backyard and sitting area
a view of a house with a patio
an aerial view of a city with houses
a view of a city
a view of lake and mountain
a picture of a floor plan
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a picture of a book in a window
$1,399,000 | 40 Tory Hill Lane, Norwalk, CT 06853
1/26
Listed By CompassUnder Contract

$1,399,000

4
Bedrooms
3,354
Square Feet
0.58
Acres

Kelly Connell’s Transactions

Past Sales
a view of a lake with a mountain in the background

$7,850,000

5
Bedrooms
6,116
Square Feet
2.73
Acres
an aerial view of a house with a yard

$6,900,000

5
Bedrooms
6,528
Square Feet
1.01
Acres
a view of a wooden bridge

$5,400,000

5
Bedrooms
5,677
Square Feet
1.1
Acres
$4,500,000 | 24 Valley Road, Norwalk, CT 06854

$4,500,000

6
Bedrooms
7,000
Square Feet
1.82
Acres
a picture of a bathroom with a sink and mirror

$4,100,000

3
Bedrooms
3,246
Square Feet
0.1
Acres
a front view of a house with a yard

$4,025,000

6
Bedrooms
6,932
Square Feet
1.39
Acres
a living room with furniture and a fireplace

$3,850,000

5
Bedrooms
3,971
Square Feet
0.11
Acres
a front view of a house with a garden

$3,800,000

6
Bedrooms
6,860
Square Feet
2.64
Acres
a view of a big house with a big yard and large trees

$3,750,000

5
Bedrooms
5,147
Square Feet
2.96
Acres
an aerial view of a house

$3,695,000

5
Bedrooms
6,008
Square Feet
0.98
Acres
a backyard of a house with a garden and plants

$3,375,000

5
Bedrooms
6,855
Square Feet
3.08
Acres
$3,075,000 | 52 Rowayton Ave | Norwalk

$3,075,000

5
Bedrooms

52 Rowayton Ave

Norwalk

an aerial view of multiple house

$3,000,000

4
Bedrooms
3,988
Square Feet
0.16
Acres
a front view of a house with a garden

$2,850,000

5
Bedrooms
4,574
Square Feet
0.39
Acres
a front view of a house with a yard

$2,800,000

4
Bedrooms
3,285
Square Feet
0.18
Acres
a front view of a house with a yard table and chairs

$2,750,000

5
Bedrooms
5,076
Square Feet
2.84
Acres
$2,700,000 | 212 Central Avenue, Rye, NY 10580

$2,700,000

5
Bedrooms
4,663
Square Feet
0.19
Acres

Listing Courtesy of Julia B Fee Sothebys Int. Rlty

$2,500,000

5
Bedrooms
4,643
Square Feet
0.19
Acres
Past Rentals
$40,000 | 447 Brookside Road, New Canaan, CT 06840

$40,000

5
Bedrooms
6,492
Square Feet
2.28
Acres
a front view of a house with a garden and plants

$28,000

4
Bedrooms
3,011
Square Feet
0.26
Acres
$21,500 | 1 Tulip Lane, Westport, CT 06880

$21,500

4
Bedrooms
3,830
Square Feet
1
Acres
a view of a house with a yard porch and sitting area

$14,500

4
Bedrooms
2,679
Square Feet
0.24
Acres
a view of backyard with seating and green space

$11,500

3
Bedrooms
1,725
Square Feet
0.18
Acres
a living room with furniture and a fireplace

$10,750

5
Bedrooms
2,400
Square Feet
0.19
Acres
$9,800 | 91 Noroton Avenue, Darien, CT 06820

$9,800

6
Bedrooms
4,748
Square Feet
0.23
Acres
$9,500 | 9 Burchard Lane, Norwalk, CT 06854

$9,500

4
Bedrooms
4,260
Square Feet
0.28
Acres
front view of a house with a garden

$9,200

3
Bedrooms
2,265
Square Feet
$8,900 | 83 Shorefront Park, Norwalk, CT 06854

$8,900

5
Bedrooms
2,784
Square Feet
0.32
Acres
a view of a white house with a large windows and a yard with plants and large trees

$8,850

5
Bedrooms
4,112
Square Feet
0.47
Acres
$8,000 | 168 Rowayton Avenue, Norwalk, CT 06853

$8,000

3
Bedrooms
2,265
Square Feet
a front view of a house with a yard

$7,200

3
Bedrooms
2,088
Square Feet
0.15
Acres
$6,400 | 156 Tokeneke Road, Darien, CT 06820

$6,400

4
Bedrooms
1,904
Square Feet
0.71
Acres
a front view of house with yard and green space

$6,200

4
Bedrooms
1,904
Square Feet
0.71
Acres
$6,000 | 19 Hearthstone Ln | Wilton

$6,000

5
Bedrooms

19 Hearthstone Ln

Wilton

a front view of a house with a yard

$6,000

5
Bedrooms
3,500
Square Feet
0.24
Acres
$5,880 | 204 Gramercy Park, Unit 204, New Canaan, CT 06840

$5,880

2
Bedrooms
1,361
Square Feet