James E. Jontry II and his wife, Yvonne, bought a four-bedroom, 2.5-bath home at 661 Bent Brook Court in Des Peres from Bank of New York Mellon for $310,000 on Dec. 6.

The 2,698-square-foot house was built in 1978 in the Spring Valley subdivision.

Mr. Jontry is a project engineer at Ameren in St. Louis.

He earned his B.S. in engineering from the University of Illinois in 1996.

According to BlockShopper.com, there have been 115 home sales in Des Peres during the past 12 months, with a median sales price of $321,000.

Address: 661 Bent Brook Court
Buyer(s): James E Jontry II (and wife) and Yvonne L Jontry (and husband)
Seller(s): Bank Of New York Mellon
Sale date: Dec. 6, 2010