The Health of Scarsdale’s Property Assessment: Plus Sales and Weekend Open Houses
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- Written by Lee Fischman
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Scarsdale’s tax roll deeply affects our pocketbooks. The tax roll is based on property assessments. The problem is, assessments change over time based on all sorts of factors and, even in the best of times, they can be inaccurate. When they get too far out of whack, a municipality-wide revaluation is called for.
In 2014, Scarsdale conducted its first revaluation in 40 years, after the case had been made that its largest homes were being under-assessed. Just two years later, in 2016, a new assessment was conducted. There was controversy about why the 2016 revaluation was done so soon, and then about how it was conducted, which I’ll not go into here. But how have we done since?
I reported on the health of the assessment back in November, but my work did not include the prime summer sales season. That was the period to see whether assessments were still “correct enough” and there was a good chance they would not be, given the dramatic changes in Federal tax deductions and other factors. I’ve now been able to obtain sales through mid-February 2019 and we can see how assessments have held up.
Homes in Scarsdale could be particularly prone to inaccurate assessment because they are so wonderfully varied. Assessments could systematically err based on homes’ values. Let’s call this “fairness”. For example, if home A is worth $1 and home B is worth $2 then the assessment for home B should be twice that for home A. To the extent it isn’t, it’s “unfair”.
How fair are Scarsdale’s assessments? Let’s see, year by year, noting that these are “tax roll years” starting in mid-September:
The 2014 reval left assessments slightly biased against more expensive properties and therefore biased in favor of less expensive properties. By the year after, for whatever reason, assessments became worrisomely biased against more expensive properties. The 2016 reval restored order, essentially favoring neither more expensive nor less expensive properties. Since 2016 however, bias had crept up – in favor of less expensive properties. That is where we were left in November and I was afraid this would become a trend, but it may not have. Valid sales between mid-September and mid-February were relatively few at 48, but they may indicate that assessments once again favor neither cheaper nor more expensive homes.
I do not know why assessments have once again become unbiased with respect to price. There are many things happening in the Scarsdale real estate market: varying payouts in the finance industry, a seeming influx of first-generation home buyers, new construction in the mid- to high value range and, of course, changes to deduction of state and local sales taxes. Scarsdale’s market is like New York’s weather, with changes being introduced from every direction.
We also care that homes of the same value are assessed the same. That’s also not easy because in this Village, no two homes look alike. Let’s call this “consistency”. For example, if home A is worth $7 and home B is worth $7 they should be assessed the same. How consistent are Scarsdale’s assessments? Let us again see:
The short and only answer is that assessments for properties of the same value have always showed a fair amount of variation, and they continue to. This isn’t unexpected nor worrisome according to the guidelines of the assessors’ organization (the IAAO) although my hunch is that accuracy can be improved.
There is a difference of opinion about whether revals should be undertaken regularly or only when needed. I’m not sure myself. It seems that we don’t need a reval now, although I’ve only looked at Village-wide assessment fairness and consistency. There could be specific issues, for example, in certain neighborhoods, that my work did not capture.
I hope that this sort of analysis can become a regular function of the Assessor’s office, and that it is always publicly reported. The community needs to be fully informed, or we risk another brouhaha like we suffered in the 2016 revaluation.
For those of you who would like to read further, the Scarsdale Forum released a voluminous set of recommendations on future revaluations, which is available here:
Notes:
An important part of this work has been making sure that formulas and data are correct. I appreciate Michael Levine's review and input in this area. I will gladly provide my materials to anyone else who asks. Contact the Editor and she will forward the request.
This analysis included residential sales only. It excluded land sales, Christie place sales, transactions that were marked by a NYS-standard “condition code” indicating an irregularity, and properties renovated within two years of the assessment.
Ranges for fairness (PRB) and consistency (COD) were obtained from “Guidance on International Mass Appraisal and Related Tax Policy”, International Association of Assessing Officers, 2013.
Sales:
6 Ogden Road
Conveniently located in Fox Meadow, this 4,393 square foot sunny 5 bedroom, 3 full, 2 half bath Cape style home has a great layout for entertaining. It is a .39 acre level property. Main entry to gracious foyer leads to family room with a door to screened porch. This home features a large modern eat-in chef's kitchen with new windows, DCS 4 burner cooktop-grill, Sub Zero fridge, and a walk in pantry. Enormous dining room with door to screened-in porch. Large ensuite master bathroom with clawfoot tub and separate frameless shower. Powder room with new fixtures completes this spacious level. Upstairs to 3 family bedrooms, beautifully updated hall bath with double sinks. Features a sitting area, closets galore, and a bonus full height attic. Large finished basement.
Sale Price: $1,375,000
Assessed Value: $1,350,000
Real Estate Taxes: $31,424
1 Hutchinson Avenue
A ranch on nearly 3/4 acre level lot. Enjoy huge sunlit rooms with vaulted ceiling. Beautiful dark hardwood floors throughout. Fireplace in the living room. Large windows throughout the home to bring in the natural light. Chef's kitchen, with ample cabinet, counter space, and granite countertops. Large Bedrooms with lots of cabinet space. Remodeled bathrooms. Stunning backyard.
Sale Price: $687,750
Assessed Value: $725,000
Real Estate Taxes: $17,000
Featured Listings:
5 Highland Way, Scarsdale
Welcome to a Stunning, Sunny Fox Meadow Center Hall Colonial Set in Exquisite Landscaping. Beautifully renovated with fine architectural designs. Meticulously maintained. A coveted 8 minute walk to the Hartsdale Train Station. Lots of fun spaces for family and friends. A HOME TO LOVE AS SOON AS YOU WALK IN THE FRONT DOOR!
Learn more here.
Listing Price: $1,950,000
6 Revere Road, Scarsdale
Great opportunity to renovate this sun-filled five-bedroom home in the heart of Wilmot Woods on .29 acre of park-like property. This wonderful home opens to an entry hall with door to charming screened-in porch, large living room with wood burning fireplace and wall of built-ins. Don't miss this opportunity to make this the home of your dreams in a fabulous location, close to transportation and shopping.
Learn more here.
Listing Price: $639,000
Open Houses:
97 Garden Road, Scarsdale
Open House 3/17 from 2pm-4pm
Exceptional Georgian Colonial in the Grange. This gracious home sits on over one level acre of park-like grounds, complete with modern in-ground pool with Jacuzzi/electric cover and deco tennis court surrounded by beautiful stone wall. This amazing yard is completely fenced and boasts exquisite perennial plantings.
Learn more here.
Listing Price: $2,895,000
27 Parkfield Road, Scarsdale
Open House 3/17 from 1pm-3pm
Stunning three level Split, close to public transportation, parks, and recreation. Sunny living room with open flow to dining and family rooms. Eat-in chef's kitchen is adjacent to both the family room and breakfast area. Several bedrooms on second floor with a hall bathroom; one bedroom has an en-suite bathroom.
Learn more here.
Listing Price: $1,500,000
35 Gordon Place, Scarsdale
Open House 3/17 from 1pm-3pm
Handsome brick Colonial beautifully set in a tranquil, convenient neighborhood on a professionally landscaped, level .31 acre. Steps to the commuter bus and close to elementary school on the sought after "alphabet streets" in Edgemont, this freshly painted home offers a flexible floor plan and gracious layout.
Learn more here.
Listing Price: $1,239,000
Home Sales: The Spring Season Begins
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Two nice sales this week as March begins - plus some beautiful listings of homes with pools below:
Sales:
35 Bradford Road
Be captivated by the curb appeal that draws you to this sprawling stone and shingle colonial. Alfresco dining poolside enriches your lifestyle. Brilliantly landscaped for beauty and privacy, this offers a setting well-suited for gracious entertaining and easy everyday living. All generous room proportions. Herringbone mahogany floors on first floor. Kitchen has indoor barbecue. Shoreline pool. Stand alone Generac generator automatically goes on if there's a power outage.
Sale Price: $1,850,000
Assessed Value: $2,250,000
Real Estate taxes: $54,567
21 Kensington Road
Majestic 6 bedroom, 5 bathroom Tudor located in prime Fox Meadow neighborhood. Magnificent architectural details and stunning craftsmanship in this grand Tudor includes patterned hardwood floors with mahogany inlays, high ceilings (9-10 ft), oversized leaded glass windows with stained glass medallions, authentic beamed ceiling in huge, open living room, stunning views of rear stone veranda and property. Elegant entry with grand staircase, spacious sun-drenched rooms, updated bathrooms, central air, 2 wood-burning fireplaces, California closets, 2-car garage. Serene Master bathroom offers updated bath with soaking tub, jetted shower, dual sinks and radiant heat floors. Large lower level recreation area with fireplace has gym area with full bath and steam shower.
Sale Price: $1,825,000
Assessed Value: $1,800,000
Real Estate taxes: $44,906
Featured Listings:
2 Normandy Lane, Scarsdale
Hamptons Lifestyle in Scarsdale! Exceptional Center Hall Colonial estate with spectacular 2.6 lushly landscaped acres, pool, tennis and 2 bedroom entertaining Pool House. Recently redesigned by Greenwich architects, Alisberg Parker, this home was renovated in 2011-2013 with great attention to detail.
Learn more here.
Listing Price: $5,999,995
393 Clayton Road, Scarsdale
You can have it all. A rare opportunity to live in the sought after Alphabet Streets of the award winning Edgemont School District in a spectacular center hall colonial with circular driveway on .85 private park like level acre with heated in-ground pool and pool house.
Learn more here.
Listing Price: $1,800,000
Open Houses:
22 Fairview Road, Scarsdale
Open House 3/10 from 1pm-3pm
Fall in love and move right in to the exciting rebuild nestled in the grand Greenacres' Estate area. Offering supreme privacy, minutes from transportation, shops and schools, this quality built home sets the standard for today's open concept living with the seamless flow of rooms so the whole gang can share time together.
Learn more here.
Listing Price: $1,978,000
35 Sheridan Road, Scarsdale
Open House 3/10 from 1pm-3pm
Your "Chappaqua dream" right here in Edgemont. Sitting pretty on almost 1 private, level acre, this move-in-ready center-hall 5 bedroom, three-½ bath Colonial offers a country setting along with the convenient location in the mix of the neighborhood streets. Rarely do you find such a large piece of property so close to all.
Learn more here.
Listing Price: $1,599,000
1144 Post Road, Scarsdale
Open House 3/10 from 1pm-3pm
This is a buyer's opportunity to finish this 1931 English Cotswold home as buyer chooses. House to be sold in current incomplete status. The open floor design on the main floor awaits the kitchen and finish flooring. The expansion includes 5 bedrooms and 5 en-suite baths, to be final-finished.
Learn more here.
Listing Price: $998,000
What is the Price of a Vacant Building Lot in Scarsdale?
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- Written by Joanne Wallenstein
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Building Lot at 12 Butler RoadWe noticed a few empty building lots on the market – waiting for a buyer to build their own home. With lots of home inventory already on the market, and uncertainty about where the real estate market is going, it’s no wonder that builders are hesitating before breaking ground on yet another new house in town. Given the current gas moratorium imposed by Con Edison, who knows how these homes could even be heated.
Take a look at a few lots that, for now, remain as open space:
4 Drake Road: .2471 acres: Level quarter acre accessed by way of stone steps on Drake Road or shared, private drive off Ferncliff. Lot is elevated above the road and feels private. Paved parking. Assessed Value: $812,660. List price: $400,000.
31 Murray Hill Road12 Butler Road: .47 acres at the intersection of Butler and Fox Meadow Roads. Now the site of a beautiful garden. Assessed Value: $398,936. List Price: $999,000
31 Murray Hill Road: .89 acres. Cleared flat lot on Murray Hill Road. This lot already has approved plans for an 8,000 + square foot home or you can modify or design something new. Currently lot has an existing pool. Developer will also build to suit. Assessed Value: $1,515,957. List Price: $3,300,000.... and that's without the house.
What to build? Realtor Mindy Gerstein who has the listing on 31 Murray Hill Road reports that buyers are looking for a new style home. Realtors are calling it “transitional,” which is traditional on the exterior and more contemporary and open on the inside.” It seems that interior walls have gone out of style and informal living is in.
Sales:
131 Boulevard: This classic Fox Meadow Colonial is refreshed and move-in ready for today's buyer! This home has sunny, light filled rooms with a spacious open layout, renovated kitchen and baths, four bedrooms on the 2nd floor, newly refinished hardwood floors, a freshly painted interior, brand new oven, and tons of closet/storage space.
Sale Price: $850,000
Real Estate Taxes: $27,060
Assessed Value: $1,025,000
1198 Post Road: Suburban charm abounds in this spacious home with its easy flow and family-friendly interior providing an ideal space for entertaining or family gatherings. The first floor offers a large EIK, family room and large living room opening to a bright dining room w/ picture windows overlooking the backyard. You'll also find an office/au pair room with a powder room and separate entrance. The second floor offers a light-filled hallway with a master suite, 2 large bedrooms, and a hall bath.
Sale Price: $805,000
Real Estate Taxes: $18,093
Assessed Value: $828,729
177 Gaylor Road: Super-sunny Tudor in very convenient Edgewood neighborhood. All rooms are spacious. Master bedroom has its own bath and walk-in closet. Modern eat-in kitchen and formal dining room. Bonus sunroom on first level. Both Attic and Basement have legalized finished storage space. Skylight in attic space.
Sale Price: $778,000
Real Estate Taxes: $18,100
Assessed Value: $750,000
164 Gaylor Road:
Stone front, Center Hall Colonial situated in the heart of Edgewood. Gleaming hardwood floors throughout. Grab your favorite book and sit by the fireplace in the spacious living room. Kitchen with stainless steel appliances and door to deck overlooking the backyard. Formal dining room or BBQs in the private yard. Wind down in the master bedroom with its own bath.
Sale Price: $825,000
Real Estate Taxes: $19,017
Assessed Value: $775,000
Featured Listings
129 Cushman Road, Scarsdale
Spectacular brick Colonial in prestigious Murray Hill Estate area with elegant street presence crafted by Scarsdale's premier builder, KOSL Building. Set on level, private .50 acre lot with room for a pool. Time to customize. Built with the highest quality materials and craftsmanship, this home will truly delight.
Learn more here.
Listing Price: $4,295,000
56 Brite Avenue, Scarsdale
Stately new construction in the heart of Fox Meadow. Renowned architect Alisberg Parker designed this perfect home for the needs of modern lifestyles with a respect for historical precedent. This Contemporary interior features 10' ceilings on the first and second floor with 8' doors throughout the house.
Learn more here.
Listing Price: $3,545,000
Open Houses
77 Clarendon Road, Scarsdale,
Open House: 2/24 from 2pm-4pm
Updated and expanded home on a tranquil street creates an atmosphere that resonates warmth and comfort. This home features a lovely bright living room with wood burning fireplace and front facing bay window. Large modern eat-in kitchen features pocket doors, laundry (one of two laundry facilities), and much more.
Learn more here.
Listing Price: $835,000
11 Ridgecrest North, Scarsdale
Open House: 2/24 from 2:30-4:30pm
Exquisitely gut-renovated and expanded Greenacres Colonial on private level property with room for pool. Everything in this gorgeous home is new and updated with all the conveniences of a modern home. This stunning home boasts an elegant entry, a living room with wood burning fireplace and floor to ceiling windows.
Learn more here.
Listing Price: $2,695,000
185 Rock Creek Lane, Scarsdale
Fall in love with this exquisite Quaker Ridge home, offering impressive, fine quality interior and exterior upgrades; creating the perfect place for entertaining and creating rich memories. The easy flow of rooms accommodates today's modern lifestyle: kitchen has French doors to the new, large deck.
Learn more here.
Listing Price: $1,895,000
Applications Filed to Demolish Two Grand Tudor Homes
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- Written by Joanne Wallenstein
- Category: Real Estate
Applications have been filed to demolish two more notable and historic Tudor homes. Both applications will be considered at the meeting of the Committee for Historic Preservation on March 19. Despite the resignation of the entire membership of the Committee for Historic Preservation in protest in late 2017, there has been only one small change to the preservation code, and historic homes continue to be knocked down.
Even market factors such as the changes in the tax law, the Con Edison moratorium on new gas service and the
increase in inventory of luxury homes do not appear to impact developers’ appetite for razing historic homes and replacing them with large colonial style homes. Since the market for luxury homes is slow, builders often buy the property and tear down the original house to reduce the taxes on the lot while they await a buyer. So in addition to destroying Scarsdale's history they reduce the tax revenues to the Village. Given the gas moratorium, it is not clear how developers will power these new mansions.
On the agenda for March 19 are 3 Hickory Lane (formerly 1 Hickory Lane) and 75 Morris Lane, both impressive Tudor homes built in 1929.
The owners of 1-3 Hickory Lane previously filed to subdivide the 1.6 acre property and received permission in September 2018 to subdivide the three tax lots to create two building lots, one intended for a new home at the intersection of Hickory Lane and Olmstead Road. At the time of the application for the subdivision, the applicants gave no indication that they intended to raze the home at 3 Hickory Lane and left enough room for the 7,798 square foot home with 8 bedrooms and five and a half baths and stunning stone pool. The ho
me was designed by architect Lewis Bowman who was a onetime McKim, Mead & White draftsman and was called, “A brilliant architect who knew how to capture and execute the romantic Tudor and French Normandy styles that were wildly popular in the first quarter of the 20th Century of the US.” He was also the architect of a home at 12 Dolma Road that was deemed to be historic, but razed after the owners pleaded "hardship."
An article on Brownstoner in May 2017 calls the home on Hickory Lane a “Stockbroker Tudor” that was originally built for stockbroker Peter J. Murphy. The article says, “Completed in 1929, the house has all the hallmarks of the style: half timbering, diamond-paned windows and tall chimneys rising high above a complicated roof line.”
1 Hickory was also the home of P.C. Spencer who served as president and chief executive officer of Sinclair Oil Corporation from 1949 to 1953 and chairman and chief executive officer from 1953 to 1961.
Commenting on the application, Scarsdale resident Lisa Beck said, "I am contacting you to express my dismay over the proposed demolition of substantial Tudor homes on Hickory and Morris Lanes. I am a Fox Meadow resident, and am aghast at what seems to be an accelerating disregard for protecting architecturally superior homes and preserving neighborhood aesthetics.
Having toured 1 Hickory (even after damage caused by a leak) it seems impossible to imagine that there are individuals who would demolish it and build in its place an undoubtedly “cheap” and hastily built McMansion. I don’t know if you have been in the home, but it is filled with original detail and has clearly been well-maintained. It is a magnificent and elegant structure, both inside and out. In almost any other place but here, calling it a “teardown” would be preposterous.
These old gracious homes have been quietly disappearing one by one —but now apparently, it has become two by two. Soon there will be little left of the graceful village I arrived in almost twenty years ago.
Thank you for your continued good work making this information more public. Otherwise, we might never even know what was being contemplated until it was announced by a pile of rubble."
Similarly a home at 75 Morris Lane, called Driscoll House, after the original owner, was proposed to be landmarked in the 2012 Cultural Resources Survey of Scarsdale by architects Li/Salzman and historian Andrew Dolkhart. The report says the following about the house which was designed by architect Franklin P. Hammond.
“Franklin P. Hammond, who designed many houses in Scarsdale, was at his most creative with the facade of this irregularly-massed Tudor Revival structure. Arthur F. Driscoll was a lawyer specializing in the entertainment field, who served briefly as Scarsdale's first Democratic mayor in 1939-40. Among Driscoll's legal clients were Jack Dempsey, George M. Cohan (a childhood friend), theater producer Sam Harris, Mary Pickford, and John Barrymore. He also represented United Artists and Pepsi-Cola. The special feature of Driscoll's house is Hammond's use of texture on the facades. The house is primarily of stone, with the individual stones of varying size and color. However, the stone, especially at the main gabled pavilion is highlighted with irregular brick framing and large brick diamonds. The house also has half-timber features, leaded casement windows, and a slate roof with hip-roof dormers. “
The house site on 1.5 acres on Morris Lane where the zoning is one acre, so it is not eligible for a subdivision.
Sales:
19 Rock Hill Lane
This impressive and stately colonial is set on almost an acre of park like property with views of Sunningdale Golf Course. There is an expansive first floor layout with gourmet eat in kitchen adjacent to family room with fireplace, dining room, living room and office with 9 foot ceiling height throughout. The two car garage is located on the first floor and enters into side door entrance to mudroom and laundry and back-stairs with guest bedroom and full bath. The masterfully designed second level boasts an oversized master suite with spa bath and walk in closets. There are 3 additional bedrooms and 2 full baths and incredible great room.
Sale Price: $1,850,000
Assessed Value: $1,950,000
Real Estate Taxes: $63,691
30 Henry Street
A beautifully maintained, 4 bedroom home on a gorgeous level lot in the sought-after Seely Place side of Edgemont. This modern home has ample entertaining space on the first level with a large living room with fireplace, renovated eat-in-kitchen with a dining area with large windows opening into a sunny family room with a door to a covered patio. Two bedrooms with a renovated hall bath and one bedroom with an ensuite bath on the second level and a few steps up to the spacious master suite with a sitting area, renovated ensuite bath and walk-in closet. The lower level boasts a finished playroom with a door to the yard, two car garage, powder room and a storage area with laundry.
Sale Price: $1,110,000
Assessed Value: $1,062,800
Real Estate Taxes: $33,425
8 Sylvan Lane
Located on a quiet street this sun-filled 5 bedroom, 3 bath home offers 3,000 square feet of updated living space, with a private .28 acre property. The first floor features a welcoming entry hall, large living room with vaulted ceilings, dining room, family room, and eat in kitchen with stainless steel appliances and a door to the deck. There is an additional above ground family room located on the lower level, with access to a second deck. Finished above ground basement bedroom, bath with its own private entrance. Some special features of this pristine home include young windows, sprinkler system with multiple zones, new alarm, central air, hardwood floors, air purifier, TREX deck, laundry chute, custom closets, attached 2 car garage, young mechanicals.
Sale Price: $1,078,000
Assessed Value: $1,125,000
Real Estate Taxes: $27,879
6 Hazelton Drive
Step inside this charming expanded Colonial conveniently located on a lovely tree-lined street. Includes over 2,000 square feet of great living space. Enjoy relaxing on your deck in your private backyard. Beautiful hardwood floors, spacious rooms and lots of natural light.
Sale Price: $710,000
Assessed Value: $850,000
Real Estate Taxes: $20,698
18 Tanglewood Road
Sun filled split level home on quiet Tanglewood Road in the Edgemont school district. A welcoming foyer which leads to a family room with access out to the patio, a powder room and a bar area with wine refrigerator. Upstairs, the open layout includes a large living room which is open to the dining room, and a spacious eat-in kitchen. The third level includes the master bedroom with full bath, two additional bedrooms and a hall full bathroom with wonderfully ample recreational space. The backyard is level, peaceful and private.
Sale Price: $643,000
Assessed Value: $724,100
Real Estate Taxes: $21,400
Featured Listings:
4 Burgess Road, Scarsdale
Luxurious Murray Hill Colonial with exciting interiors successfully blends old world exterior with modern aesthetics. Meticulously renovated and expanded in 2017 with exquisite attention to detail throughout. Special attention to exceptional architectural design and features includes a multi-level staircase.
Learn more here.
Listing Price: $4,999,999
61 Abbey Close, Scarsdale
Sleek and sophisticated, this home is both dramatic and practical for today's lifestyle. The entrance foyer welcomes you into the over-sized living room which features a fireplace and wet bar with wine cooler, ice maker, beverage refrigerator, and sink. The formal dining room with detailed custom molding and wainscoting.
Learn more here.
Listing Price: $1,249,000
Open Houses:
36 Wildwood Road, Scarsdale
Open House Sunday March 3 from 1-3 PM
Newly renovated, open and bright 4BR/3B with everything in all the right places. Family room + finished basement. Scarsdale schools: List Price: $1,199,000.
Sunny and spacious center hall colonial centrally located in Scarsdale school district features many new updates throughout. Gracious living room with fieldstone wood-burning fireplace, formal dining room with bay window, private first floor bedroom with bath. Modern kitche
n w/stainless steel appliances and breakfast room opens to a bright family room with built-in audio and adjacent deck entertaining. 2nd floor features a stunning MBR w/vaulted ceiling and en suite bath, 2 additional bedrooms + newly updated hall bath. Learn more here or call Felicia Frey at (914) 589-7817.
14 Innes Road,Scarsdale
Open House 3/3 from 12pm-2pm
Extraordinary blend of styles yields a classically modern 7,400 square foot, seven bedroom new home, both luxurious and eminently livable. The stage is set with a spectacular entry hall offering an axial view of the lush backyard through floor to ceiling walls of glass along the back. Enjoy a completely fluid floor plan.
Learn more here.
Listing Price: $3,515,000
393 Clayton Road, Scarsdale
Open House 3/3 from 1pm-3pm
You can have it all. A rare opportunity to live in the sought after Alphabet Streets of the award winning Edgemont School District in a spectacular center hall colonial with circular driveway on .85 private park like level acre with heated in-ground pool and pool house.
Learn more here.
Listing Price: $1,800,000
23 Roxbury Road, Scarsdale
Open House 3/3 from 1pm-3pm
Walk to train, town and schools from this sun-filled English charmer with many high quality upgrades. Features include flexible floor plan and open flow. Renovated eat-in kitchen with center island. Kitchen opens to family room/dining area with doors to spacious deck. Living room has beamed ceiling, fireplace, doors out. Learn more here.
Listing Price: $1,215,000
Solar Panels on Rooftops Plus Home Sales and Open Houses
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Now that it will be tougher to get new gas hook-ups from Con Edison, builders will be looking to power homes with alternative energy sources. At this week's meeting of the Scarsdale Board of Trustees, an item was on the agenda to ease the rules for installing solar panels on homes. The change to village code would allow solar panels to be installed on any elevation without review by the Board of Architectural Review. However, the item was tabled at the 2-13 meeting and will be placed on a future agenda.
Sales:
21 Rectory Lane
Prime Fox Meadow Location. Walk to school and train
Sale Price: $3,700,000
Assessed Value: $3,706,649
Real Estate Taxes: $84,659
27 Black Birch Lane
Classic center hall colonial in a park-like setting in Quaker Ridge. Light and bright with a room flow and size perfect for entertaining. Gracious living room and formal dining room. Sliding glass doors lead out to the deck from inviting first floor family room with wood burning fireplace and welcoming eat-in-kitchen. Office or possible fifth bedroom located off kitchen. First floor includes a full hall bathroom. Door to 2 car garage is conveniently located off kitchen. Second floor features a master bedroom suite with 2 walk-in closets and a master bathroom with double sinks, 3 additional generously proportioned bedrooms and a hall bathroom with double sinks. Hardwood floors. Finished walk out lower level includes extensive additional square feet, a half bath, abundant storage including a cedar closet and laundry. Can be used for a second family room/recreation room and office. Specimen plantings with flowering gardens.
Sale Price: $1,032,000
Assessed Value: $1,025,000
Real Estate Taxes: $25,018
54 Greenacres Avenue
Every room in this tudor is spacious and well proportioned, especially the 25 ft long formal dining room that is wonderful for gracious entertaining or family gatherings. The large living room opens to a cozy wood paneled library. Off of the library is one of several patios that leads to the beautifully terraced property. The updated kitchen has a sliding door to a deck with plenty of room for outdoor dining and views of the expansive yard. You can walk outside from the lower level family room, game room, wet bar, and second kitchen.
Sale Price: $995,000
Assessed Value: $1,200,000
Real Estate Taxes: $32,231
239 Mamaroneck Road
The house could be renovated into a beautiful home on wonderful property. A unique opportunity to experience all that Scarsdale has to offer at a great price.
Sale Price: $635,000
Real Estate Taxes: $21,681
Featured Listings:
127 Cushman Road, Scarsdale
Signature home built by Scarsdale premiere builder, KOSL Building. Set on level, private .50 acre lot with room for a pool. Time to customize. High quality materials and craftsmanship, this 7 bedroom, 7-½ bathroom is almost 8,000 square feet including a finished basement. Shingle roof, copper liters and gutter.
Learn more here.
Listing Price: $4,395,000
25 Bretton Road, Scarsdale
Must-see gem in sought after Edgemont School District on outstanding .57 acre centrally located within walking distance to elementary school (crossing guard in morning and afternoon), junior/senior high school, duck pond, village and train. New chef’s kitchen sparkles with white custom cabinetry.
Learn more here.
Listing Price: $1,589,000
29 Circle Road, Scarsdale
Open House 2/17 from 1pm-2:30pm
Fabulous Fox Meadow home located on a tranquil street blocks from the village and train. This home’s inherent beauty is equally appealing to lovers of old and new, with its splendid symmetry and wealth of modern amenities. Relax while entertaining on the large covered porch. A gracious entry hall has a fireplace.
Learn more here.
Listing Price: $1,495,000
Open Houses:
25 Fox Meadow Road, Scarsdale
Open House 2/17 from 12pm-2pm
A commuter's dream. This sun-drenched Fox Meadow Tudor welcomes you to a perfect setting of easy living. Short walk to Scarsdale train, village and high school. This updated home invites you into a foyer with large living room with fireplace and dining room on either side. Renovated kitchen has large center island.
Learn more here.
Listing Price: $1,425,000
80 Edgemont Road, Scarsdale
Open House 2/17 from 1pm-3pm
Fall in love with overwhelming warmth and charm the moment you enter this very special home. The rocking chair front porch leads to a large entry/reception room with lead and stained glass windows and charming built-in bench, leading to living room with original beamed ceiling and fireplace.
Learn more here.
Listing Price: $1,195,000
1 Ogden Road, Scarsdale
Open House: 2/17 1PM-4PM
Listing Price: $2,395,000
5 Beds | 4.1 Baths | 5,410 Sqft.
This new construction is an entertainer’s dream—built for gathering with lots of space to live, cook, eat and enjoy. Situated on .33 acres of land with very close proximity to Scarsdale Village and train, it’s easy to get anywhere you need to be (although you may never want to leave!)
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14 Butler / 12 Butler, Scarsdale
Open House: 2/17 2PM-4PM
Listing Price: $2,150,000
6 Beds 4 Baths 2 Half Baths 5,506 Sqft.
Majestic Tudor in prime Fox Meadow location! Enjoy entertaining in this 6 bedroom home with beautiful architectural details including an ideal layout, stained glass and leaded paned windows, sunken living room, curved archways, a gracious entryway and grand staircase.12 BUTLER ROAD ALSO LISTED FOR SALE SEPARATELY - VACANT LAND ON .47 ACRES - FOR $999,000.
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44 Lockwood, Scarsdale
Open House: 2/17 2PM-4PM
Listing Price: $2,100,000
5 Beds | 3.1 Baths | 4,400 Sqft.
Prime Fox Meadow storybook center hall colonial in a coveted Crane Berkley neighborhood. From the moment you see this painted brick home with the black shutters you will be charmed at the curb appeal. Once inside you will enjoy the tastefully renovated kitchen with open layout.
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52 Lincoln Road, Scarsdale
Open House: 2/17 2PM-4PM
Listing Price: $1,999,000
6 Beds 4 Baths 2 Half Baths 5,260 Sqft.
Expansive open grounds with 1.44 acres of level, park-like property in heart of Heathcote within short distance to elementary school, pool, tennis courts, playground and houses of worship. This colonial style home was updated and expanded creating a perfect kitchen, family room layout with sliding doors to expansive deck overlooking lush property.
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