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Written by Lori Gertzog

Category: Real Estate

Published: 16 November 2016

A big sale this week in Murray Hill!
40 Morris Lane: Center Hall Colonial located on 1.83 acres in  Murray Hill with an eat-in kitchen with a center island, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and a breakfast area adjoining to a family room. French doors open to a patio, a heated swimming pool, and a tree house. This home also features an art studio, and a lower level recreation area with a game room, wine room, a home theater, a three-car garage and a house generator. It should be noted that the house was on and off the market for years, originally listed for $8,800,000 in June 2013.

Sale Price: $5,120,000
Assessed Value: $4,900,000
Taxes: $149,231

34 Meadow Road

Colonial with a double story entry, a gourmet kitchen with state of the art appliances, breakfast area and sitting area, along with sliding doors to a patio with an awning overlooking the pool and .50 acre of flat, landscaped property. This custom home, built in 2002, has a guest suite on first floor, a lower level recreation room and a heated garage.

Sale Price: $2,875,000
Assessed Value: $2,175,000
Taxes: $51,148

26 Ridgedale Road

Expanded and renovated four-five bedroom, three and a half bathroom home on level, landscaped grounds with a patio has an entrance hall with a barrel ceiling and custom staircase, leading to a living room with a fireplace and a family room with a built-in entertainment center. There are arched doorways, a gourmet Wood Mode kitchen with a dining area and doors to the yard and patio. Features include high end Marvin windows, central air conditioning, a two car garage, new landscaping, driveway, walkway, roof, gutters and leaders (two years).

Sale Price: $1,395,000
Assessed Value: $1,125,000
Taxes: $21,968

2 Grand Park Avenue

This brick split ranch is situated on over a half acre with an updated kitchen, formal dining room and sunroom open to a covered veranda and patio. The country kitchen features a breakfast area with Cathedral ceilings and a butler's pantry. On the main level, there is a bedroom with a full bath. Steps up is the master bedroom suite and two additional bedrooms with a Jack and Jill bath. Upstairs is a great room and the lower level is walk out with a family room and summer kitchen.

Sale Price: $1,286,448
Assessed Value: $1,125,000
Taxes: $32,862

Edgemont:

7 Chedworth Road

Stone and stucco Tudor situated in the Cotswold section of Edgemont. The kitchen is appointed with classic cabinetry and granite, a granite and teak center island plus space for a bunkhouse table. The French doors lead to a stone patio and a landscaped level yard. A family room with peaked ceiling and full bath are located steps off the kitchen, as is a full finished lower level with a wine cellar. All the millwork has been replaced by master carpenters. The living room has a stone fireplace and is trimmed with wainscoting. The library has a coffered cherry wood ceiling. The master bath has radiant heat and two marble sinks. Upgrades include plumbing, electrical, windows, kitchen, and baths.

Sale Price: $1,665,000
Taxes: $44,610

Featured Listings:

45 Tisdale Road, Scarsdale

Beautiful Colonial on .62 acres in Fox Meadow completely renovated in 2001 with Marvin windows. Open layout with great space, abundant sunlight; totally private. This home features a two story entrance foyer, large living room with fireplace, formal dining room, kitchen/family room with walk-in pantry, 10 foot center island, high end appliances (two dishwashers), French doors out to patio for entertaining. First floor laundry room and oversized two car garage. Second floor: incredible master bedroom with tons of closets, office and ultimate bathroom, plus four additional bedrooms with two bathrooms, and gym. Over 4500 interior square feet plus an unfinished lower level. The backyard is like a park! 8 minute walk to Scarsdale village and train, walk to high school, and bus to both elementary and middle school. Plus 2 minute walk to Hyatt Park. This home has it all: location, condition, space, light and property. For more information, click here.

List Price: $2,595,000

8 Sharon Lane, Scarsdale

Third largest undivided property in Fox Meadow! Complete with every modern amenity, a home of refined elegance, this 18th Century treasure asserts its grandeur at the front door! This home's many features include 6,000 square feet occupying four stories. The romantic wrap-around porch and grand entry hall lead to all first floor rooms. Floor-to-ceiling raised paneling, arched doorways and dramatic second floor landing are just a few of the remarkable architectural details. This versatile living space includes five bedrooms and gracious entertaining space. There is also a two-story carriage house (1600 square feet) with soaring ceilings and oversized windows. A perfect escape for tranquil solitude. This home is indisputably complete and enchanting to lovers of old and new! For more information, click here.

List Price: $2,355,000

937 Post Road, Scarsdale

If you want to restore a charming 13 room Farmhouse dating back to the 1700 and 1800's, or if you want to create two lots on the .7 acre parcel, one that requires a preservation easement involving keeping the facade likeness facing east and south and keeping the character of new house in line with the old house as much as possible, then this is an opportunity that doesn't come along often! A buyer packet is available with important details including floor plans and survey. The plans and survey can be viewed on document manager. The property has an accessory building, the Quaker Meeting House. Currently unheated, the Meeting House is 1084 square feet with a wood roof on three levels. The property is currently owned by the Scarsdale Historical Society. This offering is conveniently located close to public transportation, Hyatt Field amenities and Scarsdale schools. It has endless possibilities!
 For more information, click here.

List Price: $895,000

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66 Brookby Road, Scarsdale
Sunday, 11/20 1:00-3:00pm

Comfortable luxury in Heathcote being built offers opportunity to customize. This handsome stone and shingle new construction offers 7000+ square feet on four spacious floors with an engaging floor plan marrying the traditional and the transitional with a classic Colonial living room, formal dining room, butler's pantry and large open concept kitchen/family room, for the pure enjoyment of today's modern living. Separate guest room/home office with a private bath and private patio creates optimal living arrangements. All bedrooms en suite and walk-in closets/fantasy Master suite with large walk in closets and luxury private bath is the perfect retreat. Exceptional finishes and details include high ceilings, moldings, hardwood floors and stone counter tops. This attractive home offers comfortable perfection and the ultimate convenience of being steps from schools, shops and transportation. Construction excellence is the hallmark for this seasoned Scarsdale builder. *Select Rooms Virtually Imagined ~ Opportunity to Customize** For more information, click here.

List Price: $3,299,000

105 Old Army Road, Scarsdale
Sunday, 11/20 1:00-3:00pm

Exquisite Bucks County Colonial with 5 bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths on .94 of an acre. Architecturally detailed. Living room with fireplace, exquisite moldings and built-ins. Formal dining room, paneled family room addition with fireplace, bar, powder room and pegged floor. The eat-in kitchen has distressed wooden cabinets, eight stove top burners and Sub Zero refrigerator. There is a laundry room, hall bath, office and maid's room completing this level. There is a master en-suite with sitting/dressing room, master bedroom and updated bath, three additional bedrooms and a hall bath, which lead to the back staircase. Freshly painted back exterior. Newly landscaped front with specimen plantings. New shutters. New windows. Gunite pool and terrace overlooking spectacular property. Close to schools, transportation and shops. A perfect home! For more information, click here.

List Price: $1,750,000

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Written by Joanne Wallenstein

Category: Real Estate

Published: 23 November 2016

After over a year of deliberation the owners of a Tudor style home at 41 Olmstead Road built in 1931 received permission to demolish 51% of the home. The family was originally denied permission to demolish the entire house by the Committee for Historic Preservation in September 2015. They returned to Village Hall in July 2016 with an application to demolish 51% of the house in order to enlarge and modernize it, but since only 4 of the 7 members of the Committee for Historic Preservation were present, their application was denied as the 3-1 vote was not sufficient to approve their application.

Subsequently they appealed the ruling to the entire Board of Trustees who held a hearing on November 9th. Architect Roz Young and attorney Lucia Chiocchio of the law firm Cuddy and Feder of White Plains were both present. Young showed that substantial renovations to the home in 1958 had significantly altered the original design and presented plans to renovate the home and carefully match the style of the façade.

The attorney presented her arguments as to why the home did not meet criteria for preservation. It should be noted that the record showed that descendents of John Quincy Adams resided there in the 1930's but there was no record that they were historically significant.

Reading the resolution at the November 22 meeting, Trustee Carl Finger said that the Board of Trustees had reviewed all criteria for preservation and found that the house was not associated with a historical event, not sited in a historic district and was not listed in the Cultural Resources Survey that identified homes with historical significance. They said that the architect Stanwood Phillips was not a master.

The Board of Trustees voted 5-1 in favor of the resolution clearing the way for the renovation of the house.

An appeal to demolish a home at 12 Dolma Road that was denied by the Committee for Historic Preservation will be heard by the Committee of the Whole of the Board of Trustees on December 13.

Also this week, there were more big sales. See below:

Sales:

12 Cooper Road

Stone Georgian Colonial set on 1.78 acres in Murray Hill with specimen plantings and stone patios includes a built-in BBQ, pool, pool house with a kitchen and bath, and a pergola. The entry hall has a 27 foot ceiling, double sweeping staircases and custom millwork. Many of the first floor rooms have antique stone fireplaces and French doors, which access the grounds. There is a chef's kitchen with a Viking stove, Subzero refrigerator, two Miele dishwashers, a warming drawer and a breakfast area. The second floor has five bedrooms, four baths, and a family room. The lower level has a media room, den, wine cellar and powder room. There are high ceilings, speakers and a Creston system throughout. In addition, there is a first floor guest room.

Sale Price: $6,250,000
Assessed Value: $6,525,000
Taxes: $170,321

2 Rectory Lane

Fully landscaped 2013 Fox Meadow Colonial has seven bedrooms, six full bathrooms, two half bathrooms, high ceilings (10 feet on the first floor), extensive millwork, wall coverings, and a flat, private backyard. The entry hall has a view of the yard. There are two fireplaces, an eat-in kitchen with a Wolf range and a breakfast banquette and an adjacent family room with built-ins. On the second floor, there is a master suite with a Juliet balcony, a custom dressing room and master bath, laundry, four additional bedrooms and three baths. The third floor has a bedroom/office and a full bath. The lower level has a playroom, gym, bedroom, and one and a half baths.

Sale Price: $3,450,000
Assessed Value: $3,175,000
Taxes: $73,143

20 Dolma Road

Murray Hill, Walter Collet built and designed English Tudor residence has museum quality restored stained glass windows and an authentic railing from a Parisian movie theatre in the family room. This house is sited on 1.46 acres of professionally manicured, level lawns with a stone bordered pool and separate whirlpool.

Sale Price: $3,094,000
Assessed Value: $2,975,000
Taxes: $91,749

5 Barker Lane

Completely renovated stone and cedar contemporary home situated on a level acre on a cul-de-sac. Details include a two-story entry, a double-sided stone fireplace, sliding glass doors to a two-tiered deck/swimming pool/hot springs spa and landscaped grounds. The living room has a built-in flat screen TV and Crestron sound system. The eat-in kitchen has two dishwashers, two sinks, a double wall oven, a wine refrigerator and a desk. The first floor master bedroom has walk-in closets, a bathroom with double sinks, and a separate tub and shower. There is a 2,400 square foot lower level recreation room with access to the pool. There is a well system for the pool and lawn. There is also a full house generator.

Sale Price: $2,350,000
Assessed Value: $2,675,000
Taxes: $59,171

226 Mamaroneck Road

Contemporary Colonial in Heathcote with renovated eat-in kitchen/family room with sliders to the patio/yard, a living room with a fireplace and a formal dining room, plus a an office and powder room. The second floor features a master bedroom and renovated bath with several closets, three more bedrooms and an updated hall bath. The lower level boasts a renovated recreation room with access to the yard, ample storage and utilities. There is a fenced, private, level yard, a detached one-car garage, a hot water heater installed in 2016, a roof installed in 2010, and an updated heat and air conditioning system updated in 2000.

Sale Price: $1,150,000
Assessed Value: $900,000
Taxes: $26,806

Edgemont:

27 Castle Walk

This Edgemont Colonial on cul-de-sac has a Rutt kitchen with granite and stainless steel, adjacent to a great room. Both open to a wrap-around deck. There are a formal living and dining room and a home office. There are four bedrooms, including a master suite with a marble bath, walk-in closets, and a separate sitting room, nursery or office. The lower level amenities include a sauna, whirlpool, indoor lap pool, two steam showers, a kitchen area, and a patio. Recent improvements include new exterior and interior paint jobs.

Sale Price: $1,555,000
Taxes: $45,629

6 Robin Hill Road

Tudor, built of solid masonry with decorative half-timbering and stained glass windows, features a living room with a fireplace, a music room, a formal dining room, a first floor family room with built in bookshelves, storage and a large built-in work station, and a kitchen with a granite center island. There are five bedrooms with five total baths, hardwood floors throughout and a private, flat backyard.

Sale Price: $1,277,000
Taxes: $29,272

196 Ferndale Road

This colonial has a marble floor entry, which leads into a formal living room with a wood burning fireplace and a picture window facing out to the backyard. Through the living room is the den/office with a stone floor and fireplace. To the right of the entry is the dining room that opens to the kitchen. The kitchen, with stainless steel appliances, is open to the family room, which has a wall of built-in cabinets and sliding doors to the outdoor deck. The second level features a master bedroom/bath, two family bedrooms and a hall bath.

Sale Price: $910,000
Taxes: $30,611

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44 Cohawney Road, Scarsdale
Sunday, 11/27, 2:00-4:00pm

Sprawling Colonial perfectly set on almost a half acre of lush, private property on one of Fox Meadow's prettiest streets. Natural light streams in morning and afternoon through the extra large brand new windows and gives a warm glow. This home features central air, hardwood floors, eclectic tile detailing on stairs, private master suite, new refrigerator, first floor laundry/mudroom, charming enclosed porch with swing, gorgeous level property, and large flagstone patio perfect for outdoor entertaining. Located just a few minutes walk to Hartsdale village, Metro North train, Scarsdale High School, elementary, and library. You can comfortably live in this home as is, or expand to meet your needs. Enjoy everything that Scarsdale has to offer. For more information, click here.

List Price: $1,675,000

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Written by Joanne Wallenstein

Category: Real Estate

Published: 09 November 2016

Two of Scarsdale's oldest buildings are for sale. The Scarsdale Historical Society is selling its 13-room farmhouse on .7 acres that dates back to the 1700 and 1800's. along with the Quaker Meeting House next door. The Historical Society has made the sale subject to a façade easement that will protect the east (Post Road) and south (Boulevard) facing façades of the farmhouse.

According to the listing, the buyer will have the option of subdividing the lot as long as the character of the new structure is in line with the old house.

The accessory building, known as the Quaker Meeting House is currently unheated, and includes 1,084 square feet of interior space with a wood roof on three levels. Both buildings are owned by the Scarsdale Historical Society and lie within the Scarsdale School District. The asking price is $895,000.

In an October, 2016 report from the historical society's President Randy Guggenheimer he reported that, "The cost of maintaining the Scarsdale Historical Society's buildings at 937 Post Road has far outstripped the benefits to the community of continuing to operate the Cudner-Hyatt House as a museum. The Cudner-Hyatt House cannot compete with other much more significant historic house museums, historic societies and libraries in our area. The Board of the Scarsdale Historical Society has concluded that the time has come to put the property up for sale."

The society will direct their efforts towards digitizing and preserving the history of Scarsdale, and cataloguing and making their historical documents accessible to the public for viewing.

Sales:

13 Cohawney Road

This Georgian brick center hall Colonial is on almost one half acre in Fox Meadow. Features include a high-end kitchen with a new SubZero refrigerator, Dacor stove top, Thermador oven, Miele dishwasher, a center island, a living room with a fireplace with a hand carved mantle and a family room with windows on three sides. There is a Vermont slate roof, hardwood floors throughout, an enclosed bluestone porch off the dining room through the French doors, an alarm system, sprinkler system, washer, dryer, air conditioning, and stone patio and walkways.

Sale Price: $2,360,000
Assessed Value: $1,875,000
Taxes: $42,151

19 Salem Drive

This renovated Murdock Woods Colonial on .52 acre has four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms. From the entry hall, there is an office/den, powder room, formal living room with a fireplace and a door out to the deck, formal dining room, gourmet kitchen with a breakfast bar, center island, granite countertops, quality stainless appliances, and a separate dining area with a palladium window and access to the rear deck. The family room adjacent to the kitchen has a second fireplace and French sliding doors to the deck. The second floor includes a master bedroom with a renovated bathroom, three family bedrooms and a hall bath. The lower level has a full bath, a recreation room/exercise room, an office with a window, and two doors to the yard. Amenities include a covered porch, gas heat, central air conditioning, many new Marvin windows, a two-car garage, and a walk out lower level.

Sale Price: $1,645,500
Taxes: $30,205

Edgemont:

94 Round Hill Road

This classic Collett Colonial features an addition and renovation with a mud room with access to the deck, a study, a butler's pantry along with the kitchen/great room with a wall of glass and doors to the yard. Special features include two fireplaces, French doors, Palladian windows, a master suite, stone walls, and a flat yard.

Sale Price: $1,975,000
Taxes: $40,746

51 Sprain Valley Road

This five bedroom, four and a half bath contemporary home on one acre has a cathedral ceiling and floor-to-ceiling windows, 4,283 square feet of finished interior space, a gourmet kitchen, a circular drive, a two-car attached garage, multi-zone heat and air conditioning, a finished walk-out lower level with high ceilings, a heated pool, and multiple decks.

Sale Price: $1,184,000
Taxes: $40,719

3 High Point Terrace

This mid century home is situated on .79 acres and has a living room with a fireplace, which is adjacent to the dining room and the kitchen/family room with a fireplace. The master suite with a dressing room and bathroom, and two more bedrooms and a hall bath, are located on the first floor. The lower level has a family room with a fireplace and a guest room, with access to the greenhouse and gardens. The private property has a heated pool, changing house, pergola, patios and a deck set among the gardens.

Sale Price: $1,150,000
Taxes: $46,278

Featured Listings:

31 Paddington Road, Scarsdale

Not to be missed, this exceptional newly constructed Colonial is ideally located in the heart of Fox Meadow and close to the train, Scarsdale village, and schools. This fabulous home boasts a desirable open layout with oversized windows and extra high ceilings throughout! High-end professional-style chef's kitchen with custom cabinets, tremendous island, top of the line appliances, with French doors to backyard. Unusually large butler's pantry. Beautiful hardwood floors, custom moldings, high end finishes abound. Luxury master bedroom suite, luxurious spa-like master bathroom, with door to dreamy deck. There is a guest room on the first floor, in addition to a study and home office or additional bedroom. Large, open third floor playroom has unlimited potential. House is ready for immediate occupancy! For more information, click here.

List Price: $3,995,000

1 Candlewood Court, Scarsdale PO, Greenburgh

Living is easy in this large and bright Colonial situated on a beautiful .60 acres on a cul-de-sac. Spacious rooms with an intelligent layout and easy access out to the property. First floor rooms flow from the dramatic Center Hall and provide great space for entertaining, relaxing, or affording privacy. Kitchen with new dishwasher, microwave, new ovens and mudroom/laundry are located off the two-car garage. Den can be converted to a bedroom and the powder room to a full bath for those in need of a first floor bedroom. Second floor: Large master suite is located at one end, and four large bedrooms are located at the other. One bedroom off the back stairs has its own bath, perfect for a guest room or a nanny's room. Light from the two story entry floods this floor. The unfinished basement with access to the yard provides many opportunities. Freshly painted inside and out, new dimensional roof with guarantee with new sheathing, new large capacity leaders and gutters with leaf guards. For more information, click here.

List Price: $1,650,000