Revaluation Update and Recent Sales

If you haven’t seen a data collector at your door yet, you will soon. We asked Scarsdale Village Assessor Nanette Albanese for an update on the real estate tax revaluation and here is what she shared with us:

The village-wide revaluation is in process and data collectors have completed two inspection rounds in Edgewood. Owners who were not at home when the data collectors made these two attempts were sent regular mail letters asking that they call the revaluation office to schedule an appointment. As a result, additional inspections have been made and this process is on going.

The collectors are now well into Fox Meadow, attempting to access homes, and will make two attempts to gain entry. Upon completion of data collection in Fox Meadow, letters will also be sent to those that were not home or available during the regularly scheduled data collection of Fox Meadow.

As of September 28, 2012, there were a total of 2,284 houses that were measured and inspected on the exterior of which 1,462 were also inspected on the interior. There are a total of approximately 5,342 taxable residential properties in Scarsdale that will be inspected for revaluation purposes. There are also about 300 commercial or tax-exempt properties that will require inspection. The inspection of these properties has not yet started and will likely begin in January/February 2013.

Murray Hill/Heathcote are next to be collected and inspected, then Greenacres and last, Quaker Ridge. Depending on the weather and possible other factors, this schedule may have to be modified, but as of today, this is the plan.

Upon full completion of the data collection, sales validation, computer modeling and valuation testing phases of the project will begin. At this point, that looks like early summer of 2013. Preliminary values will be issued to all property owners in the spring of 2014, which will then be posted to the tentative assessment roll on June 1, 2014. As always, homeowners will have until the third Tuesday in June 2014 to protest their assessment, if warranted.

Recent Sales:
57 Tisdale Road: Colonial on almost half an acre of level property in Crane Berkley. Great for entertaining. Updated gourmet kitchen with granite counter top, top of the line appliances and pantry. Spacious living room with fireplace and French doors leading to a private slate patio. Beautiful hardwood floors throughout. Bathrooms and kitchen are set up to get the radiant heat. Stairway off the kitchen leads to a guest room and bath.

Sale Price: $1,700,000
Real Estate Taxes: $37,114

10 Rock Hill Lane: Dramatic 2005 re-built modern home with feel of spacious Soho loft. Large deck and bluestone patio overlooking .80 acres of professionally landscaped private property. Features: teak floors, spectacular cook's kitchen with stainless steel counters, huge center island, professional appliances, exquisite separate master bedroom suite with spa bath/two walk-in-closets, five family bedrooms and three baths. Family room and office. Wonderful light-filled space for entertaining

Sale Price: $1,540,000
Real Estate Taxes: $40,552

13 Dickel Road: Colonial in Greenacres recently approved for demolition. On nearly one half acre, the home features three bedrooms and three and a half baths.

Sale Price: $1,250,000
Real Estate Taxes:$37,756

11 Dickel Road: Georgian Colonial built in 1921 with three bedrooms and 2 baths on one half acre in Greenacres.

Sale Price: $1,010,000
Real Estate Taxes: $22,724

42 Andrea Lane: Immaculate custom no step brick ranch on level property in the Edgemont school district. Wide doorways and hallways make this home handicap accessible. The home features central air and hardwood floors, pocket doors, long windows, 2 car garage, and full basement.

Sale Price: $675,000
Real Estate Taxes: $32,122

200 Glendale Road: Great potential in Edgemont. This ranch is in need of TLC. Three bedrooms, 1 1/2 baths, living room with fireplace. Large eat-in kitchen, family room, good basement space, one car garage. Hardwood floors.

Sale Price: $400,000
Real Estate Taxes: $20,560

Featured Listings:

7 Oakstwain Road: Premier Greenacres Colonial of incomparable beauty, quality and size with classic proportions, exquisite architectural details and feel of Soho loft sited on a stunning prof landscaped 0.64 acres. Special features: Ultra kitchen with professional appliances and stone counters, laundry, 9' ceilings, second floor screened porch, pool, hot tub and cabana with bath and kitchenette, interior painted, roof and gutters replaced, circular driveway. Learn more here :

List Price: $1,875,000

11 Old Lane: Dramatic, sun-filled four bedroom Colonial with perfect flow.
Features large kitchen/family room with stone fireplace, elegant open staircase, 2 story entrance hall, gorgeous living room, grand master suite and ultra bath, laundry and garage off kitchen, huge finished lower level with family room, bath and office/guest room, 2 zone heat/CAC. Learn more here :

People:
Linda Roth, managing broker of the Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office in Scarsdale, N.Y., was recently honored with the prestigious President’s Council award. The highly coveted honor was given by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage’s parent company, NRT, to recognize the approximately top 20 percent of branch managers who demonstrated exemplary leadership and management skills in 2011. Only 157 managers nationwide of 725 offices achieved this esteemed recognition.

“The President’s Council is awarded to a manager who consistently demonstrates a standard of excellence in both management and teamwork, and establishes a precedent for all offices throughout the Coldwell Banker system internationally,” said Cathleen Smith, president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Connecticut & Westchester County, N.Y. “I am very proud of Linda for achieving this exceptional honor.”

For more information, please visit www.ColdwellBankerMoves.com.