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Written by Lori Gertzog

Category: Real Estate

Published: 17 February 2016

The Board of Architectural Review and the Planning Board will both meet next week to discuss applications from builders and residents.

Here's what's on their agendas:

The BAR will meet on Monday night February 22 at 7:30 pm to review many proposed projects. On the list are plans for new homes at:

• 31 Murray Hill Road
• 32 Fenimore Road
• 1025 Post Road
• 1023 Post Road
• 18 Heathcote Road
• 37 Brookby Road
• 14 Reimer Road
• 96 Morris Lane

At the Planning Board meeting on Wednesday night February 24, the board will consider potential subdivisions at 20 Claremont Road, and 54 Park Road.  The Park Road application would require two variances: the first to create a flaglot, which was prohibited by Village code in the 1980's. In addition, the property lacks the necessary road frontage for two homes and would need a variance for that as well. The Planning Board will also set fees for subdivisions previously approved at 35 Brookby Road and 11 Carstensan Road.

Sales:

12 Corell Road

This new home will be built on a half acre property. Features include a Viking range, Subzero refrigerator and freezer, and a Meile dishwasher. The kitchen opens to a family room, library and formal dining room with coiffured ceiling. There is an additional 2,000 square feet of basement, which is fully customizable and included in the square footage. This home will come with spray foam insulation, a walk up full attic and a generator.

Sale Price: $2,325,000
Taxes: TBD

66 Park Road

This 1965 Colonial on more than one acre in the estate area of Greenacres, The Grange, has a circular drive and a fenced in pool. With more than 4,000 interior square feet, this center hall Colonial has many updates, including the kitchen, baths, roof, furnace and hardwood floors throughout. There is a center hall, living room with a fireplace, formal dining room, family room, powder room, updated eat-in kitchen with a center island, skylight, breakfast area and access to the patio and yard. There is also an office with a skylight and a full bath, plus a sun room. On the second floor, there is a master bedroom with two walk-in closets and an updated bathroom, plus three additional bedrooms with an updated hall bathroom and potential for adding two more bedrooms and bath over the garage.

Sale Price: $1,942,500
Taxes: $52,782

Featured Listings:

56 Brite Ave, Scarsdale

Stately new construction in the heart of Fox Meadow. Renowned Alisberg Parker Architect designed this perfect home for the needs of modern lifestyles with a respect for historical precedent. The contemporary interior features 10 foot ceilings on the first and second floor with 8 foot doors throughout the house. The 21 foot double foyer entry invites you inside to a fabulous flow for first floor entertaining. The incredible gourmet kitchen features two sinks, 2 Bosche dishwashers, Wolfe range with hood, Sub-Zero refrigerator, French door access to patio, sliding doors off breakfast/dining area to patio, large pantry, large island all flowing into a large family room with linear gas fireplace. Formal living room with French doors to side property. First floor has a guest suite as-well-as a large mudroom off garage. Upstairs there are three en-suite bedrooms, the master suite with two walk-in closets and spa bathroom. Balcony with gas fireplace overlooking private yard. Fabulous finished lower level with bedroom, bath and access to yard.  For more information, click here.

List Price: $4,495,000

54 Brite Ave, Scarsdale

Beautiful stone and shingle Colonial in the heart of Fox Meadow. Easy walk to the elementary school, high school, library, Scarsdale village and train station. This completely renovated home has over 3900 interior square feet on .30 acre with a great backyard and patio. Meticulously cared for and maintained. First Floor: entry foyer, living room with wood burning fireplace, formal dining room, large gourmet eat-in kitchen with back stairs and entrance to two car garage, music room, powder room, and family room with access to patio and yard. Second floor: oversized master bedroom with new bathroom and walk-in closet. Two additional large bedrooms with hall bathroom, sitting room off back stairs plus four bedroom with full bathroom. Lower level: large playroom; laundry room; plenty of storage. Gas fuel with seven zone heating and central air. Beautiful landscaping and property with great curb appeal. This home is turn key ready: move right in, and the location is ideal.  For more information, click here.

List Price: $2,395,000

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Written by Lori Gertzog

Category: Real Estate

Published: 23 February 2016

Sales: 23 Rural Drive: This 7,600 square foot custom home will be built on a level half acre with room for in-ground pool. There is a double height entry, formal living room with fireplace, dining room, family room with fireplace, French doors to patio, separate library and a separate office, each with its own adjoining covered porch. There is a custom kitchen with a center island. The eating area overlooks the half-acre backyard and French doors open to a bluestone patio. The mudroom leads to a three-car attached garage. The second level has a master suite plus four en-suite family bedrooms, a full laundry room and a staircase to attic storage. There is a finished walk-out lower level with a bedroom and bathroom and a storage/mechanical room. There is room for a gym, wine room, and media room.

Sale Price: $3,750,000
Taxes: TBD

25 Cayuga Road

This 4,000 square foot, five bedroom, three and one-half bath classic center hall Colonial is on 1.3 level acres of waterfront property. Located on a cul-de-sac in the Heathcote section of Scarsdale, overlooking the ever-changing views of Cayuga Pond, framed by the Fenway Golf Club, this home has partial ownership of Cayuga pond.

Sale Price: $1,749,000
Taxes: $37,986

34 Corell Road

A Tuscan-style stone home built by a Broadway actress in the 1930s, offers a modern kitchen and bathrooms, tile floors downstairs, hardwood floors upstairs, and a cathedral ceiling in the living room with the original wood beams and hand crafted stone fireplace. There are custom-built wooden shutters throughout along with ironwork banisters and archways. The master bedroom has its own private terrace, while a two-car garage offers extensive storage space and new carriage-house-style wooden doors. The landscaped property has two patios.

Sale Price: $999,000
Taxes: $24,686

Featured Listings:

17 Forest Lane, Scarsdale

Spacious, sun-filled and comfortable six bedroom, four bathroom Colonial with a great flow. 5-zone heating, large modern eat-in kitchen/family room, mudroom, first floor bathroom, double doors that open to two separate patios, outdoor speakers, large fenced-in, landscaped and level backyard with sprinkler system. Living room with built-ins, gas fireplace, sun room, formal dining room with French doors complete the first floor. Second floor has large master bedroom with three closets, dressing room, en-suite bathroom, plus three generously sized bedrooms and hall bath. Third floor has two bedrooms, hall bath, great storage. Radiant floor heating in kitchen, second floor bedroom. Lower level has wonderful finished playroom/gym/laundry/workroom, utilities and abundant storage space. Slate roof, authentic custom-made wood shutters complete its great curb appeal. This home, convenient to school, transportation, and park, is located in a very desirable neighborhood. Welcome home!  For more information, click here. 

List Price: $1,695,000

15 Claremont Road, Scarsdale

Stately and totally updated four bedroom brick center hall Colonial with slate roof located on tranquil Greenacres tree-lined street. Features include new master bathroom with soak tub and separate shower, two walk-in closets, new hall bath, kitchen/family room addition, laundry room right off kitchen, oak floors refinished, repaved driveway, slate roof, large deck off of family room, copper gutters and leaders, two-zoneCAC, four zone hot water heat, four car tandem attached garage. Additional 825 square footage in finished basement. Character, convenience and perfect location: close proximity to train, bus, shops, school and park.  For more information, click here.

List Price: $1,595,000

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Written by Joanne Wallenstein

Category: Real Estate

Published: 09 February 2016

Though realtors report an over abundance of homes priced at $3 million and up in Scarsdale, and a 30% decrease in home sales for homes priced at $3-5mm in 2015, the slowdown in high-end sales does not appear to be impacting new construction of mega homes in the Village. There are currently 58 homes priced aat $3 mm plus for sale in the Scarsdale School District.

In 2015, 40 homes were cleared for demolition, up from 26 in 2011 and 31 in 2013. At the January 2016 meeting of the Board of Architectural Review, a new house was approved for 3 Edgewood Road, and plans for new homes at 24 Tunstall Road, 1 Burgess Road, and 1 Overlook Road were reviewed. All evidence shows that the building boom continues in town despite the dearth of buyers for these homes.

For the most part, the homes that are demolished are replaced with others priced at $3 million and up, out of the price range of young families who wish to move here.

Village Trustees spent months considering changes to the historic preservation laws and retained a consultant to analyze our FAR code to see how the bulk of new homes might be curbed. However, they reached no conclusions and failed to pass any amendments to regulate the size and height of the new homes, which are often double the size of the ones they replaced.

The New York Times reports that the Village of Larchmont has declared a six-month moratorium on residential building in the Village in response to applications to tear down the picturesque Victorian homes that provide local character. It appears that Scarsdale builders Bobby Ben-Simon and Shlomo Freidfertig are attempting to do what they did in Scarsdale in Larchmont; buying large homes on big lots, applying to subdivide the lots and replace one house with two or even four. According to the article, "neighboring communities like Scarsdale and Rye have become saturated with new housing," so developers are looking farther afield. However, unlike Scarsdale, residents there have launched a movement to "Preserve Larchmont," and Freidfertig is quoted in the article saying, ""In my 35 years building, I've never had so much trouble."

There's no move afoot to preserve Scarsdale. So until market forces impact economics or the trustees resume discussions on historic preservation, lot coverage and home size, teardowns and the construction of large new homes on smaller lots should continue at their current pace.

Here are a few new projects we spotted:

On Murray Hill Road, two new homes are going up side by side on the south side of the street.

See the photo at top of the demolition and the new $7.5 million, 8,738 square foot house that is being put up in its place.

At 66 Brookby Road, construction is in progress to build a 7,049 square foot home, priced at $3,299,000 on just a quarter of an acre. The 6 bedroom, 7.1 bath home has four stories and replaces a modest cape with a pool that have been razed.

Though a massive new home sits unoccupied on Garden Road, just around the corner from Oxford Road, a new home is under construction there, and another was razed over a year ago, leaving a vacant, fenced in lot.

What are your thoughts on new construction in Scarsdale? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.

Sales:

19 Leatherstocking Lane

This six bedroom, four and a half bath home is on a level half-acre in Heathcote. The foyer leads to a renovated kitchen with premium appliances and Kashmir Gold granite countertops. There is a living room with a fireplace and French doors to the deck, dining room, powder room and a family room with a door to the deck. The second floor features three bedrooms with one en-suite bath and one hall bath and up a few more steps, a master suite with a large bedroom with French doors to the deck, separate sitting area, dressing area, two walk-in closets and a master bath with Jacuzzi tub and shower. The lower level boasts two additional bedrooms, a hall bath and a recreation room with a fireplace and French doors to the patio and yard, plus a laundry area, storage and a two car garage.

Sale Price: $2,150,000
Taxes: $36,722

134 Brewster Road

This renovated classic Colonial located in Greenacres features a new custom kitchen, new bathrooms, new living room, all new windows, indoor and outdoor speakers and French doors throughout. It has six bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms and a lower level playroom. There is more than 4,000 interior square feet with a private yard.

Sale Price: $2,012,000
Taxes: $43,806

9 Birch Lane

This ranch home is located on a half acre property on a cul-de-sac in the Murray Hill Estates neighborhood. There are five bedrooms and three baths.

Sale Price: $1,800,000
Taxes: $43,093

46 Secor Road

This renovated Mediterranean home in Heathcote has a vaulted ceiling in the living room, wood burning fireplace and adjacent den. There is a formal dining room and a newly renovated modern eat-in-kitchen with granite counters, custom cabinetry, and stainless steel appliances. There are sliding doors to the deck and an adjoining family room, full bath and side entrance mudroom. There are two large bedrooms and a new full bath also on the main floor. The master bedroom suite has a new master bath with a whirlpool tub, double vanity, and a walk-in shower. There is a legal finished room on the lower level, professional landscaping, masonry, plus a detached two car garage.

Sale Price: $1,570,000
Taxes: $35,949

34 Sprague Road

Built in 1985, this four bedroom, three and a half bath Edgewood colonial boasts 3,740 square feet of living space. The first floor offers a formal living room, formal dining room with sliding door to a stone patio, a family room with a floor to ceiling stone fireplace, modern eat-in-kitchen, door to two-car garage, pantry closet, powder room and door to yard. The second floor offers a master bedroom with a master bath, a walk in closet, plus three additional bedrooms with a hall bath. There is also a lower level recreation room with a stone fireplace and an office/au-pair suite with a full bath.

Sale Price: $1,140,000
Taxes: $28,700

Edgemont:

250 Clayton Road

This Edgemont Colonial with renovated kitchen and baths is set on .47 acre. It's features include: a living room with a fireplace, a family room and formal dining room, a renovated eat-in-kitchen with a Subzero, double ovens, warming oven, stainless center island and Carrara marble counter tops. There is a deck and level, landscaped yard with specimen plantings, a mudroom off the kitchen with a laundry hook up and doors to the two-car garage and backyard. The master bedroom has a renovated, marble bath with steam shower. Other bedrooms have custom built-ins. The renovated hall bath has tumbled marble with a whirlpool bath. There is a finished third floor with a full bath, as well as a playroom in the basement. There are hardwood floors, dentil molding and ample storage throughout.

Sale Price: $1,230,000
Taxes: $32,772

Featured Listings:

8 Highview Drive, Greenburgh

Impeccable, expanded split-level home set on level .23 acres offers remarkable space and comfortable living. Living room with bay window opens to dining room, eat-in kitchen, door to huge deck overlooking fenced, fabulous yard. Perfect for entertaining. Master bedroom with marble bath, enormous walk-in closet, additional three bedrooms with renovated hall bath, expansive family room with bath, walk-out door to backyard plus separate lower level office/den, nanny area provides ample space. Above ground oil tank (gas line on the street). New electrical panels, refinished deck, patio, new six energy efficient individual air conditioning units (compressors outside). For more information, click here.

List Price: $815,000

20 Lakeview Avenue, Greenburgh

Charming Manor Woods colonial with open layout between renovated kitchen and dining room. Kitchen with gas cooking has door to sizeable back deck with access to sunny, south-facing fenced backyard. Family room or bedroom on first floor with new ensuite bathroom. Master bedroom is spacious and has two closets. Hall bath renovated in 2005. Lower Level has partially finished space being used as office and gym, has laundry, mechanicals and door to garage. Close to Hartsdale railroad/shops/local park/bus. This is your ideal home.
For more information, click here.

List Price: $535,000