Claverack, New York | $3.95 million
Built in 1766, the Dutch farmhouse has five bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms and sits on 143 acres.
This 18th-century brick home, with later stone and post-and-beam additions, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The seller, Nancy Fuller, a chef who used the home as the main filming location for the Food Network show “Farmhouse Rules,” meticulously restored it. The restoration focused on preserving the woodwork, fireplaces and outbuildings, including the brick summer kitchen, barn and icehouse.
Our hotel is about a 10 minute drive from the center of Hudson with easy access to shopping, restaurants and the Amtrak station. Albany is a 45 minute drive away. New York City is less than 3 hours away.
size: 6,485 square feet
Price per square foot: $609
indoor: A semicircular driveway connects the property to the street. The main entrance is above a wooden foyer surrounded by two benches. The foyer has wide plank flooring and a wooden staircase leading to the second floor.
To the left is a living room with a fireplace surrounded by Dutch tile and framed with wood paneling painted a period blue, while across the foyer is a dining room with beamed ceiling and open cooking hearth.
Three bedrooms are on the second floor in this part of the home and are accessed from a small landing at the top of the stairs. Two are large enough for queen-size beds and one is large enough for a twin bed. The two bedrooms share a bathroom with blueberry-colored walls, a deep tub, and a console-style sink.
The foyer, living room and dining room all open onto an 1860s stone addition that sits between the original section at the front and the new section at the rear. This central space, used as the dining and sitting area, has a brick fireplace with a beehive oven. It also contains a powder room, a pantry and a staircase to a bedroom hidden beneath the sloping roof.
Doors open from this central space and lead down a long hallway to a post-and-beam addition that includes an oversized living room, modern kitchen with stainless steel appliances, a large center island and glass doors that open to a stone patio, a sunny master bedroom with beamed ceiling and en-suite bathroom, an office, another full bathroom and a screened-in porch.
A staircase leads down from the great room to a media room, which provides access to the laundry room and two-car garage.
Outdoor space: The patio leading to the great room has a stone fireplace and plenty of space for dining and entertaining. In addition to the garage, the property boasts a variety of outbuildings, woods, a stream, and farmland that is leased to a local farmer.
tax: $69,480 (Estimated)
contact: John Barbato, Compass, 917-254-7630; Compass
Boston | $3,999,000
2 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom condo in a 1916 loft building
Located in a renovated textile factory in the Seaport District, this apartment is a 5-minute walk from the Boston Tea Party Ship & Museum and a half mile from the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. The Museum of Contemporary Art, Boston Children’s Museum, and Fan Pier Park, a waterfront green space with fire pits and picnic areas, are within a 15-minute walk.
The popular steakhouse Beacon Hill occupies part of the building’s first floor, and numerous other restaurants and bars are within walking distance. South Station, an Amtrak and regional rail hub, is about a half mile away, and the Massachusetts State House is about a mile away.
size: 2,507 square feet
Price per square foot: $1,595
indoor: The apartment’s front door leads to a hardwood-floored foyer, stairs to a rooftop deck and a powder room.
The hardwood floors continue into the open living/dining room with brick walls, large windows, beamed ceilings and an alcove that serves as a media room. At one end of this space is the kitchen with polished wood cabinetry, stainless steel appliances including a range with a gas stove, a three-seat center island with storage underneath and a large wine cabinet.
The bedrooms are on the opposite side of the apartment: the main suite, off the living area, has two exposed brick walls and a white-tiled bathroom with a walk-in shower, while the other bedroom has its own bathroom with a walk-in shower.
Outdoor space: The private rooftop deck offers expansive views of the city and plenty of space for a grill, dining table and lounge furniture. This apartment comes with one parking spot in the secure garage.
tax: $35,319 (estimated) plus $2,174/month homeowners association fees
contact: The Sarkis Team, Douglas Elliman Real Estate, 844-772-7547; thesarkisteambos.com
Philadelphia | $4 million
1912 Colonial Revival house sits on 1.9 acres with five bedrooms, four full bathrooms, and two half bathrooms.
The home was designed by architects Walter T. Karcher and Livingston Smith, who also designed several homes and public buildings in the area, as well as on the Swarthmore College campus. The home is located in Chestnut Hill, near Morris Botanical Gardens and Germantown Avenue (the neighborhood’s main drag), and is within a five-minute drive of breweries, wine shops, and bakeries.
It’s about a 30-minute drive to Center City, Valley Forge National Historical Park, or the campuses of Swarthmore, Haverford, and Bryn Mawr.
size: 6,926 square feet
Price per square foot: $578
indoor: The home is set back from the street with a semi-circular driveway and rear of expansive lawn surrounded by mature landscaping.
Upon entering the front door there is a wide central staircase hall leading to a dressing room. To the left are double doors leading to a living room with a fireplace, a built-in window bench, and a study with walls, ceiling and built-in bookshelves painted dark grey, and access to an exterior veranda.
Across the staircase hall is the dining room with another fireplace and built-in banquette. A butler’s pantry with sleek black cabinetry connects the dining room to the kitchen, which has a Viking range and Sub-Zero refrigerator. On the other side of the kitchen is a family room with high ceilings and glass doors that open to the patio and outdoor kitchen, as well as a powder room.
All five bedrooms are located on the second floor and are accessed by the grand staircase in the foyer. The master bedroom, reached up the stairs, has a private balcony, a dressing room with a fireplace, and an en suite bathroom with marble floors, a freestanding bathtub, and a separate shower. The bedroom across the hall also has a fireplace. A shared bathroom connects the two bedrooms on this side of the home. Off the main hallway is another bedroom and full bathroom, as well as a smaller room that could serve as an office or nursery. A loft overlooking the family room, a laundry room, and a bathroom with a tub/shower combination are also on this level.
The basement level includes a squash court, gym, sauna, wet bar and a vaulted space used as a wine cellar.
Outdoor space: The family room leads to a covered patio with a wooden pergola that leads down to a garden with a saltwater pool. Walking paths wind through the grounds and are landscaped with neatly trimmed hedges. The driveway has space for parking for several cars.
tax: $25,865 (Estimated)
contact: Kim Wetzel and James McFadden, Curfis Sotheby’s International Realty, 215-298-9415 or 215-298-9415; sothebysrealty.com
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