What $10 Million-Plus Can Get You in Westchester
It’s 10 victories on Survivor, it’s the approximate 2008 salary of New York Mets closer Billy Wagner, and it’s more than most of us will ever spend on a home. But $10 million, even in pricey Westchester, will put you in the upper echelons of the luxury home market. Check out the four listings below for what hedge fund managers, professional athletes, and like-salaried individuals shop for in a home.
“Pubby” Bedford Colonial
 | Sale Price: $10,950,000 On Market Since: September 6, 2007 Address: 644 Harris Rd, Bedford Style: Colonial Exterior: Brick 5 BR, 4 full baths and 4 half baths, approximately 11,000 sq ft Acres: 9.5 Year Built: 1939 Taxes: approximately $71,932 School System: Bedford Pluses: English pub, wine room, champagne room, cinema, billiard room, elevator, private pond, English gardens, heated pool, pool house, 3 BR cottage on property Agent: Donna Reimer, Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate, Katonah (914) 232-5007, ext. 312 |
For a Sound Shore Boatsman
 | Sale Price: $10,999,500 On Market Since: April 24, 2008 Address: 460 Grace Church St, Rye Style: Contemporary Exterior: Shingle; 4 BR, 3 full baths and 2 half baths, 5,000-estimated sq ft Acres: 1.46 Year Built: 1981 Taxes: approximately $65,871 School System: Rye City Pluses: panoramic views of Long Island Sound, Japanese boat house, deep water dock, mooring, pool, hot tub, shared tennis court, vaulted/cathedral ceiling Agent: Billie Prizio, Sotheby’s International Reality, Rye Brokerage (914) 967-4600
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1930s Stone English Manor
 | Sale Price: $14,950,000 On Market Since: November 2007 Address: 33 Bayberry Rd, North Castle Style: Tudor Exterior: Stone; 9 BR, 9 full baths and 2 half baths, 12,204-estimated sq ft Acres: 13.59 Year Built: 1930 Taxes: Approximately $85,557 School System: Byram Hills Pluses: 1930 English Manor house, quarter-sawn oak floors, leaded glass windows, refined archways, intricate plasterwork, 11 fireplaces, 1,400-plus sq ft carriage house with five car garage, 50-foot pool Agents: Barbara Greer, Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate, Armonk (914) 273-9505 ext. 308; (914) 262-7400; Brian Milton, Houlihan Lawrence Real Estate, Armonk (914) 469-9889 |
Bedford Retreat Ideal for Outdoor Entertaining
 | Sale Price: $16,000,000 On Market Since: December 2007 Original Price: $14,500,000 (pre-renovations) Address: 201 W Patent Rd, Bedford Style: Colonial Exterior: Clapboard; 5 BR, 5 full baths and 1 half bath, estimated 7,500 sq ft Acres: 17.59 Year Built: 1998 Taxes: Approximately $82,550 School System: Bedford Pluses: pool, pool house, adult tree fort in progress, two outdoor kitchens, gated with video monitoring, flat screen TVs, gas fireplaces, high ceilings, newly completed basement with additional 3,000 sq ft, surrounded by 36 acres of preserve Agent: Amy Smith Sroka, Sotheby’s International Reality, Katonah (914) 232-9009 ext. 9626 |