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The Deals and Duds of Westchester's Real Estate
Jul 10, 2008
05:59 PM
The Speculator

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




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




 

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John B. Turiano

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White Plains, NY

Ever since purchasing a condo at 10 Stewart Place in White Plains in 1999 (and seeing an approximately 300% rise in value over the subsequent years), John Bruno Turiano has been in love with real estate. His idea of an exciting Saturday night is watching a marathon of Flip this House.

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