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This $7.8M Tuxedo Park estate brings modern luxury to a onetime Gilded Age playground

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July 2, 2025

This $7.8M Tuxedo Park estate brings modern luxury to a onetime Gilded Age playground

By Michelle Cohen

America’s first gated community, Tuxedo Park–birthplace of the formal tuxedo–in New York’s Orange County was once home to Gilded Age royalty like J.P. Morgan and the Astors. Asking $7,795,000, the six-acre estate known as Brook Farm is anchored by an 8,250 square-foot home bounded by a 49-acre nature preserve. Within this private wilderness, you'll find resort-level amenities like a saltwater pool and spa, a tennis court, a private pond, a waterfall, and a running path–all just an hour from Manhattan.
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This $4.6M Hudson Valley property is equal parts historic homestead and chic, contemporary estate

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June 23, 2025

This $4.6M Hudson Valley property is equal parts historic homestead and chic, contemporary estate

By Michelle Cohen

Down a tranquil stretch of road in Germantown, New York, a long gravel drive leads to Barnswood, the Hudson Valley estate at 153 County Road 6. Once part of the original Livingston estate, the land, spread over eight acres of meadow and woods, was returned to the Livingston family in the early 1900s as part of the family's working farm. It is this combination of estate and homestead that still defines this unusual property. Asking $4,600,000, Barnswood is just ten minutes from Germantown and Tivoli, and not much farther to Hudson, Rhinebeck, and Amtrak access.
A homestead for the 21st century, this way

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For $1.6M, a rare mid-century modern home with Hudson River views

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June 13, 2025

For $1.6M, a rare mid-century modern home with Hudson River views

By Michelle Cohen

High on a wooded bluff with views of the Hudson, this five-bedroom home at 159 Tweed Boulevard in Nyack, New York, will surely get the attention of anyone interested in the area's iconic mid-century modern offerings. Asking $1,595,000, the home was designed by noted architect Charles P. Winter in 1967. On the market for only the second time since it was built, the home spans 6,581 square feet; its integration of site and structure is a hallmark of modernism. Even more stunning are the views of the Hudson River and the Mario Cuomo Bridge through endless floor-to-ceiling glass.
Modern home lovers, prepare to swoon

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Asking $2.2M, an upstate farmhouse on 40 acres has a babbling brook and a private lake

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June 12, 2025

Asking $2.2M, an upstate farmhouse on 40 acres has a babbling brook and a private lake

By Michelle Cohen

Built by the Livingston family in 1859, this country estate, known as Hawkskill, sits on 40 wooded acres in Livingston, New York. Down a winding country road and a long private driveway, the Hudson Valley farmhouse stands on land granted to Robert Livingston, for whom the town was named, in 1684 by the English Crown. Asking $2,195,000, the farmhouse incorporates and expands on the original version, offering four bedrooms and three baths.
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$975K Rockland County home was built in 1949 by a Frank Lloyd Wright protégé

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June 4, 2025

$975K Rockland County home was built in 1949 by a Frank Lloyd Wright protégé

By Michelle Cohen

This mid-century modern home on a wooded acre at 100 Old Pascack Road in Rockland County, New York, was designed by Edgar Tafel, a student of noted architect Frank Lloyd Wright. As such, Tafel contributed to Wright's Fallingwater project and other important commissions, as well as 80 custom houses on his own. Asking $975,000, the upstate home was the result of a collaboration between the architect and its original owners; it was updated for the 21st century by its current owners.
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Hudson Valley’s Storm King Art Center reopens after $53M renovation

An entrance path connects the Outdoor Lobby and visitor pavilions to Storm King’s grounds. Artwork: Chakaia Booker, “A Moment in Time,” 2004. Photo © Richard Barnes

May 2, 2025

Hudson Valley’s Storm King Art Center reopens after $53M renovation

By Devin Gannon

Storm King Art Center, the popular 500-acre outdoor museum in the Hudson Valley, reopened this week following a $53 million renovation and expansion. The sculpture museum's first-ever capital project, a response to its rapid visitor growth, added five acres of landscape for art, a new visitor arrival area with more accessible amenities, streamlined parking, and a conservation and fabrication building. Storm King officially opens for the season on Wednesday, May 7.
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A glass house on the Hudson River designed by Roy O. Allen lists for $3M

April 9, 2025

A glass house on the Hudson River designed by Roy O. Allen lists for $3M

By Devin Gannon

A restored mid-century glass house designed by a notable architect is for sale in the Hudson Valley. Roy O. Allen, an original partner of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), built the home at 104 Marlborough Road in Briarcliff Manor in 1957 in the International Style, evident through its glass-wrapped facade, simple form, and connection to nature. Following two renovations that have respected its architectural integrity, the home is back on the market for $2,999,000.
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Restored mid-century modern home in Newburgh designed by Philip Johnson asks $2.9M

All photos courtesy of Gabriel Zimmer / Catskill Image

February 20, 2025

Restored mid-century modern home in Newburgh designed by Philip Johnson asks $2.9M

By Devin Gannon

A rare mid-century modern home designed by celebrated architect Philip Johnson is for sale. Designed in 1949, the Hudson River-facing home in Newburgh, New York, dubbed the Wolfhouse, resembles one of Johnson's most well-known works, The Glass House in Connecticut, with the architect's signature open floor plan and floor-to-ceiling windows. After a four-year restoration returned the home to its original condition, the Wolfhouse is on the market for $2,900,000.
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4 cozy winter cabin getaways in New York

February 18, 2025

4 cozy winter cabin getaways in New York

Illustrator Jennifer Velasquez and her husband Jacob Kolbusz met in high school and bonded over a children’s book called "My Side of the Mountain." In the book, a boy named Sam runs away from New York City to live in the Catskills. "'Let’s build a cabin Sam would want to live in,'" Velasquez says they decided. Today, the couple owns 40 acres of land in Margaretville, where they live and operate a small 1950s A-frame Airbnb. "When we bought the house we fell in love with the land first, it was just everything you could ever want – no neighbors, backs into state land. We knew that's what we wanted forever home," she said.
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For $549K, get cozy in an 1860s Catskills farmhouse with barns, sun porches, and a dreamy country kitchen

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January 31, 2025

For $549K, get cozy in an 1860s Catskills farmhouse with barns, sun porches, and a dreamy country kitchen

By Michelle Cohen

If you're dreaming of a rustic farmhouse surrounded by acres of rolling hills, you'll want to consider Bailey Farm at 455 Bailey Road in Stamford, New York. Asking $549,000, this Catskills country estate on 33 upstate acres is sufficiently away-from-it-all, while also being the picture of modern farmhouse comfort and warmth. Anchoring a former cauliflower farm, the historic home boasts sun-filled covered porches at the front and back. Outside, two barns offer room for expansion.
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Hayden Panettiere’s charming childhood home in Palisades, NY asks $4M

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January 16, 2025

Hayden Panettiere’s charming childhood home in Palisades, NY asks $4M

By Devin Gannon

The childhood home of Hayden Panettiere in Palisades, New York is now on the market for $3,999,5000. The "Heroes" and "Nashville" actress lived at the charming French-style home at 129 Washington Spring Road in the private Snedens Landing enclave from 1998 to 2013, according to the listing agents. The four-bedroom turnkey home was built in the late 1980s but has a European-style design with storybook details, like a mansard roof and casement windows.
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For $6.9M, this Scarsdale mansion is a true 21st-century estate

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January 9, 2025

For $6.9M, this Scarsdale mansion is a true 21st-century estate

By Michelle Cohen

A Westchester County estate may signify a certain level of achievement, but it can also signal a retreat from the rhythm of modern life. With a pool, gym, wine room, and endless entertaining and play space, this contemporary mansion is more luxury resort than country castle–modern life included. Asking $6,875,000, the Scarsdale property is sufficiently estate-like on the outside. Inside, 21st-century best-ofs like smart-home technology and a geothermal heating and cooling system power nearly 10,000 square feet of living space with six bedrooms.
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Bill Murray’s former Snedens Landing home asks $3.7M

Photo credit: Andrea B. Swenson/Ellis Sotheby’s International Realty

October 25, 2024

Bill Murray’s former Snedens Landing home asks $3.7M

By Michelle Cohen

On nearly four acres off a private lane in the celebrity-studded enclave of Snedens Landing in the Rockland County hamlet of Palisades, New York, this charming property was built in 1986 by actor Bill Murray, who enjoyed it as a family home in the years that followed. Asking $3,695,000, the 5,177-square-foot main house at 19 Ludlow Lane comes with an additional buildable two acres.
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For $1.5M, get (way) off the grid in Gilded Age style on your own private island in Alexandria Bay

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October 16, 2024

For $1.5M, get (way) off the grid in Gilded Age style on your own private island in Alexandria Bay

By Michelle Cohen

Between the upcoming election frenzy and the impending holiday hustle, it may seem like a good time to imagine really getting away from it all–like, private-island away. This unique property on Alexandria Bay in the Thousand Islands (birthplace of Waldorf Astoria's famous salad dressing with the same name) is about as upstate as you can get without being in Canada, and it's only accessible by boat or seaplane. Being surrounded by water comes with 360 degrees of pristine water views, with fixed and floating docks to park your vessel of choice. Asking $1,500,000, the island is surrounded by the Gilded Age homes of Vanderbilts, Wrigleys, and Trudeaus as well as the neighboring Boldt Castle, whose design inspired the modern, spacious three-bedroom home situated at the island's edge.
private island life, this way

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12 museums just outside NYC perfect for a day trip

August 29, 2024

12 museums just outside NYC perfect for a day trip

By Aaron Ginsburg

New York City is celebrated as one of the world's art capitals, with travelers coming far and wide to visit its world-class museums. However, you can find many cultural gems beyond the borders of the five boroughs. Ahead, here are some of the best museums worth visiting on a day trip from NYC, from the expansive sculpture fields of Storm King Art Center and Art Omi to the historic charm of house museums at the Olana State Historic Site and Philip Johnson's Glass House.
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A world traveler’s Catskills haven is now a $2M mountaintop home

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August 27, 2024

A world traveler’s Catskills haven is now a $2M mountaintop home

By Michelle Cohen

Just 15 minutes from trendy Hudson, N.Y., and five minutes from the town of Catskill, this unusual Arts-and-Crafts-style property at 5280 Cauterskill Road has roots in modern architecture and international travel. Asking $1,975,000, this Catskills mountaintop aerie stands on a 32-acre lot, offering a main house, a separate guest house, a heated saltwater gunite pool, and acres of secluded rock paths and lush gardens. The home was built in 1920 for Alleyne Ireland, a British author known for his well-documented travel throughout Asia; his friendship with architect Frank Lloyd Wright inspired the design of this upstate estate.
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‘Stonehurst’ is a perfect name for this historic $2.5M Gothic Revival home in Rockland County

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July 23, 2024

‘Stonehurst’ is a perfect name for this historic $2.5M Gothic Revival home in Rockland County

By Michelle Cohen

Down a long driveway, past a gatehouse from 1823, "Stonehurst" stands surrounded by botanical gardens on six bucolic Rockland County acres. Listed for $2,495,000, the historic estate at 65 Rockland Road is a park-like property anchored by an impressive three-story Gothic Revival stone house, built in 1865. Just 20 minutes from New York City, this distinguished residence–listed on the National Register of Historic Places–conveys both storybook charm and a deep sense of history.
tour the historic home and grounds

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Live a life of country grandeur at this $12.25M French-inspired stone chateau in Garrison, N.Y.

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June 14, 2024

Live a life of country grandeur at this $12.25M French-inspired stone chateau in Garrison, N.Y.

By Michelle Cohen

Situated on a Hudson Valley hilltop in Garrison, New York, this 50-acre estate with a French-inspired stone chateaux at its heart is a dream of grand country living come to life. Asking $12,250,000, the 6,200-square foot manse is surrounded by gardens and woods, with porches and patios, a pool, a guest house, and a billiards cabin, all within 50 miles of New York City.
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Derek Jeter finally finds a buyer for upstate New York ‘castle’

All photos courtesy of Stephen Dolinsky

June 5, 2024

Derek Jeter finally finds a buyer for upstate New York ‘castle’

By Devin Gannon

Former New York Yankee Derek Jeter has finally found a buyer for his unique compound in upstate New York. As first reported by Mansion Global, the 50,000-square-foot waterfront estate in Greenwood Lake, known as Tiedemann Castle, sold last week after several years on and off the market. Jeter purchased the property in 2003 and spent 15 years renovating the "castle" before listing it for $14.75 million in 2018. While the final price is not known since it hasn't closed yet, the home at 14 Lake Shore Road was most recently listed for $6.3 million.
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For $28.5M, own a designer’s Victorian Gothic mansion on 13 acres overlooking the Hudson River

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May 17, 2024

For $28.5M, own a designer’s Victorian Gothic mansion on 13 acres overlooking the Hudson River

By Michelle Cohen

Located in the sought-after Snedens Landing community in Palisades, New York, this 13-acre estate at 23 Ludlow Lane is asking $28,500,000. While this is undeniably an astounding ask, the Rockland County property transcends the ordinary Hudson Valley spread. Consisting of three adjoining lots being sold together for the first time since it was created in 1874, the estate, known as Niederhurst, is anchored by a stunning home on a scenic bluff overlooking the Hudson River. The eight-bedroom house has a Victorian Gothic exterior with gable and hip roofs, six-panel shutters, and an intricate pattern of polychrome brickwork.
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$1.8M restored Marcel Breuer house on the Hudson has kept its mid-century modern spirit intact

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April 18, 2024

$1.8M restored Marcel Breuer house on the Hudson has kept its mid-century modern spirit intact

By Michelle Cohen

Restored with the architect's signature style in mind, the Marcel Breuer-designed Marshad House in Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., was brought into modern times by owners who wanted to preserve the Bauhaus-trained architect's signature style. The pair gave the 1950 home 21st-century livability while enjoying the uniqueness of the modernist residence. Asking $1,800,000, the 2,292-square-foot, three-bedroom home at 204 Cleveland Drive is sited on three-quarters of an acre next to public woodlands, surrounded by landscaped modern gardens, walking trails, and the nearby village.
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A fashion designer’s cozy converted 1920s barn in upstate NY asks $2.9M

Photos courtesy of Gabriel Zimmer of Catskill Image/Annabel Taylor of Four Seasons Sotheby’s International Realty

April 8, 2024

A fashion designer’s cozy converted 1920s barn in upstate NY asks $2.9M

By Devin Gannon

A converted barn in upstate New York owned by a notable fashion designer is now on the market. Keren Craig, the co-founder of the high-end clothing brand Marchesa, has owned the property for 14 years, during which she renovated, expanded, and transformed the 100-year-old barn into a well-designed escape from city life. Located about two hours north of Manhattan in the laid-back hamlet of Accord, the home, asking $2,875,000, sits on over six acres of scenic forest.
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This $795K Hudson Valley farmhouse has clean, classic curb appeal–and a guest house in the back

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March 25, 2024

This $795K Hudson Valley farmhouse has clean, classic curb appeal–and a guest house in the back

By Michelle Cohen

While architecture trends change with the times, there's something about the simple lines and stunning surroundings of a classic upstate farmhouse that endures. This circa 1840 eyebrow colonial at 720 Center Hill Road in Copake, New York, embodies that aesthetic. Carefully considered design details make this historic property–asking $795,000–both modern and timeless. As an irresistible bonus, there's a fully outfitted–and utterly charming–guest house just out back.
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19th-century townhouse in Hudson, NY has three units, retail space, and a three-bay garage for $2M

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March 20, 2024

19th-century townhouse in Hudson, NY has three units, retail space, and a three-bay garage for $2M

By Michelle Cohen

Located in a prime spot in cultured, quirky, and trendy Hudson, New York, this brick Federal Style townhouse at 239 Warren Street, built circa 1820, has curb appeal galore in the form of historic charm. A lot is going on beyond the property's fetching bay windows and smart black trim; inside are three separate units on a double lot, including retail space and a garage. Behind the home is a wide backyard with idyllic planted gardens. Asking $1,995,000, the downtown townhouse is a chance to create the upstate life of your dreams, all in one place.
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This $3.5M Westchester estate is a private refuge surrounded by village life

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March 13, 2024

This $3.5M Westchester estate is a private refuge surrounded by village life

By Michelle Cohen

This gated six-acre estate in Chappaqua, N.Y., asking $3,500,000, is elevated in more ways than one. Atop a gentle hill at 280 Douglas Road, a winding drive leads to the main house and surrounding grounds. A tennis complex, pool, gym, and sauna bring a wealth of amenities into your everyday home life; beautifully curated formal gardens, rolling lawns, and wooded groves offer a level of outdoor living you might not expect in such a civilized location.
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For $665K, this little upstate home is the answer to your log cabin fantasies

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March 11, 2024

For $665K, this little upstate home is the answer to your log cabin fantasies

By Michelle Cohen

Surrounded by eight wooded acres and a long private driveway in Austerlitz, New York, this petite and picturesque property embodies the log cabin dream. Inside, the charming house offers a thoroughly livable, colorful, contemporary cabin style. Asking $665,000, the 1,697-square-foot home holds three bedrooms, two full baths, and lots of bright spaces and delicious design details.
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For $995K, this dreamy upstate farmhouse gets every detail just right

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March 8, 2024

For $995K, this dreamy upstate farmhouse gets every detail just right

By Michelle Cohen

Though many attempt to create a "modern farmhouse" aesthetic, few find as much success as this circa 1880 home in Rhinecliff, in the town of Rhinebeck, New York. Surrounded by a wooded lot and Hudson River views, this postcard-pretty property at 42 Kelly Street, asking $995,000, has undergone a considered renovation that features just-right design details for maximum comfort and charm.
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