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Written by Joanne Wallenstein

Category: Real Estate

Published: 24 September 2015

The Committee for Historic Preservation will meet on Tuesday September 29 at 8 PM at Scarsdale Village Hall to consider the fate of seven Scarsdale homes. Owners have filed demolition applications for the following seven houses:

• 27 Murray Hill Road built in 1924
• 23 Shawnee Road built in 1926
• 32 Fenimore Road built in 1923
• 153 Nelson Rd built in 1936
• 41 Olmsted Road built in 1931
• 60 Carthage Road built in 1929
• 146 Fox Meadow Rd built in 1952

If you are a neighbor or have any knowledge of the historic importance of these homes, attend the meeting and share what you know.

Sales:

6 Barry Road

This Center Hall Colonial has a living room with fireplace, family room with many windows, formal dining room, eat-in kitchen, powder room, laundry on the first floor, and screened porch. On the second floor, there is the master bedroom, three additional rooms and a full bath. On the third level, there is a bedroom, full bath and storage. On the lower level, there is a full basement, utilities and abundant storage space. The house is centrally air conditioned and there are hardwood floors throughout. Recent updates include the roof, exterior freshly painted, new furnace and hot water heater (2014).

Sale Price: $983,000
Taxes: $17,911

Edgemont:

566 Fort Hill Road

This Tudor Manor house is situated on a private .58 acres in Edgemont. Architectural details throughout, including beamed ceilings in public rooms, three fireplaces, kitchen and pantry. French doors open to a 40' patio. The sunroom, library and large den/family room round out the first floor. The second floor boasts four bedrooms with special en-suite features. Two additional (guest) bedrooms and bath are on the third floor. Refinished and refurbished hardwood floors throughout. There is a back staircase and eight walk-in closets for storage.

Sale Price: $1,220,000
Taxes: $28,216

4 Laura Lane

Located on a cul-de-sac, this four bedroom, open flow ranch home has been recently renovated. Features include a state of the art, eat-in kitchen with a Sub-Zero full-size refrigerator and full-size freezer, double Thermador oven, Dacor gas stove, new Snaidero cabinets and granite countertops. Enjoy loft-style living/dining room with cathedral ceiling and first floor master suite with bath. Fully finished lower level includes a family room with fireplace, wet bar and sliding glass doors to the patio and yard, plus storage/office, laundry room, full bath and spacious bedroom, providing in-law or work-at-home set-up with possibility for separate entrance. The exterior features wrap-around side/back deck, front and rear stone patios, irrigation system, gas grill connection and heated driveway and walkways.

Sale Price: $1,190,000
Taxes: $36,360

81 Longview Drive

This three bedroom Cape Cod is situated on a flat .31 acre corner lot in the heart of Edgemont. Features include a paneled great room for living and dining with a wood burning fireplace, sun room, first floor bedroom (currently used as a den), two full baths, updated kitchen with granite counters and stainless steel appliances, a six month old heating system, and a deck. There is central air (Mitsubishi units) for the upstairs bedrooms. The basement has a laundry area with a door to the outside, plus two rooms and a third full bath. The seller has just finished renovating the garage.

Sale Price: $690,000
Taxes: $45,470

Featured Listings:

27 Old Lyme Road, Scarsdale

Sparkling Center Hall Colonial set on a lush .66 acre of level property with potential room for a pool. This home boasts a gracious entry hall leading to a large living room with decorative fireplace and wet bar, family room with wood burning fireplace and doors to slate patio, updated eat-in kitchen with granite counters, stainless steel appliances and views to private patio and park-like back yard, formal dining room, powder room, guest bedroom, updated bath and large paneled office/playroom or perfect in-law suite with separate entrance complete the first level. The second level has a master bedroom with updated bath, three additional bedrooms and updated hall bath. New furnace and A/C condensers. Finished playroom in basement (290 sf. included in total sf.) Walk to elementary school and close to worship. A great home for entertaining. For more information, click here.

List Price: $1,395,000

3 High Point Terrace, Scarsdale PO, Edgemont

Sun-filled, enticing midcentury modern home with gorgeous updates on a truly magnificent.79 acres with a breathtaking pool and beautifully rendered gardens and trees. Easy living with a large French kitchen/family room and another family room on the lower level. Master with a balcony sports a terrific dressing area and bath. Spectacular views from most rooms. Winter views of the Empire State Building, The GW Bridge and the Palisades. Additional building lot of .69 acres available at $985,000 see listing at 3 High Point Road. Stakes show approximate property line. Taxes do not reflect star exemption of 1,903.00. For more information, click here.

List Price: $1,549,000

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Written by Lori Gertzog

Category: Real Estate

Published: 30 September 2015

The Scarsdale Law and Land Use Committee held an additional public hearing on a proposed law to treat gravel as impervious for purposes of lot coverage at 8 am meeting on Wednesday September 29. Despite the early hour, the meeting was well attended.

Before opening the floor to public comments, the Board reviewed some new materials that were produced by consultants Frederick P. Clark Associates in response to question raised at the September 21 hearing. 

The document states the intent of the legislation which is to "protect the ratio of built areas to green open space on lot which is part of neighborhood character... and to balance the rights of the individual property owners with the right of the community to enjoy the traditional character of the neighborhood." As to why the definition of gravel is being used, the document says, "The NYSDEC and local municipal engineering departments throughout Westchester County , including Scarsdale, all include gravel as an impervious surface. Since the current definition (as pervious) provides a way to increase lot coverage when gravel paving is proposed, amending the definition will affect the maximum allowable lot coverage."

The consultants prepared a chart showing maximum allowable lot coverage by lot size in Scarsdale and neighboring communities so that Scarsdale's code could be compared to neighboring towns. Another chart outlined lot coverage standards by town, offering an interesting look at how lot coverage is regulated. For instance, in Scarsdale lot coverage is specified in square footage, depending on lot size, while in Bronxville a minimum of 50% of the lot area must be "vegetated open space." This differs from the approach in Scarsdale where the percentage of allowable lot coverage is reduced as the property size gets larger.

A third document was a Q & A form than answered many of the questions raised at previous meetings.

There was also a discussion of whether or not other municipalities consider gravel as impervious in both their stormwater and lot coverage regulations. The consultant said that most communities consider it an impervious substance for both purposes.

Village Planner Elizabeth Marrinan explained that currently 10-11% of Scarsdale homes have gravel driveways, but that 25% of applications for new homes utilize gravel to meet lot coverage requirements. She also said, "This is not as drastic a change as people think, because 89 – 90% of homes are conforming."

Trustee Carl Finger asked Marrinan to run through some estimated numbers to show how the law could affect lot coverage on homes on an acre. She explained that 13,000 square feet of coverage is permitted on a one-acre property and the maximum building imprint is 4,630 square feet. That leaves approximately 9,000 square feet for a driveway, pool, patios, walking paths or a tennis court. Even if the driveway is 150 feet long, it would take up 1,500 square feet or perhaps 3,000 square feet for a circular drive.

In an exchange that grew heated, builder Steve Rakoff said, "I am surprised my study was not posted on the village website or presented here. We need to hear each other! My point is that I counted the gravel driveways. And the calculation is dramatically different in Murray Hill." When Trustee Finger sought to interject, Rakoff objected and Finger said, "Don't chastise me." Rakoff continued, "There is a cancer here. Some people get very disrespectful."

John Brandt said, "My mother owns a 1.5 acre property. She has a pool and a tennis court and a circular driveway and a 6,000 square foot house. If she is grandfathered now what happens when the person from Goldman Sachs wants to tear down the house and build a 10,000 square foot house?"

Village Attorney Wayne Essanason replied, "If you have a C of O for the existing property and your amenities are conforming you are grandfathered."

Lena Crandall said, "There needs to be a community focused discussion on this issue." She urged everyone to get acquainted with sustainable LEED-certified design and smart development. She said, "I am all for making money. But our comprehensive plan needs an overhaul. What is the reason for having open space? Why does Bronxville require 50% open space and why does the Conservation Advisory Council recommend 50% tree canopy coverage."

Landscape Designer Elaine Yellen said, " I am here to represent people who live on properties of 1/3 acre. We will suffer the most. Gravel is not always built on an impervious surface. I have 60 projects that I built that will now be non-conforming. What should I do with places in the yard where you can't get grass to grow? Cover that area with river stones that improve drainage and look lovely. If you live on a decent size property and want a patio and a walkway, it will be tight."

Elana Ezratty said, "Rakoff only surveyed his neighborhood. There are acre lots in Greenacres, Fox Meadow and Quaker Ridge that are not in this study. I understood that the intent of the law was to prevent 6,000-7,000 square foot houses from going up on 1/3 to 1/2 acre lots. But this attacks larger properties."

Local realtor Lynne Clark said, "You the Trustees, our elected representatives through the non-partisan system, have an important decision to make, one that affects the future development of our entire Village on most properties. My main concern, if you pass this new law, is for those who live on smaller lots, not only the larger ones. By taking away lot coverage options through making gravel impervious, the law before you stifles the ability to create what todays families are looking for. The zoning appeal process will be extensive, complicated, long and expensive. After listening to all the comments this morning and last week, it is my recommendation that it is in best interest of our Village to drop the moratorium now and let us all get on with our lives."

Dan Hochvert, who chairs the Planning Board explained the Planning Board's findings on the proposed amendment. He said, "The management of stormwater is addressed under Chapter 254 of the Village Code and although all Planning Board members agreed, we split 3/2 regarding the retention of the term "impervious" in Chapter 310 (lot coverage). The Planning Board unanimously supported the changes in 310 that the consultant developed. Under the FAR section of 310, properties over 1.75 acres were exempt from the FAR, but although there was some discussion regarding possibly increasing the amount of coverage permitted for large properties that approach would permit not only more coverage from gravel but other types of coverage to increase."

The Board of Trustees will continue to consider the amendment at their meeting on Tuesday October 13 at 8 pm at Village Hall.

Sales:

11 Pinecrest Road

New Heathcote home under construction on level property in Sherbrooke Park. Two-story entry hall with 9.5 foot ceilings, living room with fireplace, formal dining room, kitchen with adjoining family room with fireplace, and a powder room completes the first floor. The second floor has 9.5 foot ceilings, a master bedroom suite with a master bath, two walk-in-closets, three additional bedrooms with two baths, and a laundry room. There is also a slate roof, and a brick and stucco exterior. The lower level has nine foot ceilings, a family room, bedroom with bath, recreation room and an exercise room. The builder will customize.

Sale Price: $2,895,000
Taxes: TBD

45 Hamilton Road

This four bedroom, 2.2 bath colonial has a new custom designed, eat-in kitchen with center island, granite counter tops, and Viking Professional Series and Miele appliances. Adjacent to the kitchen, there is a family room, breakfast room and a formal dining room. French doors across the back of the home provide for expansive views and multiple access points to a private level back yard and new patio.

Sale Price: $1,385,000
Taxes: $25,428

210 Madison Road

This classic Edgewood home has a center hall, a living room with a distinctive fireplace, a formal dining room with access to a screened-in porch, a kitchen/family room combination with views of the yard, and access to a mud room and a flat, level, landscaped .26 acre. The second floor features a master bedroom suite with a dressing room and bath, as well as three additional bedrooms and a hall bath, while a separate wing offers a fifth bedroom and third full bath. There is also a full attic and basement.

Sale Price: $1,180,000
Taxes: $25,510

Featured Listings:

93 Carthage Road, Scarsdale

A stunning young Colonial fully appointed with top-of-the-line finishes and every amenity. Grand entry hall provides wonderful flow with perfect access to all first floor rooms. Second floor features a generous landing and four bedrooms, including a master suite with tray ceiling, two walk-in closets, dressing area, office area and fabulous bath. Second floor has been plumbed for a third bath. The lower level recreation room/bath, comprised of over 1,100 additional square feet, offers the perfect complement to the first floor. Beautifully maintained and improved, this 5-zone heat, 3-zone air home is ideally situated near the school, shops, transportation, as well as the town pool and fields. For more information, click here.

List Price: $2,050,000

7 Meadow Road, Scarsdale

Beautiful level property surrounds this 4 bedroom 2.2 bath split level home on a lush .48 acre. Your imagination and tender love care, will create a lovely living space as is, or, use the property's potential to expand and create your own dream house in Scarsdale. There is a generator for the house. Property being sold "as is". Walk to elementary school. Bus to Junior high and high school. For more information, click here.

List Price: $1,150,000

Open Houses:

53 Lincoln Road, Scarsdale
Public Open House: Sunday, October 4, 2015 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Stunning new custom seven-bedroom, six-and-a-half bath home in prestigious Heathcote is move-in ready for you. This breathtaking stone and cedar Colonial, with distinctive wrap-around porch and sweeping circular drive, nests on a lush .66 acre with room for pool. Elegantly paneled center hall foyer ushers guests into a 7,974 square foot living space, including formal living room with marble fireplace, dining room with coffered ceilings and Butler's pantry, 9 foot ceilings and custom millwork throughout. Gracious open layout showcases a gourmet chef's kitchen with Carrara marble countertops, oversized island and bay breakfast area, adjoined by a Great room with double doors to a sprawling mahogany deck. A sunlit library and a guest bedroom wing off a back hall with mudroom, pantry and heated 3-car garage complete the first floor. Second floor features a master bedroom with tray ceiling, custom-built his and hers walk-in closets, marble bath with radiant heat floor; 4 additional bedrooms with 3 en-suite baths and an extra bonus room that abuts a back staircase. Beautiful 2100 square foot finished lower level with bedroom/bath, and customizable rec room/home theater with optional wet bar, gym, wine cellar. Pre-wired for state-of-the-art smart house, back-up home generator included. Walk to school and close to places of worship. For more information, click here.

List Price: $3,999,000

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Written by Lori Gertzog

Category: Real Estate

Published: 16 September 2015

The Board of Trustees will hold two meetings regarding lot coverage and teardowns in the next week.

On Thursday night 9-17 at 6:30 pm in the third floor meeting room of Village Hall, the Board's Law and Land Use Committees will consider a recommendation from the Planning Board regarding the gravel surface moratorium. The recommendation was made in response to an appeal from the owners of 45 Cushman Road to install a circular gravel driveway. Under the moratorium, the gravel surface would be considered as an impermeable surface and would cause the entire project to exceed the maximum lot coverage requirements. The Planning Board made a recommendation regarding the impact of the appeal on the proposed new law and the impact on the Comprehensive Plan. Learn more here:

On Thursday night September 24, the Board of Trustees will consider two appeals to tear down homes that were designated as historically significant by the Committee for Historic Preservation (CHP.) At their July meeting the CHP denied demolition permits to the owners of a Collett-built Tudor home at 11 Carstensan Road and to local builder Matt Miller who applied to demolish an arts and crafts style home at 1023 Post Road. Both have filed appeals and their cases will be considered on September 24 at 6:30 in Rutherford Hall on the second floor of Village Hall.

Sales:

2 Herkimer Road

A 9,300 square foot house on .68 acres overlooking Quaker Ridge Golf Course has sold for $5,000,000. The newly-built home has 17 rooms, 3-stories, 9-bedrooms, a 3-car garage, 7-full baths and 2 1/2 half baths. Special features include heated bathroom floors, tray and coffered ceilings and oak floors throughout. A special use permit to construct a swimming pool was approved by the Scarsdale Board of Appeals at their meeting on June 10, 2015.

Sale Price: $5,000,000
Real Estate Taxes: TBD

11 Horseguard Lane

This 1939 center hall colonial on a level third of an acre in Fox Meadow has perennial gardens and architectural details throughout. There are large windows and a unique skylight, hardwood floors, four bedrooms and 4/1 baths. Features include four fireplaces, nine foot ceilings in living room and family room, step-down living room with a marble fireplace, and random width oak floors. The family room has built-ins and floor to ceiling windows overlooking the private gardens. There is a paneled library with built-ins and a fireplace, a formal dining room with custom corner china cabinets, a kitchen with a center island and high-end appliances and breakfast room, and radiant heated floors. The master bedroom suite has a fireplace, dressing room and bath. There is a lower level with game room, playroom, and billiard/possible exercise room.

Sale Price: $2,150,000
Taxes: $42,966

42 Sage Terrace

This Center Hall Colonial is in the Green Acres section of Scarsdale. The first floor offers a chef's kitchen that opens to a family room, butler's pantry and large dining room. The first floor also features a library, office, living room with a fireplace and a mudroom. Upstairs, the new master bedroom suite has a walk-in-closet and a master bath and a bonus room perfect for a gym, office, or nursery. There are four additional bedrooms and two updated baths. There is also a patio and flat backyard. Finishes include high ceilings, fine hardwood floors, custom cabinetry and millwork, top of the line appliances, recessed lighting, and French Doors.

Sale Price: $1,998,000
Taxes: $55,724

30 Lockwood Road

This Center Hall colonial is situated on .22 acres of flat property, with six bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a living room with fireplace, den with built-ins, formal dining room and eat-in kitchen. Improvements in the last three years include new central air conditioning (4-zone), appliances and master bath. There is a backyard with a patio.

Sale Price: $1,654,374
Taxes: $28,255

65 Saxon Woods Road

This home has high ceilings, an open contemporary feeling and a double story foyer with a 21 foot ceiling. There are double pane skylights, which were installed in 2014, double pane sliding glass doors installed in 2009, and just finished hardwood floors. The home has been freshly painted and is energy efficient with triple pane windows and a 2014 30-year Timberline Roof. There is also a Trane air conditioning condenser installed in 2009. The 2009 kitchen has a new double oven range (June 2015) and refrigerator (2014), both by Samsung. The laundry is in a closet in the breakfast room, with a 2014 Samsung clothes washer. The kitchen also has a butler's pantry and counter space to use five high stools for casual eating. The Village has named the back room on the first floor as a fifth bedroom, which can also be used as an office or den.

Sale Price: $1,139,888
Taxes: $20,090

35 Weaver Street

This center hall Colonial has hardwood floors throughout, a living room with a fire place with doors to the den/office, French doors to the dining room, an eat-in kitchen with a door to the fenced-in level yard, and a full bath to complete the main floor. Upstairs, the master bedroom has a bonus room, possible for en-suite bath or walk-in closet. There are two family bedrooms and a hall bath. There is also an above ground walkout basement with a family/play room and a full bath. The house has a one car garage.

Sale Price: $565,000
Taxes: $15,419

Edgemont:

270 Clayton Road

This home is an updated classic in the Fort Hill Estates area of Edgemont. Details include a year round sun room, living room with a gas fireplace, dining room with corner shell cabinets, library with a gas fireplace, redone kitchen and breakfast room, and a large room with full bath currently used as an office but can serve as a family room (off the kitchen) or a first floor bedroom. Three beautiful bedrooms and two updated bathrooms grace the second floor. There is also a two car garage, circular gravel driveway, English gardens with privacy and a fish pond, plus central air and a generator.

Sale Price: $1,575,000
Taxes: $45,470

Featured Listings:

8 Sundale Place, Edgemont:

Spectacular, sun drenched Hamptons style colonial sits at the end of a cul de sac in a prime location in Edgemont. Nestled among mature trees and lush grounds, this beautiful property offers rare privacy and resort style living, featuring a 3 car garage, a stunning custom designed pool, grand stone terrace and plenty of green grass. Spacious and generous sized rooms create a seamless flow for entertaining. Custom built in 1994 by a local builder renowned for high-end construction and sophisticated craftsmanship, the layout is thoughtfully planned for modern living---featuring all the necessities for today's savvy buyers. Many additional features include a double height entry hall, 9/10 foot ceilings, LR with vaulted ceiling, oversized dining room, large eat-in-kitchen w/ french doors leading to pool area and family room with fireplace. Magnificent private master bedroom suite with tray ceilings, 5 additional bedrooms (2 ensuite) Magnificent inside and out. Learn more here or contact Caryn Balamaci here or by phone at 917-553-4889.

List Price: $3,150,000

14 Reimer Road, Scarsdale

Level, private, truly spectacular 1.32 acres in superior, sought-after Murray Hill location. This gracious Center Hall Colonial sits on one of the prettiest streets in Scarsdale and features hardwood floors, fireplaces in both the living room and dining room, and a lovely paneled study. Well loved by the current family and waiting for the next family to make 14 Reimer their own. Idyllic setting and endless possibilities. A great opportunity. For more information, click here.

List Price: $3,350,000

19 Leatherstocking Lane, Scarsdale

Come visit this spacious, sunlit six bedroom home on a breathtaking, level and private half-acre, ideally located on a tranquil Heathcote street, a short walk to middle school. The pretty foyer leads to a custom-renovated kitchen with premium appliances and Kashmir Gold granite countertops, living room with fireplace and French doors to the deck, lovely dining room, powder room and a large family room with 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 deck, separate sitting area, dressing area, two walk-in closets and a luxurious master bath with Jacuzzi tub and shower. The lower level boasts two additional bedrooms, a hall bath and a fantastic recreation room with a fireplace and French doors to patio and lush yard, plus a laundry area, storage and two car garage. Sq. Ft includes legal, above ground, lower level. Don't miss this Heathcote gem. For more information, click here.

List Price: $2,299,000