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Columbia County Lakefront 365K
OWNING A WATERFRONT PROPERTY is a persistent dream of mine, and I don’t much care, in my fantasy, whether it’s lake, bay, harbor, pond, or river (I’m assuming ocean is out of reach in this lifetime). It seems to me … Continue reading
Posted in HUDSON VALLEY, PROPERTIES FOR SALE
Tagged Columbia, Dutchess, Elizaville, lakefront, Twin Lakes, waterfront
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’40s Cottages in Pine Neck
TODAY MY SISTER AND I wandered the streets of Pine Neck, a bayfront community about three miles west of Sag Harbor, on the north shore of Long Island’s South Fork. It should by rights be called Oak Neck for the … Continue reading
Posted in HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
Tagged '40s, 1940s, bayfront, beach, cottage, cottages, for rent, for sale, forties, Noyac Bay, Pine Neck, Sag Harbor, South Fork, waterfront
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Creekfront Modern in Springs, Negotiable
I HAVE IT ON GOOD, IF THIRD-HAND, AUTHORITY — from the friend of a friend of a friend — that the 1970s modernist gem, above, on Hog Creek in Springs, N.Y. is highly, highly negotiable. I think the place is … Continue reading
Posted in HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, PROPERTIES FOR SALE, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
Tagged 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, boat launch, canoe, cedar, creekfront, East Hampton, furniture, Gardiner's Bay, Hog Creek, kayak, launch, Lion's Head Association, Maidstone beach, marina, modern, modernist, rya rugs, sided, siding, Springs, super-graphics, waterfront
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Shelter Island ‘Folk’ Victorians 495/595K
SHELTER ISLAND IS AN IDYLLIC PLACE, tucked between the North and South Forks of Long Island and accessible only by ferry. In its northwest corner is an almost perfectly preserved community of 1870s cottages with steeply pitched roofs and distinctive … Continue reading
Posted in HAMPTONS, LONG ISLAND, NORTH FORK, PROPERTIES FOR SALE
Tagged 1870s, 1880s, 2 Waverly Avenue, 5 Clinton Avenue, camp meeting, cottage, ferry, folk architecture, gables, Greenport, Methodist Church, Oak Bluffs, Ocean Grove, Shelter Island, Shelter Island Heights, verandah, Victorian, waterfront, waterview, wood trim, wraparound porch
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Greenport Waterview Cottage 499K
IN SWELTERING TIMES LIKE THESE, even the sight of water is a relief. Oceanfront may be out of reach for most of us, but if bay, sound, harbor, creek, or inlet will do, that opens up the possibilities considerably. Here’s … Continue reading
Posted in LONG ISLAND, NORTH FORK, PROPERTIES FOR SALE, REAL ESTATE/INVESTING
Tagged cape, cottage, Greenport, LONG ISLAND, Pipes Creek, Shelter Island Sound, waterfront, waterview
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