For Sale

Description

Beautifully sited on top of a knoll on 2.8 acres in one of Tuxedo Park's prettiest neighborhoods, this elegant Palladian-style home has just been renovated from top to bottom. The very private home is surrounded by gardens with a brook that provides beautiful outlooks from every window that make you feel as if you are in the Italian countryside. The long tree lined drive leads to a circular parking court and to the four car garage with additional space for guest parking. With classical proportions and sweeping stairs, the entry hall opens up to the expansive and sunny living room. The living room has a large fireplace and 18 ft ceilings with a south facing limestone terrace running the full length of the home. The first floor also features a brand new, beautifully designed kitchen with clever built-ins and a kitchen garden, a formal dining room and guest bath. The home has a spacious, elegant and yet relaxed floor plan with all rooms leading one to another with large windows letting light in all day long. There is custom Stark carpet throughout the first floor and stairs providing a calm, luxurious feel that is found in the finest European hotels. The three story home has four bedrooms and three and a half baths. The main suite has an oversized walk-in closet and spacious bath. The lower level features a media room, laundry and the perfect space for a wine cellar and access to the four car tandem garage. The floor plans indicate 3,500 sq ft of finished space throughout with a convenient built in vacuum system. The home has been extensively renovated with a list of upgrades available upon request. The village records states that the home has 3,000 sq ft and 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths. Tuxedo Park is surrounded by 70,000 acres of forever wild parkland with lakes and trails in every direction. The area is dotted with house museums, historic sites and farms nearby and was stetted by the Dutch in the early 17th century. In the 19th century vast estates on tracks of a thousand acres or more were developed by NYC's wealthiest including the Harrimans, Morgans and Cooper- Hewitts. Many of these spectacular nearby estates still remain as museums, private residences, botanical gardens and soon one of them will be a luxury wellness resort. Tuxedo Park is in the middle of these estates on then 5,000 acres and was developed as a weekend resort for the sporting elite that wanted to enjoy an elegant country lifestyle without the maintenance of a big estate. Tuxedo Park is a gated incorporated village ( the only one in the country), that feels like you have arrived in the mountains as you pass through the stone gate house and head up to Tuxedo Lake. The Park as it is known to the locals has an outdoor focus on lifestyle with extensive trails for hiking, snow shoeing, cross country skiing and lakes for swimming, sailing, paddel and kayaking and excellent roads for biking, all within the gated community. The historic Tuxedo Club, a private members sporting club offers, golf, tennis, sailing, swimming squash, paddle, court tennis, rowing and sunset lakeside dining was built as the center of the sporting community and remains that way today. The property has low taxes $21,439