Country Estates

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12351 MASTER GARDENER'S ESTATE WITH RIVER VIEW: This is a beautiful country estate of 38 acres, sitting high on a hill above the Mohawk River valley.25 acres of pasture with 13 acres of woods. The home dates from 1750 and is in excellent condition. It has a modern kitchen ,3 baths, 4-5 bedrooms , thermopane windowsand vinyl siding. Ample closet space. The home has oil baseboard heat, two modern wood stoves and is hard wired for a generator. Beautiful sunroom overlooks the pastures, apple trees and pond. Attached two car garages.  The property includes a 30 x 50 foot barn perfect for horses with four stalls and lots of space for hay and machinery storage. Next to the barn is an 8 x 16 foot greenhouse with spring fed hydrant for water. There is also a two car detached garage with workshop area. The backyard features an in ground swimming pool.  Mature flower beds and landscaping abound, (the owner is a Master Gardner). Short dead end town maintained road leads to this home, assuring privacy. Deer, turkey and wildlife abound.  This is truly unique, private, and immaculately maintained country estate. Perfect for the horse person, as a bed and breakfast or the ultimate country retreat. $399,000.

12326 GRAND ESTATE HOME ON 20.5 ACRES: “Third Hill”, as it is known, is located on 20.5 acres at the edge of a tiny village. The original portion was built in the mid 1700's and other sections were added during Victorian times. It has 4500 square feet of living space and was 95% redone in the past 2 years. You will find that Colonial colors dominate and a very old-fashioned feel is in nearly every room. It features new sheet rock, new wiring, new copper plumbing, new insulation, a new 97% efficient gas hot water heat system, and it is wired and plumbed so that an in-law apartment could be installed. Downstairs is a storage room with stairs to a walk-in attic above it, a kitchen, pantry, dining room, formal front hall, a double living room with wood stove hookup, a den, a bedroom and a bath. Upstairs are 2 walk-in attics, 4 bedrooms and another bath. Most floors are painted plank, but a few bedrooms have new carpet. There are many exterior features that give this home its grand feel - curved doors, Victorian curlicues, a curved wraparound porch...There is a good drilled well and a former chicken coop (24x24') that could be used for horses or as a garage or workshop. The estate is unique. It has a bunny ski trail and hooks up to existing snowmobile trails. There is good hunting for deer and turkey and the land is an attractive mixture of open and wooded. There is frontage on both ends of the property. Taxes are only $1200 and the price is just $240,000. Both are going to make someone VERY happy!

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12995 HALCYON HILL FARM: Halcyon Hill Farm is back on the market! Don't know what Halcyon Hill Farm is? It is a beautiful residence and small farm, with wonderful views of the Schoharie Valley , long frontage on the Schoharie River plus a pond teeming with fish; with all the privacy anyone could wish for. There are about 100 acres here (survey not finished) and about half of that is tillable, in one big field, right behind the barns. Another 15 or so is side hill pasture, surrounded by white board fence (pressure-treated lumber used). The remainder is wooded land. Soils are gravel and silt loams and the land is presently used by a neighbor. Plus, it is all within an easy commute to the Capital District or to an Amtrak station. The schools are the county's best.

Picture this setting: high, overlooking the river and valley side, and accessed by a paved drive up and through the woods which turns into a circular drive. Landscaping has many huge locust (flowering) trees, plus a smaller assortment of fruit and other shade trees, beds of perennial flowers, and a level lawn.

The home is 3000 square feet, built 20 years ago by the owner to replace the original home. No expense was spared to make this one nice. There are 10 rooms plus a full attic, full dry basement and an attached and insulated 2 car garage. You can heat via oil hot water, electric or you can reconnect the solar heat system. Windows are all Andersen Window walls. Downstairs, you will find a formal dining room which has wainscoting, office, kitchen (JennAir range, oven, refrigerator, dishwasher included - many of which are fairly new), family room, sun room, a bath, and a living room which has a stone fireplace with a pink heart-shaped rock at its center. Most of the downstairs has plank floors. Upstairs are 4 bedrooms, 2 baths (one serves the master bedroom alone), and a bedroom-sized cedar “closet”. One bedroom has an outside door to a second story porch. This is covered by a roof supported by 2 story columns in the front. In the basement, there is an unfinished security room, a fruit or wine cellar and a canning kitchen. Water is from a spring, a drilled well and there is also a dug well on the premises.

There are 4 principal barns, all roughly similar size. One is 48x48' and another is 24x36'. All but one has massive support beams and the oldest is believed to have been erected before the 19th century as it exhibits the Dutch style of barn building. Like the house, they are all painted white, with black trim. Inside is storage for machinery, hay, a run-in shed for beef or heifers, and 6 box stalls for horses. There is water to the main barn and also a 14x40' silo. In addition, there is a 30x36' three bay machinery shed, a farm workshop, hen house, and 2 tool sheds.

The last building here is a guest house. It has an eat-in living room (kitchen cabinets have been removed, but the connections are still there), one bedroom and a new bath. Taxes have yet to be determined.  

Halcyon Hill is $399,000

12319 BRAND NEW, HUGE, CREEKSIDE  COOPERSTOWN LOG HOME ON 8 1/2 ACRES: Log home splendor awaits you in this 5200 sq. ft. lodge just 3 miles outside of the village of Cooperstown . Privacy seekers will love that it sets 700' from the road. There are 8 1/2 private acres here, mostly open with a few acres of woods and bisected by the year round Red Creek. There are 3 floors of almost palatial elegance here. On the first floor you will find a mudroom entry and 1/2 bath, a huge kitchen with granite countertops throughout and all brand new appliances, a large dining room, a huge living room with cathedral ceiling and a massive stone fireplace and the master bedroom with it's own bath. A 1200 sq. ft. porch can be accessed from almost anywhere on the first floor thru sliding glass doors. The second floor has a balcony overlooking the downstairs living room that leads to 3 bedrooms and 2 more baths. The finished basement could serve as a separate apartment if desired with a large central living area, another bedroom and full bath and a kitchen area. The basement and first floors are heated with oil hot water radiant heat in the floors and baseboards heat the second story. There is a 200 amp electric service, a 1000 gal concrete septic and a drilled well. There is also an oversized 2 car garage with radiant heat and a full second story also of log construction. This place must be seen to be appreciated.  Taxes have yet to be determined and it is in the Cooperstown school district. Owner may be willing to provide financing with at least 50% down. $995,000

Country Businesses

12381 SPANKING NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART LIVESTOCK AUCTION COMPLEX: Rare opportunity here to own one of the largest and best known livestock markets in the entire northeast. Welch's Livestock Market (founded 1960) built this over 18,000 square foot auction complex to replace the original barn lost to a devastating fire in 2004. The auction area alone is 72'x90' with an 18' ceiling, the pen area is 81'x81'x12' and the milking barn is 42'x81'x12' all with more than adequate loading docks and Toledo scales. There is also another 20'x80' cattle shed. In addition to the livestock facilities there are two fully equipped offices with all new computer systems, a lounge area, 2 bathrooms and a fully equipped kitchen and cafeteria all fully insulated, air conditioned and heated. It has propane heat, a 400 amp electric service and a propane powered backup electric generator. All this on 55 rolling acres consisting of 26 acres of cropland and 29 of pasture. The town has shown interest in purchasing a gravel pit on the property. Due to it's clear span construction the complex could easily be converted for any number of warehouse or manufacturing enterprises, even a horse stable and indoor riding arena. It is centrally located at West Edmeston on State Route 8 with easy access to both Interstate 88 and 90. Total taxes are $8827 and the retiring owners have substantially reduced the asking price to $500,000.

12363 ATTRACTIVE DUPLEX WITH STOREFRONT FISH MARKET AND TAKE-OUT RESTAURANT:  Located in Little Falls in southern Herkimer County, officially the smallest city in the state of New York, and a block away from Rotary Park and the yacht wharf on the Erie Canal you will find this thriving family run fish market and take-out restaurant business below an immaculately kept duplex home. The owners live in one side and run the business and rent out the other side for $450/month, including utilities. The large attic has been wired and plumbed for a third apartment or additional living space for the owner's living quarters but remains to be finished. Both apartments are identical with a kitchen, living room, 2 bedrooms and bath with common access to a second story enclosed front porch and rear deck. On the ground floor are two storefronts. One side is where the owners have their fish market and take-out business and on the other side they run another small shop which could easily be turned into a dining area for the restaurant if a new owner so desired. The building itself sits on a 45'x150' lot on the outskirts of town and glows with the pride of ownership. The store level is completely brick fronted with built-in flower boxes and the rest of the building has been completely resided with real cedar clapboards. The small backyard is all well kept rock gardens--no lawn to mow here. Each apartment and the storefront has it's own 200 amp electric service and water and gas meters. There is a separate gas hot water furnace and hot water heater for each apartment, the restaurant being heated with it's own gas hot air system. Water, natural gas and sewers are all provided by the city and their is ample parking to service the business. The fish market and takeout business was established 11 years ago and has a loyal local clientele that come from miles around. In the last few years, with the advent of the nearby yacht wharf, they have begun to see a lot more transient business also from travelers on the canal system. The owners are selling so that they may pursue other business interests. Included in the sale are the stove, refridgerator and washer and dryer in each of the apartments and the complete line of restaurant and kitchen equipment, with an estimated value of over $50,000, needed to keep the business going. The sellers have also generously offered to help break in a new owner. The full list of equipment and income and expense figures will be provided to serious buyers. Total taxes are a surprisingly low $1250 and the asking price has been reduced to $205,000.   

12354  TURNKEY TIRE COMPANY, TRACTOR & TRUCK REPAIR: This company has been operating for the past 33 years and as build up quite a business. It is nthe heart of a prosperous farming community. The property is zoned commercial and has village water. There are three heated and insulated buildings. The main garage is 50'x60' with 3 bays.  Garage number 2 is 50x50' with 2 bays that are 16'x16' each.  The third garage is leased for $700 per month. If the new owners did not want to continue with tire sales and truck repair, the property would lend itself to a variety of uses like a car dealership or manufacturing. Equipment is available. $550,000