Dreaming of a home with water views and in a serene setting? With the nearby Tallman State Park and the Sparkill Creek, you will be surrounded with nature at this charming 3-bedroom colonial dating from the early 1900's. The sunny front porch leads into the main level into a spacious living room and adjoining dining room, both with hardwood floors. A country style eat-in kitchen, with several windows, exposed brick and terracotta floors, has lots of cabinets for storage. The beautifully renovated powder room completes the main floor. Upstairs, there are 3 bedrooms, with hardwood floors, and a tastefully updated full bathroom. The primary bedroom has wood floors, plus an adjoining room with glass doors, perfect for a nursery, office, library or gym. With a partially finished lower level, there is more room for flex space, along with tons of storage and a laundry area. You'll love watching the seasonal landscape change, from the front porch, the rear patio or screened-in porch. Nice yard ready for vegetable gardens, chickens, pool or tennis court. Conveniently located with nearby bridges, parkways, NYC bus, downtown Sparkill and Piermont. Enjoy the many boutiques, restaurants, art galleries, library, Farmer's Market and events. The historic Hudson River and Clarke Rail Trail and Piermont Pier, perfect for biking, hiking, boating and birding. Updates (2018) include roof, AC, electric panel, water softener, water heater. Some photos virtually staged. ConstructionDescription: Vinyl Siding,
Private lane through gated stone entry, Treetops Estate, a 19th century Second Empire mansion, circa 1859, on over seven acres of bucolic privacy, specimen trees and the great lawn. Home of noted perfume package designer Marc Rosen and his late wife, beloved actress Arlene Dahl. Outstanding period details include a grand double door transom center hall entry, wide plaster moldings, floor-to-ceiling windows, mahogany grand staircase handrail, glamorous reception rooms with many marble mantles, window seats, arches and pocket doors. Second floor, a luxe owner's bedroom with ensuite bath, two more bedrooms and bath, plus three bedrooms, a family room and and bath on third level. Charming country kitchen features a brick fireplace and a cozy sitting/dining area leading to a matching rear gallery overlooking trees, an in-ground pool and a sizable barn with stalls for cars. The home's structural integrity features brick interior walls for fireproofing and superb insolation in heat and cold. Once a gentleman's farm, it is the former weekend home of the president of the Cunard Lines, and is one of several grand estates within the fabled hamlets of Piermont, Sparkill and Snedens Landing. Marvelous Treetops Estate is about half an hour's drive from Manhattan, via the beautiful scenic Hudson-view Palisades Parkway.
Sparkill is located in New York. Sparkill, New York has a population of 1,337. Sparkill is less family-centric than the surrounding county with 39.33% of the households containing married families with children. The county average for households married with children is 40.47%.
The median household income in Sparkill, New York is $148,333. The median household income for the surrounding county is $99,707 compared to the national median of $69,021. The median age of people living in Sparkill is 39.2 years.
The average high temperature in July is 81.8 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of 19.4 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 48.2 inches per year, with 27.1 inches of snow per year.