A rare opportunity to acquire an established 11.90± acre campus in Lenox, Massachusetts, with substantial institutional infrastructure and educational use permitted by right within the property's R1A residential zoning district.At its center is Overlee, a distinguished Berkshire estate built in 1903 for Samuel Frothingham and designed by Adams & Warren in an Elizabethan/Jacobean Revival style. The historic mansion has served as the academic and administrative center of Hillcrest Educational Center, with classrooms, offices, and gathering spaces throughout. Original details remain, including handsome woodwork, fireplaces, and a striking ballroom; the house also historically included bedrooms on its upper floors.The campus includes two dormitory buildings with approximately 24 bedrooms and shared common spaces, plus a separate multi-level academic/support building with commercial kitchen and dining facilities, classrooms, offices, library, conference, and medical/infirmary spaces. A substantial gymnasium offers potential for athletics, fitness, indoor tennis, pickleball, squash, wellness programming, or other recreational uses. Additional support buildings, parking, internal circulation, public water, multiple electrical services, mixed heating systems, central air in the dormitories and gymnasium, and commercial sprinklering in select buildings support continued campus operation.The property is zoned R1A residential, with educational use permitted by right. Any alternative use, subdivision, or redevelopment is subject to Town of Lenox zoning and applicable approvals.Hillcrest currently operates on the property under a lease through June 2027 and presently anticipates vacating in February/March 2027.This offering is for 349 Old Stockbridge Road only. The property is also marketed as part of a combined offering with 40 Frothingham Crossing; see MLS #73518283.Offered at $2,295,000.
Rare 16.76± acre contiguous institutional campus and redevelopment opportunity in Lenox, MA, in the heart of the Berkshires. Anchored by Overlee, a historic 1903 estate, the property includes multiple buildings with 32 dormitory-style bedrooms, classroom and administrative space, dining facilities, shared common areas, and a large gymnasium. Existing infrastructure includes internal roadways, parking, public water, sprinkler systems, mixed heating, and up to 600 amp electrical service. Also included is a 1,826 SF residence on 4.74± acres across three contiguous parcels offering additional flexibility. Currently operated as an educational campus, the property offers compelling long-term potential for institutional, residential, wellness, medical, hospitality, or mixed-use concepts. Buyers to conduct due diligence.
Lenox is located in Massachusetts. Lenox, Massachusetts has a population of 5,089. Lenox is less family-centric than the surrounding county with 4.38% of the households containing married families with children. The county average for households married with children is 21.74%.
The median household income in Lenox, Massachusetts is $71,117. The median household income for the surrounding county is $63,159 compared to the national median of $69,021. The median age of people living in Lenox is 56.6 years.
The average high temperature in July is 80.4 degrees, with an average low temperature in January of 11.1 degrees. The average rainfall is approximately 46.5 inches per year, with 62.4 inches of snow per year.
