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Summer in Copake sees three sales over $1M

Summer in Copake sees three sales over $1M

Looking out over Robinson Pond, 1254 Lakeview Road built in 1970 and recently renovated was sold for $560,000.

Photo by Christine Bates

COPAKE — In June, the Town of Copake experienced another month of high real estate activity with eight properties transferred at arm’s length.

The three sales over $1 million reflect the sale of large, very contemporary homes on large parcels that are available in the town and lakefront properties. The same modest to magnificent spectrum is revealed in more than 10 homes on the market now with a median listing price of $649,500.

184A Cambridge Road — 3 bedroom/5.5 contemporary home on 8.46 acres transferred by Scot E. Cohen and Julie Cohen for $3 million on June 6.

16 Deerfield Circle — 3 bedroom/2 bath ranch on 3.16 acres sold by Colleen and Fred R. Millerto David Julien and April J. Whalen for $625,000 on June 9.

1175 County Route 27A — 133 acres of land transferred by 1175 Ventures LLC to Marc Robbins as Trustee and Carol Chang as Trustee and JP Morgan Trust Company of Delaware as Trustee for the Robbins-Chang Family Trust for $1,195,000 on June 9.

1731 State Route 23 — 2 bedroom/1.5 bath home on .4 acres transferred by Jennifer Fitzgerald and Jeffrey Gore to Spencer A. Hughes and Nina Marie Doig for $365,000 on June 10.

3 Island Drive — 3 bedroom/1.5 bath on .26 acres transferred by Mark Levinson and Melissa Brown to Matthew Patrick Hendrickson and Brianne Kelly Hendrikson-Smith for $495,000 on June 11.

70 Birch Hill Road — 5 bedroom/3.5 bath home on 6 acres sold by Paul Rousseau to Brett Sirota for $2.15 million on June 17.

1254 Lakeview Road — 3 bedroom/2 bath home on .23 acres transferred by Vivian Trakinsky to Mark and Melissa Brown for $560,000 on June 18.

45 Tamarac Road — 3 bedroom/2 bath split level transferred by Kevin Kieran to Collaborative Cats Inc. for $750,000 on June 27.

*Town of Copake real estate recorded as sold with consideration by unrelated parties is derived from Columbia County public deed transfers with property details from SDQ Imagemate. Active listings data reported from realtor.com, and Trulia.com. Compiled by Christine Bates, Real Estate Advisor with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, Licensed in Connecticut and New York.

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