Former home of Ben’s Deli in Dover sold in February

This spacious ranch built in 1965 with three bedrooms at 62 Hoags Corner Road sold for $430,000.

Photo by Christine Bates

Former home of Ben’s Deli in Dover sold in February

DOVER — With 8,415 residents, Dover is the largest town in eastern Dutchess County in terms of size and population.

Even in the slower month of February, there were nine property transfers recorded, including seven homes ranging in price from $125,000 to over $600,000 and the sale of the commercial building formerly housing Ben’s Deli on Route 22.

In late April, 12 existing homes and seven parcels of land were listed for sale along with 12 building sites or 12 new construction homes on Valley View Farms.

141 Dugway Drive — 4 bedroom/2.5 bath home on 1.94 acres with a pool sold to Patricia Penn for $610,000.

94 David Lane — 2 bedroom/2 bath home sold to Lacey & Haley Holdings LLC for $485,000.

62 Hoags Corner Road — 3 bedroom/1.5 bath ranch sold to Walter E. Sola Cardona for $430,000.

4 Merchant St. — 2 bedroom/1.5 bath home sold to Kathy Slavin-Rothstein for $290,000.

230 Dog Tail Corner Road — 2 bedroom/2 bath home sold to Terence Bryan Robert Dunne for $340,000.

7 Riverdale Drive — 3 bedroom/2 bath home sold to Quantum View Holdings LLC for $272,000.

50 Lake Ellis Road — 2 bedroom/2 bath home on 1.15 acres sold to Donato Gemmati for $124,801.

Overbrook Road (Parcel # 105765) — 2.9 acres of residential land sold to Jose Guaman for $65,000.

1461 Route 22 — Commercial restaurant with apartment above sold to Jorge Merchan for $400,000.

*Town of Dover real estate transfers as recorded between Feb. 1, 2025, and Feb. 28, 2025, are sourced from Dutchess County Real Property Tax Service Agency. Information on active listings taken from First Key MLS.Only transfers with consideration are included. Compiled by Christine Bates, Real Estate Advisor with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, Licensed in Connecticut and New York.

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