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Late-summer surge in the Copake real estate market

Late-summer surge in the Copake real estate market

On a dirt lane overlooking Copake Lake, 69 SW Colony Road is a recent rebuild which sold for $426,500 with a dock, shed and direct access to the lake.

Photo by Christine Bates

COPAKE — Real estate sales activity across a broad range of price levels continued in the Town of Copake in September with eight transfers as the summer season ends.

Four houses and four pieces of vacant residential land were sold each for less than $1 million at an estimated median price of $425,000. In mid-October there were 20 properties actively listed for sale ranging from a five-bedroom home on 19 acres for $4.58 million to a small building lot for $19,000.

69 SW Colony Road — 2 bedroom/1 bath home transferred on Sept. 24 to 69 SW Colony Rd LLC by Leona G. Darrow/Leona G. Fitzgerlad for $426,500.

15 Roosevelt Drive — 1,080 square foot studio on a .346-acre lot transferred on Sept. 23 to Elizabeth Louise Aquino and William Aquino as Trustees and Aquino Family Joint Revocable Trust by Raymond Muldorf Trustee and Murial S. Muldorf Revocable Trust by Trustee for $602,000.

840 Pumpkin Hollow Road South — 4 bedroom/2 bath home on 2.27 acres transferred on Sept. 19 to David Temchulla III by Halee M. Hastad for $400,000.

Taconic Street — Residential vacant land transferred on Sept. 16 to Barbara A. Ross by Lisa Jan Marcel, Lindy Miller and Lindy G. Miller Sr. for $99,000.

White Barn Road — 31.6 acres of residential vacant land transferred on Sept. 10 to Sydney J. Butler Jr. and Amy Carlson by Michael and Eileen as Trustees of Michael Cohen 2023 Revocable Trust and Eileen Cohen 2023 Revocable Trust for $349,000.

44 Slate Rock Road — 3 bedroom/2 bath home on 13 acres transferred to Justin Tsai and Sarah Kimble by Bruce J. and Ellen Salkin for $975,000.

Cat Track Road — Residential vacant land transferred on Sept. 4 to John and Lorraine Farrell by Brian Evans for $30,000.

Cherokee Drive Lot 12 — Residential vacant land transferred on Sept. 2 to Michael and Anna K. Messing by Bruce J. and Ellen Salkin and Michael and Anna K. Messing for $26,250.

*Town of Copake real estate recorded as sold with consideration is derived from Columbia County public deed transfers with property details from SDQ Imagemate. Market data and active listings data reported from realtor.com, and Trulia.com on Oct. 10. Compiled by Christine Bates, Real Estate Advisor with William Pitt Sotheby’s International Realty, Licensed in Connecticut and New York.

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