Millerton and North East real estate

Millerton and North East real estate

This renovated 1930’s, 1,044 square foot bungalow perched beside a brook on Skunk’s Misery Road sold for $495,000 in April.

Photo by Christine Bates

MILLERTON — In the first months of the year in the tiny Village of Millerton only two sales of commercial property occurred and zero sales of single-family homes. Although there are pending sales in the Village, by the middle of May there were also no village homes listed for sale.
 

Of the nine transfers and sales through April not previously reported in the Town of North East, four were vacant lots and the remainder were homes all under $510,000. In mid-May there were 23 town properties listed for sale. Of those, 16 are vacant parcels ranging from $3.4 million for 258 acres to $45,000 for a single acre. Only seven homes are listed for sale including three on the market for less than two weeks.

January

Church Street — Parking lot of .59 acres sale recorded for $40,000.

56 Center St. — Commercial building on .17 acres sold for $582,000 on Jan. 15.

23 State Line Road — 2 bedroom/ 1.5 bath home on 1 acre sale recorded for $425,000.

4523 Route 199 — 2 bedroom/1 bath home on 2.5 acres sale recorded for $185,000.

Charlie Hill Road — 6.11 acres sold for $150,000.

Route 22 — 3.8 acre vacant lot sale recorded for $80,000.

February

1 John St. — commercial building built in 1851 on .33 acre village lot sold for $820,000 on Feb. 14.

State Line Road — 20.82 acres sold for $150,000 on Feb. 24.

March

36 Scribner Road — 5 acres of land sold for $625,000 on March 26.

700 Smithfield Road — 3 bedroom/3 bath home on 5 acres sold for $510,000 on March 17.

April

6 Moadock Road — 2 bedroom/3 bath home on 5 acres sold for $430,000 on April 4.

24 Skunk’s Misery Road — 2 bedroom/1 bath home on 15 acres sold for $495,000 on April 7.

*Town of North East real estate transfers recorded in Jan. 2025 are sourced from Dutchess County Real Property Tax Service Agency. Off market transfers recorded in March and April not yet available. Sold information from One Key MLS is from Feb. 1 through April 30. 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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