Pine Plains real estate market sees four home sales in January

Pine Plains real estate market sees four home sales in January

Photo by Christine Bates

Located near the entrance to the Mashomack polo fields, 54 Briarcliff Lane is a 784 square foot home which sold for $250,000. It was remodeled in 1970 and has a deep back yard bordering on fields.

Photo by Christine Bates

PINE PLAINS — During the first month of this year five property transfers were recorded in Pine Plains including four small residential properties for $250,000 or less.

Of the nine single family homes listed for sale in the first week of March three were above one million dollars and only two at $389,000 and $365,000 were close to the February median price of $362,500 for the town.

54 Briarcliff Lane — 3 bedroom/1 bath on .54 acres sold for $250,000.

9 Academy Lane — 2 bedroom/1 bath home on .11 acres sold for $100,000.

3362 Route 199 — 3 bedroom/2 bath ranch on 8.68 acres sold for $250,000.

7794 North Main — 2 bedroom/2 bath/2 kitchen Cape Cod two family home on .24 acres sold for $125,000.

5 Ryan Road — storage facility with 2,341 square feet on 1 acre sold for $250,000 to Superior Sanitation Holding.

*Town of Pine Plains real estate sales recorded between Jan. 1, 2025, and Jan. 31, 2025, sourced from Dutchess County Real Property Tax Service Agency. Information on active listings taken from First Key MLS which may understate available properties. 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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